All reviews posted on this blog reflect our honest opinions, and we strive to present clear, balanced commentary that reflects our point of view.
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Books are accepted for review consideration on a case by case basis. Please note:
- Acceptance of an ARC does not constitute an agreement to post a review.
- We do not post giveaways, interviews, or guest posts for books that we would not recommend, nor for any book we have not read or thoroughly sampled, unless it's an author we're familiar with.
- Paperback ARCs are preferred whenever possible, as it's much easier to take notes or pass among ourselves--they also receive priority in the reviewing queue. Additionally, we sometimes send them on tour or give them away. We do accept egalleys in mobi format as well, however. But then you don't see pretty book photos on our blog, Instagram, Facebook, etc. ;)
- We are unable to confirm specific review dates, but we will keep you informed if a review is posted.
- On the rare occasion that we post a DNF review, we will have sampled a good portion of the book beforehand, usually around 100 pages or so.
- We always cross-post to GoodReads. We sometimes also cross-post to Amazon.
- Please be aware that some books are reviewed solely on GoodReads, rather than being cross-posted to this blog as well.
No one likes spam. Please do NOT contact us asking us to purchase your book or sign us up for your newsletters without our express interest.
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Cover Reveals & Other Promotional Posts
We try to keep our blog focused on content and commentary that is unique to us, so we rarely do promotional posts. You're welcome to pitch us, but please know the very few we do are usually with authors or publishers with whom we have strong relationships.
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Tour Invitations
Because we do not feature books we would not recommend to at least some portion of our readers, we need to receive review copies at least 1 month before any scheduled tour, though our preference is always to receive them earlier. We do, however, make exceptions for authors whose previous books we've enjoyed.
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Indie authors, please provide at least one sample chapter or, preferably, the complete ebook with the cover art, your synopsis, and personalized pitch (mobi preferred, but epub and pdf are fine, too). While we enjoy a wide range of genres and writing styles, it is strongly recommended that you peruse this blog as well as Wendy's GoodReads shelves to get an idea of our preferences. A few of our favorite indies include Angelfall and Double Clutch.
Due to the volume of queries that we receive, we are only able to respond if we have accepted the book and scheduled a date for a review. We will NOT follow up to ask you to resubmit if you haven't sent the information above, so please review our policies carefully.
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FTC Notice
Please note that advance copies provided by the publisher or author do not influence reviews, and are clearly marked as appropriate.
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