New Reviews Policy

Posted on by BonnieReadsAndWrites

Hi everyone. I had review requests paused until November, but I’m going to open them back up now. I have a new policy, which is outlined below. I also reserve the right to reach out and request a book myself without going through the steps in the policy. The new policy is put in place so that I review the books that are the best fit for me.

Step One: Send an email titled “Review Request” to bonniereadsandwrites@gmail.com. Include the Amazon link to your book. I will respond by asking for a PDF or EPUB if the book appears to be one that I am interested in reading. If it is not, I will respond and let you know.

Step Two: The request for a PDF or EPUB does not guarantee a review. I will look at excerpts of the book and determine if I feel I can review it. I will let you know whether or not I plan to review it at that time.

Step Three: Once I’ve let you know I will review the book, please give me two months, and then send me an email if you have not heard anything. I have a lot of reviews on my plate so sometimes I fall behind, and a reminder is welcome and encouraged.

Step Four: Once I put the review up, I will let you know. If you like the review, I would ask that you please share my blog post on Facebook, Instagram, WordPress, or anywhere else that you have social media followers. This is not mandatory and I will never ask for payment or compensation.

GENRES I AM NOT ACCEPTING

Nonfiction (Excluding memoirs, which I am accepting)
Horror (That does not include Magical Realism, which I am accepting)
Hardboiled Fiction
Dark Fantasy (I still accept Fantasy, and I LOVE dragons)

OTHER THINGS TO CONSIDER

I will not accept books with graphic language or explicit sexual situations.

MY FAVORITE GENRES

Historical Fiction
Science Fiction (Especially time travel)
Literary Fiction
Poetry
Christian Fiction

OTHER GENRES I WILL ACCEPT

Children’s Fiction
Romance (Except Spicy Romance)
Mysteries
Crime/Thriller

**I reserve the right to decline a review of any book at any time.

This post will also be a page that can be found under the Review Requests link at the top of the site.







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Published by BonnieReadsAndWrites

I love to read and write book reviews in my free time. I review advance review copies of books on Netgalley for various publishers. I am also a reviewer for Historical Novels Review Magazine, the magazine of the Historical Novel Society. I review books from publishers of all size, large to small. I have a special place in my heart for indie authors. I will sometimes post a little writing that I might dabble in occasionally. I also am lucky enough to live in the Smoky Mountains, so I'll be sharing photos of the beauty around me from time to time.

18 thoughts on “New Reviews Policy”

      1. You are the most productive reviewer I know. I don’t know how you stay up with the volume of work you take on and do it with such excellence. I’m glad for you to take your time.
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  4. This new policy should free up some time for you to do fun retirement things? It makes sense to have very clear guidelines for what you would like to review and what types of books you stay away from.

    1. The biggest step I added is reading excerpts of the book before I accept them. I wasn’t doing that before, and that led to my sometimes being faced with giving a 2-star review to an Indie book. My intention for Indie Weekend is to highlight the best Indie books, so now I have a quality control step in place so I can better do that.

        1. It applies to all the books sent to me but for Indie weekend I only want to share the 4 and 5 star books. I have a place in my heart for Indie authors and want them to succeed.

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