tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938344042543619207.post4087358447350726867..comments2013-05-20T17:25:06.498-07:00Comments on Solitary Refinement: Read Any Good Book Reviews Lately?Angela N. Blount (RedPeril)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06701198374117476532noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938344042543619207.post-18336228897331873552012-03-12T13:13:47.770-07:002012-03-12T13:13:47.770-07:00Thanks for popping in, Lynn! :D
It's great to...Thanks for popping in, Lynn! :D<br /><br />It's great to hear your perspective on it. I definitely understand what you mean by an 'awesome' review that just doesn't seem quite right. I call them Gushers. >.> They are either overly excited and spewing the specifics about plot twists willy-nilly, or just using a lot of shiny adjectives that make me think it was written by the author's overly-supportive mother. >.<<br /><br />So glad you enjoyed the post! My methods are by no means law, but I figured I couldn't be the only person who started out clueless as to how I could do justice to a review. Ultimately, credible reviewers are READER advocates...but that shouldn't give them license to play Whac-a-mole with an author's self-esteem.Angela N. Blount (RedPeril)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06701198374117476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938344042543619207.post-78285753623674291512012-03-11T18:28:18.949-07:002012-03-11T18:28:18.949-07:00Excellent post! I appreciate anyone who takes the...Excellent post! I appreciate anyone who takes the time to leave a thoughtful review of my books. I've had both kinds, of course. Thoughtful and emotional. Hateful and awesome. But sometimes even an awesome review isn't quite right because the reviewer might give away too much information -- or maybe none at all except for how much they loved the book, though not why.<br /><br />It's great you work hard to be thoughtful and do a good job. Readers deserve it. Authors deserve it. Thanks for this peek into how it's done! I enjoyed it! :)Lynn Raye Harrishttp://www.lynnrayeharris.comnoreply@blogger.com