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On Book Reviews:
Do you post a review every time you finish reading a book?
If a book holds my attention long enough for me to finish it, I'll give a generous number of stars and leave a brief message of memorable moments.
I know what goes into writing and publishing a book, so why be stingy?
MORE TIPS:
Did you know that when you post reviews on Amazon, you can see your own reviewer "stats" such as how many followers you have and how many "hearts" your reviews have received?
Did you know you can also see other Amazon readers' review history? Some readers are passionate reviewers. Good or bad, they take reviewing very seriously, which often means they can be harsh critics.
So, if you finish a book, post an honest review. Then, look through some of the other reader reviews and click on one with fewer then five stars. Click on that reader's profile. It's likely they rarely give five stars.
Below are some of my reviews of my latest favorite books!
Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up
by Alexandra Potter (Goodreads Review)
Honey Drop: Tome I Volume I
by Alicia Norman and Krishtina Mayers
The Extractor - A Jack Storm Spy Thriller
Assassination Espionage Mission Kindle Edition by Ethan Jones
The Family Guest
A totally addictive and gripping psychological suspense thriller with a deadly twist Kindle Edition by Nelle Lamarr
"Review bombing is the practice of flooding an online platform with
negative reviews for a particular product or service (like books).
Typically, it’s a malicious and coordinated effort by a group of people rather than a single individual. The goal is to damage the targeted entity’s reputation or prevent success.
Basically, it’s a tactic bad actors use to hurt a business or professional they don’t like.
Cases of review bombing seem to be popping up more often, but it’s not a new scheme.
This internet phenomenon has been around for years. In fact, the term first appeared in an Ars Technica article from 2008. Since then, it has become so widely used
that it has an entry in Merriam-Webster."
~ The Fussy Librarian
PUPPY Adoption!
Ethan Jones is not only an amazing international bestselling author of spy thrillers, but he and his wife Nadine also rescue puppies!
If you're not following BackStorySerial, you're missing out.
Not only is there a fun knitting group, there are also delicious recipes, a thrilling novel-in progress, The Italian Lesson, by Mary L. Trump, with E. Jean Carroll and Jennifer Taub, and an adorable multi-species "support team"!
That is a gorgeous scarf, Lorraine.
And yes, I know what goes into writing a book and will review if I really like something.
I thoroughly enjoyed this LoLo Report. It was such a great reprieve from all the political nastiness, plus I got some new book recommendations. HUGS!
The saddest thing ever is that I am banned from writing Amazon reviews. The reason? I wrote a scathing review of Disney's 1940 "Pinocchio" in which I said it was a trash film about trash people because Gepetto just sends this wooden boy who JUST came into existence out walking down the street and says "go to school" like how would this puppet boy even know what or where a school is????? Like, walk the creature you wrought onto the world to school? Also why did he want a little boy so badly? Like maybe Gepetto is not mentally well enough to have this kind of responsibility. So, apparently someone reported my review and they banned me from all reviews and deleted like 18 years worth of product reviews I had made on there!
I stand by my review of that trash film. Even Jiminy Cricket just like wanders away leaving this wooden child to fend for himself.