Review Policy

I love to read and review books. I bet I would love to review yours. My review will be honest - I may like the book, then again I may not, but my review will be honest (but never mean).

What I will and Won't Accept: I read almost all YA books. I will accept some MG and adult books (especially if they have YA-crossover appeal). I read and review from just about any genre but do not, usually, particularly enjoy religious/Christian fiction.

I may not reply to each request - some get lost in my spam folder and some I am just not able to accept (due to time constraints, interest, etc.).

Formats: I am able to accept both print and ebooks - of different formats, so please ask for each book if possible. I do, still, sometimes prefer print books but understand that is not always possible so ebooks are definitely okay. I accept both ARCs and books that are already released (ARCs may get preference for review). I am able to accept e-galleys through NetGalley and Galley Grab.

Standalones vs Series: I do love book series but am almost obsessive about reading the series in order (unless books are companion novels or I really don't think I want to read the rest of the series). If a book is a latter book in a series, chance are I will want to read the prior books first, please consider either making them available to me (especially if they are not widely available/for loan in either physical or digital - through Overdrive- libraries) and/or give me time to read (and maybe review) them as well.

Reviews: Each review contains the title and author as well as if it's advance copy - or electronic galley - in the post title. The title, publisher, release date and number of pages are included at the top of each post - along with any series information - along with links to the book on Goodreads and Amazon (if available). Following that information will be a synopsis that I write and my (honest) review of the title. At the end of each post, I cite the source of the title that was just reviewed (unless it came from my own personal library, my public library, or someone I know), in compliance with FTC regulations - even when being overly cautious.


Not, currently, receiving unsolicited books for review. (Will update this page when this changes.)
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