I review every book I read and post my review on these three platforms. I actually sometimes write slightly different ones for each as they do different things.
Amazon is a clinical assessment but shouldn’t give spoilers.
I use Good Reads for recommending almost like word of mouth special books to my friends.
Story Graph gives you a little more scope: you can have fractions of stars, you can analyse character, pace and plot and you can post warnings.
Review on these platforms should be short and helpful to anyone who is reading the review in order to decide whether or not to read the book.
Here’s a formula I use:
- Always make it clear why you’ve given the star rating you’ve given.
- Start with the positives. What do you most like about the book?
- Then what did you least like? Is that what made you give fewer than five stats?
- You might comments on:
- Plot
- Setting
- Characters
- Language
- End with a concluding remark that summarises how you feel about the book. If you’re very pleased with it you might consider following the author and saying in the review that you’re doing this, or perhaps say something about looking forward to the next book.
Enjoy reviewing.
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