Review
Policy:
My goal with book reviews is to
give my honest opinion. My criticism is always constructive; I am never
negative without justifying why I didn’t like something, and I will never give
a book a positive review unless I genuinely liked it. I am happy to review
books for authors - unfortunately, I am no longer accepting self-published authors outside of the ones I have already established a reviewing agreement with. But
please keep in mind before asking my blog to review your book that my opinion
will be full and honest. If you are afraid of getting a negative review, The
Reading Hedgehog may not be the best blog for your book.
Please keep in mind that once I have finished reading a book - whether or not you have asked me to, I WILL write a review for it. This review WILL be put up on my blog, Goodreads, and a shorter version on Shelfari and RiffleBooks. Since I am not being paid to read these books, it is my duty and my right to post a review. Time spent reading one book is time I could have spent reading another book; there is no way I am not going to review it. This applies to professionally published authors as well as self-published.
I will also not post a review for a book I did NOT finish. But it WILL go on my DNF (did not finish) shelf on Goodreads. This is NOT to be mistaken for a review. It is how I keep track of books, and unfortunately I cannot make certain shelves public and others private.
I read a wide variety of genres,
and I generally am willing to give any book at least one try. There are always
exceptions to every genre. However, there are a few genres/subjects that I
absolutely will not accept requests for. They are:
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New
Adult/erotica
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Vampires/zombies
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Chick-lit
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Realistic
fiction (i.e. teen drugs, abusive parents, terminal illnesses like cancer, et
cetera)
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Fallen angels
While I have reviewed books from almost every genre listed above, I prefer to review these at my own leisure. Once I have finished a book, I ALWAYS REVIEW IT.
My main focus is Young Adult and
Middle Grade books, so please do not ask me to review Adult novels. While there
are a few I have enjoyed, and reviewed, The Reading Hedgehog’s focus is for YA and Middle
Grade, and not Adult. I prefer to review Adult novels at my own leisure.
I accept these formats:
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PDF
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ARC
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Hard copies
I do not do audio books, as I am extremely picky about narrators and this
influences my opinion of the book very heavily. I do own an e-reader now - a Kobo - so
I am now able to access electronic books.
When I accept your book request,
please send with your book a JPG or PNG file of the book’s cover art. Sometimes
I can find the cover on the Internet, but not always, and I want Readers to
know what your book looks like! If you would also like me to include an author
biography in the review, please also send a JPG or PNG file of your author
picture and a short bio.
When trying to decide what to rate a book, I consider several main things: character, plot/pacing, believability (if applicable), romance, writing style, and ending. These things all factor into my enjoying of the book, and I weigh it all in balance with each other.
Rating System:
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