Review Policy

Interested in Having Your Book Reviewed?

Genres I Review:
~Romance
              Of almost any kind
              NOTE: I do not read M/M or other GLBT books. I hope that you  can respect my choice, as this is purely personal taste in books and has nothing to do with the actual GLBT community. Thanks!
~Erotica
              Of almost any kind
              NOTE: I do not read M/M or other GLBT books. I hope that you can respect my choice, as this is purely personal taste and has nothing to do with the actual GLBT community. Thanks!
~Fantasy
            Mainly Urban Fantasy, with a few other exceptions
~YA
            Mainly Fantasy, but occasionally romance or contemporary in this category
            Must fit into the upper YA category--that is, no children's books. If it's marketed for under 16, I will not review it for this blog.




Genres I Won't Review:
~Christian Fiction
~Non-Fiction
~Mystery/Suspense/Thrillers
~M/M romances or erotica (see above for more info)



Formats I Accept:
~Print (hardback OR paperback, both of which I prefer, and always will)
~ARCs
~Galleys
~E-Books (PDF or NOOK compatible only, please!)



My Rating System:

5 Stars= Fantastic. Perfect rating, and a must read for anyone!

4.5 Stars= Great--- highly recommended!

4 Stars= Good, a very enjoyable read.

3.5 Stars= Nice, quick read.

3 Stars= Okay, about average.

2.5 Stars= Eh....Not the worst, but below average.

2 Stars= Borderline fail...Something was missing!

1.5 Stars= I didn't like it.

1 Star= Major flaws.... Or not my cup of tea, depends on how you care to look at it...

.5 Star= DNF or DNE (did not enjoy--- at all).



About my Reviews:
~I try to be honest in all my reviews, but I never set out to deliberately tear down an author about their writing. If I am writing a “negative review”, the most I will do is point out parts or reasons why I did not enjoy the book, but I will not say, at any point, that the author was incompetent in anyway!

~My reviews usually consist of a brief summary of the storyline, followed by the reasons I liked (or did not like) the book, perhaps an example or two that explains why I liked/did not like it, and my overall rating and final word on it. My reviews are not always long, but neither are they terribly short—I say what needs to be said and that's it. Average reviews vary from 250-800 words, it truly just depends on what I have to say.

~Lately I've started putting favorite quotes from the book in my reviews. This does not always happen (as sometimes either I do not have a favorite one to highlight OR there are too many to pick...or I forget, if we're honest). Some of the "categories" I do include sweet quotes, spicy quotes, favorite quote (overall), favorite quote (general) and favorite funny quote. When I quote, I always give credit to the author!
~My reviews are also posted on: LibraryThing, GoodReads, Facebook, BN Amazon, and, (in the case of my NOR reviews) NightOwlReviews.


~When I post a review on the above sites, I post a "partial review" (usually because of character limits on these sites), which will include perhaps the first 1/2 to 3/4 of the review posted here. At the top of the review, I tell readers that it is a partial review, and let them know that if they wish to read my full review they can do so here (I provide a direct link to the review on my blog).

~I try to post reviews in a timely manner, but obviously things do come up that may prevent this. ARC reviews are usually held off until about a month before the release date; reviews for already released books are posted soon after I complete them.

~I am also open to Giveaways, Author Interviews, Guest Posts, Blog Tours and the like. Please contact me if you are interested in any of these and we will work something out.

If you are interested in having me review your book or host you here on TBQ's Book Palace, please email me: The_Book_Queen@yahoo.com, with your request in the subject line (ie: Author Interview Request or Book Review Request).

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If you have any other questions, comments, concerns, etc, again, feel free to email me, and I'd be happy to help!

Thanks!

Danielle (TBQ)

Enjoy!

Until Next Time,

*TBQ's Book Palace is a member of both the Amazon and Barnes and Nobles affiliates program. By using the links provided to buy products from either website, I receive a very small percentage of the order. To read my full disclosure on the matter, please see this post!