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- Books are my life--plain and simple! :) My genre of choice is romance, of almost any kind. I love reading, I love sharing my thoughts on the books with others, and I'm always up for recommendations and book conversations! Please, feel free to find me on any of the various websites I frequent, or drop me an email! If you are interested in me reviewing your book (Or you just want to ask me a question), please email me at: The_Book_Queen[at]yahoo[dot]com.
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NOTE: As of February 2013, I'm not currently accepting review requests. My pile is simply out of control and I need to take a break!
To all authors, publishers, and tour hosts: If I have already accepting a review request from you, I *will* get the books reviewed as soon as I can. Right now I'm reading more for pleasure than review. I just need a break, and I hope that you understand.
HOWEVER, I will be accepting review requests in the near future.
Also, if you are interested in having my guest reviewer, Kame, review the book, I can pass your email along to her. She doesn't review all the genres that I do though, and she's only looking to do maybe 3 a month. You can also find her on Facebook as Kame BookReview, and you can message her there about a possible review.
Thanks!
Danielle (The_Book_Queen)
Interested in Having Your Book Reviewed?
To all authors, publishers, and tour hosts: If I have already accepting a review request from you, I *will* get the books reviewed as soon as I can. Right now I'm reading more for pleasure than review. I just need a break, and I hope that you understand.
HOWEVER, I will be accepting review requests in the near future.
Also, if you are interested in having my guest reviewer, Kame, review the book, I can pass your email along to her. She doesn't review all the genres that I do though, and she's only looking to do maybe 3 a month. You can also find her on Facebook as Kame BookReview, and you can message her there about a possible review.
Thanks!
Danielle (The_Book_Queen)
Interested in Having Your Book Reviewed?
~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. I am a bit behind on updating these other sites at the moment, but I will have them up as soon as I can!
~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 see this page for more information!
A WORD ABOUT REVIEWS:
When I accept any book for review the point is, obviously, to get a review in return.
However, I reserve the right to choose not to write a review after reading the book.
Possible reasons why I could choose not to write the review include:
~Low rating (I have yet to post a truly negative review on my site, and I hope to never do so)
~Lack of things to say (I hate when I have nothing to say, and my review ends up like twenty others that I've written--generic phrases and praises, but no real substance)
~Lack of time (Life changes--I had time when I accepted the book for review, hence the reason I accepted. But by the time I read it, this is not always the case, and somethings are more important than your book, I'm sorry to say)
If I accept your book for review, please understand that I do not review every book, for various reasons (including the ones listed above). Should I choose to still write a review, I will let you know when it will be posted on my blog.
Thanks!
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!
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My Rating Scale
- 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...
- 0.5 Star= DNF or DNE (did not enjoy--- at all).
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