tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227142456505285518.post3759543529555046428..comments2023-11-02T09:57:41.398-06:00Comments on Beauty and the Armageddon: What Do I Expect from an Author when I Review their Book?Beauty and the Armageddonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238012408692862547noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227142456505285518.post-9049068671760970702012-05-01T10:19:25.129-06:002012-05-01T10:19:25.129-06:00I find it very interesting that I have had an infl...I find it very interesting that I have had an influx of review requests since posting this. Maybe it's because I am really paying attention now, but the number seems really high considering I am currently not taking any new requests.Beauty and the Armageddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238012408692862547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227142456505285518.post-62792238552833994032012-04-20T21:35:40.349-06:002012-04-20T21:35:40.349-06:00I believe we're all overwhelmed with the numbe...I believe we're all overwhelmed with the number of review requests we receive! If we have the time and dedication to pick that book, read and review it, why shouldn't they be polite and leave a reply? ; )<br /><br />Thanks for participating!Nat (Lendo Romances)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12132418356719849614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227142456505285518.post-26580144502861527202012-04-20T01:59:09.084-06:002012-04-20T01:59:09.084-06:00I definitely enjoyed reading your opinion. I thin...I definitely enjoyed reading your opinion. I think every blogger gets overwhelmed with book review requests. A week after posting my blog last year I started getting requests swarming me. I don't think it has anything to do with me as a reviewer I think it's more another avenue for promotion so they see it out. I totally understand feeling overwhelmed by it because while I was flattered at first it wasn't that long before I started to feel buried in books. I stopped taking requests well because I have way too many to catch up on and for the longest time couldn't say no, after I came back from a blog hiatus I've started saying no pretty much all the time though I do offer an explanation as to why. For the most part I'm always happy that they thought of me, well except those writers who address me as Dear Blogger instead of learning my name and clearly sent their book to me as part of a mass form mail. Those ones irritate me because one they didn't ask me first if I had the time to read it and two if they can't take the time to glance at my blog enough to find my name which is all over the blog I don't understand why they think I should take the time to read and review their work. <br /><br />Anyway I really enjoyed reading your opinion and I like that you brought up the number of requests bloggers get in your opinion. And I have to agree that though it's not expected it's really awesome to see comments on my blog from authors. Great post.Jenn of Frequent Reader, Infrequent Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531745952455455189noreply@blogger.com