Book reviews
Review – Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia
Reflections of a Mississippi Magnolia Patricia Neely-Dorsey GrantHouse Publishers, February 2008 $15.00 US, ISBN 097962942X Rating: 4 Southern Girl… I am a Southern girl through and through and wouldn’t trade my Southern roots for anything in the world. Although I’m not from Mississippi like poet Patricia Neely-Dorsey, I could definitely picture myself in the memories [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Review – The Bishop's Daughter
The Bishop’s Daughter Tiffany L. Warren Grand Central Publishing, January 2009 $13.99 US, ISBN 0446195146 Rating: 5 When God steps in… Emoni Prentiss, the daughter of a bishop, in her own words is saved, sanctified and filled with the Holy Ghost. All of these are excellent qualities, but the one attribute she wishes she had [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )How to write a book review
I know we all have our own style for writing book reviews, but below is a very informative article that was passed along to me, and what I now reference each time I write a review. ********************************************************************** A book review is not a summary, and it’s not merely a Siskel and Ebert thumbs-up or thumbs-down [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Paid vs. free reviews
As anyone and everyone in the industry knows, there are review sites that require authors to pay for a review of their book. Do you believe it’s fair to charge for a review? Why or why not? Do you feel that with the exchange of funds, it may somehow influence the rating a review may [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 13 so far )Online reviewer conference wrap up
I want to thank everyone – readers, reviewers and authors – who stopped by and supported the online reviewer conference last week. This was my first attempt at something like this, and I have to tell you that I was extremely nervous about the success/failure of this venture. I am pleased to say that it [...]
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