Review Policy

Rating System

5/5 Amazing! I loved this book and will reread it in the future. A new favourite.
4/5 Great book. Highly recommended.
3/5 Worth your time. A good read.
2/5 Only if you have nothing else to do.
1/5 Don't bother.

Note: I will not be accepting review copies from authors or publishers until further notice - effective from the 29/11/2010

I am happy to review books by authors wishing to get the word out about their work. If you wish for me to review your book, then please feel free to email me (andtheplotthickens@y7mail.com) with the details of your book including a description. I prefer hard copies of books but will review the occasional ebook if it sparks my interest and is not available in hard copy.

I read a wide variety of books such as general fiction, contemporary literature, young adult, fantasy, science-fiction, mysteries, thrillers, crime novels, non-fiction and historical fiction. The only genres I am not really interested in reviewing are romance, paranormal romance and erotica.

I can not accept every book to review as I just do not have the time, so please don’t be offended if I do not accept your book.

I will do my best to publish a review within 3 months from the day I receive the book in the mail. If the book is an ARC, or you need the review published quickly, please let me know and I will work on getting it done quickly. But please only ask me to do this if it is absolutely necessary.

I write honest reviews and if there are things in your book that I do not like I will say so. Please do not send me a book expecting a glowing review because I am only interested in giving my honest opinion. I do think that every book, however, has good points and I will do my best to bring the good points to my reader’s attention. If I am unable to finished your book, then I will not be able to write a review.

I am also happy to host giveaways so if you are interested in donating a copy of your book, or have any other book related product you want to get out there, let me know.

Book Depository

I am an affiliate for bookdepository.co.uk. I do not get paid by Book Depository to review books or write about them. Anything I write on this blog is my own honest opinion. I choose to link to Book Depository because I love their website and feel they provide a great deal, which I want to share. If you click a Book Depository link in my blog and then purchase a book, I do get a 5% commission from the sale. This in no way changes the way in which I review a book or what I write about on my website.

**Disclosure Policy**

This policy is valid from 21 January 2010

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. This blog does not accept any form of cash advertising, sponsorship, or paid topic insertions. However, I will and do accept and keep free products, services, travel, event tickets, and other forms of compensation from companies and organizations who wish for me to write about their product and/or service. This however, has no bearing on the outcome of the review or article that I publish . I endevour to give my honest opinion at all times and it will always be stated when I have been sent a book or product to review. If it is not stated in the individual post, then I purchased the book for my own reading pleasure.

Once I am finished with a book I have been sent by an author or publisher, it may be kept by me, passed on to another blogger, bookmooched or used in a giveaway.

This blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. I believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. I believe in blogging with integrity.

I am not compensated with monetary gain, to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely my own. I will only endorse products or services that I believe, based on my opinion, are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer or provider.

This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest. I do not have any ties to any publishers.

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