How To Write a Simple Book Review: It's easier than you think! - Paperback

by Allyson R. Abbott (Author)

Have you ever wondered how to write a review for a book, but not sure where to begin?

Or perhaps how long it needs to be? Or has it ever occurred to you that negative reviews may be helpful to authors?

#1 International Bestselling Author
Pinnacle Award Winning Author
Finalist in OKRWA 'Contemporary Short' Book Awards
Readers' Favorite 5 star seal winner for six books

Many readers finish a book and want to share their experience with other readers. A lot of readers miss out on that opportunity because they don't realize how simple that is and it only takes a few minutes.
This Award Winning book explains how simple a book review is to write and how many words are needed.

Authors are very approachable, especially indie authors who are crying out for contact or feedback from their readers. And that is what a review is, feedback for many months or years of hard work.

If they have got the story wrong, or a character is not quite believable, they really want to know. It help's to develop their writing skills and maybe next time they will get it right. Authors are people too and finding out what the outside world thinks about their work helps connect with their readers. Honestly, authors would like to know, whether it's good or bad. It is so easy to tell them without being rude or nasty, or without the pages and pages of text like a school book review.

Interested in finding out more about different types of reviews, or tips for reviewing a book?
With this book you can.

Sharing your opinion with people who want to hear it is fun. Your reviews help fellow readers find out if a book is worth their time and money. Authors appreciate the recognition of a review, no matter how long, and the insight of a review can show them where they need to improve.'Writing a Simple Book Review, holds these answers and more. You will gain the confidence you need to start writing a book review today. You will not be disappointed. It is great for beginners and also helps review writers to gain a new prospective.
"A fab five star read. It really is easier than you think to write a simple but interesting book review, this book gives you a good plan of action, good tips and guidelines and general things that you may not have even thought about previously." Sara

"It seems strange to write a review about a how to book on writing reviews, but I found it extremely informative both from the practical side, and the benefit to authors." Kitty

"It was not a very long book, but I found it better than several on the same theme that I had looked at before buying this particular one. This is very helpful book, both for learning the basics of a review and as a handy reference." Robin

"I found it most useful for me personally especially in the beginning when it clarified that there is not only one way to make a good review." Bianca

"Great read. To the point easy to follow. Several resources to leverage." Leva

5 things not shared in the author bio

• She spent 6 weeks during the Covid19 Lockdown doing a 2000 piece jigsaw; mostly green in colour. There was one piece missing
• She's busy learning Spanish at a local school and through private lessons and hopes to be able to converse with her neighbors soon.
• Baking is a favorite hobby and spends hours in the kitchen concocting cakes, biscuits and other delicious things for her vegan husband.
• She has taken up knitting and has managed to make a few items for her grandchildren, but cannot swear to them being error free.
• The lemon tree in the garden features in one of her books, as does the town where she lives.

Author Biography

Thank you for buying my book and reading as far as this. As I am fairly new at being an author, I am always humbled when someone reads my words. Every book I write takes many hours and days to put it together, and get it to the publishing stage. I still get a thrill when I see my books on Amazon and other eBook stores. It was only after publishing my second romance book that I realised, although I was building a following for my books, those readers were not leaving reviews. It took me until after my third book to realise that reviews are the most important factor in an author's success, providing crucial feedback, helping with sales and increasing exposure. I talked to friends and family and asked a lot of other people who read lots of books, if they left reviews when they had finished a book, as well as, if they understood the difference between an Indie Author and a Contracted Author. I was shocked to find that I was the only person within my circle of friends and family that left reviews. The most common answer was 'I have no idea where to start' and I was very surprise to discover that most had little, or no idea about the Indie Author movement, even though they knew I wrote books and am an independent author. I have to admit that, as I travel a lot, it was not something we sat down at the table to discuss, but I realised that there must also be a lot more people out there who do not know how to write a review or understand the importance of reviews for authors. I certainly didn't until I became an author. So, to help put a tiny bit of the 'world to rights', where I can, I dedicated some hours, days and weeks to write and publish this book. It is only my opinion and it is not a bible for review writing, but it may just help or encourage more readers to write reviews and therefore help authors to develop and gain a presence in a very competitive area. I am happy to discuss this, or any of my other books, or answer questions. Please feel free to contact me