I love writing book reviews. It gives me a chance to delve into the book’s theme, analyze the author’s writing style, describe the book’s unique qualities, reflect on how the book made me feel, and find fabulous quotes from it. A book that I adore and am sad when it ends, what’s the term? - finding closure!!!
When I read a book review, I am looking for info that will tell me if that book might be for me. So, when I write a review, I don’t wander off into the weeds. I try to write about what I’d want to know, in order to make a more informed decision. Did the author fulfill the promise of the premise? Were the characters good? What are the major tropes? What didn’t work for me, and why, if applicable. And of course, how many stars I give, where one is not good, two is some good, three is average good, four is very good, and five is great.