For the time being (July 2013 and onwards), I am not accepting books for review. Thank you.
Please take the
time to fully read over my Review Policy. I took a while to write it and I'll
take a while to read your book so it's only courteous. Just make sure I'm the
one you want to review it and that I'll be likely to accept it.
Formats of Books I
Accept:
Preferred:
Printed including
ARCs and finished copies
Acceptable:
Kindle (mobi, pdf.,
etc.) (ARCs, finished copies)
Types/ Genres of
Books I Review:
*ONLY YOUNG ADULT and NEW ADULT*
Check out my Goodreads page or go
through my archives to see if I want to/ have read a book like yours. It's a
good sign I'll accept it.
I like to read
Young Adult novels that generally are:
Dystopian
Fantasy (Urban
Fantasy)
Paranormal
Science Fiction
Post-Apocalyptic
Historical fiction
(only if it involves one of the above genres)
* I prefer a
romance in all the categories
Types/ Genres I
don't normally read and only make an exception for once or twice a year:
Contemporary
Horror
*I do not read
Adult fiction.*
*I do not read
Non-fiction.*
About My Reviews
I only post my honest to goodness opinion about a
book. That being said I never never never write a wholly negative review. I
know a lot of time and love go into creating a novel and I respect that
greatly. There is always something positive to say about a novel and I will
always be sure to point that out.
Seldom do I not finish a book, but sometimes it
happens. In this case I will probably do a Not For Me type of post since
I don't think it's fair to do a whole review on a book I didn't finish. If this
is the case, I will email you to tell you that. If I just choose to not review
a book for other reasons (such as no time, etc.) I'll email you then too but
it's not likely to happen.
Usually, I will not read books out of sequence.
If you would like me to review a book that is part of a series I have not read,
please provide the predecessors.This allows for a much more effective review.
Things I Do In My
Review Post:
1. Cover Art
2. Author links (website, blog, etc.)
3. Information about the novel (number of pages,
publisher, etc.)
4. Book Trailer (if I can find one)
5. Links to Barnes and Noble and Amazon for
purchase
6. Link to add book to Goodreads
7. Summaries/synopses from Amazon.com,
Goodreads.com, the jacketflap, or the publisher’s website.
8. My opinion
9. My overall feeling about the book
10. If I would recommend it
11. Rating on a scale of 1 to 10 with .5
increments. See below for scale:
If You Want Me To
Review Your Book:
Please include:
Your name
Name of book
When book will be/ has been published
Length of book
When you would prefer the review be done by
Synopsis
If you would like me to do a giveaway, guest post
or author interview.
Optional: Links to buy, book trailer, etc.
Disclaimer:
All reviews at It's A Hardcover Life were/ are
written by Markella and based solely on her opinion of the novel. All novels
reviewed on this blog were either sent by the publisher/publicist/author,
purchased, or gifted. No money was given in exchange for a review.
Promotion Policy:
If you are interested in participating in an
author interview, giveaway, or contest to promote your book it would be my
pleasure to host it for you.
Giveaway Policy:
This is the standard policy that all of my
giveaways will follow:
-All contests/giveaways are open to those 13
years of age or older.
-Contest winners will be announced on the blog.
Only first name, or username, and website (if one is included) will be
displayed.
-I am not responsible for items lost in the mail.
Many of my giveaways are shipped directly from the author or publisher.
-I hold the right to end a contest before its
original deadline without any prior notice.
-I hold the right to disqualify any entry as I
see fit.
Privacy Policy:
It's A Hardcover Life not directed to children
under the age of 13. I do not knowingly collect personally identifiable
information from anyone under 13. If you are under the age of 13, please have
your parents fill in their information for contests and giveaways.
All giveaway/contest winners are announced on the
blog. None of your personal information except your website and first name will
be announced. If you have any discrepancies with this arrangement, please
specify so in the contest entry form.
I recommend that you do not submit or post any
personally identifiable information when posting to It's A Hardcover Life. Only
use your first name or screen name.