As a part of Book Blogger Appreciation Week I have been asked ...
What does book blogging mean to me? Well the first thing that comes to my mind is promotion! It's about spreading the word about the book you’re into or the latest book coming out by either your favorite author and/or an indie author. Over the years I have grown into this belief because as you can tell from most people's book rating on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, etc that everyone has their own opinion about what makes a good novel and what was good/bad about the novel they most recently read. There is NO WRONG answer. Therefore, the best way I feel to review a novel is by saying what I think about the novel while promoting it as much as I can with whatever I can find for my post. This has made my reviews on the longer side because I want to get everything in, yes that even means if I give the novel 1 out of 5 stars. Just because I might have not liked the novel doesn't mean someone else would. So I do my best to show the good and the bad if I didn't like a novel and the good and the even better when I do like a novel!! =0)Here are a few examples of what I mean ...
- Three novels that I've read recently and either gave 1 or 2 out of 5 stars...
- "ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE WITH...A GOD?" [Accidentally Yours Series, Book 1] by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
- "Saving You Saving Me" [You & Me Trilogy, Book 1] by Kailin Gow
- "Moon Kissed" [Wicked Games Series, Book 2] by Michele Hauf
- Three novels that I've read recently and enjoyed...
- "The Booby Trap" by Anne Browning Walker
- "Dash & Lily's Book of Dares" by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
- "All Summer Long" [Fool’s Gold Series, Book 9] by Susan Mallery
That's an interesting answer! I think of blogging as a way of getting down my thoughts on a book. I don't think of myself as a promoter because my blog is really small and I tend to read books that are quite well known already - I look to others to find me hidden gems! But I suppose you never know who is reading your blog and getting recommendations from you.
ReplyDeleteI agree ... I usually use my blog to get my thoughts down too. But even though I don't have many followers on my blog I know I have quite a few foot traffic so I try my best to tell my opinions while having an open mind. However, I'll admit sometimes that's not always easy to say. Yet I don't like it when you post your opinion of a book and someone gets into an argument with you over it. Which is why I have turned my blog into the way it is. *shrug* Thanks for commenting! =0)
DeleteWhat you said about someone maybe liking a novel you didn't is so true. I think that's why I sometimes struggle with negative reviews. I try to highlight the positive too. I've also found that sometimes reading someone else's negative review interests me more in the book. So, you really never know!
ReplyDeleteI agree about struggling with negative reviews ... mostly for me I only post a review that I feel adamant with my views of the book.
DeleteThanks for stopping by and commenting!
Promotion is a great adjective to describe blogging...I also love your blog. NEW FOLLOWER.
ReplyDeleteTo me blogging is all about the wonderful bloggers who make it happen.
Stop by to see my post if you like.
Have a fun day.
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2012/09/book-blogger-appreciation-week-day-3.html
Thanks for the kind words and for becoming a new follower!! =0)
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