But first, you need to get reviews published to show that you can do it.ĭon’t be shy to ask for free books to review. Once you’re an established reviewer, you can contact publishers and ask for review copies on your favourite genre. Many publishers are grateful if their books get reviewed online. You can also publish book reviews on your own blog or as a guest post on someone else’s blog.īook reviewers get free books from publishers. Sometimes you need to be a customer, sometimes you need to have bought that particular book there, but most sites require merely that you sign up as a member. However, many websites need book reviews, especially .uk,, Barnes&Noble, Smashwords, Goodreads, and LibraryThing. Newspapers and magazines used to publish many book reviews, but nowadays, hardly any do.

“I received a complimentary review copy.” If the publisher has given you a free book for reviewing, say so honestly, for example: “I received this book as a Christmas present.” “I purchased this book in a local bookshop.” “The book is so scary, I couldn’t sleep all night.”Ħ. “This book is useful only for people with previous pumpkin-growing experience.” “This is one of the scariest books I’ve ever read.” Add a summary of your impressions, for example: If you liked everything about the book, you can skip this step.Ĥ. Say what you found boring, confusing, annoying, or daft. If you liked nothing about the book, you can skip this step.ģ. You may want to mention who was your favourite character (and why), which was your favourite chapter (and why), what you liked about the writing style, what you liked about the plot, what made you laugh or cry or sit on the edge of your seat.

“This is a book on how to grow pumpkins.”Ģ. “ Dark Seed is a horror novel about vampire children.” “ Doomed Affair is a love story between a poor student and a wealthy socialite” Start with a sentence about what kind of book this is, for example: Writing book reviews is a great way to share your opinions – and as a bonus, you can get free books.ġ.

Cutlass by Rayne Hall