tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764675597139035027.post6822832259026853155..comments2024-03-16T03:42:18.006-05:00Comments on Theresa M. Jones: Book Reviews- Honest or Mean? Nice or Fake?Mrs. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13071346437077008455noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764675597139035027.post-72997445201160307212012-10-12T20:59:25.920-05:002012-10-12T20:59:25.920-05:00I only write honest unbiased reviews.
I only write honest unbiased reviews.<br />Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598297825287057086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764675597139035027.post-51322268141283866452012-10-11T16:10:22.302-05:002012-10-11T16:10:22.302-05:00Well... I was not impressed by it at all. Several ...Well... I was not impressed by it at all. Several minor mistakes that could (and should) be easily caught. Several bigger mistakes.<br />There wasnt even a Climax at the end. It just ended. <br /><br />BUT- I cannot imagine getting a 1 or 2 star review on MY book... I would be devasted! :(<br />so its hard to do that to an author on her first book!Mrs. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071346437077008455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764675597139035027.post-4369591356175651662012-10-11T14:41:13.089-05:002012-10-11T14:41:13.089-05:00Thank you! This made me feel better!
I feel like m...Thank you! This made me feel better!<br />I feel like my reviews are honest and not mean, and usually nicer than they often should be... But because the author contacted me directly... I felt kinda bad teling her that I thought her book sucked. :(Mrs. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071346437077008455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764675597139035027.post-11682232925794747872012-10-11T13:34:17.406-05:002012-10-11T13:34:17.406-05:00Wow... a two-star review and four-star review for ...Wow... a two-star review and four-star review for the same author, thats surprising.<br />But a good pointMrs. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071346437077008455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764675597139035027.post-33304603619669422382012-10-09T18:07:49.673-05:002012-10-09T18:07:49.673-05:00Good for you. I think honesty (nice honesty--not b...Good for you. I think honesty (nice honesty--not brutal or mean) is the best policy, and it IS impressive how professional the author was. I hate giving low reviews, but something really has to "wow" me before I give it 5 stars. :)Carol Riggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092209912983783974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764675597139035027.post-69950978257459312132012-10-09T11:17:37.633-05:002012-10-09T11:17:37.633-05:00I am of the camp of reviewers/readers who values h...I am of the camp of reviewers/readers who values honesty and negative reviews very highly. I'm very proud that, in any given review I write, I'm 100% truthful, no matter what. Statistically speaking, I'm very hard to please, and I have scores of 1 and 2 star reviews. I am, personally, completely fine with that, as it seems to make my positive reviews that much more positive. <br /><br />Yes, I have had a few authors and fans freak out and try to bully me into retracting my thoughts, because I always say it straight and I don't apologize for it. But I don't think there's such a thing as being "too honest" with one's opinion, especially not if I, as a consumer, purchased the book; or, as a reviewer, received an ARC with the author's understanding that I will be honest. <br /><br />It's far worse to sugarcoat your opinion (for whatever reason) than to give an unpopular yet truthful review.Renae @ Respiring Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269581772628307546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764675597139035027.post-86761056911401778362012-10-08T11:14:59.478-05:002012-10-08T11:14:59.478-05:00Yesterday, I have a two-star review and a four-sta...Yesterday, I have a two-star review and a four-star review to the same author for two different works. I was a little worried that the whiplash would come off fake.<br /><br />But at a certain point, a negative review can be considered a service to potential readers, if written right.chihuahuazerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15677672177353350936noreply@blogger.com