Review It Up!
Posted by Meg
Peat recently clocked in over 10,000 reviews for The Warded Man on Goodreads. Back in the day, you had to work for a magazine or a newspaper to be able to share your book reviews with the world. But, with Internet being so widespread and awesome as it is, everyone can share their opinions and thoughts (for better or for worse) on books, authors, publishing and writing.
It also means there is a lot more out there in terms of reviews and a lot more emphasis put on book bloggers when a book hits the shelves, especially when that book is science fiction or fantasy. Justin of Staffer’s Book Review wrote a thought provoking piece on the relationship between bloggers and publishers and what that means for fans and authors alike.
What it comes down to is that bloggers are important, and the reviews they write and post affect both readers and authors alike.
Peat reads all the reviews that he can get his hands on. Here is small collection of some of the lastest reviews floating around out there on the interwebs.
- To kick things off, we have a fairly unusual book review in the form of a video! Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9-ZA8yFkL4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
- Contributor Where Words Matters Most, wrote a compelling analysis of The Painted Man on We Heart Reading, a site dedicated to loving and reviewing books.
- The Speculative Scotsman wrote up a review on The Great Bazaar and a review of Brayan’s Gold discussing their value as a stand alone books and as members of the Demon Cycle canon.
- JV on The Red Shirt Crew posted a review on The Desert Spear describing how character development (as well as the number of POV characters) expands in the sequel.
Want to write your own review of The Warded Man or one of Peat’s other books? There are a lot of ways to create a space for you and your bookish thoughts on the internet. WordPress, Blogspot and Tumblr are all useful ways to start your very own book blog. Many established book blogging sites are comprised of a variety of writers all over the world, so you can also join a team of bloggers instead of creating your own site. Lots of book blogs have a short application page if you want to become a writer for them. Check out the page for We Heart Reading.
Don’t want a book blog but still want your voice out there? Goodreads makes it super easy to rate books and write your thoughts down to share with the world. You can sign up for an account here. You can also become a fan of Peat and his books and all your favorite authors to keep up with blog posts and what they are reading and recommending. Check out Peat’s Goodreads page here.
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