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ARE YOU A TEXAS AUTHOR OR IS YOUR BOOK SET IN TEXAS? Please let me know that information in your query, and also consider contacting Lone Star Literary Life to get some next-level exposure with a broad Texas book-loving audience.
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==>READ ME FIRST: DEAL BREAKER: If your book has not been thoroughly and professionally edited, I very rarely will rate it any higher than 3 of 5 stars -- if I finish it at all. I cannot recommend people pay for a book that, at a minimum, is not cleanly edited. Seriously.
If you would like a complimentary review of your book on my blog, or if you would
like me to host a book giveaway, participate in a blog tour/hop, or conduct an author interview, please read my review guidelines and
complete the Contact Form, for which the link can be found on the bottom of the blog home page.==>READ ME FIRST: DEAL BREAKER: If your book has not been thoroughly and professionally edited, I very rarely will rate it any higher than 3 of 5 stars -- if I finish it at all. I cannot recommend people pay for a book that, at a minimum, is not cleanly edited. Seriously.
Inquiries: I try to respond to all inquiries within ten days of receiving them. However, if I have to do the work to find out the basics of your book, it will definitely take longer or won't happen. Give me info & links & dates, please! Please provide or direct me to an excerpt.
Books I Review: Children's, Middle Grade, Young Adult, and Adult Fiction and Nonfiction. All books are accepted on a case-by-case basis -- how or by whom the book is published isn't important (but see "Deal Breakers" above).
Books I Do Not Review: New Adult (unless it's clean and not romance-focused), Erotica, anything with extreme and/or gratuitous graphic sex, gore, or violence, most Romance (unless the romance is not the focus of the story).
About Nonfiction: I accept nonfiction books on a case-by-case basis, but it's unlikely I will read a cookbook, gardening book, or craft book.
Book Formats: I accept audiobooks, print books, and eBooks in any format. (Vastly prefer gift codes for eBooks so that I can store the books somewhere else until I am ready to download to my device). I can only accept Kindle books if they are gifted through Amazon or sent as ePUB files that will open in the Kindle app.
Turn-Around Time: I do have a set review schedule, but turn-around time varies dependent upon prior commitments. I will always provide my review date estimate and try to stick to it, but life often puts me in my place when I try to plan it.
What to Expect: An honest review. If my review isn't going to be positive, I will contact you and discuss whether or not you still want my review posted. Typically, I post reviews to my blog (and link on my blog Facebook profile), and some or all of the following: Goodreads, Amazon, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, BookBub, Barnes & Noble. I am happy to work with authors if there are other places they'd like the reviews posted, and I hope authors will follow, like, share, reTweet, post, etc. to help me with my blog's publicity, too.
Other Info: Many of the print books I receive are donated, put in a Little Free Library, or occasionally I host giveaways.
