I am not pretending that I am an expert at reviewing books, or that my reviews are the best ones around. Let’s face it, 50% of the time, I’m losing my mind because I feel like my reviews are not interesting and do not make sense.
Despite their unpopularity around the blogosphere, reviews still matter a whole lot. They help us discover new books, they help and make authors happy and, well, they are letting us scream a bunch of nonsense about the books we love and / or hated. Also, we can bond and become best friends with someone, all starting with a review of a book we both love. No, seriously, I’m sure that happens. Books bind us.
yeah, sorry. couldn’t resist with that GIF.
That being said, reviewing a book isn’t an easy business, at all. When I first started blogging three and a half years ago (wait. I’m old????), I had NO idea whatever the heck I was supposed to do. I just wanted to talk about books. Quickly, I found out that there is no right formula to review a book, that everyone has their own recipe, whether they want to add salt and pepper because they’re extra salty, or a bunch of marshmallows on the lot because they’re soft and sweet and mushy (okay, that’s me).
Today, friends, I’m here to help and tell you how the hell you’re supposed to review a book. Or, at least, how you can do it, whether you’re starting, at a loss for how to review your next books, or are just curious about my own reviewing process. Lots of ramblings involved here, I apologize.
Reviewing a book starts the moment you are reading said book.
I know, that sounds really… scholar and I don’t even use that method all the time, but thing is: we bookworms read LOADS of books. I read maybe one or two books per week when I’m quick, yet I only write one review per week. You know what’s happening next… by the time I want to review that second book, I already read a third book and forgot everything that happened, especially all of the characters’ names.
Basically, I am screwed.
I am using a small notebook to write down all of my thoughts about the book – while I read when I think about it, once I’m done when I don’t. Sometimes, I forget, I’ll admit it, but I try my best to do so, just, you know, in case I forget why I liked or hated the book. I also know some people using sticky notes to mark down passages and things. You can also use your phone to take some notes, you can also trust your memory if you’re anything unlike me.
Or you can review the book right after you’ve read it. If you do that… PEOPLE, YOU ARE MAGIC.
When you review the book: think about all the things. Especially your own feelings.
I have said it before when I talked about ratings: I am a rate-on-feelings kind of person. Meaning that, if some technical aspects of the books matter, well, if I cried, it will matter more.
Yet, when I review, I obviously try to think about all of the different aspects of a book, which I’ll write down right here because why not. Here are my points and what I think of when I review a book.
- The characters: Did I enjoy them? Did I root for them or did not care? Did they make dumbass decisions? did I spend my time wanting to smash their head on a table or something? Were they relatable? (Bonus point if they were).
- The pacing: basically… was I ever bored?!
- The world-building: this judgment happens a whole lot more in fantasy books and else, not in contemporaries, but… did I feel transported, or did I not get it?
- The writing: was it beautiful, over-flowery, did I have a hard time following the story because of it? Did I want to cry because it’s so pretty?
- The themes: what was this book about? Did I enjoy the issues it tackled? Was it smooth or just blunt and stupid??
- THE FEELINGS: basically, did I cry? Did I laugh? Was I ever stressed out about what would happen next? WAS I OBSESSED?? Did I feel all of the things, or did I feel kind of detached from the whole story?
I tend to write paragraphs dedicated to characters, to world-building and a little bit of the themes, but I never have a fixed structure, because… I decide when I write my reviews how I want to do so.
The feelings part take a whole lot more space than anything else in this, to be honest. If the world-building didn’t entirely satisfy me, but I cried my eyes out, rating will still be kind of high. I like books to make me FEEL THINGS. I’m here to be destroyed by books, basically it’s my purpose while reading, okay? Okay.
Whether I liked or hated the book, I always try and think of why others might enjoy the book and recommend it to people. We love recommendations, even if we cry afterwards because we have too many books to read.
Make your reviews stand out – or just make people read them
That’s probably one of the hardest things to do and I am not even sure why I’m making this a paragraph, but let me try.
There are so many book bloggers, so many reviewers, so many reviews out there, it’s almost impossible to stand out. If you find an original idea to review your books, in GIFs, in verse, writing your review upside down or just using three words, you are brilliant. I am not that brilliant, yet I do want people to take time to read my reviews and leave a comment on them, to chat about books with me. That’s what I am here for, after all.
Okay, we don’t get graded on it, but we do sit around and talk about books. THIS IS FABULOUS.
Here are a list of things I know are working, when it comes to make your book reviews, just… prettier and easier to read:
- Don’t write massive paragraphs (or try not to. I know I need to work on that sometimes)
- Use images! Separators! Titles! Quotes! ANYTHING to give your review space to breathe.
- Switch things up! I write mini-reviews, bullet-point reviews and normal reviews. I personally like switching things up and I know that bullet-points review work better because they’re easy to read.
- Ask questions, or ask for recommendations at the end of your post. Or just put recommendations or similar books on here – definitely something I like seeing, too, because well, if you haven’t read the book, maybe you’ve read one of the recs and you’ll be there to comment on that. I’m sneaky like that.
After reviewing, I’m… well, still screaming about the book because why not.
Once I posted my review on my blog, I usually still want to scream about it, so I usually:
- Share it on social media -but tag the author ONLY when it’s a 5-stars reviews. Be polite, people.
- Share it on goodreads, amazon, barnes & nobles etc, basically all of the retails website you can think of, because this helps authors a lot, as well. I know I need to work on that, but it’s good, DO IT.
Once all of this is done, well…I just wait for the next book, the next review and everything to start up again.
On a sidenote, I am not reviewing every single book I read, because I am way too slow of a reviewer, because I also am a lazy bean and just… because sometimes, I don’t want to. That’s okay, too.
I wrote this because I am really sneaky and I definitely want to know what your reviewing process is like, so…
Do you use a notebook, sticky notes or something while you read, to prepare for reviewing, or not at all?
Do you write paragraphs for characters, world-building, etc, or not?
Do you use different reviews-format, or not? What are your favorites reviews to write? Are you extra-salty or marshmallow-y like me? I’d love to know your thoughts and tips on the topic!
I think of my reviews as more rants, hah. I can’t help it sometimes, but for me I tend to keep them as spoiler free as possible, I personally think it’s up to the reader to make their own thoughts on any book, but I mean book blogging is my hobby, I just try to keep it low key and fun ? it’s not fun when you start to question your reviewing ?
Well, you’re certainly doing this the right way if you’re keeping it low key and fun, that’s why we are here for, to have to have fun and talk about books 😀 And reading rants is fuuuuun haha, I know I love it 😛
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment! 😀 x
Pleasure ? happy to hear that ??
marie u are godsend you’ve given me so many good tips and tricks???????????
AWWw stop it you’re way too sweet ???
Ooookay. So. The magic of Kathy’s reviewing process – since I have those periods of times where I’m able to post three a week and [yeah we know that period’s over now.]
– I use sticky notes but mainly to not lose certain quotes and for my munches. Like, most books give me different options for my munches and I have to take a minute to make a decision on which one to use, okay?! Apart from that I sometimes use a sticky note for passages that totally hit me in the face and which I want to mention in my review one way or another.
– I use paragraphs because I simply like to.. well, I just like it that way.
– I stick to my format every single time going over the different aspects, divided in “the good” and “the bad”. I just like it that way. I highlight the “summary” of the aspect and that’s it.
– I love the raving ones most, haha. All the love to those books and to get to share my giant feelings on them. <3
On another note [actually not but hey], I recently talked to someone about when / how I write my reviews and she tried it out herself and was sold, so sharing in case anyone is interested:
I often take some time when I'm in the middle of a book to create a draft and get some bullet points written out. Thoughts I'm having at that exact moment, feelings, things that bother me, things I love. When I finish the book I do the same. Often makes me conclude things I wouldn't have otherwise since I get to compare my views at the middle of the book with the end of it. [And if you suddenly have an "AHA!"-moment about something you really want to mention in your review, you can just add it to the bullet points.]
In any case, you pretty much have your entire review in bullet points already and the only thing left to do is write it out the way you want it to be. No more having to wreck your brain to remember certain events / names because you're sure to have mentioned it in the bullet points.
[Me hoping this helped because darn this is a lot of text.]
KATHY YOU ARE THE BEST SERIOUSLY ? Thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment and sharing your process with me, this certainly helps me and I hope it will help others, too!!
I really like that idea of writing down things while you’re in the middle of the story and comparing that to what you write when you’re done with the book overall, I never thought of that but it’s brilliant!! Thank you – I’ll have to try it out for my next read and see how it works out 😀
You’re welcome, lovely! <3
I started doing it by accident when I simply had a specific sentence in mind that I wanted to use and then a specific small thing I wanted to mention so I had my draft already open. Before I knew it, I was adding to it while reading and tadah, my review-routine was born, haha.
Let me know how it works out for you! Curious to see how others feel about the way I do things. 😀
I’ll definitely let you know, will do it with my next read so…. starting tomorrow 😀 x
Awesome! Happy reading! 😀
I won’t do reviews because I can’t write them…..
What, I am sure you can write reviews, it’s not that complicated, really 🙂 you don’t have to write novels, you can just write how you feel about a certain book 😀 x
?thanks…
This is one of my all-time favorite posts of yours! I am also guilty of writing paragraphs on paragraphs for reviews (still trying to figure out how I can bang out a 800 word review post in under an hour but it takes me more time to write a 500 word academic response??). I’ve been trying to make my reviews a bit more unique lately by creating fun captions in their titles, and Parks & Recreation GIFs have increasingly found a home in my reviews.
Oh wow, thank you SO much, this means so much to me, you’re too sweet ? <3
Same here, words just flow when we are talking about something we love, a.k.a books, I guess, haha 🙂
It's so great that you're trying fun captions, I love these kind of things 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment <3 <3
Really helpful post! I use the Notes on my Kindle while i’m reading to plan the reviews, it also helps to mark the important quotes
Oh thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed this 😀
I really need to use the tools my e-reader offer, light highlighting things and everything haha, I too often forget about that!
This is really helpful! I’ve tried using the sucky note/notebook method but I can never remember to write my notes as I read… I should probably try harder to do it though.
Oh I completely understand, I have the hardest time remembering to take notes AS I read… more often than not, I take some notes at the end of the book, but then, I’m sure that I forget some things hahaha. We need to try harder haha 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment <3 <3
Hahaha, I love this post ?! It’s very helpful to know how you break down your reviews by reflecting on those specific points. I like the fact that all your reviews or uniform then. It’s definitely more systematic than how I create mine.
I also jot down notes while reading—always in bullet points—and then try to create whole paragraphs from each point. Sometimes the points collapse into each other or expand into separate paragraphs depending on how relevant they are to each other or how much I have to say about them. My reviews differ from each other as a result because you’ll only read about the pacing, characters, world-building, etc. of a book if I took note of it while reading ?.
Aww thank you so much, I’m so happy you enjoyed this post 😀
I feel like it really helps to write things down while we read, or after reading. My memory sucks, so it helps me remember things better ahaha. I think it’s amazing, the way you do, at least all of your reviews end up being different and… you never know what you will write or how 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 🙂 x
I take notes while I’m reading too, either copying quotes or just noting how things make me feel or issues I see with the book. I use the Evernote app on my phone because it’s always with me!
Oh yay, that’s great!! I like using a notebook, but sometimes I forget it… At least that doesn’t happen with the phone haha 😀
Thank you so much for your comment, Nicole 😀
I use sticky notes in my physical books to mark things that are important. When I use my kindle, I highlight/note a lot. But I still try to write my review within 48 hours because I tend to forget everything as I’m reading the next book. I’m amazed at people who write 10 reviews all at once. I doubt I will ever be able to do that.
You write your reviews in less than 48 hours after reading the book?! Okay now I am amazed. I always take forever to get started with my reviews haha I really need to try and do this as well someday haha 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 😀
I would love to wait, but I struggle to remember what I want to say and tend to forget names, etc. I don’t always get them up quickly, but I try my best and probably write 95% of them within 24 hours. Sometimes I just save them to my computer and then write more later for my blog.
I forget names 99% of the time and everything else, too, yet I just never have time and am lazy to write my reviews within 24 hours, too haha I really should do better ?
The fact that you review anything is awesome! Lots of people don’t bother.
I just really love talking about books hahaha 😛 x
Same. 🙂
I review most books I read on goodreads and then physical ARCs have reviews on my blog…WELL THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ANYWAYS. If it’s a review copy, I use little sticky tabs for quotes. I like reading on my Kindle when I can because then I can note and highlight my thoughts. I normally read physical copies so… I always forget to write down my thoughts. I used to review right after I finished a book but not It takes me longer to compile reviews so I normally write “RTC” which I DO follow through with. I LOVE BEING SALTY but I mostly enjoy books so I cannot be!??!
Oh I’m glad I’m not the only one, I have the WORST memory, yet for some reason, I also always forget to take notes, to remember the book when I can finally write the review… It’s an endless cycle hahaha.
I think… in a way, it’s great, because it’s better to love most of the books you read than to have to be salty all the time? At least I feel like it is hahaha 🙂
Thank you SO much for your sweet comment!! <3 <3 <3
I mean I’m glad I enjoy most books I read but when it comes to reviewing I literally have no idea how to express my feelings without keyboard smashing? When i hate a book I can pick up every single thing I hated hahah.
ugghh I so get this feeling ? why is it so much easier to rant about a book than to say why we loved it?! I will never understand that ? I just want to scream READ THE DAMN BOOK IT WAS AMAZING OKAY and leave it at that, sometimes, because… I have no words ?
I have a “go with the flow” style. I try to find one thing I like and one thing I dislike and go from there. I recently had a couple of books where I couldn’t find anything I disliked though.
Oh that’s great! Also, if you didn’t find anything to dislike…. it’s a good thing, isn’t it? 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment 😀
Yes, that’s very good! The book I just finished today was like that too…. I will be having another pretty positive review coming probably tomorrow. No problem! 🙂
Oh that’s great!! 😀 x
omg, i totally agree with you. When I’m reading loads of books at once, I’m the worst at remember character names. I’m terrible with names to begin with, but omg, in books, I’m legit the worst. My sister always makes fun of me, because when I’m telling her a plot, I’ll be like “the main character” instead of his/her name. Great post Marie xx
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I’m so glad you can relate to this, I’m just the worst with this – I do exactly the same when I want to explain a book to someone, I use “the main character”, “that other character”, etc, haha. Not very convincing, but I’m the worst with names ?
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
Awesome post Marie!!! My reviewing process has been all over the place. I used to take notes, but became super lazy. I used to write every review within 24 hours of finishing the book (or at least a few paragraphs of general thoughts), but again LAZY. Now I’m to the point that when I finish the book, I got to Goodreads to mark it finished and then I add a sentence or 2 over overall thoughts & I let that guide my eventual review (and hope to god that it jogs my memory about THINGS).
I really like using bullets, but don’t use them in reviews enough– I need to start doing that. It is a really easy way to make your post more readable.
I feel like the best way to stand out is overall personality and voice. I don’t try to write a technical review as much as I try to make sure my voice and feelings come through. If your reader feels like they know you by reading the review, then you’ll be memorable!! I don’t know if I actually accomplish this, but I try anyway.
I SO GET THIS, I am so lazy at times, then I regret it ?? I also write down a couple sentences on goodreads once I’m done with a book and hope these will actually help me afterwards. Most of the time, this… doesn’t ? but when I forgot to take any notes or, just… well, got lazy to, I regret it a little bit ?
YES this is such a brilliant advice. There are some bloggers’ reviews I LOVE reading, because they just come through with their personality, voice and just, make their reviews shine with that, I love it when that happens. I’m sure you are doing an amazing job though 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Michelle <3 <3
This was SO helpful, Marie! I really am a bookworm myself (maybe not a 1-2-books-a-week-bookworm like you) But I really do enjoy reading. And I’ve had a thought about starting to review books, however it did feel like a indefinable job, just until a read your tips. Thank you very much for this post! <3
– Karen W. xx
Oh you’re so welcome, Karen, this makes me so, SO happy <3 I wanted to talk about books, but thought that reviewing them was so complicated. Really, it's not though, it's just trying to share your feelings about it all 🙂 I hope you'll want to start reviewing some books, it's a lot of fun 😀
Your very welcome! I’ll be sure to start reviewing books, because with your tips and tricks, I think I’ll be able to master it <3 (or at least try to… ha ha)
Awww you’re so sweet <3 I really hope you'll try it out, I'd love to read your reviews 😀 <3
What a great post! I love seeing how other bloggers write their reviews because I’m really just winging it over here most of the time. I follow a lot of the same steps, just digitally. Most of my reviews come from audiobooks and I write a lot of my posts during down time at work. In Google docs I keep a few documents with copies of post template coding (I have one for TTT, monthly overviews, reviews, etc.) so when I start a new audiobook I just open a new post and paste the review template code in it. Then I take notes in the post while I’m listening. Usually I’m either really salty or suuuuper over-the-top in love with the books I read??? Makes things more interesting I guess. ?
I really need to be better about not droning on and on too much. Sometimes I get a little too excited and talk too much. I also need to be better about posting my reviews on other sites. Right now I post everything on Goodreads and Amazon, but I need to branch out more. I just always forget!
Oh that’s amazing, I admire your organization SO much – and taking notes while listening, wow, you’re my role model haha. <3 Also, nothing wrong with being salty or really in love, I bet your feelings come through A LOT in your reviews and that's what we all love reading 😀
I'm the same, I often forget, I need to do better as well. We can do this!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 😀 x
Love this! I often find that books that I really enjoy are sometimes the hardest books to review because I never know what to say other then, “I loved it, its amazing, you have to read it!” I also definitely rate a book based on feeling more than anything else as well. Loved this post! 🙂
Oh I have the same problem! I really just want to scream READ THE BOOK, but… I also need to make people want to read it by, well, mentioning what makes the book worth reading, and… that’s when it gets complicated ? I guess and I hope that our fangirling in reviews just convinces people to read the book more hahaha.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 😀 x
Well Marie you could be my twin. Seriously. I do all the above and yes in a book what matters most is the feels. Even if a book is flawed if I felt everything deeply I’ll give it a 5stars. I highlight in my ereader (handy!) or take notes on my phone for a PB or HC. I try to be organized and speak about the plot, the characters; the writing etc. but sometimes I fail and it’s a big vomit as I am so engrossed by the book that I can’t order my ideas. Strangely it does not seem to bother people as I end with a “wow you are so passionate about this read” LOL
YES TWINS! This makes me so happy 😀
Nothing will ever beat how I feel when I read a book, even if it’s flawed, if I cried, I’ll probably give it 5 stars because, I cried ?
It’s funny, because the same thing happen to me, and I feel like you can really SEE when someone loved a book anyway, with the way they write their sentences and scream aout it overall haha, so… I guess it’s okay if we are a bit word-vomiting every once in a while… if we still convince people to read the book, that’s amazing 😛
Thank you so much for your sweet comment!! 😀 x
Another wonderful post! I agree with breaking up the format of reviewing books; I do mini reviews if I read it early or don’t have much to say and there’s all kinds of formats like you said! Keep doing your awesome reviews 🙂
Aww thank you so much, you’re so sweet! <3 <3 Mini reviews are a lot of fun to write and read, too, and it's good to change things up, I agree 😀
Thank you!! <3
“I’m losing my mind because I feel like my reviews are not interesting and do not make sense.” MEEE
WELCOME to the insecure reviewers club ??
This is such a great and useful post!! Reviews are hard, especially for me as a fairly new blogger, and I feel like I’m never quite going them right (even though obviously there isn’t one RIGHT way). Plus, I usually end up just gushing out all my feelings and I don’t know if it’s even coherent ? Basically, I’m still learning and finding the way that works best for me (and the way that gets people to read them! ?)
Oh thank you so much, I am so happy you enjoyed this post and that it could be useful to you! <3
Finding how you want to review books and how you like to do so, better, is such a long process, I know I'm still learning as well, but… best thing is to write about all of your feelings, I know whenever I read someone gushing about a book a whole lot, it certainly makes me want to read it hahaha so, you're all good 😀
Thank you so much!! <3
This post is super helpful! Now I can take notes while I’m reading and finally put my hoard of notebooks to use! ? I usually feel like most of my reviews don’t make sense, but I recently changed my review style, and I think that has helped a lot!
Oh thank you Abbie, this makes me so happy <3
And yay for using all of your notebooks haha, I never use them either, except for taking notes for book reviews so… at least we can use them this way haha 😀
Hello Marie <3
Haha I love this post!! I wished that I had read a post like this when I first started blogging and had no idea how to review a book lol :')
I also HAVE to make notes! Usually I write bullet-point reviews on my phone as soon as I finish reading the book, and I won't start reading a new book before doing this (or else I will forget haha!) I find that this also helps me digest and reflect on the book, especially if it is a really good one.
And yes!! It is all about how a book makes me feel 🙂 I probably only give 5-stars to books that make me cry haha
To be honest, even now I sometimes wonder how the hell I am supposed to review my books hahaha.
I think that’s such a great thing to do, and I also try to do it as well – if I start a new book before that, well… I am screwed ?
And yes, books that make me cry get 5 stars more often than not… unless I cried of boredom, thankfully that rarely happens ?
Thank you so much, Sophie!! <3 <3
Haha yes 🙂 I also get that thing where I forget the names of the characters a few books later, which would make it hard to write a review!
I always need to check the names again, just to be sure haha 🙂
Haha I do that too 😀
Lots of great advice! I don’t use notes too often I just try to remember as much as possible when it comes down to writing the review, although I do make note of memorable quotes that stood out for me in the book.
– Krys
Aw thank you so much! I need to do that as well, I love writin down quotes in my reviews too, but remembering them is harder ?
Hey Marie, I’m Apoorva !! I also love reading books ( but mine is not a book blog, I like to blab about fashion,trekking and other stuff also!) and I have recently posted my first review of a book called ‘Crenshaw’. I first talk about the genre of the book, I also write the blurb, and then I talk about what I loved about the book. In the end I give a proper review about the book according to me. That’s how I do my reviews! Do check out my blog sometimes ( especially the review post !!) ❤️
Xxx
Hi Apoorva! Thank you so much for sharing your reviewing process and for your sweet comment!! 🙂 <3
One of the benefits to reading ebooks, is that I can highlight and write notes right in the book. When I read a physical book, which is rare, I do use stickies and jot down some notes. I have different formats for my reviews, even within the more free form format, but my pro/con reviews are the most structured of all my reviews. My reviews focus on my feelings, because I am terrified of revealing anything important in a story. I am also a character driven reader, so I spend a lot of time on talking about the characters as well.
I have to say – I don’t know if I ever said it – but I love your pros and cons reviews, they’re easy and fun and some of my favorites to read 😀
I’m always so scared of spoiling a story, too, I’m trying to be extra careful about that, because I hate it when I am spoiled for a book, too 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 😀 x
This was a really interesting post once again, Marie! Thank you for sharing your process when it comes to reviewing books! 😀
It’s probably no secret whatsoever that I am a big sticky notes user. But it’s just THE BEST and makes any copy of a book look so much more fun! But I do a combination of using sticky notes and then writing into my books to let myself know WHY I used the sticky note because another wise I’ll just be confused AF. I’ve recently seen some of my books where I used sticky notes but didn’t write down WHY I used them and suddenly they don’t make as much sense anymore. I’ve also used my bullet journal to write down any and all thoughts while reading the first two books in the Shades Of Magic trilogy which was fun too, but I’d have to refer back to something else to know what I was thinking while reading, so I’ve moved onto just writing into my books. xD
And I 100% agree with you that reviewing starts the SECOND you start reading a book! I tend to forget waaay too much about what I read, so going into a read and knowing that I’ll review it for the blog later helps me read more carefully lets me know that I should take notes, etc. I have to say, it’s usually not the same amount with eARCs (even though it would be FASTER but oh well) than with any of the physical books I read so that’s definitely something I need to work on more!
Recently, having more of a structure for my reviews has definitely been helpful because it gives me places to put my thoughts. I’ll usually include Plot, Characters, Writing, Pacing and Enjoyment as sections I want to talk about and then I’ll write down whatever thoughts I have for each of them. Recently, I’ve had a bit of a different idea for reviewing what I read so I can’t wait to try that out and see if it makes reviews easier to write and more fun to read – my obsession with certain YouTube videos might actually pay off. xD
As for review formats, I usually just go for the same type of review style because it’s easiest for me to work out and write because there’s a structure and all that. I used to write mini-reviews sometimes, especially during months when I would read a lot of books and didn’t want my wrap-ups get too long. But i haven’t done those in months! I like that you mix it up though! I might try that for the future too. 🙂
Also, I just realized that I’ve never asked for recommendations at the end of my reviews??? That’s such a missed opportunity on my part. *makes note to include this more often*
Aw thank you so much Swetlana, you are always the sweetest and write the most thoughtful comments all the time <3
Do you write directly into your books, then, or do you use little sticky notes to write inside, too? 🙂
I'm just like you, I need to go into the book knowing that I will have to review it, but sometimes… I still forget to take notes and hate myself afterwards hahaha.
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment! 😀 x
I always write into the book itself! That just seems the quickest way to do it, plus I use pretty small and see-through type of sticky tabs which would make writing on them more difficult. Plus, I only recently made the switch from solid non see through to see through tabs because it made rereading much easier. ?
Ohhh okay. I never write in my books, but I have to admit that re-reading your books has to be such a special experience because of all your notes and everything! 🙂
Guys, help a fellow bookworm out? Is it better to break down reviews or rant? I mean okay I have done both, but I’m thinking should I give them a more structured look? Like, plot, characters, writing, overall (as headings) or intersect everything together as I do now? What appeals more? Thank you xx
To be honest, I feel like there is not one thing or the other that appeals more to me. I don’t mind whether it’s structured with plot, characters, writing, overall as headings or whether there are no headings, as long as there are paragraphs that aren’t too long and separated, not huge blocks of texts to read, some images or titles or quotes or emojis or just separators, gifs, things like that to make the text breathe and the review good for the eyes overall 😀
Thank you! That’s what I’ve personally always felt ??
This was such a brilliant post Marie!! I usually review my reads a maximum of a day after I have finished them, so I never use any kind of notebook or such to memorize things. I think the most I do is write stuff on sticky notes .. but that’s only if the book is VERY special hahaha I adore people for being organised enough to actually take notes while reading.
I think you structured this post really well and I really can’t think of anything I would add whatsoever. I don’t think my reviews are overly long? But I do need to work on not writing too long paragraphs as well. And I always try to throw a quote or an image in there to loosen things up. I think that was a really great suggestion from you as well.
I have to admit that I have never shared a review on Amazon .. I only do Goodreads, I feel terrible …
Aww thank you Kat, you’re too sweet! <3 You review your books in such a timely manner all the time, I admire that SO much! I wish I could do it quicker, but… I don't have too much time during the week and too often the reviews just pile up and up and… I need to try to catch up hahaha it's a never-ending cycle.
Welcome to my world… I feel terrible about that, too, I rarely ever share my reviews, I NEED to do that more. We'll remind each other to haha 🙂 x
I just don’t use the American Amazon, but only the German one .. so I don’t even know if I am supposed to add reviews to that?? hahaha
That’s a pretty good question…. I use the French one (when I use it haha), so….. I wonder now?! I guess it’s good everywhere, as long as we talk about the book? 😛
I love this advice, simple and easy to follow and I would defo use this as a guide if I was to write a book review which I am interested in doing at some point in the future ?
Aww thank you so much, so happy you liked it 😀 x
Oooh this is such a helpful post for new bloggers, Marie! ♥ YESSS to not just sticking to huge chunks of words. Please. Break. Paragraphs. Up. Nothing else puts me off more from reading a review than loooong paragraphs. Sometimes I see reviewers who scrunch everything up into ONE paragraph and I’m like nopenopenope. D: I usually do have separate paragraphs for characters, world-building, etc, and I also do switch up my reviews every once in a while. I LOVE doing list reviews!
Also: Thanks for using the HSM and FRIENDS gifs. 😉
Aw thank you so much, Aimee! 😀
I always love how you change your reviews and how original they always are <3 <3
And aww, I couldn't resist haha. Friends is the BEST. <3
Great post, Marie! Lots of good information and tips. 😀 I don’t review every single book I read either. I used to, but over the last 1.5-2 years I kind of stopped. I just read way too many books and sometimes I don’t always have anything to say. Using a notebook while you read is a good idea! I rarely ever do that and then when it comes time to write my review i’m like “WHAT WAS IT ABOUT AGAIN? haha. My reviews aren’t really as detailed as other people’s. I just like to give a quick update about my feelings about the book and if I liked/disliked certain things. I don’t usually go very into detail, because then I don’t like risking giving anything away/spoilers. I like surprises when I read a book, so detailed reviews sometimes end up giving away too much information.
Aw thank you so much, Ashley! <3 <3
I agree, I just read a bit quicker than I can review and sometimes, yes, I don't… I just don't have a lot to say and I'm not really motivated to write full length reviews either hahaha.
Oh I so get your point here – I'm always careful to mention when I put spoilers or no spoilers in my reviews, so that people know, I hate when there are spoilers and I'm not warned haha. I also like being surprised 🙂
Thank you so much 😀 x
Great post, I’m actually reading this post as I procrastinate from writing a review. My main problem with reviewing books is that I never write enough as I’m always scared that I’m going to unintentionally spoil something.
Oh I get that, I hate when there are spoilers in reviews, as I like getting surprised. I don’t think that there is a right length for a review though, you don’t have to write ten paragraphs to review, do it as you feel it, even if it’s not long it’s great too 😀
Thank you so much! 🙂 x
Your welcome and thanks 🙂
Great post Marie. I always find it kind of strange that reviews aren’t that popular when they’re pretty much the first thing you think of when you think of book blogging (well, I do at least) but they’re really hard to write and there are times when I just keep putting them off (like now, I’m kind of behind actually).
I think these are all great tips, I may try switching up the way I write my reviews (I’ve recently started doing series reviews but my do bullet point ones or something, I’m not great with mini reviews because they always end up the same length as my normal reviews). Also I don’t really use notes while reading, I rely on my memories which is why it sucks when I’m behind on them.
Again great post. 😀 <3
Aw thank you so much, Beth! <3 Yes, I think I will never understand that haha, they're the heart and soul of book blogging for me haha 😛
Same here – I always say that I will do mini reviews, but I end up writing just as much as any other review hahaha, I have a hard time stopping sometimes haha. 🙂
Thank you so much, Beth!! 😀
That’s all right. 🙂 <3 I've discovered so many amazing books through reviews so I get how important they are.
There's just so much we have to say isn't there. 🙂
That's all right. <3
The Queen is at it again with the great, helpful posts! I loved so many of your tips and tricks in this post, I wish I were more organized with my reviewing process. I can never take notes while I’m reading because I’m usually that person who reads lots of pages in one sitting and if I stop, I’ll get out of this reading frenzy. I try to make mental notes though, my memory doesn’t fail me all that much, fortunately and I also try to review the book as soon as I’m done with it or in a few days because if not, I’ll forget too many things. OMG.
Your reviews are really good and I’m always looking forward to reading them, so it was nice to see inside more of your reviewing process.
Also, A++++ for your title of this post, I was trying to figure out the exact thing when you posted this. I feel like the reviewing process is so weird, sometimes it all comes so easy and other times, it’s so hard and no thoughts will come out. I’ll bookmark this post for future references because this was really helpful and supportive. <3
Oh I get your feeling, sometimes I’m just so into the book, I’m thinking, I should write that down, but if I stop, it will kill my reading frenzy. More often than not though, because of that, I can’t remember what I was thinking if I don’t write it down haha.
Aw thank you so, so much for your sweet comment, you really are the best. <3 I'm just so confused sometimes when it comes to reviewing, because I just want to screaaaaaaam about the book hahaha.
Thank you!! <3
A++ tips Marie!! I always need to remind myself to stop writing in big chunks so GIFs are such a lifesaver. It lets me express my emotions but also adds a little flair to the post, so I 100% agree! I’m definitely going to follow the sections that you mentioned~ Lovely post Marie!
Aw thank you so much! I am having such a hard time with that sometimes, need to remind myself that my review need to breathe haha 🙂
Thank you!! <3 <3
I don’t use sticky notes or a journal but I use my updates on Goodreads as my opportunity to take notes of what I’m currently reading so that when I mark is as finished, I have all the updates with info on what I want to share most or remember!
Oh that’s such a great idea! I don’t use goodreads as enough as I could, haha, I only keep track of the books I read and mark them as read, currently reading and then once I’m done, I never think of updating it while I read haha, but that’s such a good idea to keep track 🙂
Thank you for sharing!! 🙂
Fab post Marie! ?
I’m exactly the same, a feelings type of reviewer. I don’t really go into the nitty gritty of the technical side of books unless it’s something major that means I can’t read it properly.
I also use the notebook method, I try to write down feelings as I’m reading. More often than not, I end up just writing down everything in the notebook after I finish the book because I’m always like I could write that down or keep reading? Keep reading always wins ?
Oh thank you so much Hannah, you’re so sweet <3
I do exactly the same thing, I always think I will write on as I read, well, turns out that I just write at the end because… reading always wins haha 🙂
Your reviews are always great! Love what you said about books binding us- so true!! 😀 And I really agree about taking notes- it helps *so much*. I am totally a rate-a-book-on-feelings kind of person too. I like how you broke down the different aspects of a book you can review. And feelings definitely take precedence for me, cos that’ll usually explain my rating best. Wonderful post! <3
Ohh thank you, you’re so sweet!! <3 <3
Agree, feelings explain my ratings way better than any kind of system would, in the end, if I "felt" it, I could put 5-stars to a book without being able to properly explain why I did that in a review haha. 🙂
You’re welcome <3 <3
Yes for sure! So relate to that haha!
I enjoyed reading this post! I don’t write notes while reading a book because once I’m in, I forget the outside world. I don’t review books as soon I’m finished with it. It’s an impossible task for me but I try to review a book within a week after finishing it. Writing positive reviews is easier for me more than negative reviews. They always give me a hard time and I don’t want to hurt the author’s feelings and that’s why my rants are always mild not too harsh. I’m definitely one of those who maintain a review format.
OH I get that, I want to take some notes, because otherwise I don’t remember a thing abut the book, yet sometimes I am way too into the book to remember that haha 🙂
I applaud you for writing your reviews within a week, now THAT is so very amazing!
I’m the same when it comes to negative reviews, I’m always trying not to be too harsh.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment 😀 x
Your reviews are great don’t be so hard on yourself. How it feels when I am writing a review: step one ramble about book for as long as possible. Step two: edit until it makes some sort of sense for other less crazy people haha. But Really I usually start out with what I liked and why and then I mention what I didn’t after.
Aww thank you, you’re so sweet <3 <3
I get it haha I'm exactly the same, I feel like I am rambling a lot, then I see if… I actually made a bit of sense there, or not at all hahaha.
I LOVE this post!❤️ I haven’t used the method of taking notes as I’m reading if I know I’m going to review a book, but that sounds like a life saving method. Normally I have to write the review right away or I don’t remember what the book was about anymore.?One of my goals is to write more reviews! It’s so weird that they don’t get as many views because honestly reviews are like the core of book blogging…at least to me. Oh, well, I guess that’s just how it is. 😉
Same here, for me reviews are the heart of book blogging and… I don’t know, it makes me sad, but I guess that’s how things are, wish I could do something about it haha.
I get that, about forgetting everything, I am the same, that’s why I take notes ? or at least, try to…. I forget to sometimes as well ??
Thank you SO much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
I LOVE THIS POST. <3 Your reviews are some of my favorite and I think you write them brilliantly. 😉 I definitely am a huge "rate on feelings" kind of person, though. I mean, of course the technical aspects are important, but how I feel / how much I enjoy a book is much more important to me. But omg my biggest reviewing problem is how SLOW I am to get to them. I actually love writing reviews, but I just read TOO MANY to keep up, and I still have reviews from 2017 to write. ? And aaahhh I love to be salty with the books that I didn't like (I find a strange pleasure in roasting books) but I also am just a huge ranter in general! Love this post. <3
Oh thank you so much May, you’re so, so sweet, this means the world to me <3 <3
SAME HERE I am way too slow at writing down my reviews and I know some books won't be reviewed because of that. I just can't keep up ? ?
Thank you so much!! 😀
My review style is to write what I feel. Go with my gut, etc. I don’t write anything down, try not to wait more than a few days, and keep it short. No one wants to read a review that is 20 paragraphs long. I agree with ending with a question. Sometimes I forget to do this! Seems so simple, right? Lol. My reviews aren’t perfect or even original I guess? But they ate well written. Or at least I hope they are! Lol.
I think it’s the best way to review books, honestly, because no matter how many people do it, we all have a unique way of feeling and I guess (I hope?) that’s what makes our reviews stand out 😀
And your reviews ARE well-written, you’re doing amazing 😀
Thank you so much for your sweet comment <3 <3
This is such a helpful post! I normally write a review on the same day I finish it, or forget. I don’t take notes but I do agree that it’s really a useful way to keep track of things. And your list of things you can write about is very comprehensive– I like to pick whichever aspects (the plot or characters or setting or whatever) that stand out in the book in a good or bad way. And I really should do Amazon reviews!
Aw thank you so much, Shar, I’m so glad you enjoyed this <3 <3
I admire you SO much for being able to review your books on the same day, that's goals for me hahaha 🙂
Oh I do remember vividly when I started blogging and was trying to figure out how to write a good Review ? My first attempts were pretty messy, but through a bit of practice I found a review format that worked really well for me! 🙂 That was mostly achieved by watching how other people reviewed books and getting inspired by them.
I don’t take notes while reading (I know I should, but I get flashbacks to school required reading *shudders*) but I use sticky notes! And after reading a book I usually outline my Review to write down everything important I want to mention 🙂
I definitely need to switch things up, because my Reviews are usually similar in structure (but I did a double-review once, ha! :D)
Great Post as always ?
Oh same here – I did not have a clue how to review, at first, but slowly I found what worked out for me and… well, sometimes I’m still searching haha, but at least I am feeling more at ease with it all and that’s what matters 😀
Ohhh sticky notes, that’s such a great thing, I really should do that as well 😀
Thank you so, so much!! <3 <3
I’m definitely still searching as well and want to try out a few different formats in the future! 🙂
I only discovered them a while ago, but now I’m addicted to them ?
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I use to always have my quotebook on hand whenever I read a book, but slowly I’d find I’d misplace it and then couldn’t be bothered to break my reading flow and just forget about it. I really should start with the sticky notes so I can just mark a memorable page haha.
My review writing method is to just go with the flow, but still be eloquent (which is never the case). I seriously love writing reviews, especially when I finish them. Book reviews are probably my favourite posts to write, which is why I really need to get to read more haha. I always wonder how I can make my reviews more interesting cause most of the time I feel like I just drone on. I’ve taken to asking questions, but I am in no ways a flashy reviewer.
Yes that’s something I kind of struggle with, at times – I don’t want to break my reading flow, yet I feel like I have to make notes, I know I will forget some thing otherwise?! It’s an endless struggle hahaha.
I’m SO happy to hear you love writing reviews, I really love reading your reviews <3 <3 <3
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
I think reviews aren’t less liked than book tags or lists or discussion posts, maybe it’s because we mostly read reviews on Goodreads? It may be interesting to run a poll to see if it’s the case! ?
I’d like to review my books in a different way on my blog than on Goodreads by reimagining the world and talking about all and nothing since that’s why I love reading. I like to add a lot of marshmallows to my reviews with a pinch of pink salt; sweet and salty. I also do ” live-reading ” to write down my thoughts. It helps a lot that you have the memory of a goldfish or an elephant.
Oh that’s an interesting point! To be honest, I read 99% of reviews on book blogs, haha.
I think you will have an amazing way of reviewing books if you add loads of marshmallows, I’m definitely there for that haha 😛
Thank you so, so much!! 🙂
This made me laugh because it’s literally so true. I had to write a review of Gemina today, a month after I read the book and after I finished reading Obsidio so not only could I not remember anything but my reaction to Gemina then got influenced by my feelings about Obsidio… I need to get back into reviewing straight after I’ve read a book to keep on top of everything and actually USING A NOTEBOOK.
Oh I SO get that. I’m supposed to review a book soon that I read, months ago and…. I can’t remember a thing about it. I also made the mistake of taking one line of notes in my notebook. It’s the book’s title. THE PAGE IS EMPTY and I regret everything ???
I’m so glad if this post could make you laugh! Thank you 😀
Such a cool post,When I read the first review I didn’t have any idea how to write it, with time I think I am improving ?, I just write what I felt about the book, And you know what after writing my review I don’t even re-read it ?, because what I read at a first place is what my heartfelt about the book If I’ll read it again my brain is going to push me to change the things and I don’t want that, I just note characters name on a paper.
Happy Reading 🙂
Oh I completely get that. I always re-read my reviews, to check for mistakes or things like that and am ALWAYS tempted to re-write everything, just because…. well I’m not satisfied ?? but if I did that, I would never, ever publish any reviews haha.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 😀 x
I’ve switched my reviewing formula up a few times over my years as a blogger. There was a time where I would separate what I liked from what I didn’t like. There was a time I made a specific paragraph for each aspect of the book (characters, writing, story, etc.) but then I realized I don’t always have interesting things to say about each and every aspect of every book, so that got painful pretty quick. Now, I just go freestyle lol. I just write what’s in my head. It might be long, it might be short, it might be squeely or venty, it might cover every aspect or just a couple that I felt strongly about. I find my reviews are easier to write this way and there’s not as much pressure and I can just be more real and not have to try to come up with things to say – I just go with what’s in my heart…
One thing I put at the bottom of every review is a list of links to other bloggers’ reviews of the book and their rating. I like doing this because then it’s like saying, “Hey – I’m not the only one with an opinion and clearly we all have different feelings about books.” It’s also nice for the reader of my review if they are really interested in finding out what people thought about the book. And it’s nice for the bloggers I link to. 🙂
YAY, freestyle is amazing haha, at least you are not restricting yourself and thinking that you HAVE to have a particular structure for each of your reviews… that’s amazing, I think 😀 Also it makes things easier for sure, you don’t always have to write long reviews, you just do whatever you want and that is what we all should do 😛
Oh this is such a brilliant idea, I love it! 😀
Thank you so much for sharing and for your sweet comment 😀
Thank you so, so much for writing this Marie. I’ve really been struggling with my reviews lately and know that my layouts aren’t very pleasing to read. I have a horrible habit of not breaking up the text, planning my review (like…at all), or spending time thinking about how the review actually *looks*. This is something I really want to work on but have been really stuck on what to do. This post has helped me in the right direction with how I think I can make my posts look a bit nicer <3
Oh this makes me so, SO happy if that could be useful to you <3 I have to say, I struggled a long time and still do, sometimes, with my reviews. I'm not sure if they are the right length, if they are boring to read, if my paragraphs are still too long or not… it's all so complicated haha. I really feel like at least, dividing my paragraphs a bit more has helped with making the review a bit more attractive to read. It's so hard to know sometimes when we keep staring at our own reviews, what's wrong! I hope you'll manage to find what works for your reviews and that you will keep on having fun writing them! 🙂 <3
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment <3
Reviewing things can be so tricky sometimes, so thanks for sharing such wonderful advice! 😀
Excellent (and very helpful) post! <3
Oh thank you so much, I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 <3
I hardly write reviews anymore because like you I am a fast reader and slow reviewer and to be completely honest I am lazy. I do have a review journal that I try to keep handy when I’m reading. When I read an e-book, I tend to highlight phrases, or make notes here and there so when and if I do review that book, I have something to look back on.
I do write a ton of paragraphs and I feel like I overdue it a lot. It is something I am working on. But lately, I just haven’t felt like I need to write reviews all the time so when they appear on my blog, it is honestly a miracle.
Oh I get the laziness hahaha that happens to me a lot as well. I still love writing reviews, though, even if I take some time to do so haha 🙂
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment 🙂 <3
Characters are always a good point but sometimes I try more to understand them rather the directly relate. But if they’re relatable that’s a bonus too! And if I cried too! Cry wins always. And worldbuilding. Big fixation of mine. If the world doesn’t caught me, sci-fi or fantasy that is, we have big problems and I’m quiote a critical person.
I usually write down normal review and I don’t mind reviewing books even after some years (yes, it happened) because I’ve a good memory and sometime sotimes other people’s reviews help me remember. Anyway, I always analize themes, world, characters and general plot. Plus if I was intrigued or emotional during the read.
OH YES I’m so glad you feel the same way haha, crying always wins for me, too.If a book manages to drive me to tears, you know it managed to do something great 😛
YEARS?!!!! HOW?! I forget the characters’ names after a week, I am the worst hahaha, I admire you SO much.
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3 <3
Oooh, how did i miss this post?!? Haha 😀
I love writing reviews. That was pretty much the main reason i started my blog. I enjoy reading them too. Every now and then i see others writing super in-depth ones and i always admire that. Formatting matters tho with a long review. Like you said, dividers and little section titles help. I get overwhelmed when i’m faced with a wall of text on the screen.
I usually write reviews 400-1000 words long, and i don’t really follow a set format. Sometimes i loved the atmosphere in a book and i’ll mention that, but not so much the other stuff, cuz i didn’t find it important, or interesting or whatever. Sometimes i write funny reviews, other times serious ones. It took me a while to actually come to terms with that, cuz in the beginning i thought all my reviews should be the same style… No idea why i thought that. 😀
Ohhh same here – I really thought all of my reviews had to be the same, I have no idea why, but in my mind, it was a set idea I didn’t get rid of for a couple months, haha. I think it’s so much better not to restrain ourselves with that and just, go with our own inspiration 😀
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment, I’m so glad you enjoyed it <3 <3
I actually have a composition notebook that I get from the dollar store and after I am done reading for the day I note down some notes. Characters, main ideas, quotes or any additional information I may need.
Oh that’s such a brilliant idea! I try to write down my thoughts as well, but sometimes… I forget about it hahaha. 🙂
Thank you for stopping by 😀
I’m a very feelings based reviewer too…. if a book makes me cry a lot, it’ll definitely get a higher rating .. good to see I’m not the only one ???
Your post is really helpful… I’ve had my blog for an Year now, but somedays I still get stuck and don’t know how to write a review or what to write.. it’s especially difficult for books that I really love coz I can’t articulate my feelings properly…
Oh I’m so glad if this could be helpful!! I completely get that – whenever I loved a book, I just want to write okay so this was amazing and JUST READ IT I LOVED EVERYTHING and… that’s it hahaha. When I’m at a loss for words though, I found that doing lists-reviews really helps me 🙂
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment! 😀
I definitely think I should try the list idea then.. I finished reading My So-Called Bollywood life last week and I’ve no words to write the review coz I’m madly in love ????
Thank you for the idea ??
Ohhh I’m so happy you loved that one, it’s on my TBR and I REALLY want to read it 😀
You’re so welcome! 😀
I hope you love it too ???
Ugh! I struggle so much with writing reviews. It’s like my brain just goes blank and all I can think of is, “Uh, it was good. read it.” Hopefully this post of yours can give me a place to start next time. Thanks!
Oh I get the feeling, sometimes it’s just so hard to find inspiration or know where to start :/ I hope this will help!
Thank you so much! 😀 <3
I’m always so impressed by people who are really organized and take notes while they’re reading. I pretty much never manage to do that. And, yes, I do sometimes forget basics and have to go look them up. I have discovered that I’m just not an organized person, though. I’ve tried to change over the years, but … well, sometimes you just have to realize that you can’t change core things about yourself. I’ve stopped fighting it.
These are all great suggestions for writing reviews, though!!!
I get it – I’m trying to take notes and, slowly but surely, I’m getting better at doing it, but… I tend to forget about it sometimes and regret it later, when I want to review the book but don’t remember a thing about it overall, haha.
I guess as long as your own system works out, notes or no notes, that’s what matters 😀
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment <3 <3
I struggle too every time I have to write a review! But I have various tips from bloggers and I’ll definitely add yours to my list!
Aww thank you, that means a lot! I hope this will be useful 😀
Aaahhh I love reading this post so much! I think I just found a new face blog (???) I will definitely keep on coming back for more of your posts. And anw, we’re basically the same with most of the things you’ve said but I don’t use notebooks anymore. Becauss I’m messy with my things. I always have a word document/file for the book I am going to review and that’s where I put thoughts, comments, notes, etc while reading. And I always feel like a shitty reviewer. I don’t have much confidence but I do it anyw. Lol. And I looove writinf reviews with GIFs because it’s so fun. And sometimes the gif can even fully explain what I feel more than myself.
OH wow thank you so, so much for your sweet comment, that means a lot! <3 <3
It's so great that you have a file – I prefer the notebook, because I always have it around and sometimes I prefer writing by hand, but it's so great you take notes like that 😀
I think it's so important to love writing reviews, even if you're not feeling that confident at first, you will gain confidence, remember just that you're sharing your love for books that way and that's amazing, so you're doing amazing 🙂
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! 😀
I use the bullet journaling system to record my reading, with a spread (or two, or three if needed) to record a picture of my thoughts on said book. This blog post is infinitely helpful, thank you!
Oh that’s so great! I really need to use my notebook more often, I tend to forget and then… I don’t know how to write my reviews haha 😛
I’m so glad this could be helpful for you, thank you so much for your sweet commet! <3 <3
Hi! I’m doing a posts on helpful posts for book bloggers, do you mind if I link back here?
Aww not at all, you can link to my post, that would be amazing! Thank you so much!! <3 <3
Thanks!