tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post9015855583616802754..comments2024-03-28T06:22:25.064+02:00Comments on Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell: TMST: Low ratings and Silence FallenBlodeueddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-39923038712535427122017-07-31T03:00:21.537+03:002017-07-31T03:00:21.537+03:00I hate giving low ratings even now. But I do it be...I hate giving low ratings even now. But I do it because I have to. Carole Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613257306239357553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-78387996224250186602017-07-29T10:37:29.141+03:002017-07-29T10:37:29.141+03:00I buckled down and got the UK one, I hate when it&...I buckled down and got the UK one, I hate when it's only out in hardback in the US. I want the pretty US covers!Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-60980159897981258532017-07-29T10:36:40.598+03:002017-07-29T10:36:40.598+03:00And they all look like that, I am not a fan of the...And they all look like that, I am not a fan of the UK ones but I wanted it and US only has HB.<br /><br />So not cool when authors do thatBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-27516241760985517312017-07-29T03:57:37.387+03:002017-07-29T03:57:37.387+03:00Yea!! You FINALLY got to read it!! I felt so bad i...Yea!! You FINALLY got to read it!! I felt so bad in the spring when you were without. I did the audiobook (I love Lorelei King). I enjoyed this one, but not as much as the previous two books. I also didn't like that the publisher got a male narrator for Adam's sections. Lorelei is QUEEN and they shouldn't have done that!Jen Twimomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267405113503713323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-65718629829284803162017-07-29T00:24:20.566+03:002017-07-29T00:24:20.566+03:00Glad I am not the only one who struggled with the ...Glad I am not the only one who struggled with the lower rating and had problems with authors. That's why I don't do requests any more. It ticked me off when authors asked me to change my review or rating. Argh. Mercy was fantastic, wasn't it. The cover is so different from the US version, I like it. Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984216720423826256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-90768105923598310202017-07-28T21:09:05.353+03:002017-07-28T21:09:05.353+03:00I do get thatI do get thatBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-9587604994485423402017-07-28T21:08:28.509+03:002017-07-28T21:08:28.509+03:00Good for you!Good for you!Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-9216677252357966982017-07-28T15:55:11.309+03:002017-07-28T15:55:11.309+03:00It's a lot easier giving books the ratings the...It's a lot easier giving books the ratings they deserve now then when I was being given books to review by publishers and authors!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959009113795804133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-57822598517643744042017-07-27T23:09:06.110+03:002017-07-27T23:09:06.110+03:00Quitting bad ones is good :DQuitting bad ones is good :DBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-26915845508918265832017-07-27T23:05:49.506+03:002017-07-27T23:05:49.506+03:00I once had this one that was super mad and trashta...I once had this one that was super mad and trashtalked me on twitter and I said I liked that book! Well fu, I certainly took down my positive review after that and rated it bad as revenge...hehehBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-28120746034774908642017-07-27T22:03:15.267+03:002017-07-27T22:03:15.267+03:00I don't hesitate to give low ratings and don&#...I don't hesitate to give low ratings and don't think that I ever really did. I try to quit books that I don't enjoy though. Yay for Silence Fallen...love that book!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-44465858180677467002017-07-27T22:03:00.010+03:002017-07-27T22:03:00.010+03:00I don't hesitate to give low ratings and don&#...I don't hesitate to give low ratings and don't think that I ever really did. I try to quit books that I don't enjoy though. Yay for Silence Fallen...love that book!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-45314579777051418972017-07-27T12:51:37.248+03:002017-07-27T12:51:37.248+03:00I no longer do reviews, and focus more on intervie...I no longer do reviews, and focus more on interviews, but when I did, it was for other review sites. Like you, I was super nervous because I didn't want to alienate an author. Eventually, I realized there was a way to be honest without being mean. Most writers appreciated that, but there were a few who were still angry over the low rating, even with a good explanation. Great post! ROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07417463444013920901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-75224541452705912902017-07-27T09:41:34.142+03:002017-07-27T09:41:34.142+03:00That is true, but then if you give it a good ratin...That is true, but then if you give it a good rating and someone buys it cos of that and hates it, well same thing then. An honest neg rating can still make some get itBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-66153495699586637132017-07-27T02:42:27.313+03:002017-07-27T02:42:27.313+03:00Low ratings are still rough, because I think maybe...Low ratings are still rough, because I think maybe the book just isn't for me but would fit someone else better. Especially because I've started crossing lines in what I read anymore, trying new things. That's something I have to mentally work out and will when I get more of that genre under my belt. :) Melissa (My World...in words and pages)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09621830513280969319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-35281555941428773862017-07-26T22:51:55.648+03:002017-07-26T22:51:55.648+03:00Get back!Get back!Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-52786395718630706112017-07-26T22:51:38.285+03:002017-07-26T22:51:38.285+03:00Hear hear, who needs that stressHear hear, who needs that stressBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-52841421052934194042017-07-26T22:51:00.266+03:002017-07-26T22:51:00.266+03:00That is a good way of doing itThat is a good way of doing itBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-74006124950620624212017-07-26T20:55:38.262+03:002017-07-26T20:55:38.262+03:00I totally stopped this series! Thanks for the remi...I totally stopped this series! Thanks for the reminder to go back to it. Amanda @ Gun in Act Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03658203871159020992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-69237580047675098522017-07-26T16:33:50.694+03:002017-07-26T16:33:50.694+03:00I was the opposite at first. I was totally honest ...I was the opposite at first. I was totally honest about negative reviews and then I became more reserved when I started dealing with more self pub authors. Now I'm super picky and honest about what I feel. I don't need that stress.<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.fwiwreviews.net/" rel="nofollow">For What It's Worth</a>Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-75614717441162089162017-07-26T16:33:27.798+03:002017-07-26T16:33:27.798+03:00It was definitely hard to write bad/low rating rev...It was definitely hard to write bad/low rating reviews for books when I first started. I still did it, but it was so hard. It's still not the easiest thing to do, but I try to be subjective and nicely list my reasons why. Kristin (Book Sniffers Anonymous)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11916755699616389906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-28327715911679511892017-07-26T11:54:22.046+03:002017-07-26T11:54:22.046+03:00But you never know in the end :(But you never know in the end :(Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-55014656670584341562017-07-26T11:54:01.577+03:002017-07-26T11:54:01.577+03:00Been there! So incredibly awkward. But you live an...Been there! So incredibly awkward. But you live and learn :) <br />And honesty is always the best. Something one reader gives a 2 might just be the thing for meBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-89137628318458143212017-07-26T11:53:10.972+03:002017-07-26T11:53:10.972+03:00It was a good one :)It was a good one :)Blodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157347784110166160.post-70539588354483876592017-07-26T11:51:07.026+03:002017-07-26T11:51:07.026+03:00I do not ;) SO we have a dealI do not ;) SO we have a dealBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.com