Sunday Bloggin'

Sunday Bloggin' with Gracie:

Hello wonderful fans of romantic fiction. I thank you for stopping by Bluegrass Romance Reviews. We're brand new and focused on bringing readers the best reviews of romantic fiction available. Many questions have been asked about us, so I thought I'd take the time this Sunday blog time to answer them.

Do you review print books?

We do review personal copies of print books, but as of right now, we don't accept them from publishers. We do however accept electronic versions of ARC when available. We're just starting out, and want to develop a strong relationship with our readers and authors before we move into accepting print books. Our reviewing policy is under the welcome message, so please read that and if your book fits the guidelines, by all means send it to us! We'll be glad to review your work.

Why don't you have ratings?

Reading is subjective and ratings are just the opinion of one person. We at BRR believe rating a book (whether it be high or low) isn't fair to the author because of this. Not every book can fit into the mold of a rating, and any one of us could read the same novel and find something different that we liked, as well as something different we didn't like. BRR is very author-friendly, and want to inform readers of the positive aspects of our authors hard work instead of focusing on the negative. And we see ratings as focusing on the negative.

If you don't have ratings, then why the 'recommended read'? Isn't that the same thing?

A BRR recommended read is for a special book.These books are truly exceptional reads that our reviewers can't stop gushing about. Reasons differ from reviewer to reviewer as to why a book deserves this nomination, but somewhere in the story the reader acknowledges this one is different and deserves to stand out from the crowd. It's a high honor and not grated loosely. And it's not the same thing as a rating. Its a special acknowledgement from a reviewer to an author.

I sent my book to you...when do I get my review?

While we try to review as many books as we can, we can not promise every book we receive will get a review. If you would like a short e-mail to be sent when a reviewer picks up your book, please tell us in the body of your e-mail. Otherwise, your book goes in queue with the rest.

What makes you different than the other (more popular) review sites?

Several things. We pride ourselves on being author-friendly. Authors, however, are the reason we review. We strive to bring readers the best books in romantic fiction available in electronic format. We only review romance, but all sub-genres welcome. We offer free promotional opportunities to authors, and have a large list of e-publishers available to aid readers in finding the books we read. And I'm available to answer questions anytime.

If anymore questions buzz around in your brain, send me an email. I've said many times before, and I'll say it again, I'm always happy to help.

Gracie
Review coordinator for BRR