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Negative book reviews Oct 24, 2017 10:35:55 GMT -7 Neeta and mlover like this

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Post by Banana Boat on Oct 24, 2017 10:35:55 GMT -7

Hi ml, That's what makes thing so interesting, everyone sees things so differently. I very seldom review a book because I know I'm only seeing one side and someone else will do a much better job than I'm able. Also, I think I'd tend to go on and on just babbling. And you're right, at the end of The Dukes Holiday the H&h will be madly in love and find their rudeness as a form of love-play. 🎃

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Negative book reviews Oct 24, 2017 13:45:46 GMT -7 Banana Boat, Neeta, and 1 more like this

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Post by mlover on Oct 24, 2017 13:45:46 GMT -7

Oct 24, 2017 10:35:55 GMT -7 Banana Boat said:

Hi ml, That's what makes thing so interesting, everyone sees things so differently. I very seldom review a book because I know I'm only seeing one side and someone else will do a much better job than I'm able. Also, I think I'd tend to go on and on just babbling. And you're right, at the end of The Dukes Holiday the H&h will be madly in love and find their rudeness as a form of love-play. 🎃

BB----Doubtful others write better book reviews than you. You are smart, witty and observant & could write any book reviews you wanted. And as a
retired RN, you could dazzle your fellow readers w/ science expertise. On Ammy I only got one snarky comment on a book review, so I count myself
lucky.

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Negative book reviews Apr 6, 2018 19:15:52 GMT -7 Banana Boat, bj, and 1 more like this

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Post by imabookaddict on Apr 6, 2018 19:15:52 GMT -7

I love reading reviews for books. Good, bad, indifferent ... makes no difference. I especially love reviews with spoilers. I mean, come on, some of those reviews are as good as or even better than the book itself. But yes I must admit that sometimes it's the negative reviews that pull me in. Yes like others I have found books that fit my own favorite situations, but sometimes it's some other phrase in the review. My most frequent 'I have to check this out' trigger is . . . 'This book is a trainwreck'.

Why is it, the more books I read the taller my tbr stack gets?

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Negative book reviews Apr 6, 2018 23:19:53 GMT -7 Banana Boat, bj, and 2 more like this

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Post by sakuko on Apr 6, 2018 23:19:53 GMT -7

I find negative reviews often much more helpful then good ones. It's good to know what people enjoy about a book, but it's so easy to forget the stuff you didn't like all that much if you loved the book overall. Glowing review too often gloss over the wonky parts.
I like to read the bad review and see if I'm put off by the issues those people had, or if I'm still interested in the book.

Though I'm personally a rather critical reviewer, even if I like the book, I still try to mention all things I wasn't impressed with or that surprised me.

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Negative book reviews Apr 7, 2018 6:06:51 GMT -7 Banana Boat, secretromancejunkie, and 1 more like this

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Post by imabookaddict on Apr 7, 2018 6:06:51 GMT -7

sakuko said

Though I'm personally a rather critical reviewer, even if I like the book, I still try to mention all things I wasn't impressed with or that surprised me.

Thank you. I love the complete reviews where they give you both good and bad. Makes it easier to decide if I want to read a book or not.

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Negative book reviews Apr 7, 2018 19:21:30 GMT -7 Banana Boat and bonnieg like this

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Post by mlover on Apr 7, 2018 19:21:30 GMT -7

Apr 6, 2018 19:15:52 GMT -7 imabookaddict said:

I love reading reviews for books. Good, bad, indifferent ... makes no difference. I especially love reviews with spoilers. I mean, come on, some of those reviews are as good as or even better than the book itself. But yes I must admit that sometimes it's the negative reviews that pull me in. Yes like others I have found books that fit my own favorite situations, but sometimes it's some other phrase in the review. My most frequent 'I have to check this out' trigger is . . . 'This book is a trainwreck'.

Imabookaddict----

Like your avatar! If I haven't welcomed you already, welcome to the forum!

Some of the negative books reviews have saved me time, $, & frustration. I have 150+ reviews on GR and I note spoilers
for domestic violence and when the H or h is TSTL. Some of the books are corny, have insta-love or insta-lust OR the logic
is screwy. I hate when the H chases abaddie for most of the book and then lets him go at the end, or let's a guy get away
w/ murder b/c it could cause a family scandal to involve the magistrate. Where is the logic in letting a murderer free?

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