Tag Archive | book reviews

Teacup Review: Avenir Eclectia

Teacup Review: Avenir Eclectia

It’s been a while since we sat down with a cup of tea and a book. But I just finished Avenir Eclectia, with which some of you may be familiar, so I thought I’d share my observations. It’s hard to review a book when its authors and editors are your friends. One always worries about […]

What Amazon reviews are for

What Amazon reviews are for

Those of you who follow Mike Duran may have noticed his Facebook post the other day about an Amazon reviewer who gave his book one star because she had a technical problem with the Kindle file from her library. This is an inappropriate use of the Amazon review. Call your library’s IT department, call Kindle […]

Why I never (almost) do book reviews anymore.

Why I never (almost) do book reviews anymore.

I love reading. I love a good story. I love it so much that I’ve become quite a snob about certain things. I used to try to do a review on every book I read. But one particular review and the following snubbing that came afterward, has just about made me want to give up […]