Review Policy
What we like: Any YA/teen fantasy, horror, sci-fi, action/thriller, crime, and select coming-of-age books. We do not accept dark romance, chick-lit or picture books (or novels for anyone under the age of 8), and any dark romance novels/chick-lit/picture books/etc received we simply cannot review. We suggest that you email us at mail@thirstforfiction.com about the books you would wish to send us; in which case, if we feel one of the books is innapropriate for ThirstforFiction, we can inform you so that you do not send, essentially, “waste” copies to us which we do not read/review.
The reviews on ThirstforFiction are a good indication of the type of books we read.
We do not enjoy reading series out of sequence, so again please contact us about books that are not the first in a series. In some cases, we have probably read the series, in which case we will gladly accept the novel. If you are willing to send previous copies with the new novel, please email us anyway just incase! We don’t want to be using up your resources.
Acceptable formats: ARC, paperback, hardback, some audiobooks and some graphic novels (again, please contact us if you have any audiobooks or graphic novels you think we might be interested in).
Unacceptable formats: PDF, e-books, manga, comic books.
What can you expect from a review? Our reviews are our personal opinions on an individual book. Our reviews are honest; we will highlight any areas of the book we felt took away from the novel. We cannnot guarantee that our reviews will be positive reviews; in some rare cases, our reviews WILL be negative.
ThirstforFiction does not a provide a rating system for books (as we feel it is very hard to categorise a novel; different reviewers have different expectations, and lots of books will have pros and cons.
We try and post our reviews of the book as close to the publication date as possible. If you have any special requests regarding the time of posting, please contact us.
How long will it take for a review? We try to review all the books we get as soon as possible. Books that are published very soon to when we receive them will be read sooner, as will books that have already been published (so that we can post our reviews as close to the publication date as possible).
With every review, we aim to post:
-The blurb/summary. Usually taken from Amazon UK.
-An image of the cover (175px wide to be precise!)
-When and by who it was published
-The cover price (RRP) for both UK and the US
-Links to the book on Amazon UK and US
-How many pages it has (from Amazon UK)
-A recommended age range based on who we feel would enjoy the book
-A recommendation to readers who enjoyed another, similar novel (eg. “Read it if you liked: Harry Potter”)
We also post a link to the review from our Twitter (FictionThirst), Facebook, and normally Good Reads.
Additionally, we can:
-Feature the review/post at the top of the home page. Please email us about this, and we will consider your request. (Interviews and guest posts are automatically featured).
-Advertise the book in the sidebar/footer of ThirstforFiction
-Display a countdown
For all of the above, we will consider if it is appropriate for ThirstforFiction. If we really enjoyed the book, we will most likely accept your request.
If you have any questions about anything above, or would like to discuss any of the points, do not hesitate to contact us at mail@thirstforfiction.com
