Review Policy

I mentioned the other week that I had gotten a little bit vexed (oh how I love that word) over a few small situations, it’s always the small ones that bother you more than the big ones isn’t it? So anyway I decided that it was finally, after three years, time to sort out a Review Policy and at the same time come up with some new guidelines to remind me what Savidge Reads is all about (those are coming soon). So with regards to my Review Policy, well, I gave it lots of thought and then wrote about five different versions that seemed to never end. So I decided that it was a better idea for something short(ish) and sweet and came up with this…

“I am always happy to be contacted by publishers with regard to books both already out and forthcoming and especially your catalogues and press releases. There is the small catch of them coming guilt and time frame free, I may review them in days – it might take me a month or twelve, I think when a book is read everything needs to be aligned and so reading it at just the right time is vital and I am that can really only be judged by me, if that doesn’t sound too grand. I also think that some books need a little time to ferment in your brain as your decide if you like it, love it or aren’t quite sure.

I may read them and loathe them and so not want to write about them at all. I do the odd negative review if it enrages me enough but on the whole I want Savidge Reads to have books on it that excite me, I am not against book blogs that are negative on some books this is just my personal preference for my blog. If I feel a bit ‘meh’ about a book I may leave it and not cover it or leave it and let time tell if I really liked it.

With regard to unsolicited copies do feel free to send them my way me your books if you think I might fancy them (have a wander around Savidge Reads; my tastes are quite eclectic though which is never very helpful). I can’t guarantee if or when they will get read though I do always mention them on ‘Incoming’ posts so every booked received gets a mention at least. I have found some joys through some delightful unsolicited parcels so I am definitely not adverse to them.

Over all though I have one basic rule… no pressure please, do contact me by emailing savidgereads@gmail.com I always love a good natter about books and getting excited about both new ones and ones from your back catalogues I might have missed.”

So there you have it, I think it’s the right approach and hope it’s not pompous or up myself. I have stored it on its own page too. I am wondering if maybe I should mention scoring or not?  Maybe thats something for my guidelines? Speaking of which… The ‘Savidge Reads Guidelines’ are pretty much done I just want to mull them over further and make sure I haven’t missed anything out.