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What’s is your review format? How do you write your reviews?
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Here how I write my reviews- (I kept everything spoiler free and try to avoid all spoilers as I like giving a good idea about the book without spoiling anything)

I first always start with a quote from the book, even if it’s a book I didn’t like so much. This quote is mostly something that stuck with me, or I just liked in general.

Then I give my star rating , as I often give half stars so it is to clear things up.

After that I start with a few introduction lines, like;
What did I like/dislike most about the book? What stood out to me most? Why did I read it? Did I have any specific purpose? Did it serve my purpose? etc

I also mention if there are any trigger warnings.

Then I start with the plot
Here I talk about what the book was about, was here anything unique? What did I like about it the most? Any plot twists? Were they predictable? Any plot holes/inconveniences in the plot? Was the plot too convenient? How was the ending? Was it a good conclusion? Was there any foreshadowing? etc

Then I talk about the writing
How was the writing style? We’re there any cliche lines? If there were, I give examples with dialogue. How was the pacing?
Was the pacing consistent? etc

If it is a fantasy book (as I read a lot of fantasy) then I talk about the world building next.
How was the world built? Did we explore everything? Was it well developed? Was there something inconsistent in it? etc

I then talk about the characters.
I go over each of them individually, unless there is a specific reason(like spoilers) for me not too.

I talk about what I liked/disliked about the characters. Were they just black and white/snowflake characters? Was anything about them unique? Were they morally grey? was it well done? etc

I sometimes use quotes from the book to describe the characters as well.

After this, I mention any other aspect of the book I’d to cover, like romance or character dynamics.

If I’m reading an audiobook (as I read a lot of audiobooks) I give my thoughts on the narration.

I then write a few lines on why I rated the book the amount of stars I gave it.

After that, I write my overall thoughts in the book/would I recommend it and to whom I’d recommend it.

Then if it’s a series, I link my reviews and ratings for other books in the series.

I also add some gifs in between to make it fun!

I then put this disclaimer-
All opinions on books I’ve read and reviewed are my own, and are with no intention to offend anyone. If you feel offended by my reviews, let me know how I can fix it.

And I mention my rating system

How I Rate-
1 star- Hardly liked anything/ was disappointed
2 star- Had potential but did not deliver/ was disappointed
3 stars- Was ok but could have been better/ was average / Enjoyed a lot but something was missing
4 stars- Loved a lot but something was missing
5 stars- Loved it/ new favourite

Here is a link to one of my reviews if you’d like to see how I execute this-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

It you read the whole thing, then thank you! I know that was long. :)

Wow! That's long, but thank you for sharing! I love how you write your reviews, and I want to get into writing more reviews, so this really helps :)

Mishall wrote: "Wow! That's long, but thank you for sharing! I love how you write your reviews, and I want to get into writing more reviews, so this really helps :)"

Thank you!
I’m so happy I could help. :)

I take notes while I'm reading and then put all my thoughts together into a few paragraphs when I'm writing my review. I'm very casual about it and if I put spoilers in the review, I do a warning before I put the spoilers.

Shawna wrote: "I take notes while I'm reading and then put all my thoughts together into a few paragraphs when I'm writing my review. I'm very casual about it and if I put spoilers in the review, I do a warning b..."

That’s basically what I do. :)

Can I put what I do to what I do to write my reviews?

Blob Fest! wrote: "Can I put what I do to what I do to write my reviews?"

Sure! :)

Oki

So my review format changes quite a lot, cause I haven't really found, what format, I like the best! Also some of my reviews, are of topic, on topic. (It's confusing I know) Also, I try to keep my reviews spoiler free, but it doesn't always work out

Here's what, I put in almost all my reviews, or at least try to put -

I start with the Star Rating, like how much I rated the book, I put it there, so people know my rating? or if it's half stars or something!

Next, I put the book and author, so people just know, I guess, and with that, I say, some random things about the book, like is it hyped, and did I like it, etc.

Then, I usually put the plot, so there are two parts to this, the first part, is the book plot, in that, I just summarize, what happened in the book, so technically, I just write the plot of the book, the second part is, what I thought about the plot, did I like it or not, etc.

Next, I add the writing, what I thought about the writing was it good, bad, confusing, etc.

Sometimes, I also add the world, it depends though, if the book, is not Earth, a normal life, or something, you can't really add, this to that. To be fair, I don't really add this to my review much

A lot of the times, I also add extra, things like the romance or the ending, just something, I really want to talk about, or I think people should know, something like that

Then, I add the characters, where I explain what I think about the characters, so I make a list of characters I though were important in the book, and explain a things about them, the characters, like characters personality, and my thought about him/her, etc. Sometimes I also write a brief, explanation of why, I chose, to write about the characters I did.

I do sometimes also add random thoughts, this is where, I write things, I don't know where to put, but I need to put in the review.

Last, but not least, I add final thoughts or overall where, I just write my last thoughts about the book!

I also add, quotes ad gifs, according, to what, I wrote, I add gifs more, cause they're more fun, it's your choice though!

Now this is actually, the las thing, I sometimes, add, extra, things, that make no sense at all, but I still add them!

That's it, that was long wasn't it!

Here's an example of a review, of mine!
The Cruel Prince!

I start my review with my overall thoughts about the book. I try to keep in mind that most people who see the review will only see the first few sentences unless they click to open it up, so I don't put quotes or extra space here.
I don't do a long summary bc that can be found elsewhere, but I do a short one. I then explain why I liked it and what might have made it better. I usually include some info for the reader about my preferences for non fiction, historical fiction with focus on history, or that I am not a fan of romances... my 'disclaimers ' depend on what I'm reviewing and what I'm saying about the book.
I end my review with quotes of varying kinds... they really stand alone as great quotes, they give an idea of the writing style, they summarize a main point the author made.