116
Book reviews are text only articles 500-1000 words in length with 650-750 being ideal.
All Book reviews must include;
- The Book’s Cover Art.
- An official publisher-approved, press release approved copy of the book’s current cover art.
- The cover art becomes the featured image.
- A single sentence excerpt with a hook.
- The Author of the book’s full name.
- The Publisher of the Book
- The Year of Publication
- A reference to the genre of the book.
- A brief synopsis of the story without any spoilers.
- Your opinion of the story. Did you like it or not?
- Why or why not? Again without any major spoilers?
- The exception to this being if the book feels pointless or is so bad you need to spoil the plot a little in order to explain why, but this should be a rare exception.
- Why or why not? Again without any major spoilers?
At Bon Vivant we prefer our reviews to be in the form of your own story with this book.
Start off with a brief description or synopsis of the book without any spoilers. Your opening paragraph or two should include the following details;
- The exact title of the book.
- The full name of the Author of the Book
- Had you ever read anything from this author before?
- Was this book better or worse than previous works from this author?
- The Publisher and year of first publication.
- The genre of the book
- Is this a genre you typically enjoy? Perhaps include references and comparisons to some of your favorite books from this genre.
- What attracted you to this book? What made you want to read it?
- What were your expectations of this book?
- A simple one to two sentence statement of whether or not you liked this book and an indication of why.
The next few paragraphs should include the details of your story and the arguments for your opinions on the book.
- Was the story believable?
- Was this an engaging page turner, or did you have to struggle to make it through.
- Did it keep you guessing, or was the plot and its conclusions obvious.
- Offer some standout features (good or bad) about this book that make it worth reading or avoiding.
