How To Write a Simple Book Review - It’s easier than you think!

Wow this is a must read for anyone whos needing help and guidance with writing! This book not just help amateurs who are only now starting out with writing but also helps with the most experienced. I found it very easy to read and the way it was written and layed out made it a enjoyable educational read. There were pictures , pie charts and incredible helpful tips along the way. I also found with the style of how this was written came across more friendly and it felt more compassionate unlike with most self help books you find its rushed and more often than not you find kust as clueless then when you began unlike with this book you actually learn alot very helpful indeed! Absolutely recommend!

5 Stars.
This book was very informative. The author does a great job of outlining the book and making it easy to read. It was a format that was easy to follow.

I enjoyed learning about the author side of writing a book and why reviews both good and negative can be helpful to the authors.

I also loved how she gave ideas and guidelines that might make writing a review easier and all the different types of reviews that I didn’t know there were.

This book was very informative and definitely helped me understand more about reviews and writing a review. It was short and concise with lots of references to back up her reasoning.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in writing good reviews!

I bought How to Write a Simple Book Review by Allyson R. Abbott when I first decided I wanted to write reviews but didn't know where to start. Wait, let me back up. I wanted to write good reviews. That's where this book let me down. Don't get me wrong, I did learn a thing or two reading this book, so it wasn't a complete waste of money, but I was honestly hoping it would give a little more information than it did.

Abbott breaks the book down into five different chapters in order to give an overview of the different types of book reviews, reasons to write a review, and tips on writing a review. She goes over how book reviews are rated on different websites and how stars can mean different things on different websites. I did find that part very helpful, because I would have never thought to double check what the stars meant so I was grading on the right scale.

The thing that I didn't like about this book was that Abbott didn't seem to take her own advice. At points, it seemed like she didn't proofread her book at all. There were many places she used commas that I felt were unnecessary and made it hard to read the book. She also rambled on in parts, almost as if she wanted to write about something other than the chapter she was working on. It was distracting.

Overall, this was a good book to get readers started on writing a review. There are a ton of resources at the back of the book that I, honestly, have not looked at. The main thing I learned from this book is that it doesn't matter what type of review is being written, authors are going to appreciate the time taken in reading their book.

How to Write a Simple Book Review by Allyson R. Abbott. This is my novel by this author.

I picked up this book because I wanted to get better at writing reviews. While I write reviews now, I feel there is always ways to improve it and make my reviews more concise instead of going all over the place.

The novel does give you examples of reviews but it mainly tells you the importances of leaving a review. Which is important to just not what I was expecting when I started reading it.

The novel gives you interesting facts and statistics about reviews from different genres that I wasn't aware of.

Overall I felt the book was quite informative and would recommend it.

I was looking for a book to provide guidance on writing the store book reviews. I had been feeling guilty having not reviewed many books despite using reviews to make all of my buying decisions. This book was definitely worth reading. I got a lot out of it. There is an excellent section that provides a few templates to make this process of writing reviews easier. I strongly recommend this book.

I picked this book up on a whim bcause i loveto ead and love to review, but the reviews were sucking all the joy out of my reading.

in reading Ms Abbott's book i have learned a few little tricks for leaving simple but informative reviews with having to go back to 'Book Report' or crique style i was always taught you should use.

Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and insights, and yes your experience, in an easy and fun to read format. 5 stars, a must read if you a novice or experienced reviewer who might be looking for way to make a change.

After reading this book I feel more encouraged to leave reviews for the books I read. I also love reading, but have often felt that my opinion wasn't worth sharing, or that I wouldn't be able to find the right words to express how I felt about a book. I love the point the author made about some reviews being more interesting than the books themselves because I immediately thought of Fifty Shades of Grey, and she immediately proceeded to use that book as an example. I love reading reviews for that series, despite the fact that it is those reviews that have prevented me from buying it. Anyway, I enjoyed this book and will be sure to always leave a review for books I read.

How To Write a Simple Book Review by Allyson R. Abbott was a very insightful book. I really enjoyed writing reviews for the many books that I read. This book explains the impact that a simple review can make from not only the author but also for you and other potential readers. She explains in-depth the Why, where, how, and how much a review can be. I will definitely be looking into some more books by Allison R. Abbott! She writes clearly so her instructions are easy to follow and she makes reading enjoyable by making this “how to” very entertaining!

How to Write a Simple Book Review: It's easier than you think by Allyson R. Abbott was a very informational read. It is filled with good advice for anyone that has ever thought of writing a review or for someone looking to improve your own writing style. I especially liked how the book read almost like you were having a conversation with the author. This style helped to keep what was essentially a textbook from becoming boring. I have to give this book a five star rating for the simple fact it helped me become a better reviewer by reading it.

The trouble is I hate to write a long review. Do not do it for every book I read. But if really good or bad I sometimes put my thought on it. I find I like things that others do not. I am not into bestsellers and read mostly non-fiction.
I do check the one starts and maybe 3 or 5 sometimes on deciding on a book. After reading one star review for a book I really liked, I think one cannot tell much about the book. But by reading many I can get a good idea if I would like the book.
This book tells one how to write a really good review and to give some idea about what the book is about. A short read and should be read by all reviewers

This is the first book I have ever read that gives direction on writing book reviews. Actually it is the very first 'how to' type of book I have ever read and I must say I am impressed and really enjoyed all the information that was given.

I recommend this book if you are looking to begin writing reviews on books. Very informative.

I, Amber McCarty (Imaginative Dreams), was given a copy for an honest review.

This book, “How To Write a Simple Book Review: It’s easier than you think”, is one of those books that you think you don’t need, but then you read it and it turns out you DO! With clearly laid-out information and helpful links, not to mention breakdowns of example books’ reviews, ratings and sales, the author manages to pack a mighty punch. She explains clearly not only why reviews are helpful to both readers and authors, but how to write reviews, either informally or analytically.

Needless to say, this is an informal review, which I now know. This book is a great purchase!

I received a copy of this book via librarything for an honest review.

This book was so good, that this is my first written review. It helped me understand how important it is to write a review on a book read, and how easy it is.

If you are intimidated by writing a book review, this book is sure to give you the confidence you lack!

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I am an avid reader, and want to leave feedback, something meaningful. Allyson covered more of the why importance in leaving reviews, even constructive bad reviews. Taking me from a simple "I loved this book" to a multitude sentence review of my thoughts on a book. Wrote my 1st real review half way through this book on a fantasy book I just finished. Thank You.

Write a Simple Book Review is a good primer on writing informal book reviews. It doesn't spend much space on literary reviews or book reports other than to define them which is in keeping with the focus of the book. The best feature was the lists to remind the reviewer talking points and how to use these lists to rate the book. Another very nice feature is the pretty comprehensive number of links to give the interested reader further information. I would definitely recommend it.

This book was exactly what I needed. As an avid reader for some time I have not published a lot of reviews on books because I did not know the value. This book not only informed me why, but how. I loved the fact it was short and to the point. I look forward to reviewing more books in the future as well as share the knowledge she has imparted me with.

I'm one of those many people who seldom leave a review. Until I came across this book, I just wasn't comfortable with it. Now, thanks to this short and to the point book, I'm willing to give reviewing a try. This is a quick read, but has a lot of useful information in it. The one thing that caused me difficulty is the author's grammatical idiosyncrasies: missing verbs where I'm used to finding them, an over abundance of commas, that kind of thing. It may simply be a difference between American (US) English and British English. In any event, I found it distracting. Overall, though, this is a title I can happily recommend to anyone who needs a little encouragement to start reviewing. Well worth the read.

The book had some very good information about how to go about writing a book review. Before reading the book, I was remembering the book reports from high school, and didn't want to write something like that anymore. Explaining the different ways to build a book review from a word to a large paragraph or longer, made this seem less intimidating. I did not realize though that the focus of the book would be on reviewing "Indie" writers although those are the ones I have been reading most in the last several months. Altogether, the book was enjoyable, easy to follow, and achieved what the title promised, how to write a simple book review. I would recommend this book if you are a reader who has ever wanted to thank or just tell the author what you thought of a book you had just read.

I got this book free in exchange for an honest review. I honestly liked this short book because it made me feel like my "blankness" feeling when trying to write a review is still OK even if I only manage a sentence or two. It's hard to put into words how I feel about a book sometimes or to mention specifics from the book. Seeing long reviews from other people is intimidating but any review is a good review. This was a good read.

I enjoyed the book and it had a lot of good information in the book about book reviews.But the reason that I gave this book a three and not a five is because I found some grammar issues with the book.This book has a lot of knowledge about how to get into the book reviewing business and would be great for some one like me that is trying start reviewing books are has just started and trying to learn more about reviewing books.

I have been reading books all my life, but two years ago I started reading and then writing brief reviews to post on the store, Librarything and Goodreads. I was looking forward to reading this book to get some tips, and I was not disappointed. It is really informative and thorough, with some great examples.

This book, “How To Write a Simple Book Review: It’s easier than you think”, is one of those books that you think you don’t need, but then you read it and it turns out you DO! With clearly laid-out information and helpful links, not to mention breakdowns of example books’ reviews, ratings and sales, the author manages to pack a mighty punch. She explains clearly not only why reviews are helpful to both readers and authors, but how to write reviews, either informally or analytically.

Needless to say, this is an informal review, which I now know. This book is a great purchase!

I received a copy of this book via librarything for an honest review.

I picked up this little book hoping for some tips and tricks to writing book reviews and I learned quite a lot! The information is straight-forward, easy to understand and very helpful. The author explains different types of reviews and why book reviews are important. It was good to be reminded that authors work hard on their books and appreciate our reviews! She also gives suggestions, examples, templates, and a grading system for writing reviews for both fiction and non-fiction books.

This book was extremely helpful to a novice potential book reviewer like me. Everything is explained in easy to understand language and gives great examples. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to do book reviews.

This book made me much more comfortable about writing reviews! Which, I believe is the Authors intent. I never really thought about how important reviews are to authors. The reason she made me more comfortable about writing the review is said, there are many types of reviews - some one word reviews and some deep literary reviews. She also said she often got bored with long reviews. So, she succeeded.

I received this book in exchange for an hones review. As a bookblogger I read and review a lot of books. In this book we learn what the importance may be of these reviews and how to create a review that is a bit lengthier that only two words. It was very interesting to learn her view. Handy book and some things hit home :)

This book is a pretty easy read. I use reviews before I purchace on the store. I didnt realize how useful the review is for the author. I especially like the templates for book reviews. I plan to go back later and use them.

If you are a novice book reviewer like me, then this is the best book to start with. It gives a fairly detailed information on how to review books with some examples and also templates. I enjoyed reading the book and learned a lot about book reviewing. However, the author’s focus is more on fictional work and I would have liked to see more emphasis put on non-fiction books as well.

This was a great book. It helped me realize that I don't have to write a book "report" in order to give a review. However, I don't think she mentioned the store reviews have to be at least 20 words, not just a sentence.

This book gave me some great ideas and starting points to put in a book review. I read a lot of books, and while I do give them all ratings once I complete them, I have been hesitant to leave a review, but I will definitely make it a habit from now on.

I have been given this book in exchange for my review and have found that it has some very interesting and helpful tips on reviews and how they influence the audience to purchase. I learned a lot from this book.and would highly recommend this to anyone wanting to learn the ins and outs of writing a decent book review.