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- Alexa Mintah
- Alexandria, better known as Alex or Alexa, is a strange Christian-fangirl-YA-writer medley tucked away in an undisclosed location in Virginia. She loves creating worlds out of keystrokes, discovering adorable ships (platonic or romantic), and becoming besties with clever characters who wow her with love and brilliance. When only half spellbound by her many worlds of words, she can be found working amongst the stacks in her local library.
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This is so rare! I've never met any Americans who live in West Africa! As a West African living in Europe, this seems pretty cool ^^
ReplyDeleteAs for book blogging, I assumed my reviews were muy perfecto so I wouldn't need any advice. *snorts* As if! Ignore me and my weird ways (hey, alliteration). Now I think about it, I should now put disclaimers and a content guide on my reviews.
When I wrote my first review, I enjoyed it a lot. However, I haven't published it publicly. I write all my posts on paper before typing them up. Hm.. I should check out your blog!
Haha, I know right! I've been reviewing for a few years now, and there are still things in this post that I realized I needed to start doing. :)
DeleteI don't specifically remember writing my first review, but I'm pretty sure I've always liked reviewing in general, too. Different people, different processes. :)
Oh, that's cool! I've never tried that. And haha, you totally should. :)
I've been reviewing books on my blog. My format is to rate them on certain things, like worlbuilding, character depth, and content, then also have an overall rating. This forces me to write reviews that are long enough, and it gives a reader a good idea of the weak or strong spots.
ReplyDeleteNice! And yeah, mid-length, organized reviews do give the reader a good idea of what they're getting into, lol
DeleteGreat tips! I struggle with reviews.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked them! And yeah, they can be hard; I remember a few that were particularly difficult. :p
DeleteWonderful tips!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked them!
DeleteI love reviewing books... But can always use more tips!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, same! :D
Deletein order to write a cool book review you have to notice a lot of tiny secrets that divide ordinary review from unique
ReplyDeleteA unique perspective definitely can make a book review more enjoyable. :) Thanks for commenting!
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