Giveaway of One by Sarah Crossan, Mirrored by Alex Flinn, Zeroes by Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, and Deborah Biancotti, The Wild Ones by C. alexander London, and This Raging Light by Estelle Laure.
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Panellists: Foz Meadows, Patricia Ash, Shaun Duke, Liz de Jager,Erin M. Underwood
Bloggers have become an integral part of YA book promotion. How do authors find these bloggers? Why should readers trust their opinions? What are the best book blogs out there right now and what makes them so useful?
Does ‘free’ influence my opinion?
Ms Bubbles SockieP wrote: “I’m not saying that there aren’t honest reviewers of giveaways or competitions, but I’d like to see those who run blogs that depend on freebies for material, give a dozen 1/2/3 star critical reviews in a row… not going to happen.”
The thread, in which the above comment is from, prompted me to ask myself if I’m biased in my ratings for ARCs. Had I gone over to the darkside? Was I deceiving others as well as myself, all for the prospect of more freebies?
I looked at my ratings.