Felicia Guest Writes

Review Policy

If you’re here, you’re interested in me reviewing your novel.

First of all, thank you so much! It’s an honour to be considered. While it is my dream to read every single book ever published, I am sadly confined to the restraints of a 24-hour day. With a full-time job, I am not able to read and review every book that passes through my inbox (my heart weeps!) As such, I have to be quite picky about the requests I am willing to accept at this time.

Currently, my inbox is OPEN to review requests.

Review Policy

As a blogger, I aim to foster a friendly and welcoming environment. Therefore, my reviews are written in a very relaxed tone. I prefer to write in a way that makes readers feel like we’re two friends having a chat over coffee (or the hot beverage of your choosing!). I write fair and honest reviews which may sometimes result in a negative review, if applicable.

As such, I cannot guarantee that I will provide a positive review in exchange for a book.

If I feel that a book doesn’t reflect the interests of myself or my audience, I won’t be able to review it at this time. While I appreciate your consideration, I strive to be authentic on my blog and I will only review books that are best suited for myself and my audience.

If a book didn’t work for me and I give it a low rating, I will explain my reasoning for the rating in a way that is honest and respectful of the content, the author, and the publisher. I will never review in a way that is purposefully demeaning, offensive, or disrespectful to the author.

If the book is an ARC, I will make my best effort to publish the review on or around the publication date. If a situation arises where there are two or more ARCs published on the same date, the reviews will be spread out around the publication week.

In addition to the full review on my blog, I will often publish my review or mini-review to other online spaces. Some other places you can find me are Goodreads, Storygraph, Instagram or TikTok.

If I received the ARC via Netgalley, the review will be published there as well. However, due to other commitments, this may not always be the case. Regardless, reviews will always be uploaded to my blog under the Book Reviews tab.

Rating System

I rate books on a 5-star scale, using the following criteria:

★★★★★ → I loved this book and would likely recommend it to friends and other bloggers

★★★★ → I thoroughly enjoyed this book

★★★ → I thought this book was okay, but had some issues with it

★★ → I did not enjoy this book

★ or DNF → I really did not enjoy this book or did not finish it because of one or more elements (I will state why in the review)

Half-points are used in some cases for more accurate ratings.

Review Request FAQs

  • Currently, I am accepting books in the Young Adult to Adult age range. However, I have a special preference for New Adult novels!

  • My preferred genres are Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, and Fantasy.

    I have also been known to read a Nonfiction/Memoir now and then — however, I am fairly picky about this!

  • I will receive books in physical format (hardcover or paperback) and e-books/digital copies that are compatible with Kindle. I don’t listen to audiobooks, so please don’t send those.

  • At this time, I will not accept books in the Children’s or Middle School age range. In terms of genres, I do not accept Erotica, Spiritual, Horror or Political books. Finally, I’m not accepting audiobooks or self-published novels.