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The Question of the week is: Do you use a book's synopsis for your review? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
For my review posts, I have the Goodreads link, and the synopsis. For some reviews, I do reference the synopsis, so I use details, so I do my best not to spoil the book, but I don't promise it, since I read so much, it's hard to write reviews. What about you guys? Happy reading!
I mainly use the Goodreads synopsis at the beginning of my reviews. I then go into what I thought about the book.
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Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/book-blogger-hop-do-you-use-a-books-synopsis-for-your-review/
Yeah, the synopsis helps with reviews. Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!
DeleteWhile I do like to write my own synopsis of a book (because I have more control over what I share), I sometimes will use the Goodreads Summary, especially if I am short on time or am having trouble writing a synopsis myself. It's definitely the jumping off point for my reviews before I share my opinion.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend, Louisa!
Oh, props to you, I don't have the creativity or the time to write my own. But yeah, the information in a synopsis is a good starting point! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!
DeleteThat's a great point that if you read a lot and review pretty much everything that you read, you're going to have to make the post-writing as easy on yourself as possible. I read slowly and only write reviews for some of what I read, so I can take a little more time.
ReplyDeleteYeah, if there's an entry on Goodreads or Storygraph, then I'm going to be doing a blog post review, and I have since early 2011. And I've mainly read a book a day for over a decade, so yeah, taking the easier route is needed!
DeleteBut I need to, because my memory is horrid, so I could and have forget basically everything about a book, even if I've read it multiple times, because it's been a while since I last read it. Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!