Christine Feehan's Blog - Posts Tagged "reviews"

Even though I may think everyone has seen the movie Psycho, or must at least know about it, I would not, for the life of me, give away the ending. Same goes for The 6th Sense or any other movies or books with great plot twists. And even though we know that romance books inherently end with a “happily ever after” I wouldn’t tell someone HOW the couple got together.

All of those things are “Spoilers”, they spoil the experience for someone else. That person won’t get the opportunity to have a first-hand experience of the story, the way the author meant for it to happen, if someone gives part of that story away. It takes from the reader (or movie watcher), it takes from the storyteller and it takes from the story experience.

I understand people like to share their experience of a story and it’s so fun to do so. My online community has a place for each series, then each book, and people go there to discuss the books and characters. But, we always ask people to be certain they write “SPOILERS” if they are going to give anything away.

Reviews should also say if there’s a spoiler in them. It’s common courtesy. I do see reviews that warn people of spoilers and I really appreciate that.

Spoilers are just that, they spoil the experience. Maybe there needs to be a place specific for readers who have already read the book, like an online book club? Does anyone here know of a site that is only for book discussions AFTER the book has been read?

I thought I'd do a round-up of news to make sure you didn't miss anything fun!



RT Book Reviews – “Unbosoming” interview
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Unbound Worlds – featured in “Best Sci-fi and Fantasy Books of September 2017”
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Reading in Pajamas – excerpt
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Night Owl Romance – excerpt
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Book Binge – Sunday Spotlight exclusive excerpt
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PopSugar – included in “Must Read September” column
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USA Today/HEA – quoted in feature on authors’ favorite fall treats
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Buried Under Romance – review, excerpt & giveawayThe link text


I Smell Sheep – exclusive excerpt & review
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The Reading Café – review & excerpt
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Ever After Book Reviews – review
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Tome Tender – review
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Grave Tells – guest post on world building and expanding the mythology of an established series
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The Lifemate Mythology Blog -
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The New Guard Blog-
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There’s Something About Gary-
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What Has Happened to Aiden Savage?
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Sympathy for the Devil- Carpathian Villains-
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USA Today HEA Sharing Childhood Games-
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BookBub Best Books of Summer 2017-
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I'd love to know which of the articles you enjoyed most!