You loved a book, you want to support the author, but do you write a review? I get it. Even knowing their importance, I don’t make time to write book reviews as often as I could.

Often, we put too much pressure on ourselves to write a great review. We want to be thoughtful and witty. We may want to be entertaining. There’s nothing wrong with that. Well-written reviews are fun to read, especially when you’ve finished a book and want to compare others’ opinions.

Yet, book reviews do not have to be e...