David Tucker asked Chance Maree:

Just wondering can a review be completed if the book was not read in its entirety? As my last review I received the book was not entirely read ... so the complaint of to much info, actually resolves as the book goes on (yeah its a big galaxy so the scene is rather huge I am setting) ... but you wouldn't know that if you stopped reading???

Chance Maree Reviews belong to readers so there are no standards of objectivity, consistency, or fairness. When authors write reviews, they're playing the role of readers rather than authors. This is slightly different in review groups because authors promise one another to TRY to read to the end, while general readers may simply quit after a single page. Bottom line is no, you can't call a reviewer out because you suspect they haven't finished the book. And never argue with them. A review expresses opinion, not topics for debate.

The best you can do is evaluate why the reviewer stopped reading. Perhaps the reviewer's complaint about too much information gives you a clue that the story gets bogged down, and the reader didn't care what happened at the end. That is painful to hear, but the feedback is useful. Not that you have to delete all the info, but you could consider ways to weave in more action, suspense, mystery, etc.

Only you can decide whether the reviewer has a point or not--it's your story. You can either make changes, or accept the fact that not everyone is going to like your writing. Sine people love all the details that go into world building. How you respond to the criticism depends on who your audience is.

As a funny aside, I had a "reviewer" give a book that was not yet published 1 star because he didn't like the trailer. Against those kind of folks, you have to get creative.

I hope that helps.

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