I remember when I first started reviewing, my reviews had exactly the same lines and adjectives. They were BORING. And the same length as a paragraph of a lot of my more recent reviews,
So try pretending you are talking to someone. Would you talk in a monotone? No, probably not...
You can tell people through actions. Like this *waves hands around in the air trying to get point across* or even *pulling hair out*. These are fun to use but don't use them too often.
If you are shouting or trying to say how absolutely fantastic something is, you can use all capitals. Remember not to use this too often because it can come across as rude.
The first sentence is always important. Do NOT say something like "such and such was an enjoyable book and I really liked it". It's boring. You want to grab the readers attention like you are having a deep and interesting conversation. Once again, my early reviews are guilty of this.
Don't use the same structure every time. For example: synopsis, characters, writing, recommendation. Mix it up. Do something different. Sometimes reviewers can get away with this though.
Be honest, people will always take your opinion into consideration unless they are scanning for specific reviews. Don't talk up a book if you loathed it.
Use interesting adjectives. Good, great and enjoyable get boring. Try something else like adorkable, mediocre, phenomenal, superb or even just fantastic. Get your point across.
So try pretending you are talking to someone. Would you talk in a monotone? No, probably not...
You can tell people through actions. Like this *waves hands around in the air trying to get point across* or even *pulling hair out*. These are fun to use but don't use them too often.
If you are shouting or trying to say how absolutely fantastic something is, you can use all capitals. Remember not to use this too often because it can come across as rude.
The first sentence is always important. Do NOT say something like "such and such was an enjoyable book and I really liked it". It's boring. You want to grab the readers attention like you are having a deep and interesting conversation. Once again, my early reviews are guilty of this.
Don't use the same structure every time. For example: synopsis, characters, writing, recommendation. Mix it up. Do something different. Sometimes reviewers can get away with this though.
Be honest, people will always take your opinion into consideration unless they are scanning for specific reviews. Don't talk up a book if you loathed it.
Use interesting adjectives. Good, great and enjoyable get boring. Try something else like adorkable, mediocre, phenomenal, superb or even just fantastic. Get your point across.