I won't review for people I know, and anyone contemplating a book knows this up front. I simply say that I have to make it one standard policy or some people will wonder why I won't review their book but I would someone else's, and I can't give a 1-star book 5 stars. Everyone assumes it's someone else's book I mean, and I'm safe from the wrath of the terrible writers (except, of course, that they still want me to read the thing).
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