I was looking at my reviews the other day, and I noticed that they're all either 4/5 stars, or 1 star. Thinking about it, I'm most motivated to review when something (not necessarily a book) is really, really good, or it's really, really bad. Apparently, things in the middle just don't excite my passions enough to either praise them or warn people about them.
Also, I've been a reviewer for years but I don't have a lot of reviews -- less than 20. So something else to look at might be when someone began reviewing. If they just signed up when that book came out, that's a bright red flag that they are in some way connected to (or simply are) the author.
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