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Old 07-24-2022, 08:19 AM   #199
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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin View Post
I just had the experience of finding a 5-star Goodreads review VERY helpful. The first review listed for a Regency romance was a 5-star review by the author That pushed me toward avoiding the book, and my reaction was confirmed by a 1-star review calling it out for anachronistic language (anathema for me in historical fiction of any genre). Note to authors - giving your own work 5-stars will NOT make me rush to read it
A five-star review by the author begs for an offsetting one-star review, giving that as a reason. That’ll learn ‘em, or it should.
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