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Originally Posted by BlackVoid
Just forget about it. There was never trustworthy reviewing and there is none on the web and there never will be. It is all about personal taste / preference. Good reviews, awards, high price, number of sales - these things do not guarantee that you will like the book. They do not even indicate quality. Get excerpts, free short stories from an author and try before you buy.
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Well-written reviews from people I trust will tell me whether or not I'll enjoy the book. And the fanfiction community has a whole set of protocols around spoilers in reviews; we've got quite a few people who can give reviews with enough insight and description to let people know if they'd like the story, but avoid spoiling people for crucial plot points.
The idea that you can never tell if you'll like the book without reading it, or others like it by the same author, is pure hubris. Nobody's tastes are that unique.