So hey, guys.

I was thinking of trying to get more serious and consistent with my book reviews, and in part sometimes I'd done them either because I wanted to push a book or because I just really enjoyed it and wanted to talk about it, or it was a furry book that I genuinely wanted to provide indirect feedback one way or the other, and I'll admit that sometimes I'd get nervous about sharing the final product for fear of offending anyone (or their fans) or just not being certain if I should because maybe I wouldn't handle the same treatment well or I shouldn't critique others (note the difference between criticism and critique) when I am not all that consistent myself, but I've come to the conclusion that I'm not going to stop reading one way or the other, and that when I finish it can't hurt to do a review afterwards.

That being said, I do not plan on doing them on any particularly schedule or frequency, the goal is one a month, but if I get more done they'll go on the queue, and if I miss a month I'm not going to stress, since this is to be a fun/growth thing more than an obligation. It will likely be a mix of furry books, scifi, and other, the degree of which depends on a number of factors.

Now I have about 8 books on my to be read pile, and some I've committed to reading and reviewing although I am way overdue on some of these, but I plan to go through them, review them, and post the videos.

What I'd like to know from all of you is do you look at reviews? Do you prefer them written out or in video form? Do you want a mostly spoiler free review or are you looking for more of an after action report?

What I was thinking was as follows.

I will review books as I read them. I will work on them as I have time during my designated video work periods. There will be a fairly significant delay between the book hitting my pile and the release of the video, although at author request I would be willing to screen it sooner. I will allow requests and or submissions for review, though I make no guarantees I will accept said request or that I will provide anything other than what is in my opinion a fair review. If you want to know how I operate, look at the ones I've done so far and that'll give you a clue of what kinds of things I look for. If that's good for you and you want me to look at a book (or your book), then we can talk.

I plan to break my reviews from this point forward into five sections, an overview as to what the book is, the setting / genre, the main characters (if applicable), the premise (a brief summary of the story), and my review, both good and bad, whatever stuck out to me. Generally I won't mention anything specific beyond the first few chapters, but if the ending is a problem I might generally describe the issue without getting into details so as not to ruin plot.

That being said, what do you guys think?

Also I might (since I am trying to schedule my patreon several months in advance), I may put some of the reviews or other related videos on my patreon again to try to keep up with that, since so far I have kept up consistently with a video a week on my youtube channel, which seems a reasonable amount for me to maintain in the time I have, even when employed.

Thoughts?

 Laurenrivers