Welcome to another segment of
"An Interview With A Reviewer"
with our guest reviewer
Angelica Dawson
A Best Selling Naughty Nights Press Author
Angelica is a wife, mother and environmental consultant. Her love of plants and the outdoors is not diminished by the bloodsucking hoards -- mosquitoes and black flies, not vampires.
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First Things First
Let's take a look at Angelica's review of "Jack and The Magical Beanstalk" by author Pablo Michaels.
"This book has the feel of a fairy tale. There are many segments that could have come straight out of a big picture book my daughter reads. The rest is definitely not for children, but fantastic in its own way. My only complaint comes with the ending. Sam doesn't seem to really have a complete story. I would have liked him to have more closure. I would definitely recommend this book to any fan of m/m erotica."
What is Our Purpose
In general, these segments are to help not only authors understand a few things about the reviews they may get, but it is also for the people who leave the book reviews as well.
Reviews are a crucial element for any book. Reviews help not only the person considering the purchase of a book but they help the author understand how their book is interpreted by a reader.
We are going to ask the reviewer, Angelica Dawson, these questions today.
- Do you have a general review rating that you go by? 5stars, 4 stars, etc. What are the deciding factors that you weigh your decision on? (For instance: I gave “Jack and The Magical Beanstalk” 5 stars because…)
- What about Pablo Michaels book, “Jack and The Magical Beanstalk” did you like the best?
- What about an author inspires you to read a book and review it?
- What is your favorite genre to read?
- Are you a plot driven or character driven reader? Why?
- Do you post reviews for all the books you read?
- What happens before you sit down to read a book for a review?
- Do you have a special place where you like to read? Do you need complete silence?
- How many times do you read a book before you actually write the review?
- When posting a review, which sales channels do you typically post to? Why?
- Have you ever had one of your reviews removed from a sales channel?
- How do you think the digital age has impacted literature as a whole?
- Are you an author? What is the title of your most recent publication? Please feel free to share a link for your book here as well.
- How important do you believe reviews are in the purchasing decision process?
Read through the post, once you reach the comment section...open them up and you will see each question from above listed in the comment thread.
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About The Book
Jack ascends the beanstalk to a land where a Giant Slave serves his larger Master, Jack begs Slave for food to satisfy his hunger from his long journey. But Jack finds Master hoarding treasures.
Attempting to escape the wrath of Master and Slave with the treasures, Jack encounters a handsome, engaging normal sized human man. Sam lives with others that live naturally without clothing deep in the forest. As Jack ages he becomes a handsome man, just like his father, attracting many men, including the two farmhands, Zeke and Adam.
Even though Jack has enabled the farm to prosper with the treasures he stole from Master and is met with increasing danger, he climbs the magical beanstalk again and again to find more treasures and pursue Sam.
Read More About This book here: Meet In The Middle Blog
Read The Interview With Reviewer Ray Sostre
Read The Interview With Reviewer Muffy Wilson
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About The Author
He wrote poetry and stories since third grade. When he turned twenty-one, he moved to San Francisco to work and write, experiencing more of gay life. In the 1980's he wrote every chance he had, trying and failing miserably at publishing mainstream fiction. He published his first story in 1986 in a literary magazine. read more...
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The views in this post and interview are "opinions" based from professional authors, and book promoters. We welcome your opinion but please be mindful of others. This interview session will be monitored for correct content and we reserve the right to delete any offensive posting.
Thank you for agreeing to participate in this segment of “An Interview with A Reviewer” Angelica. We at Rukia Publishing Book Promotions and author Pablo Michaels greatly appreciate you taking the time out your schedule to stop by!
ReplyDeleteIt is a pleasure. Happy to help out.
DeleteThanks for joining us Angelica. I truly appreciate your participation.
DeleteWhat about an author inspires you to read a book and review it?
ReplyDeleteI am most drawn to authors who put themselves on the page. That’s most definitely true of Pablo Michaels and his stories, no less so Jack and the Magical Beanstalk.
DeleteThank you Angelica. I try to write like authors who inspire because they write passion page after page, a passion for life.
DeleteWhat is your favorite genre to read?
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is fantasy. I love magic and myths. Although the magic in this story is more directly related to the beanstalk than a controlled magic, it definitely fits into that group.
DeleteI tend to read realistic, gay romance and mysteries.
DeleteAre you a plot driven or character driven reader? Why?
ReplyDeleteI enjoy a good plot. I like to see how the stories of several characters are woven together in one narrative. That said, I can forgive many plot holes for the sake of character development.
DeleteLike I said with Ray Sostre, I try to balance a nicely planned plot with developed characters. I view both of them as important.
DeleteWhat about Pablo Michaels book, “Jack and The Magical Beanstalk” did you like the best?
ReplyDeleteThe tone. I liked how it felt like a fairy tale.
DeleteThat is exactly what I tried to portray.
DeleteDo you post reviews for all the books you read?
ReplyDeleteMost. Some I only give a rating rather than a full review, but I try to review, especially when I have something constructive/supportive to impart.
DeleteI don't write reviews for all books I read. for Those I skim through, I would be at fault to write a review.
DeleteWhat happens before you sit down to read a book for a review?
ReplyDeleteI don’t normally read books for reviewing. I read the books of my fellow author friends and then review them in support, but I don’t volunteer to read books of authors I don’t have a connection with. That said, before sitting down for this one, I made sure I had ample time to finish it. I have a lot of trouble picking up the threads of a story after a day or two away.
DeleteI am like Angelica. If I am asked to write a review by an author, I make sure I have time to read the book. Unlike Angelica, I need it fresh in my mind. I'm getting up there in years and my memory is not as good as it used to be.
DeleteDo you have a special place where you like to read? Do you need complete silence?
ReplyDeleteI need no voices. Music is fine, although I don’t require it, but I do need my family to have other occupations so I have the concentration to give the story. I like to read in my sitting room, in the sunshine, but I can read on the bus, in the library and a few other places just as well.
DeleteI prefer to read at my desk on my PC. But I can read on my laptop while there are other activities going on around me.
DeleteHow many times do you read a book before you actually write the review?
ReplyDeleteI normally only read the book once. I might go back and reread sections, but rarely the whole book.
DeleteI read it fast the first time. The second time I'll read it slower.
DeleteDo you have a general review rating that you go by? 5stars, 4 stars, etc. What are the deciding factors that you weigh your decision on? (For instance: I gave “Jack and The Magical Beanstalk” 5 stars because…)
ReplyDeleteI am a generally harsh reviewer, another reason why don’t often volunteer to do it. For me, five stars is something that really blows me out of the water. Those are stories that haunt me for days after, often with my own imaginings of dropped threads in the story. Characters that I remember months later. Four stars is my most common rating. Those are stories I really enjoy and would happily recommend. Three stars and less are for those the grab me less, or in some case, trouble me rather than engaging me. A lot of erotica can rub me wrong.
DeleteI actually prefer not to a have a star rating. I would rather give an honest review being able to critique a book thoroughly.
DeleteWhen posting a review, which sales channels do you typically post to? Why?
ReplyDeleteMy reviews are generally posted to Amazon and Goodreads. The first because that’s where I purchase my ebooks, and the second because I like the social interaction between authors and reviewers that can be found there.
DeleteI post to Amazon, obviously and unfortunately the most influential site. I also post to GoodReads and Barnes and Noble when appropriate.
DeleteHave you ever had one of your reviews removed from a sales channel?
ReplyDeleteNot that I know about.
DeleteNot that I am aware of.
DeleteHow do you think the digital age has impacted literature as a whole?
ReplyDeleteIt has made the field so much wider and fuller than before. Although there is opportunity for less well-crafted manuscripts to reach prominence, it also gives the opening to new authors that otherwise might never share their work at all.
DeleteI agree with Angelica for the same reasons, but I still prefer reading a book in hard copy.
DeleteAre you an author? What is the title of your most recent publication? Please feel free to share a link for your book here as well.
ReplyDeleteI write erotica and my most recent release, Woman’s Best Friend, was part of the Alpha Shifters After Dark box set.
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Angelica is an amazing, talented writer. Her stories are vivid with sustainable characters and well-woven plots.
DeleteHow important do you believe reviews are in the purchasing decision process?
ReplyDeleteIn my purchasing, it isn’t very important at all. I rarely look farther than the number of stars when buying and even then it doesn’t sway me much. That said, having had titles with a lot of reviews and others with very few, I believe they are very important to most readers.
DeleteThey don't determine my choice in reading a book.
DeleteThank you so much for joining us Angelica! Please provide us with your social network links:
ReplyDeleteMy Pleasure! Twitter: @angelicadawson
DeleteBlog/website: angelicadawson.blogspot.com
Mailing list: http://angelicadawson.blogspot.com/p/mailing-list.html
Facebook: http://facebook.com/authorangelicadawson
Thank you Angelica for giving up your valuable time. I know you are very busy. Best wishes for a great success with your new release in Alpha Shifters.
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