General Review Policy: (Updated 05/11/2025)
I accept back titles, Advanced Reading Copies/Editions and finished copies (paperbacks or hardcovers).
For now, I am not accepting e-books/e-copies review requests.
Please be informed that I am an overseas based book blogger (in Manila, Philippines). If you are willing to ship book(s) overseas and shoulder the shipping fee, feel free to send an e-mail anytime. Also, please take into account some delays because of our slow postal system.
My mailing information is not stated anywhere in this blog as part of my privacy policy, so if you need it, do contact me. Also, please label your e-mails properly. If it ends up in my spam folder there's a possibility that I will miss out on your email and not respond at all.
Books I review
My current priorities are DANMEI, BOYS LOVE novels, though I still read and review YOUNG ADULT books. Anything from contemporary/realistic, fantasy, paranormal, dystopian, mystery, sci-fi, historical and romantic YA comedies, as long as I am interested, I will read. I occasionally make exceptions (like adult romance books) if the story interests me, but it does not happen often.
Books that do not fall into any of the ones I mentioned or listed above, unfortunately, I DO NOT review, in which case I will decline the request. I do not read nor review memoirs and self-help books.
Timeline for reviews
I do not have a definitive timeline on when I finish a book and post my review, as I have a full time job, but I try to post reviews for ARCs a week or two before the release date and a few weeks after the release date for finished copies. Due to the number of books I have in my To-Read list, I cannot guarantee that I can review all books that will be sent to me on time, but I will do my very best to get through them in a reasonable amount of time.
Book ratings
Check my Rating System page to find out in detail how I rate the books I review.
What's included in my reviews
The reviews include:
- The Book cover
- The summary from the book itself (usually taken from Goodreads or the publisher's website)
- Book source (for review, purchased, blog tour etc)
- Links for purchase (I will mention if it is a sponsored post or an affiliate link)
Also, a favorable review of a book is NEVER guaranteed, but my reviews are fair and honest, balanced and based solely on my own reading experience.
Other than this blog, I can publish my reviews on Goodreads and/or Library Thing. If you require it to be posted elsewhere, like Amazon and other book retailers, please let me know.
To know more about my contest and privacy policies, please visit this page.
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ARC policy
As a book blogger, I do get plenty of ARCs/AREs from authors and publishers. Any ARCs (Advance Readers Copy) I get will NEVER be sold anywhere or to anyone.
I love collecting books and anything I get I mostly keep, especially signed copies. I give some of them away as prizes and trade them with other book bloggers, or donate them to my favorite libraries but I WILL NEVER SELL ARCs!
It is illegal to do so!
Please remember not to buy and/or sell ARCs!
