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PLEASE NOTE:
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We cannot
guarantee all books received
will be reviewed, though we
will do our best.
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We reserve the right to
decline to review books
at our discretion.
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We only review
stories that meet our
definition of "Young Adult":
YA is fiction written especially for adolescents and/or teenagers and involve characters of the same age (i.e. eighteen y.o. or younger). If your story involves main characters over the age of 18 y.o., we don’t consider it “Young Adult”.
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All books
submitted need to be
associated with a
publishing company and
should be fully edited.
We do not accept
self-published works
(for example: Lulu,
Author House and
Create Space, among
others)
at this time (click
here for a
more in depth
explanation of this
policy).
Our reviewers, however,
are always free to
review any book they
have read independently
and enjoyed so at times
a self-published author
may get reviewed via
that method.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
SUBMISSION:
1. Please email the
PDF file of the story and a
jpg file of the cover (if
available) to
LASReviews@gmail.com. If
you are submitting a print
book, please
email us for our mailing
address, and include all the
additional information below. Please include the TITLE
of your story/novel in the
subject line, and the words
"review request" so it isn't
deleted as spam.
2. Please include the length
(short/novella/full),
the genre (historical,
paranormal, contemporary,
inspirational, etc), a
short blurb, and the "buy" link
(where someone can go to
purchase it) in the body of
your email.
3. Please be patient. We will
respond to your request to
let you know we've received
it as soon as we can. We will also email you to
let you know when the review
goes up on the site.
4.
All review requests
will be kept in our database
for up to three months.
At that time, if no reviewer
has been found for the
story, the request will be
removed from our database,
and the submitter notified.
5. We are determined
to be a site that only
issues honest, but positive
reviews. Therefore, if we
have more than two reviewers
who cannot find positive
remarks to say about a
story, it will be declined.
Please understand, this is
not necessarily a reflection
upon the author, or the
story -- opinions vary
greatly. It just means that
the reviewers who volunteer
their time here at Aurora
didn't care for it. We will
notify you via email if this
particular circumstance
occurs. We appreciate your
understanding!
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Please remember: All reviews are solely based on the reviewer's opinion.
1 Sun — At this time, we do not post these
reviews. If the book was boring, badly edited, poorly written, had little or
no plot, stilted dialogue, and/or unsympathetic characters, we will decline
the review.
2 Suns — Not wonderful, but tolerable. There may be some
minor editing glitches but not enough to stop you reading. Not a
wall-banger, but nothing you'd re-read. This is a book you would borrow from
the library - not buy- and never check out again. You might recommend it to
a friend with a mention of the glitches, knowing that something in the plot
or story would still appeal to them regardless.
3 Suns — Good. Mostly enjoyable. You made it through and
didn't consider it a waste of time or money. The story was strong enough or
the conflict tight enough, so even when the book faltered, it was able to
draw you back in and keep you. There's a chance you'll recommend it to a
friend, but it wouldn't go on your keeper shelf.
4 Suns — Very Good. You're glad you were the one who got
to review the book. You would probably buy it and would definitely recommend
it to your friends. You liked the characters and the plot. The writing style
was good and the editing clean.
5 Suns — Great! You would definitely buy this book. You
would definitely recommend it to your friends. You really loved the
characters and the plot and would consider looking for this authors back
list or making her an autobuy. The writing and editing were superb.
Aurora Best Book - For a book or story that is truly
exceptional. You think about it when you're not reading it. You wonder what
happens to the characters when you finish. You would absolutely buy
everything else this author had to offer. The highest praise - and reserved
for only a few. |
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