Review Guidelines

At Dragonsworn Books I review novels within the fantasy genre.

I take reviewing quite seriously and I pride myself on being thorough and providing sufficient reasoning for my ratings and feelings about the books. All opinions voiced on this blog are my own - and above all I will be honest.

I do not write reviews to sell books, I write them to give readers my honest opinion on the book and a chance to decide for themselves whether they think it is worth bying or not.

It should be understood that Dragonsworn Books is driven completely as a free-time enjoyment. I need some kind of assurance as the quality of the work before I can accept it, otherwise it will become too much work and too little pleasure for me. Therfore I am hesitant to review anything self-published.

I will, however, happily hear from traditionally published authors or publishers of any size.

My Rating System

★☆☆☆☆ - I did not like it, pretty much wasted my time

★★☆☆☆ - It was okay, but nothing special

★★★☆☆ - I liked it, it had some good elements

★★★★☆ - I really liked it, I will definitely recommend this book

★★★★★ - I loved it, everything was just right

Elements I Will Cover

Whenever I write a review there are certain things I will be sure to comment on. I have compiled a list of them for my own sake mainly, but I thought I could as well share them here so you might know what to expect. These are the things I will be sure to mention:

• The language
• The plot
• The details
• The universe
• The main characters
• The level of originality
• The entertainment factor
• The impact upon the reader (read: me!)
• The greater consistency
• My over all opinion and rating of the book