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Another Book Reviewing Milestone
So not only is today Canada Day, it’s also the day I’m posting my 150th book review! Seraphina by Rachel Hartman is definitely a book worthy of the #150 title because Rachel Hartman is an amazing debut novelist who’s Canadian. Well, I didn’t think I’d make it to 50 reviews, let alone 150, but here I am at 150 and with no plans of quitting. So let’s drink (Coca-Cola since I don’t drink alcohol) to 150 book reviews now and hopefully at least 150 book reviews more. And I propose another toast to you, my amazing readers, for getting me through the tough times and encouraging me to keep posting.
Still Alive
As you may or may not know, here in Saskatchewan we’ve had some wicked weather (including tornadoes) that knocked out a lot of main transformers and power lines. In my area, the power (and water!) was out for 31 hours and the internet was out for 55 hours. That’s why I haven’t been posting. So thank you for still following my blog despite the completely random non-posting. I love you guys.
The Mad Reviewer is now on Twitter
I just did what I swore I would never do. I’m on Twitter now.
Since I decided to start accepting more guest posters, I figured why not get serious about the whole social networking aspect of blogging. So now I’m on Twitter, for those of you that have Twitter as well. You can find me @TheMadReviewer if you’re looking to laugh at a complete Luddite when it comes to social media.
The Mad Reviewer is now Accepting Guest Posts
As you probably know (my regular readers anyway) I already have a wonderful guest poster, Savindi from The Streetlight Reader. She does an absolutely amazing job and guest posts pretty much whenever I ask her, usually a few times per month. It’s great that she does that for me, but I’ve been thinking of getting a few more people to guest post once or twice. Do you think you’d like to guest post here? Well, here’s some criteria:
1. You must write a book review or an article on books, preferably something teens can read. This is supposed to be a YA blog, after all, so I try to have content that young adults would like to read. If you’re writing a book review, it had better not be on a book I’ve already read. But if you have a different opinion on an article I wrote, that’s fine. Continue reading
3 Things to Brighten Your Wednesday
#1. First off, thanks so much to everyone who suggested books for my little sister. You have no idea how helpful you’ve been! Thank you for filling both my birthday and Christmas shopping lists with books because in this household, books are a staple of both occasions.
#2. I’m posting over at We Heart Reading again. This time, it’s a review of Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy. It’s about, you guessed it, Julius Caesar. It’s my first time reviewing non-fiction, so go on over and check it out! Especially if you like history.
#3. A little while ago when I wrote my post on things authors should know about bad reviews, I had John Scalzi’s attitude toward them in mind. For the release of his new book, Redshirts, he has posted some samples from one-star reviews he received without flipping out at the reviewers. This is how bad reviews should be handled, people. Go and check them out if you need a good laugh while being informed.