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{Book Review Policy}


(Book) Review Policy:

 All reviews posted via my blog TPIL and social media are the results of my personal reading, or from books I have been asked to review. (Reviews are noted accordingly). Opinions are my own, and I am not paid for these reviews. 

 My Go-To Genre: Fiction.
Specific Preferences: 
-Contemporary Fiction (examples but not limited to JoJo Moyes, Kristin Hannah, Sarah Jio)
-Historical Fiction (examples but not limited to WWII era; also Fiona Davis)
-Magical Realism (examples but not limited to Alice Hoffman, Sarah Addison Allen, Ellen Herrick, Deborah Harkness, Katherine Howe)
-Literary Fiction (example but not limited to Elizabeth Gilbert)
-touch of Mystery (examples but not limited to Kate Morton, Rhys Bowen, Sarah Jio)
-Contemporary Southern (examples but not limited to Mary Alice Monroe, Ann Hite, Billie Letts, Molly Harper, Kathryn Stockett, Mary Kay Andrews).

 Unfortunately I no longer read strait up horror/thrillers, domestic/legal thrillers, true crime or crime fiction, traditional cozy mysteries or religious fiction, and I do not review non-fiction or memoir by request. (Exceptions may be made after discussion with publisher / marketing agency). Thank you in advance for your understanding.

 You may also refer to my Instagram page for my featured reads at bloomin.chick or by clicking here to take a scroll through my feed. 

If you have a book you would like me to consider for read & review, please email me at bloominchick.jo@gmail.com with the title, author, and synopsis for consideration. Thank you!

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