Tag Archives: review

The Thinker

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

The review is scared Honesty is a must No book is truly horrid Or perfect in every way The stars are secondary To this critic’s words A positive is shown Along with what needs work Favorite characters And weak subplots … Continue reading →

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Briefly on Review Ratings

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I noticed something about the overall rating for a book on Amazon. The one that needs to stay at 4.0 for some advertising sites to work with you. It’s. a simple fact: It’s utter bullshit. Seriously, you can’t get a … Continue reading →

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The Oldest Man in the Universe by Tuan Ho (Free for 5 Days!)

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I recently read The Oldest Man in the Universe by Tuan Ho.  This is a short story available on Amazon Kindle and it is free for the next 5 days. This is a very quick read, so I can’t go … Continue reading →

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Deeper by Jane Thomson

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I recently finished reading Deeper by Jane Thomson.  This is the story of a mermaid (they’re called mers) that wants to be human, so it’s a retelling of ‘The Little Mermaid’.  That’s where the similarities end. There is an odd … Continue reading →

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Shadows Over Sheradan

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a review of Shadows Over Sheradan by Scott Barker: The world that Scott Barker created is amazing.  I love how he drew me into his world and everything made sense.  There wasn’t a moment where I thought something … Continue reading →

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Amazon Review Message! Urgent! Important!

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

So, two of my 5-star reviews were recently deleted with no warning.  I have no idea why since they (like all of them) were legitimate reviews.  Anyway, this could turn into me losing a lot more reviews by the time … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogger: Zombie Phreak

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

As I’ve stated, I’m going to be hosting a guest blog on Thursdays.  To help me test this new event is the blogger, Zombie Phreak.  He is an Amazon reviewer and a good friend that was nice enough to be … Continue reading →

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Wreck-It Ralph Review

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

A movie review by me?  Well, I’m going to give it a shot . . . I make all my apologies in advance for this one.  Possible SPOILERS for anyone who has never seen a Pixar film before.  Also, I … Continue reading →

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Interesting Trend of the 1’s and 2’s

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I got my first review in regards to the free weekend.  A 2-star review, which demonstrates this trend that I’ve noticed.  Reviewing a book that you haven’t finished. I’m curious if this is a common practice.  A convention goer I … Continue reading →

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Cupcake by Mariah Jones

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Charles Yallowitz

I just finished reading Cupcake by Mariah Jones.  Again, I’m not much of a romance reader, so this was foreign territory. I loved the light humor in the book.  There was a jovial, happy nature to the entire story that … Continue reading →

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