EVER BOUGHT A BOOK ON THE STRENGTH OF THE REVIEWS ON THE BACK???

If you are like us (and probably one of the many thousands of book lovers across the globe) and have had the misfortune of spending your hard-earned cash on an apparent "best-seller"; you will probably also have experienced the dull thud as you bang your head against the wall, thinking "Why did I listen to the reviews on the back?!" The truth is: reviews found on books are usually self-promoting, PR stunt-type hype and not necessarily a true reflection of the books' quality at all.

It is our aim to tell the truth about books, but don't for one second assume that that is synonymous with us creating a blog to 'diss' authors' work - to the contrary - our intention is to provide an honest appraisal of each and every book we read. If the book is any good - it'll get a good review. If it's awful and a tragedy to the literary world - then it won't. It's that simple.

Wednesday, 1 July 2009

Readers' Choice Winner: Envy the Dead

June's Readers' Choice competition saw us receive over 5700 votes! All we can say is: wow! You guys really love your books - especially if they're free ;-)

In the end, it came down to lord of the midlands crime novels - Iain Mcdowall - to scoop the prize! Envy the Dead is his latest offering. Not only can you read our review but you can also take a peek into the author's inner workings through our interview.

Finally - congrats to our winner: Neil Bramble.

We've updated the link so it takes you straight through to July's Readers' Choice, which is already up and running... we know, we know, we are too generous!! Get your votes in - who knows, it could be you that wins next time!

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