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Review Policy Update:
The following places for me to post a review has a required $5 donation (and if the site requires a purchase, such as Smashwords, the cost of the book) per post.
- LinkedIn (Professional Social Media) Shared from the website at www.linkedin.com/in/amy-bookshelf-reviews
- BookSirens https://booksirens.com/reviewer/ZFTPBFQ
- Google Books
- Smashwords (plus Cost of Book or use Redemption Code)
- Kobo.com (US) (Online Bookstore)
- BookBub (Online Library) https://www.bookbub.com/profile/2216746076
BOOKSHELVES:
SPECIAL REQUEST BOOKSHELF
Turnaround time for reviews of titles on this shelf is determined by the special request. Donations for this shelf may vary depending on the request, and number of book titles to be reviewed. Titles on this shelf are reviewed and posted in order.
VIP-PRIORITY BOOKSHELF
All Titles from the VIP Priority bookshelf have been moved to the Special Requests Bookshelf, and the VIP Priority Bookshelf has been deleted.
AUDIOBOOKS
As of December 1, 2024 new review requests will not be accepted if they are not a release date review or an express release review, but if the book has been reviewed, and now it is on audiobook, these requests will be accepted.
If a book is an audiobook and on audible.com, the book needs to be purchased. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews may not always have the funds to purchase audiobooks. So, if an author wants the book reviewed on audio (and it must be listened to, even if the print book was read), the author must provide a redemption code, or the audiobook is listed as "free" or a donation of the purchase price is required. Even if the book is also on print, this review is considered a separate review from the print book.
If your audiobook is listed on Audible.com, I will need a redemption code or a donation for the cost of the book because audible audiobooks must be bought, listened to, before they can be reviewed. (So, it's not necessary to send me a digital audio file).
If your book is in Scribd, I can also review the audiobook. In order to do that, I have to pay for a monthly subscription, so if you want your Scribd audiobook (or other book on that website) be reviewed and posted, I will require a $10 donation fee to help offset my costs to provide this service there.
Other websites have audiobooks, and some may be free to listen to and do a review, and others require a purchase. So, if they require a purchase, I'll need the donation for the cost of the book or a redemption code, if one is allowed. If they require a more-than-free account, I will require a $10 donation fee to help offset my costs to provide the service there.
Audiobook on Spotify: Spotify only allows a rating of Stars. If your audiobook is on Spotify, your review will be posted on this website. The link to Spotify and your full review will be posted on Amy's Bookshelf Reviews Facebook page. The Twitter share will be done from the review on Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.
RELEASE DATE REVIEWS BOOKSHELF AND CALENDAR:
Reviews that have a scheduled release date, and Express Release Reviews. Reviews for and Blog Tour Review Dates. (Release Date Review Calendar)
AMAZON.COM POLICY!
VERIFIED PURCHASES: Bookshelf items marked with #V refer to it being a verified purchase. Books can no longer be "gifted." Books do NOT have to be verified purchases to have a review. Verified purchases do not have a limit of how many reviews can be posted per week, but unverified purchases do, and this impacts how many reviews can be posted per week.
NOTICE! Once Amy's Bookshelf Reviews posts the reviews on the various sites, the post going live is not the responsibility of Amy's Bookshelf Reviews, it is the site's. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews will let the author know when the review for Amazon.com has been posted. Sometimes it takes a few minutes, and it can take longer, days or even weeks. I will keep checking the reviews, but ultimately, though i have posted it, I cannot guarantee that Amazon will allow it to go live, or not take time posting it.
Donations made for bookshelves do not include the cost to purchase the book.
UNVERIFIED PURCHASE reviews do NOT get deleted by Amazon, but reviews written incorrectly or those that are reported as abuse may. According to Amazon, reviews are only discussed with the reviewers, and sometimes Amazon allows the reviewer to repost the review.
MY PROCESS:
A review is posted, it takes about 60 minutes for the entire process to be complete for one review. (This time does not include the time it takes to read the book and write a review.) Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews does NOT accept payment for reviews. Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews reviews are unbiased and honest. Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews accepts donations or gift cards but not for the exchange of a specific type of review. Donations are NOT considered payment for providing a review and Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews DOES NOT allow the amount of the donation (if there is one) to influence the star rating in any way.
Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews is a proud supporter of the Indie Author Community.
Amy's Library Bookshelves
SPECIAL REQUEST BOOKSHELF: $TBD
Exceptions to the Release Date Review Only Policy. (Minimum donation required $25 plus the cost of the author's book(s)). This donation is NOT paying for the review.
- Douglas M Brown
- Bill Greene
- Crystal Mary Lindsey
- Joel C. Flanagan-Grannemann
- Jan Notzon
- Celadon Books
- City Stone Publishing
- Farrow Communications
- Book Sirens
- Wildblue Press
- Odyssey Books
- Selby Ink
- Isobel Blackthorn
- Doug Lamplugh
- Indies United Publishing House
- Penguin Random House
- Snowy Wings
- Coffee & Thorn
- Rich DiSilvio
- Mark Poe
- Gil Snider
- Judy Snider
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- THE DELPHI MURDERS: The Quest To Find 'The Man On The Bridge' (N. Edwards) (B. Whitney) /True Crime/
- Far From Mortal Realms (K. Wyle) /Fantasy/
- Where Fireflies Sleep (K. Wyle) /Children/Picture Book/
- Fairy Court in Exile: An Epic Fantasy Novel of Civil War (J Flanagan-Grannemann) /Fantasy/
Best Reads Bookshelf
This shelf is for authors who want their books in the Best Reads Project, but I have yet to read. This is a temporary bookshelf. So, they can have their books included, if they meet the review criteria after, they will be invoiced and added to the contributors. More information on the Best Reads Project, click here.
- Forest Pathways: Ramblings from the New Forest and Beyond (M. Forester) #V /Poetry/Essays/
- A Home For Other Gods (M. Forester) /Dystopian/
- Song for the Forsaken (J. Notzon) #V /Literary/
- Suffer Not the Mole People (J. Notzon) #V /Literary/
- The ID Paradox (J. Notzon) #V /Literary/
- Down Solo (E. Javorsky) #V /Suspense/supernatural
- Trust me (E. Javorsky) #V /Thriller/
Express Release Date Reviews
EXPRESS RELEASE REVIEW
This information is for releases that are under the allotted amount of time for release date review request) (Fees listed below are “donations” and DO NOT buy a review but put the title on the Release Date Review Bookshelf and Calendar) Digital copies of an Express Release Date Review need to be sent via email within 24 hours of Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews’ response. (If you choose one of these options, email Amy's Bookshelf Reviews and you will get a PayPal Invoice sent to you by Essence Enterprises. The cost plus a $5 invoicing fee)
- 15 posting days- 28 posting days before release - $50 (US) (Express Priority)
- 6 days to 14 days before release- $75 (US) (Express Preferred)
- 1 days posting 5 posting dates before release-$100 (US) (Express Immediate)
All Express Release books will be added to the Release Date Review Bookshelf and Calendar.
EXPRESS RELEASE REVIEW IMMEDIATE - $100 (US)
Use for Express Release Date Reviews, where the request is 1 to 5 posting days before release. All Express Release books will be added to the Release Date Review Bookshelf and Calendar.
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VIP Legacy Boookshelf
“Legacy” bookshelf is for “Legacy Authors” (or authors that are sent by a repeat representative, representing a “Legacy Author.” (Once an author has requested their second title to be reviewed, they automatically become a Legacy Author). (If the book is also to be reviewed in audiobook form, that is a separate review, and the audiobook is listed on the audiobook bookshelf). The genres are now listed by each book title in between the / /. As of 9/2023, the titles will NOT be cycled but read, reviewed and posted in order as they appear on the shelf.
To rise to the top: (second or third position)
$30 donation per author.
- 1918 (M. Druga) /Historical/
- A Tale of Two Nations (M. Druga) /Historical/
- Heinous (M. Druga) /Historical/
- Kitten is a Kangaroo (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Lion's Lesson (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Maymeemye Momu (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Nellie's Nine Narwhals (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Outlaw Orangutans (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Pudgy Porky (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Quacky Quads (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Rude Rutherford Robin (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Salamander Sisters (S. Baker) /Children/Education/
- Comic Trap (M. Cost) /Detective/Thriller/
- Mainely Power (M. Cost) /Detective/Thriller/
- Mainely Money (M. Cost) /Detective/Thriller/
- Mainely Wicked (M. Cost) /Detective/Thriller/
- Tarja Titan: Sophomore Year (T. Marti) /Paranormal/Fantasy
- Fatal Encounter (M. St. James) /Romance/Suspense
- The Camelot Gambit (A. Scudiere)/suspense, forensic, paranormal/
- Dead Tide (A. Scudiere)/suspense, forensic, paranormal/
- Sabotage (A. Scudiere)/suspense, forensic, paranormal/
- Vanishing Point (A. Scudiere)/suspense, forensic, paranormal/
- The Surface (A. Scudiere)/suspense, forensic, paranormal/
- The Tempest (A. Scudiere)/suspense, forensic, paranormal/
- The Swarm (A. Scudiere)/suspense, forensic, paranormal/
- Only Dead Leaves Fall (V. Donovan) /Thriller/
STANDARD NEW AUTHOR BOOKSHELF
This bookshelf is for authors that have put in their first request, or from representatives that have requested an author’s title for the first time (for that particular author). The Genre is listed between the //
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To rise to the top (second or third position):
$30 Donation per author.
As of December 1, 2024, no more titles will be added to this bookshelf, and when the last title has been read, reviewed and the review posted, this bookshelf will be deleted.
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- Her Alibi #V (M. Schmidt) #V /True Crime/
- The Genesis 6 Project #V (M. Ferguson) /Thriller/
- PACIFIC DASH - From Asia Vagabond to Casino King #V (C. Nairene) Fiction
- Is the Algorithm Plotting Against Us? A Layperson's Guide to the Concepts, Math, and Pitfalls of AI (K. Wenger) #V /NF/Science/
- Why We Make Bad Choices: The God's Labyrinth of Good and Evil Encountering the Self (M. Liviero) #V /NF/Faith/
- Six Days in Detox (D. Corbeau) /NF/Memoir/Addiction
- THE INSTITUTE Stolen Case Files (T. Galindo) #V /Sci-fi/
- Ghost Moon (K. Knight) #V /Paranormal/
- Outcast Artist in Bretagne - WWII heartbreak and forbidden love (D. S. Lewis) #V /Historical Romance/
- The Last Shot (B. Wallach) #V /Mystery/Detective
- Gamble of Hearts #V (V. Barlow) /Romance/
- Arresting Mason (A. Daulton) /Romance/Suspense/
- The Price of Safety (M. Bland) /thriller/sci-fi/
- The Price of Rebellion (M. Bland) /thriller/sci-fi/
- Some blue, A little spur (K. Falcon) #V /Poetry/
- The Time Patriot: Hail Mary Pass (K. Megahee) /Scifi/
- I will Paint the Night (S. Muller) /YA/Fantasy/
- Shadow Thief (I. Khanani) /YA/Fantasy/
- Sunbolt (I. Khanani) /YA/Fantasy/
- The ChatGPT Millionaire: Fast Wealth Creation So You Can Obliterate Your Debts, Retire Early, and Embark on a World Tour - Faster than You Ever Imagined! (A. Ewing) /NF/Business/
- Kordan the Wizard (D. Nos) /Fantasy/
- The Last of the Greatest Generation (J. Gould) /Mystery/
AMY'S PERSONAL BOOKSHELF
Books listed on this bookshelf are from Amy's Personal library.
These books are reviewed in order.
If a book is from the Banned, Burned, Challenged or Controversial List, there will be a #BB next to it. The full list of Banned, Burned, Challenged and Controversial books is listed on the Banned Books page.
Amy's Banned Book Buzz "show" on TikTok. Episodes drop every Wednesday by 9AM EST. Check out the Episodes on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@amysbookshelfreviews
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- The Body (S. King) #V /Thriller/
- Lady Chatterly's Lover #V (DH. Lawrence) #BB/ Classic/Adult/Love/Romance
- The Outsiders (Hinton) #V #BB / Teen & YA Social Issues/Violence/
- A Good Kind of Trouble (Ramée) #V #BB / Children/Black & African American/
- Slaughterhouse-Five (Vonnegut) #V #BB / Literary/Satire/
- 1984 (Orwell) #V #BB /Classic/Dystopian/
- Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (Blume) #V #BB /YA/ Jewish Fiction/
- A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive (Pelzer) #V #BB / Child Abuse/Memoir
- The Catcher in the Rye (Salinger) #V #BB /Classic/
- The Book Thief (Zusak) #V #BB /YA/Holocaust/
- To Kill a Mockingbird (Lee) #V #BB/ Classic/Coming of Age/
- A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet) (L'Engle) #V #BB /Children/Time Travel /
- Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury) #V #BB /Classic/Literary/
- The End of Policing (Vitale) #V #BB (Kindle) /law enforcement/discrimination/
- Lawn Boy (Evison) #V #BB/ Social class distinctions/cultural discrimination/
- A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Twiss) #V #BB (Kindle) / Children/LGBTQ+/
- Ground Zero: A Novel of 9/11 (Gratz) #V #BB /Children/ Explore Middle East/
AUDIOBOOK BOOKSHELF
Amy’s Bookshelf Reviews does listen to and reviews audiobooks. If a print book has already been read, the posting of the audiobook review is a separate review, since there are other things to review such as narration. Audiobooks listed on Audible.com requires either a redemption code or a donation for the cost of the book. Audiobooks on Scribd.com require a subscription, which I now have, but I will require a $10 donation fee to help offset my costs to provide this service there. Audiobooks listed on other sites, Spotify only allows a star rating, not a review posted. The link to the audiobook can be shared on Facebook, and the entire review posted for that date.
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- Velma Gone Awry (M. Cost) #V /Detective/Thriller/
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