How do you decide which book to review?

I know us book bloggers read an insane amount of books and we also post a lot of reviews, but I just really have to ask: How do you decide which books to actually review?

The reason I asked is because I like getting started on a series, and I tend to finish the series but here in My Book Musings, I don't always review all the books per series. Sometimes, it's because I've read the first book or so prior to blogging and I haven't reread it again to write about it. However, sometimes I just don't feel like writing about the book. As a book blogger, should I be reviewing all the books in a series? Sometimes, I get so excited to read the latest book in the series that I just go through the book and I'm all praises for it, but I don't have enough to say about it enough to blog about it.

Of course this also applies to book outside of a series. I tend to review the ones I get super excited about, or the ones that really bothered me that I have to let it out and write about it. Oftentimes, I enjoy a book but I don't really have any thoughts enough to blog about them. I know we don't write about all the books we read, because if we all did that then we wouldn't have enough time to read all our books and go on with our personal lives and blog. Of course I'm already excluding the books that you are committed to reviewing, like with book tours or book review requests.

How about the other bloggers? How do you decide which books to review, with all the books you receive every day/week/month? If you blogged about the first or so book in a series, do you also write about the subsequent books? I'd really like to know :-)

Have a great day ahead of you!

02 Sep 2013

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lexxielin 66p · 607 weeks ago

I don't actually make a decision, but even from before I started my blog, I reviewed all the books I read. Goodreads got me in touch with so many other readers, and that's where my reviews were first posted. Then, when I started my blog, I continued to review all the books I read - but now, they are always posted on my blog first.

I don't think you 'have to' review all books in a series, and nobody but you know what works for your blog. And since it's yours, you should do things the way that works best for you.

I know that's not really a lot of help, but that's all I've got.

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Goldie · 607 weeks ago

Oh my gosh! You review them all? You're so patient. I don't have the patience to review everything. Most of the time, I just want to read and read and read! But thanks for the comment, it's kind of enlightening :)

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inspiringinsomnia 26p · 607 weeks ago

In a perfect world, we'd review every book we read, but I think for most of us, it's just not possible. I don't feel the need to review earlier books in a series that I read prior to reviewing/blogging. I'm not a big re-reader, and I definitely wouldn't reread a book for the sole purpose of reviewing it.

I read the 3 books in The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy over the course of a couple of weeks recently, and I'm planning to post a single review discussing all three books. I don't plan to do that frequently, though.

Stephanie @ Inspiring Insomnia

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Do you also review all the books you read? Sometimes, I group my reviews of a series in one post if they're all out already. Sometimes I start to review one series, then not review the others. It actually depends on my time and mood!

I don't review all the books I read. I just don't have time! Also, sometimes I don't just don't feel strongly enough (either positively or negatively) to bother writing a review. Or, I may read a book that just doesn't feel like a good fit for my blog.

That's how I review too - depends on my mood about the book most of the time. If I just feel like the book is - meh - okay - I don't really write about it. There are also other books I've read that I don't want to blog about because of their content (i.e. some classic books).

rutyb 35p · 607 weeks ago

I used to review everything I read but nowadays it's almost impossible!
I post reviews on my blog and goodreads about books I loved or hated :) and also the ones send by the authors/publisher because that's why they send them on the first place :)
But there are books I read but never write a review about them :)

Ruty@Reading...Dreaming

Wow Ruty, you and Lexie are so amazing. I can't imagine writing about every book I read. Sometimes I also have to decline reviewing a book that an author/publisher sent me when I cannot read the book anymore.

inmyworldisyu · 607 weeks ago

I'm not really a book blogger but sometimes I'll post a 1 to 2 paragraph comment about a book that has made an impact on me. I wait for a book to "move" me :)