How do you write a book review?

Writing a book review is simply and easy if you follow a few steps.
This guide will cover a few basic guidelines to help you get started writing book reviews. Follow these simple steps with examples and you will be on your way to sharing your favorite book with others. I hope it is helpful to you. If you have anyquestions okay mail me or contact me through my blog and I'll be happy to help you. You may want to write your review in Word to make use of the superior spelling and grammers check. You must then copy and past the review into Wordpad, then copy and paste again into the review. If you try to copy and paste directly into the review block you will get a HTLM error - this is because of the code Word adds to your test, not because you actually have HTLM code in the review.
First: Why Did You Buy the Book?

First start off by saying what attracted you to the book - is it a series that you read? Do you like the author's other books? Was itregemended o you by another person? Did you read a review on it by someone elseand decide to buy it?
For example: I bought this book because I am familiar with the author's other books. The title and the cover were enticing. I bought the book because I am interested in Elizabethan England, the customs, medicines and dress.
Second: What is the Book About?

Then include a few lines about what the book is about. Give just enough to interest the person. Do not give away the ending.
For example: The book is one in a series of books about Queen Elizabeth. The main themes of these books is murder and plots to take over the crown. In this book Elizabeth battles with smallpox and an attempt to take over the crown using an smallpox scarred effigy and look-a-like body. The book covers alot about herbal healing in Elizabethan England - a topic I am interested in. If you like historical fiction, I'm sure you will like this book too.
Third: Things not to do

This is not the place to state that you did not get the book or were not satisfied with the sellers' service. Do not say that you bought the book but did not get it.The forum to discuss this is a discussion board or a blog or stated in the feedback for the seller.People are interested in reading about the book - not that a seller did not send it to you. You may get a negative or at the leastno vote at all.
Don't get to hung up on votes. Votes are tomerely guide you with your writing and do not mean anything other than the person found your review well written,helpfulor interesting. I have postd a link to another wonderful guide on why your guide/review might not be voted helpful.
This is not the place for spelling and grammer mistakes. You want your writing to be as professional as possible. You never know who may be reading - so spell check, spell check and check the spell check yourself. One thing the reviews' spellcheck does not do is check grammer or that the word bare is used when bear is needed. So after you spell check - read your copy again and again. If you are in doubt about your writing skills, ask someone who's reviews you admire to read it for you. I have found okayers to be great people willing to lend a hand or eye as it may be. So when it doubt - ASK!
You can also edit your guides and reviews. If you go back and read it a day or two later and find a mistake or someone points one out - go to My Guides