2 B Read was created on Friday, April 13,
2012. Please know we are located in the USA.
We currently accept review
requests, swag items, (some) blog tours, interviews, giveaways, and cover
reveals.
Types
of books we review:
*ONLY YOUNG ADULT*
This blog is mainly/entirely about YA books so
please keep that in mind when it comes to some of the things we don’t do.
We do
the following: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Dystopian, Post-
apocalyptic, some mythology (preferably Greek) if it is anything like Percy
Jackson Series or The Goddess Test (MODERN)/myth
re-tellings, some YA Christian fiction. (i.e. Holly's
Heart by Beverly Lewis). (this is what we prefer but we are willing to branch
slightly. It is not guaranteed,
though. Please contact us if the genre is not one listed—provide a description,
title, author, and genre—and we will let you know)
We don’t
do: non-fiction, contemporary, erotica, biographies or memoirs, political,
anything on homosexuality, sports, historical fiction, or self-help, poetry.
(etc.)
(Please check out our Goodreads lists and
archives to see if we have read a book like yours.)
(Rach does not have a Goodreads account)
*See the Review tab for the Archives
Format
of books preferred:
We read only paper books (hardcover/paperback)
(ARCs, finished copies)
No eBooks. We don’t have any device to read
them on and reading off the computer is painful (hurts the eyes) and not very
mobile.
We don’t accept self-published books, e-books, self-published books, indie press books, or interactive media
books at this time. Exceptions include those
already on our TBR piles (Goodreads. Links
below.)
(Rach does not have a Goodreads account)
About
Our Reviews:
We put only our honest opinion in our reviews.
We try to say what we liked and what we didn’t with little to no spoilers and
how we felt over all about the book. Along with a spoiler-y discussion about
the book for people who have/will read the book. The spoiler-y discussion is
hidden from view and is only accessible upon purposefully highlighting the
invisible text. In the spoiler-y discussion we mention what we couldn’t before
without giving something away. Love interests, main events, surprise plot
twists, emotions at certain points, etc., may be mentioned in this part of the
post.
It is not often that we do not finish a book
but if that occurs we will try to say a few nice things about the book but
basically a “not a book for me” kind of thing. Others might enjoy it so we will
encourage them to check other reviews on Goodreads (and the overall ratings
listed on that website)
**We would like you to have some say in who
you would like to review your book, since we each have different review styles.
You can email the preferred reviewer asking them to review your book but that
does not mean they will definitely be the one that will. (Please CC the rest
of us so we can all be notified. In case the person you chose is away.) We
try to share reviews so it is not definite you will get the reviewer you asked
for but your request will be put into consideration and we will try as hard as possible
to make it happen for you. (We will email you who will be, in the end,
reviewing your book.)
We try not to read books out of order. If you
would like us to read a book that is a part of a series we haven’t read yet
please include the predecessors. (We don't like to
read books out of order so please try to not give us books from the middle of a
series we have not read)
We publish the review on Goodreads and Barnes
and Noble (please let us know if you would like it on Amazon)
Things
included in the review post:
1.
Cover Art
2.
Book Summary
3.
Novel details (number of pages, date of
publication, publisher, genre, series status, etc.)
4.
“add to Goodreads” button
5.
My opinion and overall feeling
6.
What worked and what didn’t
7.
Rating 1 to 5 stars (6 stars special…for those
really exceptional books) see below for ratings chart.
8.
Author links (website, blog, Goodreads, etc.)
9.
Spoiler-y Discussion (hidden. Only visible
when highlighted.)
10.
Optional: book trailer (depending on if one is
given)
*** incriments of .5 are used on some
occasions. (for when the book is both descirptions)***
If you want us to review your book:
Your name (including who you are.
i.e. author, publisher, publicist, etc.)
Name of book
When book will be/was published
Length
When you prefer the review to be
done by (this will not necessarily be met because we all have busy schedules
and cannot meet all requests)
Summary/Synopsis
If you would like to include a
giveaway or an interview (possibly a guest post)
Optional: book trailer
Choose the person you would like
to review your book (Kait, Mari, or Rach). Not all requests will be followed
because we try to disperse reviews evenly between us.Please CC all of us when sending the email in case one of us is away.
This ensures a quick as possible response to your request
Kait- 2.b.read.blog@gmail.com
(2[dot]b[dot]read[dot]blog[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mari- mari.2bread@gmail.com(mari[dot]2bread[at]gmail[dot]com)
Rach- rach.2br@gmail.com (rach[dot]2br[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mari- mari.2bread@gmail.com(mari[dot]2bread[at]gmail[dot]com)
Rach- rach.2br@gmail.com (rach[dot]2br[at]gmail[dot]com)
Disclaimer:
We are a book review
blog based only on our love and passion for reading/books/writing. We make no
money what so ever from the reviews we post.
We get
blurb/summaries from Goodreads and/or author websites.
Author
Guest Posts and Interviews:
*at this time we are only accepting guest posts from Authors.*
We are interested in hosting authors whose books we have read or
are in our TBR piles (see Goodreads links below)
(Rach does not have a Goodreads account)
If you would like to contact us to be featured please compose an
email of the following:
1. Your name
2. Your book’s title
3. The genre of your book
4. Would you like to
participate in a guest post/interview/or a cover reveal.
5. Will you provide
questions/topic or would you like us to?
6. Do you wish to include a
giveaway?
7. Which date would you like
to be featured?
*If we have not read your book and you arecoming up with your own questions/topics. Than we do not
require a copy of your book but, we are not opposed to receiving one.
*If we have not read your book and we are coming up with questions/topics. Than we require you to send
us a copy of the book 2-3 months in advance. (We may be able to work something
out if there is an issue. It is also helpful to check our TBR piles for your
book in advance as well)
(Rach does not have a Goodreads account)
Our Contact info: (please
CC all of us in case one of us is away. This ensures
a quick as possible response to your request.)
Kait- 2.b.read.blog@gmail.com
(2[dot]b[dot]read[dot]blog[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mari- mari.2bread@gmail.com(mari[dot]2bread[at]gmail[dot]com)
Rach- rach.2br@gmail.com (rach[dot]2br[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mari- mari.2bread@gmail.com(mari[dot]2bread[at]gmail[dot]com)
Rach- rach.2br@gmail.com (rach[dot]2br[at]gmail[dot]com)
Giveaway Policy:
Most giveaways winners will be
selected by Rafflecopter unless otherwise mentioned that it is a participation
contest. (Meaning the contest is other than “followingblank on Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr/etc.”but i.e. writing a poem,
drawing, cracking a code, etc. ) Then the winner will be chosen via Random
Generator (Random.org)
Winners will be notified by email
provided on entry form or comment.
Winners must reply back in 48
hours via email or another winner will be drawn.
Once items are in the mail we are
no longer responsible for them.
You must be 13 years or older to
enter our giveaways or have a parent do it for you.
-Contest winners will be announced on the blog. Only first name,
or username, and website (if one is included) will be displayed. (No personal
information will be given away)
-We hold the right to end a contest before its original deadline
without any prior notice.
-We hold the right to disqualify any entry as we see fit.
Our Contact Info: (please CC all of us in case one of us is away. This ensures a
quick as possible response to your request)
Kait- 2.b.read.blog@gmail.com
(2[dot]b[dot]read[dot]blog[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mari- mari.2bread@gmail.com(mari[dot]2bread[at]gmail[dot]com)
Rach- rach.2br@gmail.com (rach[dot]2br[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mari- mari.2bread@gmail.com(mari[dot]2bread[at]gmail[dot]com)
Rach- rach.2br@gmail.com (rach[dot]2br[at]gmail[dot]com)
We always review honestly
but do not promise to love a book.
Blog Tours:
please contact us
with blog tour information.
(please CC all of
us in case one of us is away. This ensures a quick as possible response to your
request)
Kait- 2.b.read.blog@gmail.com (2[dot]b[dot]read[dot]blog[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mari- mari.2bread@gmail.com(mari[dot]2bread[at]gmail[dot]com)
Rach- rach.2br@gmail.com (rach[dot]2br[at]gmail[dot]com)
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Our Rating
System:
***REALLY REALLY
GOOD NEWS*** We hardly ever give books a 3 or less. We tend to pick
books we really love and not blog about the ones that weren't our favorite(or
even read them), but it could come up that a rating 3 or less was granted. Most
books are rated 6 or 5 stars, with a couple 4s in between. *Please note that we
don't promise to give a 4 or above rating it's just what most likely happens.*
To contact us
with questions:
Kait- 2.b.read.blog@gmail.com
(2[dot]b[dot]read[dot]blog[at]gmail[dot]com)
Mari- mari.2bread@gmail.com
(mari[dot]2bread[at]gmail[dot]com)
Rach- rach.2br@gmail.com
(rach[dot]2br[at]gmail[dot]com)