tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post2367327727832908258..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: 7 Types of One-Star Amazon Reviews I HateJennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-77272440345878527672016-02-10T16:30:13.471-06:002016-02-10T16:30:13.471-06:00I'm unsure how reviewers get the rating system...I'm unsure how reviewers get the rating system mixed up. Almost all websites use the same system... one bad, five excellent.<br /><br />Maybe the person read someone else's review to see how it ends. Because everyone gives accurate depictions of a novel, right?Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-61039543107804190042016-02-10T16:25:43.281-06:002016-02-10T16:25:43.281-06:00I'm coming at this as a reader. I read critic...I'm coming at this as a reader. I read critical reviews before I pick up a book. If there are too many reviews as the types I list, I tend to get the book. <br />And I always read the description!Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-19454286462489392992016-02-10T05:58:49.171-06:002016-02-10T05:58:49.171-06:00I had someone leave me a one-star review saying th...I had someone leave me a one-star review saying they LOVED the book. Learn how to use the star system first, people! Someone told me recently about reading a review from someone saying that the author didn't resolve everything..."I couldn't even finish it," the reviewer said. If you didn't finish the book, how do you know the author didn't resolve everything?Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-39089742031872584392016-02-10T05:51:27.510-06:002016-02-10T05:51:27.510-06:00Too true! A few months ago my debut novel went on ...Too true! A few months ago my debut novel went on a BookBub special. Tons of people downloaded it. Unfortunately, lots of those people are people who don't read my genre. So I think #6 and #7 are probably my pet peeves. My "favorite" poor review was the lady who was mad that my superhero novel wasn't a book of advice about menopause. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.com