Review for my Novel. Next time it could be you!

I wanted this week to talk about a review I had gotten for my novel, Legend of the Mystic Knights.  The review is located on The Fantasy Guide website.

The Fantasy Guide is a site dedicated to help the reader discover a fantasy world and fantasy things of all types. Here is a link to the review of my novel: http://fantasyguide.stormthecastle.com/reviews/legend-of-the-mystic-knights.htm

There are several items I wanted to comment about this review. First, I do agree with the review totally and appreciate the criticism from the reviewer.


The comment they made about medieval life section being tedious is accurate, but intentional. People had few means of entertainment back in medieval times; it there was entertainment, it was usually an event like a faire or religious ceremony. Describing everyday life in these times might seem tedious to some readers, but it was also at this point that I was concentrating on the historical and accurate aspects of medieval living.

The reviewer also gave me some very glowing comments. “It was Rusho's intention to entertain and also educate—to which he did a fantastic job on.”


I particularly enjoyed the reviewer’s comments about one of my characters: “Sir Percival was a wonderful example of a knight in medieval times and reminds the readers about knighthood, and the chivalrous and brave attitudes it requires.”


So overall I was very satisfied with this review. The reviewer was very professional and courteous and I must recommend their site.


Reflecting on it, I had an idea, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO REVIEW MY NOVEL? I thought that readers of my blog, those that have followed my adventures in writing, might like to read my book and tell me what they thought of it.

Many of you are not reviewers (and you are the ones I want to look at my book). I can go through the proper channels, such as websites, to get reviews, but I want a fresh look at my book. I want someone who normally does not review books look at mine with a reader eyes and a point of view. Who knows, maybe once you start writing a review, you will might enjoy it and want to do it again.

Here is what we can do.

1. Get my book

You can either pay the $3.01 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MNKNI9U/

Here is the link through the publisher: http://www.safkhetpublishing.com/books/fantasy/MK1_Legend.html

Or you can also send me your email;  w.a.rusho@gmail.com  and I will send you a copy (I just have it in English). Just tell me what format you want it in (mobi, or e-pub).  I will NOT put you on any mailing list; I have a link for that on my site if you want to be added.

FYI; I may have to limit the number of copies I can send, so keep that in mind if I say I am no longer asking for reviews.




2. Send me an email and inform me how long you think it will take for you to complete the novel. I understand that we are all busy and we have to make time to read a novel.



3. Review the book. Try to keep it simple, precise and HONEST. I know many of the readers here have gotten to be friends with me, but even if you are, be honest with the review. A bad review can help me adjust my writing for future novels.



4. When you do send me the review, tell me how you want to be listed as (your full name, initials or alias)

Tell me if I can use this on my website, www.warusho.com If you took the time to review my novel, I should take the time to publicize it. Inform me if I can also post the reviews on this blog.



If you do not complete the novel in time for a review, then I hope you will still complete it and enjoy the reading.



5. As for posting the review, we can decide this in couple different ways.

a. You can simple leave your review as a comment.

b. Send me the review and I will put it into the post.

c. If you bought the book on Amazon, feel free to leave a review there too, it will be appreciated.

So if you think you want to do this, let’s do it together. If not, then I hope you will come back and read my blog, and also later to see the reviews left by others.

In return for the review, tell me what I CAN DO FOR YOU? Do you want a guest blog, or interview. Maybe you just want me to comment on your post, or to follow it, simply tell me.

So if you are interested, send me a message at w.a.rusho@gmail.com and we will start this review process. After I get some responses, we will then determine a time line to complete the review.

Let’s have fun with this.

For those who wish not to participate, thank you for reading my blog. I hope you come back, because we will be back on topic soon.

Next Week: It’s October, time for Halloween, and more spooky medieval stuff.