SCHOLARBERRY: Review/Publicity Policy

Dear authors and publishers,

Scholarberry is a NON-PROFIT BLOG. I am not getting paid to review books, but I am happy to read them. Authors and I get a win-win situation because of this...but as a jobless high school student, it is very hard for me to send out books for contests, so if you want to donate, please email me!

Regarding books:

If any author, publisher or publicist would like to send me a copy of their book, please email to eliora.vespera@gmail.com

Please note: ARCs are my priority. Upcoming books gets more attention because they're going in sale--and therefore available to public. Books that are already printed for a long time WILL be reviewed, but it will take a while.

Mostly, I read YA books, but some Middle School Grade or Adult books would be acceptable too. Please understand that if I don't request the book, I might not review them (although the chance of me reviewing them would be higher than not reviewing them). Of course, if I do request them, I will try to get to them as soon as possible.

I usually read 1-3 books per day (depending on how thick the books are and how they are paced). If I have a lot of books left to review, please understand that at the very most I will read your book within a month or 6 weeks period. I accept ARC, finished copies and eBook. ARC and finished copies would be my priority. I DO own a Nook, but I don't prefer to use them.

My reviews will be honest, and even if I dislike the book completely, I will find something that I like and I will note it. I will also link back my reviews to you if you provide me some contact information.

I also post my reviews on Borders, Barnes and Noble, Shelfari and Goodreads.

My Barnes and Noble
My Shelfari
My Goodreads

Regarding promoting books or hosting swag giveaways:

If you are also interested in me promoting your upcoming books, I would do what I call "Author Spotlight" (which is where I interview the author regarding the books--before or after I read the book). If I received signed bookmarks, bookplates, posters, postcards or any swag I will put them in the list of giveaways or spread them locally.

I would be more than happy to host contests for you, so please contact me at seth.hart.exe@gmail.com (I check my emails everyday).

Publicity Policy

If any author, publisher or publicist would like to read and review their book, I could be contacted at eliora.vespera@gmail.com

I read mostly YA books (and I accept any genre of them) and I usually read 1-3 books per day (depending on how thick and how the books are paced).

I accept ARC, finished copies and eBook (I own a Nook!!!)

I also hosts contest/giveaways (e.g. signed bookmarks, bookplates, post cards, posters, stickers, or even signed copies and etc), so please let me know if you're interested!

Read my Review/Publicity Policy in detail here.

My Goodreads
My Shelfari
My Barnes and Noble

My Rating System

10/10 = I really love it! It's definitely one of my favorites and it's a book that I can reread again and again!!! (Also, I think I'll get a seizure if I meet the author...you know, from the excitement) 10/10 is a book I'll remember for the rest of my life.
8-9/10 = I enjoyed it very much, and I liked it, I'll recommend it but I'll stop rereading after the second or third time...
6-7/10 = It was okay. Really.
4-5/10 = Er..it was alright... Not that interesting to me..someone else might like it, though!!! :B
1-3/10 = Either it's me who doesn't understand a single thing about the topic in the book (which would be a very rare case because 1; I pay attention and 2; I like learning more about new things so...) or I didn't even finish the book because it was just boring.