Just like types of cake, there are many types of book reviewers.
A fact we are all intensely thankful for because what if the universe was just stuck with coconut cake and no other??? People would be crying in the streets. Planets would fall. Empires would diminish. Small species of frogs would die out. Caits all over the world would turn to crime in their bereavement. IT’S JUST A REALLY GOOD THING THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF CAKE, OKAY??
And the same goes for book reviewers. *
It’s a really good thing there are many types of book reviewers out there because all the reviewing styles are awesome. There’s a style to suit everyone! So today I’m going to list 8 types of book reviewers and you can tell me which one(s) suit you. Also there SHALL BE A QUIZ because there aren’t enough quizzes on this blog, dangit, and someone ** needs to fix that because quizzes are so fun.
* Because FYI this post is actually about books and not cake even though I like to try and fool you otherwise. Okay fine. We aren’t fooling everyone. My blog is an ode to cake, thinly disguised with a layer of books.
** By “someone” I mean my dragon secretaries, not ME, because I’m very very busy these days. I have to do super important things like rearrange my bookshelves and throw glitter in my enemy’s eyes. But the secretaries are so slack??? They want pay raises??? Giving them celery instead of salary isn’t enough anymore???
OTHER POSTS YOU’LL LIKE BECAUSE I SAID YOU WOULD:
1. THE ALL SEEING EYEBALL
You’re a very intense reviewer because you like to get into the nitty gritty details and ANALYSE THE HECK OUT OF THEM. You find the plot holes, the typos, the grammar fails. You notice the subtle foreshadowing, the details, the references. YOU SEE EVERYTHING. You are like Sauron’s eyeball, probably just as bloodshot too, because you spend a lot of time on your reviews pointing out things no one else even thought to look for.
2. THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER
Are you having an emotion over this book? HAHAHAHA. NO. YOU’RE HAVING 76 EMOTIONS AND YOU’RE ABOUT TO REVIEW THEM ALL. Your reviews are full of excitement or rage. You review in the moment instead of pausing to analyse everything. Your #1 question is “how did this make me feel?” when wildly typing up your review.
3. THE LIST LOVER
There’s NOTHING you like better than lists. Or lists inside of lists. And you literally don’t know how people can gather together their reviewing thoughts with a list or 2 or 900. Pros and Cons lists, or what-I-loved lists or here’s-my-thoughts lists, or grocery-lists-with-a-bit-of-a-review-thrown-in-the-side lists. THERE’S JUST SO MANY POSSIBILITIES. Plus your reviews are easy to read and totally catchy. #win
4. THE LORD OF THE GIF
Words? Why would you just WORD in your review when you could GIF. And even though your title is generally Lord of the Gif, you might be keen on all artistic formats for your reviews. Aesthetic collages. Playlists. Bookish photography. Character-interviews. If there’s a creative way to do your review — YOU’RE DOING IT.
It makes your visual heart very pleased to flail or rail about a book with different formats. And your reviews are exciting. Are you going to make book-themed-croissants or blow up the equator as a demonstration and experiment? Who can know. Everyone shall clicky-click your reviews, yes please.
5. THE PROCRASTINATING REVIEWER
It’s not that you dislike writing reviews…it’s just that you never seem to get around to it. #awkward And then maybe you don’t know what you THOUGHT. Or maybe you THOUGHT TOO MUCH. But either way the idea of trying to wrangle your opinion about a book onto page is most likely killing you. So. Procrastination? Just a little. Or a lot. 4 years isn’t that bad, stop being ridiculous.
6. THE RECAPPER
Your reviews consist of quite a lot of recapping the actual book, which is great for people who want to know aaaaall the details before diving in. You make sure people KNOW WHAT’S COMING and what this book is about. And because your reviews are more talking on what the book’s about instead of only just your thoughts, you give pretty unbiased reviews. YOU LITTLE GENIUS.
7. THE PERSUADER
You are THE POWER WIZARD because you can persuade your readers so easily. Is it mind control??? Is it pure fabulousness?? WE DON’T KNOW. But you only need type up your review and — BOOM — half the world is nodding and agreeing with you. #wizardry
This is very helpful for getting everyone to read your favourite books. Seriously how many have you sold now??? A bookstore should hire you. You could probably persuade a watermelon to read a book on white water rafting. You’ve got mad skills, friend.
8. THE MINI WORD CUPCAKER
You never have a lot to say about a book so you end up writing these little mini reviews, kind of like mini cupcakes (which are delicious by the way), because wut r werds. Reviews are hard okay???? If you’ve got out a two paragraphs, then you’re practically awarding yourself with a holiday to the Bahamas.
Plus there are SO many positives about short ‘n’ sweet reviews. Starting with how you don’t have to spend 27 hours per day on it and including how you’re just fast and efficient.
Time to see if my analysis skills HOLD TRUE! If the quiz doesn’t show up below, there’s a link here.
And shhh, be kind to my smol delicate soul. I haven’t made a quiz in a while and I’m rusty. Fingers crossed that it works?!
I’m the flammable feels master! #hellyes
I’M GLAD THE QUIZ WORKED THEN.🎉
I feel like at different moments I am all of these reviewers. I am a MAJOR review-writing procrastinator. AND WHEN I DO decide to write a review, I usually have to drink copious amounts of tea and have heaps of snacks! I love to use a good GIF aswell! There are just some that work SO SO WELL WITH MY FEELINGS and it can SHOW people how I’m feeling! I’m a massive fangirl, if I love a book I usually full on scream about my feels, but if I don’t like a book (as much as I dislike to write reviews on books I didn’t like ESPECIALLY if it’s an unpopular opinion) I try to as lightly as possible tell everyone my honest opinions.
SO YOU ARE LIKE THE DIVERGENT REVIEWER WHO CANNOT BE CONTROLLED OR CONTAINED. #legit 😂 But fangirling is the most fun thing ever right?!? SO SO FUN. And omg I don’t mind writing a good rant myself, but I also get so nervous posting them.🙈🙊
OF COURSE I’M THE PROCRASTINATOR. I’d be devastated if I was anything less.
Hey, I don’t think you ever said what kind of book reviewer you are??! Or are you all of them and this quiz is clearly beneath your supreme dragon overlordship?
I can’t take the quiz, Hilary! I made it after all. 😉 I know what answers go to where, bahah. But I’d categorise myself as a list lover I think.😂
I think I’m at least 3 types xD definitely the feels master and at least on my blog (but not GR) the lord of the gifs. And sometimes randomly the procrastinator or the list lover.
And now I’m going to do the test and see xD I hope it’s not going to be like the Pottermore one where I got my least expected disappointing result -.- xD
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Got the list lover. It’s pretty accurate although I don’t use those in my reviews anymore xD but I probably should. I’m a different type of reviewer depending on the platform though! My blog can be quite different from Goodreads, I’m polite and sophisticated and educated there, while on on blog I’m just crazy and overload things with gifs xD
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So we can give the quiz like a 50% success rate?😂 hehe. I’m definitely a listastic fiend. I mean, aren’t all my reviews lists these days?!? (And I totally get reviewing differently on the blog vs goodreads! I’m actually a lot less polished on goodreads. I try to make sure my actual BLOG reviews have less typos but omg my GR ones are a mess.)
Cut the test some slack xD it’s hard enough when I don’t know which of the three types I am myself 😀 to be honest, I’m a list person in ALL real life things. Like when I was a teen and had to travel. Everything I needed to pack went on a huge, glorious list. I made a special notebook with a stapler for that. It was majestic. And then I got to tick off all those pages of items xD
As for blogging, for some reason I’m more relaxed on my blog! Possibly because I have a bigger audience on GR cause my blog is relatively new 🙂
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I got the all seeing eyeball, but I rarely write reviews pointing out typos, so maybe this is just the type of reviewer I wish I was, if I had more courage!
AGH. Quiz fail then.😂😂 I tell you, I have no idea what I’m doing when I’m making quizzes. BUT AT LEAST IT BE FUN.
The quiz was still awesome 🙂
I think I’m a a persuader-eyeball combo (I think) I got the persuader anyway so yeah. I definitely prcrastinate also (which is, uh, what I’m doing right now) I think you missed the obsessed… as in they write maybe 10 reviews for the same author and only read one authors books and care a lot about them… But overall, great list.
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Oooh, the obsessed would probably be a good edition too!! I mean, not that *I* would relate to that with Stiefvater books of course. *coughs awkwardly* 😜
YOUR QUIZ IS FABULOUS OMG. I got the procrastinating reviewer. WERK. I also emulate STRONGLY with the Flammable Feels Master and the List Lover (which anyone will know if they look at my blog once TBH.)
BOOK REVIEWERS FOR THE WIN.
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MY QUIZZES ARE ALWAYS FABULOUS, COME NOW I AM THE QUEEN AFTER ALL. (I joke, I joke. I actually have no idea what I’m doing when I make quizzes.😂) Ahem. And yes I totally see you as the Flammable Feels Master. 😂
CAIT HELP I’M HAVING AN IDENTITY CRISIS. I THINK I’M ALL OF THEM. Except the recapper. I feel like I don’t do enough of that because I assume everyone’s already read it. Oops. But I figure they can look it up on Goodreads and trust my ASLDJSDLFKJSLDKFJ right??
YOU ARE CLEARLY THE DIVERGENT REVIEWER WHO CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. (And I assume everyone knows what a book is about when I review too. 😂 Or else I just care. I’m here to read about feels, right? Not what the book is actually about.😂😂
Ahhh I loved this. I got ‘The List Lover’ – which I must say is true, however sticking to the list is very hard. And I hope people like my reviews.
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Hehe, I’m glad it was a quiz win for you then! *hi fives* 😀
I got THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER!
Your QUIZ was VERY accurate and funny! I literally just RANT! I mostly am VERY ANGRY OR ANNOYED WITH A BOOK or SO HAPPY AND IN AWE that I SCREAM about HOW #AMAZING IT IS and #FANGIRL!!!
You are so right with all these types. Add to your list? Nope, can’t think of any, heehe, this was already REALLY good as it was written by the GENIUS Cait XD!
Hmm, your blog is turing into more of an ,ahem, CAKE blog? Maybe you could call it CAKE FURY! HEEHE OR even better since Watermelons &Pineapples (aswell as many other fruits) are mentioned, FRUIT FURY! (SEE THE ALITTERATION>>>>>!)
P.S ASDFGHJKL
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ALL CAPS AND RANTING IS THE BEST THOUGH. *hi fives* I mean, of course I never do that…😂😂 (Okay FINE. I’m like a Flammable List Master because apparently I don’t even fit in my own reviewing categories.) 😂
I should just change my NAME to Cake so it’s Cake @ Paper Fury. That would make so much more sense. And sometimes I typo myself to “Paper Fry”…BECAUSE WELL POTATOES ARE GREAT.
I’m a List Lover 😛 I admit I love lists!!! I make lists every opportunity i get 😛 I make the most random lists ever! Book titles for my future book(s). Yes plural because i have like some 10 unfinished stories in my notebook and PC 😛 I make lists of future pet names… I love taking part in TTT ! Definitely a list lover 😀
I MAKE SO MANY LISTS TOO *hi fives* My life is basically just notebooks and sticky-notes of lists. :’) I even want to write a whole novel in lists one day JUST BECAUSE.
There is a very List-y book by an Indian Author called “Confessions of a Listmaniac’ 😛 It would be awesome if you write a list-y book! Because I know it’ll be Hilarious and freaking awesome ! <3
I’ve also read one called Me Being Me Is Exactly As Insane As You Being You and I loved it!! 😜
I’m the flameable feels master. XD
Most crazily, ~Olive
I believe it!! 😂
I got The Persuader – which is funny because I wouldn’t have picked that one, but it totally lines up with my Strengths according to Strengths Finder (Input, Connectedness, Harmony), and that personality thing where they called me The Advocate – or INFT, I think it was.
THE DRAGON QUEEN KNOWS ME BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF.
But, sorry, I will ABSOLUTELY NEVER sacrifice a unicorn. Bring on the wombats.
OMG IT’S LIKE I CAN READ MINDS OR SOMETHING. I HAVE WIZARD POWERS AND I DIDN’T EVEN KNOW IT. Or…something.😂 Either way, I’m glad the quiz was a sort of win for you?! ;D 😂
Yeah, I suppose?! I never take much stock in these quizzes – but of course in this instance the genius behind it is spot on. 😉
And I think you’re more in touch with your powers than you know, Your Majesty. 😉
I absolutely adore this post! Loved the quizz and your humor! I’m the List Lover but do love gifs!!!!
OMG I’M SO GLAD!! THANK YOU!
Yes to the start because last month I bought coconut macaroons and regretted life.
Definitely the recapper and something else but I’m not sure which. You did miss other types but I’m not sure which ones I could think about. Maybe the outwardly organised but internally fangirling reviewer? Does that even make sense? I dunno…
That does make sense! Although that could just be the flammable feels master too? But you’re just flammable on the inside instead of showing it?😂 Vulcan Flammable Feels Master!
I feel I’m probably a mix of the all seeing eyeball and the flammable feels master, for lower starred reviews, definitely the all seeing eyeball, but my higher star reviews tend to just be a combustion of feels!
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Oh I totally get that!! That’s what I do too! I’m sooo picky at books I don’t like, but when I love it it’s just all the caps and exclamation points.😂
Ha! I got the complete opposite of what I think I am! My result: The All Seeing Eyeball. I really thought I would be the procrastinator, lol, because my review section on my blog is…minimal. O_o Book reviews offer me little motivation 78.6% of the time. But, even though I don’t write my thoughts about books all the time, I do think about it in my own head and discuss such things with people whether they care about the fictional world or not. Maybe there is some truth there, then?
But Cait — what kind of book reviewer are you????
When you take your own quiz, that is. 😉
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So we’ll give it like a lowkey-quiz-win then.😂 And awk, I can’t really take the quiz myself because I made it so I know where all the answers go AND MY BRAIN IS COMPROMISED THEN.😂
I’m a flammable feels master… I guess I do get excited when a book makes me feel something! 🙂 That’s one of my favorite Hades gifs!
Isn’t it totally the best Hades gif ever?!? I LOVE IT.😂
Awesome quiz! Reading through them I picked the Mini-word Cupcaker. But when I took the quiz I got the Flammable Feels master. And that makes much more sense when I think about it. 🙂
EEeep, well I’m glad the quiz was a semi win for you then!! 😂
I’m the persuader! I really hope that’s true – I can’t be completely sure because that more involves the people who read my reviews, but I know I’m very good at convincing my friends to read my favorite books!
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If you’re good at convincing your friends, then you count as a persuader!! 😉 I’m currently trying to convince my sister to read some books and…failing. SO. I know what kind of reviewer I’m not.😂
I am a THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER 🙂
and I agree ^^
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I’M SO GLAD THE QUIZ WORKED!!😂
I KNEW IT! I’m the procrastinating Reviewer… but I do get around to them eventually… sometimes… occasionally lol. But great post as always Cait – I loved the quiz! Although the part about sacrificing unicorns… well I would be lying if I said I hadn’t thought about it lol – better the unicorns that the cake!
AHHH QUIZ WIN THEN.😂 I’M SO GLAD IT WORKED hahah. And yes it’s cake > unicorns, unfortunately that is the way it must be.
Honestly I had no clue what I’d get, because I’m kind of a mix of like five of these??? But the quiz says “Lord of the Gifs,” and I shall take that title, because the quiz never lies. Obviously.
And now I’m in the mood to write a review even though I have seven other things I should be doing, so THANKS A LOT.
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This is true, very true, the quiz CANNOT FAIL because I made it and I am perfect. #legit 😂
My result came out as list lover but I’ve actually only ever published one list review…hmmmm. my notes are always in lists but my actual review is not hehe. Anyways, loved this blog post as always Cait hehe 😀
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Eeep, so quiz fail for me then.😂 WHOOPS. Blame the dragons who made this quiz then, obviously not me. Ahem. (But I’m so glad you liked it!!)
Quiz was 100% accurate! ^.^ I am #2 and I have all of the emotions absolutely all of the time. This post was funny (and dead-on accurate!!) Great job. 🙂
AHHHH QUIZ WIN!! MASSIVE QUIZ WIN!! *awards self with cake* 😂
I AM THE EYEBALL! The quiz is accurate. The only other type of reviewer I can think of are the unhelpful people who only put a star rating on Goodreads and never say anything else about the book. How can you not say anything about a book?! They need to be talked about!
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Oh yes that always bothers me too!! Particularly if it’s a friend and I’m like “buuuut I wanted to know what you thought”😂
fabulous quiz!! i’m the flammable feels master! I would try to deny it, but honestly, I love a good rant. Although, I do think I have a little of the all-seeing eyeball in me! I always end up fully analyzing the book down to “exactly what was this character thinking on line 3 of page 299?” I’m exaggerating a little here but not really…
And I NEED to write my reviews right away or else I’ll forget what the book’s about in the first place and get confused.
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Ranting is kind of fun, I won’t even deny it either. 😉 😂 And like ranting + analysing goes really well together also and OMG I’M THE SAME THOUGH. Sometimes I come to a part of a book and I’m just like “NOBODY THINKS LIKE THAT” and basically I am such a fussy reader.😂
Hah, your quiz says I’m Sauron’s eyeball and it totally suits me, thanks a lot 😀 #proudtobeaknowitall though in some ways I’m a procrastinator too, because when you really want to get all the details, the day you start writing everything out, you have been already on weeks of hiatus again, because you needed the time for that review and technically I’m not book blogging currently, because I think to much, write too little and try to rather focus on school and at least writing my novel instead of losing focus in this big world.
Ohhhh QUIZ WIN THEN! I’m so relieved.😜 It’s being a bit hit or miss at the moment.😂
I got the Flammable Feels Master! Which is true! But I also like making aesthetics and playlists and the like. The only problem is that that’ll be hard to do when I start my Booktube channel(which hopefully will be soon).
Oooh, a booktube channel!! THAT SOUNDS AMAZING! I can’t wait to see it. 🙂
I’m totally the Procrastinating Reviewer, with a dash of Persuader. *nods*
I took the quiz and got Mini Word Cupcaker, which… AHAHAHA NO. XD My reviews tend to be 1,000+ words, soooo… not so much? 😛 *laughing so hard*
Reviews ARE hard though, which is one thing it got right. -_- Ahem. I don’t know how you write so many all the time??
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GAH QUIZ FAIL.😂 Who made this quiz, shame on them, fire them immediately. (IT WAS THE DRAGONS NOT ME, DEFINITELY NOT ME.) And reviews are definitely hard sometimes. I really really like writing them, but awk, it’s like WAY easier to write reviews for books I don’t like I find. The ones I love I just want to shout “READ IT READ IT” and that’s not very convincing.😂
I am the all seeing eyeball. Someone fetch me a tower so I can, ya know, destroy people with my gaze.
Can I just say I guessed I’d be this one and I was right.
Because I see all.
Past, present, future.
…
Simi 🙂
That is an EXCELLENT life ambition, to be honest. I want a tower of destroyingness too. *flips hair*
Man, I felt like these were aaaalll me??? Like 1, 2, AND 3 were certainly me, as well as the procrastinating one.
It kind of all depends on WHEN I write the review?
Like if I do it RIGHT AFTER READING it will be aaaalll the emotions and flailing and not even coherent. If I wait until my brain has stopped exploding, I’m number 2.
Buuuut… I ALSO ADORE LISTS!!!! I think I have more posts tagged with “list” than anything else?
They are ESPECIALLY good (I think) for zeroeing in on one particular thing.
Like let’s say you have TEN THOUSAND EMOTIONS well hen you can make a list of a) things you loved, b) things you hated, c) why the protagonist was cool, d) why the villain was creepy, etc., etc.
THATS WHAT I DO ANYWAY.
Erg. Procrastination.
So mostly I don’t procrastinate writing the review because I know I’ll forget stuff? But I procrastinate taking the draft of the review OUT OF MY PILE OF DRAFTS (at this moment I have 75) and polishing it up so that I can publish it.
So basically I have all these reviews for books that I read ages ago and still haven’t published the darn things!
That’s all. 🙂
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SO BASICALLY YOU ARE ALL OF THEM. *nods* You are the Divergent reviewer who cannot be controlled.😜 And I toootally agree it’s way easier to be super feelsy if you write the review straight after finishing reading. That’s probably why my reviews are so wild and insane.😂 Although I HAVE been known to procrastinate books I really really really love because what do you say?!?😂
I got the all seeing eyeball. It sure if that’s true, but the other ones don’t really sound like me so maybe! I definitely see a lot of reviewers fitting into your types. Love this and your quiz!! 😀😀
Aww, thanks!! I’m glad you liked it!😜
The List Lover. It’s kind of reeeeally accurate. XD I adore lists and other assorted tools for organization.
LISTS ARE LIKE MY LIFE SO OBVIOUSLY WE ARE TWINS.
I love that I’m the flammable feels master! Although I thought I was the mini cupcaker. But the feels take over everytime! Fun post 😀
Feelsy reviews are the best though!! So exciting.🎉😜
I got the All Seeing Eyeball… but I kind of figured I would, anyway. I’m very nit-picky (although, I really should cut authors some more slack; I find typos in my writing years–and many readings–after the fact).
I think there are two other types of reviewer you could add: the Gusher and the Snarker. The former is the reviewer who seems to love absolutely everything, because every review on their page is 4 or 5 stars. Maybe they just don’t review the books they dislike, but in any case, it makes them seem like a literary Pollyanna. On the flip side, you’ve got the folks who give 1 or 2 stars to everything, and the sole purpose of their reviewing life is to take down the books they don’t like. Those reviews can be pretty entertaining, though, especially if they’re done with a certain amount of humour.
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I definitely would’ve put you as the All Seeing Eyeball too! *hi fives* And yES I think those are two very good editions, particularly the snarker. I’ve definitely met tons of reviewers who don’t seem to like anything ever.🙈🙊 It kind of makes me wonder why they read? But each to their own haha.
hahahaha This was tons of fun. I read this and thought that I could be a little bit of everything, to be honest, but the quiz determined I’m a Flammable Feels Master which I admit is pretty darn accurate. lol
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OMG QUIZ WIN, I’M SO HAPPY.😂😂
I’m actually a Mini Word Cupcaker, but I got List Lover. Since I adore lists in all other aspects of life, I’d say that’s a good result. I’m think if I bothered to write longer reviews they’d definitely have lists. 😊
I’m glad it was a semi-win for you then!!😂
Ahahaha awkward I did not get the right thing with the quiz. I never procastinate writing my reviews. I’d forget everything and I’d have to read the book again. xDD Think of the vicious circle that would be. And those are so tiring omg.
So quiz fail. OMG WHO MADE THIS SILLY QUIZ THEY KNOW NOTHING JON SNOW.😂
HAHA, I loved this so much xD. I took the quiz twice and got List Lover and The Recapper – but I feel like I am the Flammable Feels *blinks*. I DON’T KNOW. BUT I has books feels, so. *crosses arms and defiantly is undefinable*
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Eeep, minor quiz fail then.😂😂 You can be like…ALL OF THEM IF YOU WANT. LIVE YOUR DREAMS.
I feel like having a mild identity crisis: I am kind of all of these! I absolutely cannot be just one thing, haha! #ohdear According to the quiz I’m the all-seeing eye and, you know, I do have a bad habit of picking out the flaws in movies (not books so much). According to me, I’m probably mostly a mash-up of the procrastinator, the mini-word cupcake, and the list-lover ..
But, Cait, I admire your skills at quiz-making because the options of answers were brilliant! (I’m not sure how anyone could sacrifice a unicorn, though?)
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*pats shoulder* I’m sorry.😂 The quiz is giving you an identity crisis omg this is wonderful and terrible. YOU ARE DIVERGENT!! THERE! I FIXED IT! (And omg I don’t even know what was going on with the questions there half the time. That’s just how my brain works. IT’S A WORRY.)
According to the quiz, I’m the procrastinating reviewer, which is totally accurate. I so bad at not procrastinating that’d I’d probably procrastinate rescuing someone from a burning building tbh. I’m know, I’m terrible.
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Procrastinating is like an ART FORM. I mean, not everyone can procrastinate really well, right? I would probably procrastinate procrastinating sometimes.
HAHAHA OMG wow. This is the best. Apparently I am the all seeing eyeball type of reviewer??? I do write a lot when I review, it’s true. Lately I have been trying my hand at lists though too, so maybe we’ll see a change there soon.
And how did you know that I’m basically always screaming into the void???? Cait, you are a mind reader.
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I AM A MIND READER. I probably know because I’m always screaming into the void too. *hi fives*😂
I got flammable feels!
I am also totally the procrastionator! I usually have a lot of ideas (and intention) to write a review right away but somehow it’s always way harder to get thoughts into blog… Haha.
Fabulous post, Cait!
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It IS sometimes totally hard to get one’s thoughts/feels into actual words in a review right?! The struggle is real.😂
I loved this, Cait! Your quizzes are so fun! I got the reviewer that I thought I would be – the persuasive one. In most of my reviews people tell me how I’ve convinced them to read the book, WHICH IS THE BEST FEELING. That is the aim of my reviews! I don’t know what you would be… I feel like you’re all of them? Always talking about food, very persuasive, organised, food, mini reviews, ASDFGHJKL, did I say food?
Merry Christmas!
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ohhhhh, when people say they’ve been convinced to read a book = THE BEST THING IN THE UNIVERSE. It’s like our work here is done, right?! I love it.😂
And omg, I think I am a bit of all of them too!! hehe. Except probably not the recapper, because I tend to forget to even summarise books at all in my reviews. But feels + lists + details + mini reviews + shouting = meeee.😂😂
I got the Feels Master altho MAYBE it was unfair that I took the quiz and… I just never review XD BUT IT WAS FUN. I loved the random answers you put as options to some of the questions XD
BUT YOU ARE A FEELS SORT OF PERSON SO I THINK IT WOULD WORK STILL!! And awk who even let me write quizzes. I’m surprised anyone is getting right answers honestly.😂
Yeah, Feels Master does work because I FEELS SO MUCH. And I have written very emotional and feelsy reviews before XD I HONESTLY LIKE REVIEWING AND STUFF I JUST…. NEVER… DO IT.
I’m the Flammable Feels Master…oh dear. Don’t get me wrong, books are an emotional rollercoaster for me, but I always thought my reviews were pretty calm. *Hides*
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I think your reviews are pretty calm so…quiz fail then?! *glares at quiz* WHO MADE THIS NONSENSE.
(Oh wait.)
😂😂
I got the recapper ha ha which surprised me a bit but I guess it shouldn’t have. 🙂 I did do a LOT of recapping in my early reviews and while I try not to now I still probably do a bit. So I’ll vote that your quiz is pretty accurate. 🙂 Fun too!
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Oh PHEW. I’m glad the quiz mostly worked then.😂
This is hysterical! I am the THE ALL SEEING EYEBALL which is pretty darn funny. A few months ago I was reading an ARC of what was to become a NYT bestselling mystery/police procedural and found (what I felt was) a major discrepancy in the evidence. The book had already sold a half million copies in the UK. When I sent an inquiry to the publisher, the author wrote me back to say that it was, in fact, an error and that no one had brought it to her attention till then. So it appears that your quiz is quite accurate. Or perhaps you are clairvoyant… BTW, I still haven’t done a review because I’m so torn between writing about the discrepancy or not. Which means I’m a bit of THE PROCRASTINATING REVIEWER as well…
OMG THAT’S KIND OF AMAZING THOUGH!!😂 You could be hired out as an editor at this rate. 😉
Hello, Cait!
Muahahahahaha. The quiz tells me I’m the all-seeing eyeball. Somehow that pleases me because I’m great at analysing the heck out of things. My brain is silently nodding here, thank you very much. I’m not entirely sure though. I’m constantly doubting my ability to include all the data and all the feelings to the point where I wanny delete the whole thing and eat cookies for the rest of my days. I’m feeling like I’m forgetting something all the time when writing a review . So, am I like a crazy mess while contently stroking the little data cat inside me? Please tell me, all-knowing Cait who knows all the secrets of the bloggosphere!
Thanks for the post and the quiz. This was really fun! 😀
LG, m
Wanting to delete stuff and eat cookies is basically MY WHOLE LIFE AESTHETIC.😂 So I can totally understand, haha. But analysing is GREAT and I love writing detailed reviews too!!
Ahhh I love when you do quizzes; they’re super fun! I got The List Lover, and to be honest I always want to use lists in reviews and never do? I think it’s because you always use lists and are a pretty prolific reviewer, so I’m always scared people will say “Oh my God look at her she’s copying off Cait”. I do give in and use them sometimes, though, because they’re the easiest way to articulate my thoughts.
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Oh oh if you ever want to use lists DO GO FOR IT!! I’m totally okay with that.😂 I know tons of bloggers who use lists too *nods* But they are an easy way to summarise thoughts and I think they make reviews really easy to read, too, right?!
LIST LOVER. YES. I would have been disappointed if I was anything else…although I think most of my reviews that get published have their list format changed….oh no. I am living a lie. BUT, I do start out writing my review in a list and then sometimes expanding?
I love this quiz so much, thanks Cait! You’re the best – *sends virtual cake*
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I write lists for just about everything! *hI FIVES* It’s so easy to read and fun for some reason?? But fair enough if your reviews expand out of lists too.😂
*eats all the virtual cake* YOU’RE SO NICE.
I got the flammable feels master, I could see how I got that. I don’t always review books and just star them if I don’t know what to write or have no comments. I sometimes use gifs. I like to scroll through the first page of reviews on GR and just look for gifs. They make me smile! I especially like Game of Thrones gifs. Do you have certain gifs you like? I also think you are all 8 of these book reviewers. (P.S. Yes your blog is secretly a cake blog. Whats your favorite type of cake? Mine is Chocolate!)
Oh I love aaaall gifs.😂 Although I confess I find a lot of useful ones with Pirates of the Caribbean, or Marvel! Or Supernatural. omg there is like a Supernatural gif for everything?!? It’s so helpful.
And yes I’d agree with that! I am kind of all of these bahah. Except probably for the recapper.😂
(The best cake of the universe is chocolate brownie cheesecake.😍😍)
I got the recapper, but I don’t summarise the plot, I paste in the blurb. I’m much more the all-seeing eyeball (particularly if it’s a one-star or five-star rating – then it’s all about analysing the heck out of it) and the list lover (lists are wonderful!). Also,, I write my review as soon as I’ve finished the book, because then I can move on to the next book without having to worry about remembering what the first book was about.
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So we’ll just glare at the quiz and say it’s a bit of a fail here then.😂😂 BUT OMG I LOVE LISTS SO MUCH TOO!! And I re-paste blurbs too so clearly we have excellent reviewing methods. *hi fives*
I didn’t get the answer I thought I would, but I guess it’s the secondary answer? I thought I would get the Procrastinator but I got the List Lover.
You made good choices. I think these are good overall types. What result did you get when you took your own quiz, by the way?
And no. This blog is books and cake. Cake is amazing. Except…now I want cake and there is no cake here. ;_;
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Well I can’t REALLY get a good result with the quiz because I made it!! I know what all the answers will lead me to.😂
And omg I talk about cake so much but never share….I am the ACTAUL WORST.
I got…. THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER. Which is probably true. I have always said I rate more with my feels than my logical mind so… yep, you’re accurate! Of course, I also happen to be a lot of the other types too. I mean, I am most definitely the Procrastinating Reviewer. Because you’ve met me, right? I laughed when the quiz said “tomorrow” because I think it MEANT to say “Next April Because Shannon is a Mess”. Just a small typo, that’s all. I also enjoy a list. And a GIF, if we are being honest. A list makes me feel like I have the appearance of slight organization when the truth is just… WORD VOMIT. Maybe there should be Type 9, the Reviewer Who Tries to Make People Think She Has Her Shit Together (But it’s a Lie). (That is kind of a long one though, tbh.) Also, I love this post. Like, a lot. Because it made me chuckle, as did the quiz, As always 😀
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So basically you’re also a Divergent reviewer.😂I should’ve had that as an option, right?! But omg feels is the best way to review. Who needs sense when we can shriek in gifs and lists and throw things?? Clearly this is THE way to review.😂
And oh yes, just a small typo. But then like “tomorrow” and “next year” are kind of really easy to mistype.
That should definitely be #9 though. *nods* Although I think I would fit that one too mostly?? I just pretend and then yell wildly and people think I know how to review.😂
I got #1 which is mostly true except that before I get there I’m a total #5 and occasionally, because I took so long, I am a #8
So you’re…THE DIVERGENT REVIEWER.😂
Lol I guess so!
I’m a procrastinating reviewer. Absolutely spot on. I’m half a recapper, half a crap talker and my review is basically two lines at the end. Which is handy because I think that’s all people tend to really take with them anyway. It probably depends on the book two, I think most of us probably fit into a few different review categories. Some books demand flailing, some demand GIF usage and an awesome reviewer knows how to whack it all together whether it makes sense or not. Those are my favourites 😀
Oh so true though!! Like for a rant, I’m like a million bullet points list…but then some reviews need more gifs and flails.😂 And I think people don’t pay toooooo much attention to mega-long reviews *nods* I agree with ya. But does that stop me writing them? APPARENTLY NOT. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT I’M DOING.😂
Cool post. I am actually confused. I think I am belong into several type and they feel so relatable. Don’t you have divergent option as answer? :p wink wink
Btw, I got list lover fron your quiz. It is fun quiz. Thank you Cait
I KNOW! I FORGOT A DIVERGENT OPTION!! I seriously should’ve had one.😂
I got the mini-word cupcake. this actual meee! I find writing reviews soo boring , I write like 3 to 4 paragraph.
Mini reviews are so much FUN. And plus I get to compare them to cupcakes which is obviously a solid win here.😂
I identify with 2, 3 , 5, and 8 at various times. Particularly 5. Unless I do it immediately, (in which case it’s really short) or have something else driving me to do it, those books aren’t getting reviewed. ( things driving me to do it included being obsessed with the book and wanting everyone to know, and having promised too.)
Lists are my way of managing to articulate why the book is good, when I have too many emotions surrounding the book. It often annoys me if I like a book but can’t explain why. Sometimes having a little explosion of excitement at the beginning of the review lets me explain better after that.
Also I hate GIFs and rarely put reviews on my blog. It’s Goodreads or Amazon. Sometimes both. Usually good reads though because it’s more accessible. Until I realized I can do reviews from Kindle. Those ones are never long.
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Sometimes really really good books are the hardest to review, right?! I want to convince people to read it but WHAT ARE WORDS.😂 (I never remember to review on Amazon, but I DO always review everything on GR! That’s actually where I write my reviews straight after finishing and then like maybe 30% of those get onto my blog?! hehe. I’m slack.😂)
So the quiz says I’m the Flammable Feels Master, whereas I think I’m the Persuader because I’ve had SO MANY PEOPLE say “I bought this book because of Ashleigh” and I’m like “Wait wut? When did I do that?” ahaha. I don’t even realise how much I make people buy books, but apparently I do. Though I do see the Flammable Feels Master in me. There tends to be capslock shouting in my reviews. Or rants. Or incoherent nonsense. Yeah….
Ack, so we’ll say quiz fail then?😂😂 But Persuaders are AWESOME so clearly you are one of the reasons the earth keeps spinning. #legit 😂😂
i’m a mix of ALL of these. sometimes i procrastinate, and sometimes i write the review pretty quickly. and if i REALLY LOVE THE BOOK, i’ll probably 1) make a list on why you should read this book ASAP, 2) include CAPS, question and exclamation marks?! and SOMETIMES GIFS (i’m a lazy potato okay? IT’S SO HARD TO FIND THE PERFECT GIF). and if i read too many books with the same topic, i’ll probably make mini-reviews. they became my favorite tbh. THEY’RE SO CUTE IDK WHY.
ANYWAYS, this post is fabulous, as usual.
So basically you’re the DIVERGENT REVIEWER WHO CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. #legit 😂 And omg agreed: finding the perfect gif is like an art from and can take hours. This kind of art can’t be rushed after all.
hahah I got The Flammable Feels Master for the quiz but um . . . shall we turn our gaze away from the terrifying number of gifs I use in my reviews? I cannot review without my gifs. You’re lucky I don’t use gifs in my comments on your blog (although it’s not unheard of) MY GIFS ARE LIFE. A space between paragraphs exists purely for the purpose of making space for a dramatic gif to guffaw at. I have most definitely never sat reviewing for over 2 hours because DANGIT GIFS CAN BE HARD TO FIND. Sometimes I get worried about myself when I know which gif to use because I’ve become intensely familiar with the existence of popular Disney gifs . . . I NEED A LIFE.
You’ve got to love all the different types of reviewers out there that’s for sure. I’m quite fond of the listers *bumps you with elbow* but I do love the true feels masters. Let’s face it, it’s always highly entertaining to read someone’s review when it just looks like an explosion of ALDKGHI over the screen. Ah, good times.
GIFS ARE WONDERFUL!! Although I don’t use as many of them myself anymore because #lazy.😂 But like they articulate feelings so well!? We must use them??? And who needs words when one can use Disney movie gifs to summarise life??
I SEE YOU NUDGING ME THERE. And yes. I am definitely a list lover, right?!😂
Whoever is willing to sacrifice a unicorn is no friend of mine……HOW DARE THEE. haha
but really, I got The List Lover. Which is actually SO TRUE. I would much rather do a list review than a paragraph review. Those pros and cons are easier to read and efficient!
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I’M SORRY. SHAME ON THE UNICORN SACRIFICE.😂 And omg lists are life right?! I adore lists. <3 All my reviews are lists these days!
It … gave me Lord of the Gif… I … never use gifs.
I use WORDS.
More accurate would be the All Seeing Eyeball (because I can nitpick a book), the recapper (because I usually do that at some point in the review, and then I start nitpicking), procrastinator (I finally got around to reviewing a book last week that I read a year ago. The review before that, I’d read the book two years ago.), and occasionally mini reviewer (usually for traditionally published books, because I want to share my thoughts, but it ain’t going on my reviewing blog, because my reviewing blog is for indie-books only.
HOW DID I GET LORD OF THE GIFS????
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Hah! Took it again and got the All-Seeing Eyeball. I’ll accept that.
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I’m glad it gave you a better answer the next time then.😂 So like only a PARTIAL quiz fail right?! You definitely sound more like the All Seeing Eyeball!!
I think I expected the persuader or list lover but I guess the All Seeing Eyeball works too! The other ones would not have though, So I’d say the test worked.
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*collapses in relief* My quiz skills aren’t too terrible then.😂😂
Hahahaha this was so awesome!! I got the All Seeing Eyeball. Because DETAILS. I actually really struggle when a book overwhelms me with feels because I can’t articulate all the things I love about it and therefore end up never writing the actual review.
Omg I’m glad the quiz actually worked! CAKE FOR US BOTH.😂
haahhahahah the quiz was so much fun cait! I got the flammable feels master which is so accurate because sometimes actual words just cannot encompass the feels i am trying to convey…
Oh oh I’m so glad it was fun!! And that it actually worked.😂 Feeeeeels reviews are the best.
I GOT “THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER”
This is so accurate you don’t even know.
OH GLORIOUSNESS. MY QUIZ WORKED.😂
Okay so I took the quiz and I’m an All Seeing Eyeball? Which actually fits me really well. I am too critical for my own good and I love to analyze and critique every single aspect of a book when I review it. Thanks for sharing Cait and, as always, fabulous post! ❤️
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YES YES I THINK THAT FITS YOU!! I love how your reviews analyse all the things. 😀
According to the quiz, I am a flammable feels master! That is not a surprise. I don’t overanalyze the reviews. I just care about how much they make me feel.
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Feeeeelings are the best though. That’s how I review too. 😉 😂
Haha, I love this! I’m the flammable feels master WUT! I used to be all about the gifs back in the days, I could write an entire review just using gifs but then I discovered that WORDS actually matter and I had very strong opinions about books so I stopped. Oh how I miss my gif reviews. I do procrastinate sometimes, but mostly when a book has smacked me with its awesomeness and I have NO WORDS TO USE, NOTHING! I love those books but their reviews must be written and sometimes I can’t bring myself to do it LOL. Great post!
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I actually use a lot less gifs than I used to too!! I don’t even know why?! I guess words are good too.😂 But gifs sure make reviews fun hehe. BUT OMG THE BEST BOOKS ARE THE HARDEST TO REVIEW!!
Oh my gosh Cait thank you for making me smile. XD I genuinely thought I’d be a list maker, but apparently I am a flammable feels master.
I try to hide it.
😂
*sets world on fire with our bookworm feels* NO REGRETS THOUGH.😂
I’m a list maker! Which makes sense for my life because I have books JUST for blogging related lists… LMAO. What’s wrong with me? I have to be able to see where things are going or I’m like ASHAKJDHY. *Falls Apart*. Just saying… But this quiz was fun. And of course we all yell into the void!
Lists are the besssst. Basically 80% of my reviews are lists these days on Goodreads, and I ALWAYS do lists on my blog!!😂
Lol this was hilarious! I am a flammable feels master and procrastinator. Your quiz was 100% accurate 😂
OH GLORIOUS NEWS.😂 The quiz works!!
I got the Flammable Feels Master on the quiz and that is definitely accurate! I HAVE SO MANY EMOTIONS I CANNOT CONTAIN THEM ALL. I’d also say I have a dash of list lover, lord of the gif, and procrastinator haha
Your blog is not really for books, Cait. It’s real purpose is subliminal messaging to secure yourself a position as World Overlord and to acquire more chocolate cake. I SEE THROUGH YOUR MASK
EMOTIONAL REVIEWING IS THE BEST WAY TO BE, LET’S BE REAL HERE. *hi fives* 😂
Omg you do see through my mask. Here I was trying to be subtle dangit.
HA I got the list lover, which is actually totally true. I LOVE lists, I use them for everything. Fun quiz! When I read the little summaries I thought I was a mix of each but apparently
1. I
2. Love
3. Lists
😉
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LISTS ARE THE BEST OF LIFE HONESTLY.😂
I got The Flammable Feels Master. *FLAILS EVERYWHERE* I HAVE TOO MANY FEELINGS HAHA this is so accurate Cait. It’s ALWAYS about the feels. ALWAYS.
I try to review in the moment after I finish a book but sometimes I’m like omg that was too intense I need to step away and breathe and regroup (my feelings need to regroup I know) before I properly review. Otherwise there’d even be more flailing haha!
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I CAN READ MINDS SEE? MY QUIZ IS GENIUS. *awards self with cake* (And I also review just after I finish reading!! Although I put my blather straight on goodreads, but I’ll edit it a BIT for my blog at least.😂)
I got Flammable Feels Master, which is definitely true sometimes, but I tend to be a bullet-pointer. But in REAL life I’m completely and utterly disorganized, so I don’t know what that says about me. Oh, and I sometimes need to write my reviews IMMEDIATELY, but more often I totally procrastinate. So, in other words, I’m a mess. How come there’s no option for that? 🙂
You’re like a divergent reviewer who cannot be controlled. 😉 I totally should have had a Total Mess option omg…to be fair I’d fit into it a lot too.😂
Mwahahahahha FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER FOR THE WIN!! Which oddly matches the Top Ten Tuesday post I wrote for next week that talks about flailing and falling off of chairs? Anyway, this post is genius as usual Cait. I do love my lists, but I think I shall go add Flammable Feels Master to my resume because it’s almost as awesome as QOTKU. 😉
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FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTERS FTW I SAY. I’m like a cross between that and the list master myself, ahah. But omg I can’t wait for this post about flailing and falling off chairs?!
I was the procrastinating reviewer…
Which is true in that I am the queen of all types of procrastination which is why I now have a rule that if it’s a book I *have* to review I can’t start another book until I get *something* down on paper (who are we kidding – screen). Which is a terrible painful rule I made myself but I also forget books about 3.75 seconds after I read them so it’s very necessary. I think that I am also a mini reviewer mostly because I refuse to be a full re-capper but then I go on tangents… like about how a book is just like oreos (true story I give you my Mortal Instruments Review, or maybe it’s just a post about how much I love Oreos: : https://behindthewillows.com/2013/02/17/the-mortal-instruments-series-by-cassandra-clare/) which makes me less mini reviewer and more crazy lady who refuses to give spoilers so much she won’t even talk about the book reviewer. Can that be review type number nine?
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That is DEFINITELY a type of reviewer. *nods* And also omg I’m the same with being worried about giving away too much so I tend to say hardly anything at all except my feels haha.😂
I am the THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER YES. I have way too many feelings whenever I review a book. But I’m still a master at procrastinating just as well…I always take SOOOO long to write down my reviews haha. Lovely post, Cait! <3
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So you’re like a Procrastinating Feels Master?😂 DIVERGENT, MARIE!! 😀
I am Lord of the Gif which is HILARIOUS. I mean I try with my GIFs but I am so not lord of the gif. I’m a bit of a nitpicky reviewer, really. I pick up on the stupid typos and the fact that, in Britain, a 17 year old girl would not be in her last year of school (she’d already be done with school). I try not to notice it, but my brain won’t let books get away with stuff like that – I suppose what baffles me is how many times it’s read! By the author! By the editor! By the copyeditor! By publicists, etc, etc, etc etc.
I also secretly love writing bad reviews. Because I kinda feel like it’s easier to write the review? I have more to say? My word vomit is projectile when it comes to writing bad reviews, because I just get so peeved! I feel like all my positive reviews are just the same, because I’m too scared to give stuff away? But in my negative ones, all bets are off XD
There are times I’ll be like, “no, I shouldn’t say anything,” then I get SUPER OFFENDED and just rant away. Mostly on GoodReads – I don’t publicise my review, like on Twitter, but I feel like on my GR I can say what I want – if I’ve bought a book surely I can vent a bit and I don’t think I’m as mean as people can be.
I have no idea how people can have fifty reviews to write. I literally forget a book as soon as I’ve read it, so if I left my review even overnight that would be it for me! No review! It honestly goes in one ear and out the other!
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AGH QUIZ FAIL.😂😂 That would definitely make you the all-seeing-eyeball right? And honestly it’s so hard to read books with huge mistakes anyway, hehe, it totally distracts from the story?! and I do totally hear you with how bad reviews are easier to write. Like when it’s a good review I just want to shout “READ IT” and that’s all I’ve got.😂 I’m super eloquent ahem. I do the same on GR too!! Like I’ll tone down reviews a bit for my blog, but on GR I just go wild. So freeing. :’)
I review straight away too! WE’RE LIKE TWINS, LEAH.
I AM THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER AND I OWN THAT! I’ve been out of the game for a few months but when I do review it is all about how i FELT not a synopsis break down of the story…
I’M REALLY GLAD THE QUIZ WORKED THEN. CAKE FOR ME AND MY SKILLS. (And like cake for you too because feels masters are awesome.😂
I would definitely be the procrastinator reviewer. Because I wait until probably two weeks to a month before typing a blogpost book review. And then it’ll be even longer until I actually post the post. Sometimes I don’t even bother reviewing? Although if I read a book that I love and am convinced that everyone should read then I definitely review! But in those cases, I usually end up just shouting at everyone to read this awesome book because it is awesome. (I’m always incredibly eloquent like that.) And I turn into the flammable feels master, which is what the quiz rated me as.
Star ratings though are so confusing. (So this is only mildly related, but I blame the quiz; it got me thinking about this.) Everyone has their own system. So what characterizes a three-star book for one persons is completely different for another reviewer. I don’t even bother with it on my blog. I might use it on Goodreads when I want to know the dramatic pros and cons of a book. I’ll look at a few reviews with five star ratings and then one or two star ratings. I don’t know. Star ratings can be useful for personal use if someone likes to catalog their own reading (I am not that organized. . .). But star ratings seem to have a double layer of subjectivity. It *almost* makes the rating useless to other readers. Not completely though. If someone knows they have similar tastes in books as the reviewer, then star ratings can be a huge help.
So yeah. There’s my unsolicited over-analysis of star ratings. *waves awkwardly*
Shouting at people is honestly the best way to recommend books anyway. I mean, what is it with these logical discussions? Pfft, who has time for that. But so that means the quiz is like a semi win?! hehe.😂
And, omg, I totally concur about the star ratings. It kills me because they mean different things to different people. THEY’RE TOO SUBJECTIVE. Like apparently 3-stars is “good” according to goodreads or something…but to me it’s like “Meh”. So that is really confusing when people are saying they liked a book but it’s only 3 stars and GAH LET’S JUST LET OUR HEADS IMPLODE SHALL WE.
I’m definitely an even mish-mash of types 4,5, and 6, I know that even without taking the quiz XD haha
Thanks for sharing! ^_^
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I’m glad you liked the post!😂
Caaait, my quiz answer accused me of being the lord of gifs and this is clearly not true!! Do you see any gifs on this comment?? (Nevermind the fact that I apparently can’t insert an angry gif here, ugh the injustice!)
Hahahahahaha, seriously, loved the post! Your blog is awesome and you’re just #goals! <3
I was going to say…I don’t think we CAN use gifs in comments right?!😂 Or else I’d probably reply to people with like 98% gifs. 😂 BUT OMG QUIZ FAIL THEN. I SHALL CRY. Actually blame the dragons who made the qui, not me.
(Awww, that’s the nicest thing of ever THANK YOU.)
I got intense reviewer, which I’m not really. Sometime I do reviews right away, but I’m often a bit late because I just start one book after the other and get behind. haha I’d also say I summarize a lot, but I try not too! I just don’t want to give away too many details, so I tend to share as much about the book that I CAN share. haha
-Lauren
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Agh, quiz fail then!!😂 BLAME THE DRAGONS, NOT ME, FOR MAKING A FAULTY QUIZ.😂
I’m apparently the flammable feels master but I RARELY HAVE EMOTIONS. I read sad books for a living because I want them to make me cry, and if they don’t they are useless.
Also that photo with the cake in it? A++++++. That’s yours isn’t it? CAKE
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LITTLE VULCAN, VAL. *gives you vulcan cake* 😂 And all the good books are the damaging ones. Who has time for happiness? Pfft.
(awww, thanks! Yes all the photos are mine.😂 CAKE.)
Is it possible to switch reviewer types based on the book we’re reviewing? 😛 I think I flip-flop. Not very consistent. But my favorite reviewers to read are the GIF-happy ones. They’re always the most entertaining!
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That actually makes sense to switch a bit depending on the book!! Like it’s hard to review dark/series books with too many gifs, right?! So I definitely reckon it can depend.😂 GIF REVIEWS ARE VERY FUN!
Thanks, that was fun. I was hoping to be the persuader, and turned out that was my result, so it must be accurate. Nothing like taking a long time to wheedle people into being curious about a book, and then going out to buy it on your recommendation. Sometimes I think people like me really should be hired by publishers.
Ooh, that is a massive quiz win for me then (especially when I have no idea what I’m doing when making quizzes 😂) SO YAY CAKE FOR ALL OF US. And oh oh it’s really amazing getting other people into books!! Bookstores should hire us, right?! WE BLOGGERS ARE GOOD.
I just found this blog and it’s everything I want to read in a book blog!!!
Awww, that totally just makes my day! I’M SO GLAD YOU LOVE MY BLOG!! *gives you welcome cake*
LOL, I love this quiz! I got the Flammable Feels Master (which is true), but I’m also the All-Seeing Eyeball because I like to analyze /the heck/ out of books. But with feelings because what it makes you feel and think are the most important parts. To me, anyway.
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So you’re like a hybrid! WOOOO. *gives you hybrid cake* 😂 And honestly being able to flail AND analyse is the best combination!
*gobbles cake* Thank you! 😀
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I got the list lovers even though I don’t do list that often😂 I feel like I’m a lord of the gif because it’s just so much easier finding gifs t match my thoughts than finding words for it 😂
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Omg so semi-quiz-fail there, then?😂 Gifs are AMAZINGNESS though and they’re actually kind of hard to find the perfect gif, so those with the talented skills are obviously ABSOLUTELY THE QUEEN. #legit
I’m the lord of the gif! So true!
YAY I’M GLAD THE QUIZ WORKED!!
I think I’m a mix of one and two, but the quiz said I’m a recapper. xD Honestly, I am, not gonna lie, lololololol. I like to think that I’m not (I definitely was when I first started reviewing), but I think I still am in some ways. XD This list is genius again, Cait!
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Ahhh I’m glad you liked it!! Even if it was like only a semi-win for the quiz.😂
I think I’m a cross between 5 & 6. Sadly.
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Why is that sad?! That’s awesome!🎉
D U D E. As soon as I got to THE PERSUADER, I FOUND MYSELF. And then I did the quiz, and IT FOUND ME TOO.
*CROWNS SELF PERSUADER*
*CROWNS QUIZ SUCCESSFUL*
*WAITS FOR QUIZ TO ALSO CROWN ME PERSUADER*
As a Psych grad, I SHOULD BE LESS SHOCKED WHEN A QUIZ IS SUCCESSFUL. But Uni is basically one giant bore, I read Fantasy in class, and HERE WE ARE. SHOCKED AS EVER. Now all we need (because YOU are a persuader, too – we’re all a mix, ofc, but… let’s be honest) is a bookstore/publisher/god of books to hire us. I AM WAITING, UNIVERSE!
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WELL HONESTLY I AM JUST A MIND READER AND MAGICAL SO THIS MUST BE THE HONEST TRUTH. *flings confetti over self* (Actually I am shocked when my quizzes are successful.😂 I know less than Jon Snow.) And yesss, I think I can be a bit of a persuader, plus a list lover because literally half my blog is lists.😂
I’M SAURON YESSS. I got the All-Seeing Eyeball, clearly. I’m not sure I entirely fit into any of the categories, but if this is probably the closest. I definitely like to analyze what worked well and what didn’t work well in the novel and how the author wrote it, although honestly half the time I’m reading so fast that I don’t see any foreshadowing and then BAM PLOT TWIST. It’s great, actually. Anyway, thanks for the quiz! It was fun!
I do the same with reading too fast so I actually miss the plot twists!! bahaha. We’re just enthusiastic, right?! 😜
THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER?!?! Hahahaha … no. xD
This quiz is spot on OMG.I am indeed THE FLAMMABLE FEELS MASTER. #feels
I am the List Lover which is true in every other aspect of my life except reviewing! Ha ha. Now that I am thinking about it, I wonder why? XD
Somehow I missed this when you posted it! Your quiz got me half right, maybe? I am mostly the first one as I feel like I NEED to include every single little thing and that if I don’t I’ll forget it later or someone will call me a liar when they read the book and are like, “You mention that the character made a bad decision in one scene??!!” and then they never trust my reviews again. Except it’s a problem because my reviews are getting super long and soon no one will read them at all! It’s also funny that I mention this exact thing in my latest weekly update lol. But your quiz labeled me as a Flammable Feels Master which can also be me sometimes if I love a book. And I don’t use lists for every book, but some books are just perfect for lists!
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My reviews are getting super long too so I TOTALLY get the pain there.😂 So like we’ll give the quiz a half win then? hehe. But you must technically be like a Divergent blogger WHO BELONGS TO NOT ONE CATEGORY! 😉
I love this post. Lol. Also, your quiz is HILARIOUS. Before I took the quiz, I assessed myself as the Analytical reviewer, or as you so eloquently put it, the All Seeing Eye (of Sauron YES!) LOL. And that’s what I got in the quiz too. B/c I am an analytical freak.
“Runs to do more of your quizzes”
Ohhh YAY that means the quiz actually works!!! 😂 I’m so glad you liked it!!
I got the flammable feels master which I really wasn’t expecting – how can I be a flammable feels master when I barely ever review anymore lmao. Maybe back in the day I was a flammable feels master but now I’m definitely the procrastinating reviewer (I couldn’t even type flammable I typed flabbamle instead lmao)