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I am singlehandedly responsible for knocking down a book's Amazon rating by an entire star! Mua ha ha ha ha!
Why yes there is only one other review, a 5-star by someone without the mark that indicates that they actually purchased it.
Ever since I got a Kindle it seems like I keep getting recommended these self-published SF/F books, some of which are hidden gems and more of which are highly mediocre. Unfortunately, the reviews don't seem to really differ between the two kinds.
There's one I encountered which got only six or seven glowing five-stars that, upon trying to read it, had clearly never been edited by anyone who had any clue what they were doing. I still have a mental note to go back and try to plow through it just so I can give an honest review to counter the ones that have got to be all from friends and family. But who knows if I'll even get around to it.
Why yes there is only one other review, a 5-star by someone without the mark that indicates that they actually purchased it.
Ever since I got a Kindle it seems like I keep getting recommended these self-published SF/F books, some of which are hidden gems and more of which are highly mediocre. Unfortunately, the reviews don't seem to really differ between the two kinds.
There's one I encountered which got only six or seven glowing five-stars that, upon trying to read it, had clearly never been edited by anyone who had any clue what they were doing. I still have a mental note to go back and try to plow through it just so I can give an honest review to counter the ones that have got to be all from friends and family. But who knows if I'll even get around to it.