Policies

Review Policy

For all review requests, fill out the form below

I am a Young Adult reader and reviewer so I only accept YA books. I enjoy many different genres, including sci fi, fantasy, contemporary fiction, romance, historical fiction (more 1500 European history), and dystopian. I can accept requests from publishers, authors, publicists, etc. for reviews, giveaways, author interviews, guest posts, book tours, etc.

• Books I personally request are always guaranteed a review
• Books on my wishlist are almost always guaranteed a review My Wishlist
• If I accept a review request, I do not guarantee a review
• I prefer to receive hard copies of books, these books will gain priority over ebooks
• Books will be reviewed in the following order: pre-releases will be reviewed 1-4 weeks before publication date, books that are already released will be reviewed in the order I receive them, ebooks will receive the lowest priority

While I do have a Nook and can accept ebooks for review, I have a hard time getting through them in a timely manner. Ebook acceptions will be limited.

For Self-Published Authors: I am currently no longer accepting review requests for self-published books. 

When Sending a Review Request: The following items are all required:

• Your name 
• Your publisher's name (or let me know that your book is self-published)
• The book Title
• A brief synopsis of your book
• A link to your website
• And because I absolutely love pretty covers, a cover of your book is a plus. 

My reviews are posted on the following sites:

• Here on the blog!
• Goodreads

I am happy to post reviews on other sites, as long as I have an account to that page.
I get all book summaries and images from Goodreads.com.

Blog Stats:

I started this blog back in March of 2011. I have an average of 5,500 - 6,000 unique visitors and growing a month and 1700+ Feedburner subscribers, with 1700+ GFC followers, 1800+ Twitter followers, and 700+ Facebook likes.

For Giveaways: If you would like me to host a giveaway, I am happy to do so. I only ask that you include mailing preferences (US only, International, etc.), a Goodreads link, and that you send the prizes to the winners yourself. Sadly, I'm a poor college student so I cannot afford to ship a lot of packages.

Contest Policies

When hosting a giveaway there are a few rules to follow if entering:

• You must be 13 or older to enter
• Winner will be chosen via random.org or Rafflecopter
• The winner will have 48 hours to respond to the winning e-mail, otherwise I will have to choose a new winner
• All giveaways are U.S. only, unless otherwise stated
• I will not be responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged material during transit
• When asked, please provide the correct mailing address. I will mail your prize to the address given to me. If there are any mistakes, I will not pay to resend the prize. Please double check all information before replying to the e-mail
• I will try to mail out all winnings within 14 days to 1 month of receiving mailing information, but sometimes life gets in the way. If I take over a month to ship the prize I will email to let you know the situation. Unless the package is lost in the mail, you will receive it.

All contests will use Google Doc forms or Rafflecopter to keep track of entries. Please do not leave your e-mail address in a comment. This will not be counted, unless otherwise specified.

Thanks for checking out my policy page, I'm happy to answer any questions you might have, send me an e-mail: literaryexploration[at]yahoo[dot]com