Review Policy
Hi! So you want your book reviewed by Parajunkee’s View? Well, the point of a review policy is to kind of tell you how we roll as far as review copies and this acceptance thing. First the facts, right?
Parajunkee’s View is a book blog, that specializes in speculative fiction, mainly paranormal and science fiction themed mediums. We have now extended features to pick up Romance and Indie Books of all fiction genres.
Parajunkee’s View is made up of one full time reviewer, Rachel (aka Parajunkee) and two part-time reviewers, Patti (Romance: Contemporary, Paranormal, YA, Historical) and Lori (Indie).
The reviews are based solely on opinion, whether that opinion is negative or positive. If your book is reviewed, please expect honesty. Our opinions, nothing more, nothing less.
All queries will be accepted, but responses are not guaranteed.
Book Formats
- Bound Books
- ARCs/Galleys
- eBooks (PDF)
- Audio Books (no windows media files please)
GENRES
I am selective on that count. Parajunkee’s View is very genre based. Paranormal is the thing, Romance for the weekends. So books in the following genres are the only books accepted. Independently & Small Press are accepted:
- PARANORMAL ROMANCE
- CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
- URBAN FANTASY
- Dark Fantasy
- YA Paranormal
- YA Romance
- SCIENCE FICTION
- FANTASY
- HORROR.
- I will also accept erotica, but it will be reviewed under the Parajunkee After Hours and reviews will be posted, well After Hours.
- Published Novels Only
- Currently we have one Indie Review feature, but spots are limited
Other Things To Consider:
Parajunkee’s View will also post Press Releases if it is a pertinent update that readers of my blog would like to know about. These would be listed under the “Book Buzz” posts.
Parajunkee’s View will also post about products or events that are paranormal in nature if I believe the item or event is something my readers would like to know about.
Parajunkee’s View also does movie reviews, in the below mentioned genres.
FAQs
Along with parajunkee.com reviews will also be posted on Amazon.com, I’m also trying to stay on top of posting on Lunch.com and Goodreads.com, but my priority is Amazon.comWhat do you include in your reviews?
- Book Cover
- Author web presence (Facebook, Twitter, Website)
- Links to purchase on Amazon.com & BookDepository.com
- A rating
- The Review
- Trailer – if it is made available
Do you review every book you receive for review?
If I read the book it will get reviewed, but sometimes there are books that I am unable to finish and if I haven’t been able to get into the book enough to give a review, the book will not be reviewed.
What is your turn around time for a review?
I am unable to give a time frame for reviews. If there is a certain time period you would like your book featured, please let me know and we can work out a promotion.
ARCs – I will try to review ARCs before the release date, I usually try to have the reviews ready a month before the release date.
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I would love for you to do an author interview and giveaway of my YA Urban Paranormal Fiction Betrayed- Book 1 in the Blood and Magick Series. I have a press release, website, book FB page, author FB page and Character FB page, twitter etc.
Hi: If you are still open to doing an author interview, I’d be happy to do that for my recently released illustrated fantasy novel “The Ruby Warrior: Pawn of Tenson.” It’s available (as well as a preview) on Kindle and Amazon.com. Thanks!
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To Whom it May Concern at The Zed Word and of course Zedward,
NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry has just released a real killer of a new zombie novel DEAD OF NIGHT (St. Martin’s Griffin; trade paperback, e-book, and audio).
DEAD OF NIGHT has earned stunning reviews from the mainstream press, bloggers, fans and zombie pop culture icons like John Russo (co-screenwriter of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD), David Moody, Joe McKinney and others! Jonathan was featured on the recent History Channel documentary ZOMBIES: A LIVING HISTORY, alongside Max Brooks, Dr. Steve Schlozman, Roger Ma and others.
Jonathan is launching a new zombie-themed blog tour. He would like to share the living dead fun with you and is willing to do author interviews, a guest blog, and share links to excerpts and bonus material.
Want to join the zombie apocalypse? Drop me a line at OrionNovaGroup@gmail.com and I’ll set it up!
Here’s the jacket text for DEAD OF NIGHT:
A prison doctor injects a condemned serial killer with a formula designed to keep his consciousness awake while his body rots in the grave. But all drugs have unforeseen side-effects. Before he could be buried, the killer wakes up. Hungry. Infected. Contagious.
Small town cop Dez Fox and her partner JT are caught in a wave of murder as everyone they know and love die…only to rise again as the ravenous living dead. If Dez and JT can’t contain the plague inside the town limits, the infection will spread beyond all control.
This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang…but a bite.
Praise for DEAD OF NIGHT:
“Jonathan Maberry is the top gun when it comes to zombies, and with DEAD OF NIGHT, he’s at the top of his game. Frankly, I’m shocked by how effortlessly he moves between the lofty intellectual heights of T.S. Eliot’s poetry and the savage carnality of the kill. DEAD OF NIGHT develops with the fevered pace of a manhunt, and yet still manages to hit all the right notes. Strap in, because Maberry’s latest is one hell of a wild ride. I loved it.” – Joe McKinney, author of Dead City and FLESH EATERS
“Jonathan Maberry has created an homage to death itself and an homage to the undead that is as poetic as it is terrifying. It’s a brand new and intriguingly fresh slant on the zombie genre that we all love!” -John A. Russo co-screenwriter of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
“Maberry is a master at writing scenes that surge and hum with tension. The pacing is relentless. He presses the accelerator to the floor and never lets up, taking you on a ride that leaves your heart pounding. It’s almost impossible to put this book down. Dead of Night is an excellent read.” —S.G. Browne, author of BREATHERS
“It would be enough to say that Jonathan Maberry had topped himself yet again with an epic zombie novel that is as much fun as it is terrifying. But that he has also created a story of such tremendous heart and social relevance only further cements his place as a master of the genre. It also doesn’t hurt that in DEAD OF NIGHT he has created one of the most compelling heroines I’ve read in years. Dead of Night blew me away!” –Ryan Brown – Author of PLAY DEAD
“Once again, Jonathan Maberry does what he does best; Take proven science, synthesize it and create something truly terrifying. In DEAD OF NIGHT, Maberry lays the groundwork for a Bioweapon that could very well create zombies in the real world. Combining great characters (I fell in love with Dez Fox from the moment she was introduced) and taut, blindingly fast action, DEAD OF NIGHT, is a runaway bullet train of a ride. This is Jonathan Maberry’s best writing yet.” –Greg Schauer, owner Between Books, Claymont, DE
“Dead of Night stands drooped head and lurching shoulders above most zombie novels. The nightmare increases exponentially – from minor outbreak to major crisis with unstoppable speed, building to a heart-stopping climax you won’t be able to put down.” –David Moody, author of the HATER and AUTUMN books
Best Regards,
Sam West-Mensch
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Hi Rachel,
We’ve met previously on the Supersmack and Follow Friday/hops where my Girl Elena Manory kicked some butt. Anyway, I was hoping to send you a copy of my novel The Hunted, but I see you’re not accepting reviews at present. Therefore, I’d be very interested in author interview/blog tour etc. Please feel free to contact me with any ideas on how we can arrange this set up. Thank you again!
Kristy Berridge
Hi Rachel,
Please check us out, Coliloquy (http://www.coliloquy.com/about/) is a new digital publisher of interactive and serialized ebooks. We currently have six books launched on Amazon and would LOVE for you to review one or more of our books. I will send you an email with more details. I look forward to connecting with you.
Aimee