Category Archives: not a review

thoughts on ‘falls chance ranch’ series

Posted on 02/01/2013 by Kris

Falls Chance Ranch series by Rolf & Ranger Are you worried about your executive?  Is he burned out?  Frazzled?  Less than stellar?  Is he an excellent employee that you don’t want to lose?  If the answer to those questions is … Continue reading →

Posted in bdsm, book series, important stuff, m/m, me, not a review, OCD, orannia, probably tmi, serious shit, thoughts | 9 Comments

forgiveness in ratings

Posted on 01/02/2012 by Kris

In the last post about how much technical quality matters, a couple of people touched on the idea of ‘forgiveness’ in relation to reading and gave a few examples of the types of things they would be willing to set … Continue reading →

Posted in goodreads, not a review, ratings, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit | 23 Comments

quality in ratings

Posted on 31/01/2012 by Kris

In their comments to my post about the whole 5-star thing, Eva and Rhi Etzweiler talked about ratings being based on reading experience and went on to outline what they meant.This really interested me because I didn’t think I’d really differentiated between my … Continue reading →

Posted in goodreads, not a review, ratings, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit | 24 Comments

ratings ok, ratings meh

Posted on 23/01/2012 by Kris

The other day Jen totally horned in on my ratings series with her post about ‘the dreaded three stars’.  This included a discussion about what 3 stars actually means to readers and authors.Besides the fact that Jen is clearly a stealer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Jenre, not a review, pet peeve/fave rant, ratings, reading, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit | 17 Comments

the kris ‘n’ good books review policy: the fineprint

Posted on 20/04/2011 by Kris

PS – Oh, and if you still actually approach me with a review request after all that, I will either (a) assume you’re completely fucking whacked and delete your email immediately or (b) accept it as an obvious offer to … Continue reading →

Posted in me, not a review, reading, reviews | 14 Comments

the kris ‘n’ good books review policy

Posted on 18/04/2011 by Kris

The Kris ‘n’ Good Books Review Policy 1.  I don’t do reviews on request because I’m too lazy. 2.  I might change my mind if you ask me nicely (ie bribe me with pron). 3.  Highly unlikely, though. 4.  Still, … Continue reading →

Posted in me, not a review, reading, reviews | 29 Comments

things that make you go O_o

Posted on 16/04/2011 by Kris

Hypothetical question 1: Say an author reads a review of one of their books and it’s all positive bar one thing – in fact, the reviewer gives it 4+ stars – how do you think they might react?  By saying … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, not a review, reviews, serious shit, things that make you go O_o | 29 Comments

ratings and the moody reader

Posted on 15/03/2011 by Kris

Yes, I have more to say ask about ratings.  Yes, my ability to thrash a topic to death knows no bounds.Yes, it is Teh Awesome and not anything to do with laziness.Yes, I’m reasonably sure about that.Moving on…The question:Once you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in not a review, ratings, reading, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit | 30 Comments

ratings and the swing voters

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Kris

One of the points raised as a result of my post about ratings was that lament often heard from readers:“Why, oh why, can’t goodreads have 1/2 stars?!”If I had a dollar, blah, blah.  Bunch of drama queens.  At the risk … Continue reading →

Posted in not a review, ratings, reading, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit, Wave | 34 Comments

ratings and the suckage threshold

Posted on 06/03/2011 by Kris

I’m always curious about people’s – readers’ and authors’ – reactions to ratings. I’ve read some interesting discussions about their value as well as posts about the various systems reviewers and readers use in order to determine them. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in not a review, ratings, reading, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit | 44 Comments