How to make a difference - review a Christian book and make an author happy!

That book you had published, how's it going? 

A deafening silence fills the room with the anticipated answer. A nervous shuffle, lips parting then closing again as the right words are being formulated, then dismissed. 

That well?

So often no news is good news, but in the case of a book that has tormented the author with blood and tears during the years of writing and trying to get it published, no news is definitely not good news.  

You see sales but no reviews - oh how I can relate, do you?

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So what is happening? 

• Did you like it and just forget to review it?
• Read it and decided better to say nothing in case you upset the author? 
• Simply started it and put it down finding it useful as a door stop.
• Put it on your "to read" pile that might get read in five years time!
• Maybe it fell down behind the bedside cabinet and is collecting dust waiting to be remembered and retrieved.
• Perhaps the beginning didn't hook you and you found a more interesting book to read instead.

Meanwhile, the author, the creator of the work, waits patiently for the reviews to come..... Is anyone out there? 😞

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The market is flooded with books, so much choice and what to choose. Reviews help with that choice. You are making a huge difference by taking a moment to comment, good or bad on a book you have enjoyed or been dissatisfied with. Your opinion does matter.

What happens when you review a book? 

• You bring that book to the attention of others whether it is a good or bad review.
• Your review may influence others in deciding whether or not to buy the book.
• You will help the ratings.
• You will help the author understand if she has connected with her readers and that the book is not propping up a wobbly table. 
• Your opinion will matter in the future when the author undergoes her next 'work in progress'.
• You may not make the author rich, but she will be very grateful that you have taken the time to comment on the novel. 😄

At this point, the author may well be jumping up and down, it does not take too much to please this particular author. You, my readers, are a delight to write for. 

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Christian book review Celebrate Lit blog stop 7

Christian book review blog stop 7

A book can provoke all sorts of reactions from the reader. It may enthuse, annoy, not be their thing or cause them to think and question the contents. I love it when I see someone enthuse about a book in one review and then another is uncomfortable with the contents. Both are good reactions for the author. Today I had one of those interesting reviews where the book was not quite to the reader's taste. 

The reviewer of this blog stop states she had difficulty with the book. It was not her style and out of her comfort zone. However she read the book anyway. Her conclusion though was that God had something to teach her through this book. 

I would say that that acknowledgement by the reader, is in itself, a good revelation. Perhaps not a bad reflection of the book. It caused a realization that there is a need to look deeper into ones life, to reveal what state we are in, in relation to God. The book therefore has done its work. 

It may have only rated 3*'s in the mind of the reviewer, but maybe God has a 5* plan for this reviewer. 

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MY REVIEW:

I really had no idea what a book entitled “How to Make Victoria Sponge” might be about – maybe a woman who bakes? Not exactly. Written in the form of a journal, this story is about an ordinary mother of four and what happens when she wakes each morning and responds “Yes” to whatever the Lord has planned for her day. Actually Victoria is pretty extraordinary in the way she relates each and every thing that happens throughout her day to God.

In many ways, I had difficulty with this book. First of all, the style is not my usual cup of tea. I am one who enjoys a good dialogue between characters. There were times that I just couldn’t relate to the character because her thought process was so different than my own. But…”How to Make Victoria Sponge” did make me think…especially about my own shortcomings and how just maybe I need to be more open to the Lord’s leading myself. And sometimes, maybe the Lord has me read a book that is out of my comfort zone because He has something to teach me through it.

Victoria was a unique character and so inclined to one disaster after another. Written in a different style, some of her exploits would have been pure slapstick. But at the end of the day, no matter what had happened, Victoria knew she had done her best in the sight of her Lord. And that is exactly what we all should aspire to.

A copy of this book was provided for review by Celebrate Lit in exchange for a fair and honest review. 

Margaret Kazmierczak​'s How to Make Victoria Sponge available on Amazon for just $2.99 or free for Kindle Unlimited! 

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