tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post1008017048152050461..comments2024-03-26T12:40:12.966-07:00Comments on Mirka Muse: One-Star * ReviewsMirka Breenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00653086859905415156noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-37045687634205794932017-05-19T02:59:52.945-07:002017-05-19T02:59:52.945-07:00Mirka, I think your reviews are important, whether...Mirka, I think your reviews are important, whether 1,2, or 5-star. Other consumers rely on genuine reviews. I know I do. Whenever I buy a product online, I always check for reviews. The more specific the better! <br /><br />As for books, I do post my genuine thoughts (1-5-star)* unless they are by new authors who don't have too many reviews yet. For those, if I'd liked their stories, I'd post. If I hadn't, and my reviews would have been a 1-3-star, like you, I wouldn't post them. But for experienced/seasoned authors, I feel they need (or at least wouldn't mind) genuine and fair feedback even if it isn't great. <br /><br />Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-10475912585212871502017-05-06T04:40:40.051-07:002017-05-06T04:40:40.051-07:00Product, travel, and service reviews like your one...Product, travel, and service reviews like your one-star can help others avoid being scammed. Dionnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-84090595943627378832017-05-05T12:59:35.142-07:002017-05-05T12:59:35.142-07:00I agree with your review policy including letting ...I agree with your review policy including letting other buyers know about bad experiences with products/companies. I'm sorry you had such a frustrating time with that one product.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458293325369594900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-76447014591524975812017-05-03T09:11:33.158-07:002017-05-03T09:11:33.158-07:00I have the same review policy, but it's mostly...I have the same review policy, but it's mostly because writing is a small world and it's most likely I know or will meet the authors of the books I review at some point. It's also because I know the hard work that goes into writing a book--and some books aren't bad, they are just not my taste.<br /><br />But you brought up a good point about how bad reviews can make a bad book live on, which of course, I wouldn't want to do either.<br />Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139361928785566916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-71022087390748099722017-05-02T14:52:29.873-07:002017-05-02T14:52:29.873-07:00Okay, in a situation like that, the one-star revie...Okay, in a situation like that, the one-star review was definitely merited. You're helping other people from going through the same thing by reporting what happened to you.<br /><br />For books, I actually stopped reviewing because I'm an editor and author, and Amazon can be weird about me reviewing books for those reasons. I do promote books I love on social media, though. The ones I don't love aren't mentioned anywhere.Kelly Hashwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13936313159809041986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-79552418336953940262017-05-02T13:12:36.961-07:002017-05-02T13:12:36.961-07:00Like you (until now) I never give anything less th...Like you (until now) I never give anything less than 3 stars (out of 5) to a book. If I didn't like it, I don't take the time to write a review or give stars.<br /><br />Oh, I just remembered, I did once give a bad review on my blog to a horror movie I'd seen on tv. I explained why I didn't like it. But I did NOT name the movie.Barbara Etlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190731838738606727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-72875193258349432512017-05-02T12:24:14.894-07:002017-05-02T12:24:14.894-07:00I'm more likely to rate a book, say on Goodrea...I'm more likely to rate a book, say on Goodreads, if I really liked it. Otherwise, I don't bother. One thing I recently found out is that you can rate anybody's book on Amazon even if you didn't buy it on Amazon, so I immediately rated a few I'd read and enjoyed.janlcoateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494058075748351556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570512522741409033.post-81942539128383963302017-05-02T12:20:04.915-07:002017-05-02T12:20:04.915-07:00If it's a book that's not as good as I exp...If it's a book that's not as good as I expected it to be, especially a book by a blogger, I keep my mouth shut. For a lousy product or bad service, I always try to solve the problem. If the company won't work with me, I will leave a one-star review and provide specifics about what is wrong. The public deserves to know what they're getting into if they buy from certain companies or go to a dentist whose billing office says after four years that they don't take my insurance and never did.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com