So, You Want to Review Books for Creative Ink Romance Reviews
As a reviewer, you will not receive payment. All genres of romance, including modern, historical, paranormal, mystery, science fiction, steampunk and LGBT are acceptable. No Young Adult (YA) books, please. Reviews should include the following information:
- Book Title
- Author Name
- Publisher
- Publisher Website
- Publishing Date
- Genre
- Pages (print copy only)
- Cover Image (optional)
- Star Rating (1-5)
Please provide honest reviews. If you don’t like a book, identify why in a professional manner. Creative Ink Romance Reviews (CIRR) may edit your review for grammatical issues, but not opinion expressed in the review. You should submit your review to
barb@ci-romancereviews.com. Reviews will post to CIRR within two weeks of submission, unless there are structural problems with the review.
Reviewers must have excellent writing skills and write an interesting, insightful opinions of the books they review, no snarky reviews. Reviewers can’t submit reviews from authors or publishers they have a personal or professional relationships with. This is not a paid position.
Book authors and publishers may use CIRR reviews in part or entirely so long as they reference the reviewer and CIRR. The rights of all reviews published on Creative Ink Romance Reviews belong to the individual reviewers after the first month their review appears on the website.
Requested Information
Please send an email with the following information:
A list of the sites you currently review for. If you have not published any reviews, please send a sample review from a book you have recently read. The sample review should summarize the book and provide your opinion of the overall quality of the book. Review lengths should be between 275 and 400 words.
What Do You Receive In Exchange For Your Efforts?
Unlike some review sites, CIRR allows you to include a link to your website on the page where your review appears. You will also receive a reviewer profile page to detail relevant information about you and your reviewing history on the website. You can submit reviews on your own schedule, since you are responsible for obtaining your own books from websites such as NetGalley.
