ABOUT DUSTY

Introducing Dusty...

When I'm not busy working in a chemistry lab, I'm usually dreaming of heroes who slew ancient greek monsters of myth and legend. I'm also a not-so-closeted Hallmark addict. I decided to turn my reading habit into actual production, so I started my review blog, my bookstagram, and my book twitter.  

These days you'll find me reading stories mostly in the fantasy and sci-fi genres, between the middle-grade and mature reader age levels. I also occasionally read contemporary romance books. While these are the genres I tend to drift to, I'm open to giving most books a chance. 

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How I rate books...

To give you a general idea of what each rating means, here is a loose outline of my scoring guide. 

5 STARS ★★★★★ - I adored it! Even if I received an early review copy, I'm likely to purchase a finished copy of the book as soon as it is available. It was, or was close to, perfection in my opinion.

 

4 STARS ★★★★ - Still really enjoyed the book - something held me back from giving it the full rating however.

3 STARS ★★★ - I liked it overall. There may have been some parts that didn't work for me, but there were no issues with finishing it. I am likely to give other books by this author a chance and would recommend them to specific people (unlikely to be broadly recommended). 

 

2 STARS ★★ - I didn't like it. There was some disconnect for me while reading the book (I didn't like the characters, parts were not realistic, or other problems with the story). I also give this rating when I feel the book showed promise but needed more editing. Books that are not in the genre I typically enjoy may fall under this score rating.

1 STAR ★ - I was unable to finish the book and will likely not read anything else this particular author writes. 

Book Tour Companies I've Worked With

**You can click on the hyperlink for each companies name to see any posts I've made with them. Clicking on the URL will take you to that company's home page. 

Book of Matches Media - https://www.bookofmatchesmedia.com/ 

Caffeine Book Tours - https://caffeinebooktours.wordpress.com

Goddess Fish Promotions - https://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/  

Literary Bound Tours - https://literaryboundtours.com/

Lola's Blog Tours - http://www.lolasblogtours.net/

Midnight Readers Book Promotion - https://midnightreaders.co.uk/about-us

Prism Book Tours - https://www.prismbooktours.com/

R&R Book Tours (Reads and Reels) - https://readsandreels.com/r-r-book-tours/ 

Rockstar Book Tours - http://www.rockstarbooktours.com/

TBR and Beyond Tours - https://tbrandbeyondtours.com/

The Next Step PR - https://thenextsteppr.org/

Wildfire Marketing Solutions - https://wildfiremarketingsolutions.com/ 

Xpresso Tours - http://xpressobooktours.com/ 

  

Affiliate Programs

This blog is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, Libro.fm, Book Depository and Awin. You can access my shop page for Bookshop.org here. Posts may include affiliate links, which I can earn a commission from (at no additional cost to you) if you make a purchase. If you want to join Awin (which is an affiliate program for shops like Libro.FM), use the banner at the bottom of the page! You can also use the link here. 

Check out my reviews and my blog being featured on other websites! 

Guest Reviewer on the Under the Covers Book Blog Website (click here to visit my review page)

My review of Relatively Normal Secrets by C.W. Allen was featured by Twinkl in their 'Fantasy Books for Kids - Why They Are Important' article

My blog is featured as one of the top recommended book review blogs by Kindlepreneur - check out their Ultimate List of the Best Book Review Blogs here!

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