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What is an Editorial Review?

Editorial reviews are objective, third-party reviews of a book by a professional editor, columnist, critic, or other authority in the book’s genre or subject. These professionals will focus on a number of elements within the book - technical vs emotional takeaway. This includes consistency in POV, pacing and plotting, as well as use of dialogue, character development and narrative consistency. They may point out grammatical errors and other inconsistencies. Most new reviewers will usually repeat the book's blurb in the review and follow up with a star rating and a 'buy this book' recommendation. A good and experienced reviewer will tell what the book's about in their own words but will also offer a more lengthy opinion of the book, to include both positives and negatives in the story...example - "Mary's character was well-developed and I could relate to her, but John's character needed a bit more depth for me to understand him..." Editorial reviews may