About/Review Policy

NOTICE: As of 1/25/12, YA Book Queen is no longer accepting review copies unless I have either reviewed a novel by the author before, or accepted review copies from the publicist or the publisher before. 

I receive dozens of review requests from authors/publicists I have not worked with before on a daily basis, and I unfortunately do not have the time to respond back to most of these emails (let alone accept review copy requests). This may change, once I catch up on past reviews. 

Until further notice, please refrain from emailing me unless I have previously reviewed a book for you (the author / the publicist / the publisher). 

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YA Book Queen is managed and created by Lea (or Leann, whichever you prefer). I'm a college English major who loves to read, write, watch awesome movies/TV series (Buffy, Firefly, and Veronica Mars reruns, anyone?) and so much more. This blog consists of my thoughts on YA novels, interviews with authors, guests posts from authors, and contests revolving around Young Adult Literature. I blog because I love books and love connecting with other YA readers. 

I would be honored to accept review copies from authors or publishers. See below for guidelines. 

Types of books I enjoy: 

Young Adult (YA) novels only, or ones that have high YA cross-over potential. I enjoy mysteries, fantasies, thrillers, contemporary novels, realistic romances, dystopian/sci-fi....As long as it's YA, I'm usually willing to branch out and try reading it. 

Format: 

• Print (ARC's or finished copies) (preferred method)
• E-galleys (compatible with Kindle, if possible)
• Audiobooks 

If I accept a novel for review, it does not guarantee I will write a review. I always attempt to read all the books I receive, but sometimes quite a few have to unfortunately be placed aside due to time constraints or lack of interest in the story. Books I do not to review end up in my giveaway pile: contests, to fellow bloggers, donated, et cetera. The book will be read by someone, somewhere. 

I will never post a review I do not 100% believe in. My review may be positive or negative (or somewhere in between). My reviews are always honest, and I look for pros and cons in every story. My reviews include:

• Cover art
• Novel Title & Author name (linked to their website)
• Release date
• Pages
• Publisher
• Source for novel
• Summary 
• My Review/Thoughts on the book (one or two paragraphs)
• The "Highlights" of the book
• The "Lowlights" of the book
• Final Rating
• Footnotes (odd comments I may want to make)
• Links to other books in series (if it's a series, and I've reviewed them)

I try to always cross-post my reviews to both Amazon and Goodreads. 

How long does it take for YA Book Queen to review a book? 

ARC's and newly released finished copies usually receive top priority, and the rest will fall in line afterwards depending on how many books I have for review. 

There's no "magic number" of days - it might be exceptionally quick or it may take months for me to write a review. I have a life outside of my blog, and the time it takes me to review will depend on how busy I am. Blogging is not something I get paid to do, so I do not spend all hours of the day working on it. Any physical review copy I receive and do not review will go to either a reader of my blog or a fellow blogger so that the book gets promoted in some way.

Questions? Feel free to contact me at yabookqueen@yahoo.com