Question: Were you aware of the Early Reviewer Program? Have you received any books from the program? If you have, how have you liked the book(s)? Any other thoughts on the LTER program?
I’m quite fond of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program! I’ve actually received 9 books so far and have been incredibly lucky. I’ve been in the program from the beginning though, sometime in 2007, so I’ve had many more opportunities than most people, who seem to be newcomers. It took me a few months to get my first book and I’ve had some substantial gaps, but I love choosing and waiting for the notification.
I’ve received:
Luminous Cities by Eduardo Garcia Aguilar
Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah
The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris
The Venetian Mask by Rosalind Laker
Sweetsmoke by David Fuller
Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland
The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
Serendipity by Louise Shaffer
The Red Siren by M. L. (Marylu) Tyndall
If you do click through to the first few – be kind, my reviewing career was in the very early stages back then! And the last two link to LT because I haven’t read them yet. I know, I’m horrible, I don’t even have them in my possession. To be fair, I didn’t expect to get any after I left because The Piano Teacher was the first in months! That might be why I didn’t get one this month, though!
As far as how I’ve liked them, it varies a lot. Looking at my list, I’ve only really loved two. I have moderately enjoyed two more. I disliked two, and I absolutely hated one. So my success rate is really not fantastic, very even actually, but I love the program anyway. It’s also led me to do a few cold requests for books I didn’t win, and I’ve enjoyed those. I think this is a great way to get interested readers in touch with new books. I love looking at the list because it means I know what’s coming out soon and I have gone to bookstore tables and remembered all the ones that were offered. I’ve even purchased books that were offered on the program because I still wanted them. Overall, I’m a fan!
I’ve been pretty lucky too. I got one today from the January bonus batch.
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I’ve been very lucky with LTER so far – I haven’t received any books that I absolutely disliked. I’ve liked some more than others, but all of them have been enjoyable and worth reading. I’m a fan, too.
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I LOVED The Ventian Mask! You’ve won some really great ones!
I didn’t have time for Tuesday Thingers this week, but I’ll link you back to a similar question I answered in the fall (here).
I definitely read books I wouldn’t normally due to ER, which is a good “stretch” to do. I guess if the mighty algorithm thinks it would be a good fit, I’m willing to try
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I remember being disappointed when I did not get Any Given Doomsday…mostly just because there were so many copies given out. From the reviews, it seems that was not really so bad a thing…lol
I really enjoyed The Red Siren – I received a copy as part of the WildCard Tour not too long ago. It was a fun read. Sounds like you’ve been with the ER program since it started – I’ll bet you’ve seen the numbers really increase over time!
Thanks for stopping by and participating in Thingers last week! I’ve got the post up for this week, we’re taking a look at the section called LT Member Giveaways. ~ Wendi
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