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The Legend of Rail Wolf
by The Usual Bohemian

Release date: Dec 06, 2013

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Availability: 1 copy available, 1137 people requesting

Giveaway dates: Jun 03 - Aug 31, 2016

Countries available: US, CA, and GB

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Emma Giordano's review of Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas

" *I'm going to edit this, not because I feel pressure from others to, but because I want to clarify.*

Friendly reminder that blindly rating a book you haven't read THAT ISN'T EVEN RELEASED YET 1 star because A. You don't like the author. B. You have *I'm going to edit this, not because I feel pressure from others to, but because I want to clarify.*

Friendly reminder that blindly rating a book you haven't read THAT ISN'T EVEN RELEASED YET 1 star because A. You don't like the author. B. You have no desire to read the book at all and think you're hot shit for "throwing shade". C. Your fav "isn't in the book"/you've been spoiled and aren't happy with the author's decisions (as you are viewing them from someone else's perspective, and not the book itself because it. is. not. released.) or any combination of these, * THAT. IS. A. SHITTY. THING. TO. DO. (this originally said that "you are a shitty person", but I feel this captures my thoughts on the particular act of rating a book 1 star before reading it better than mindlessly attacking people under that umbrella.)*

That is the most immature shit I have ever seen. You're impacting someone's livelihood because you're straight up childish and bitter. Grow up. *There is literally no other intention/expected response to rating a book you haven't read besides wanting to cause the author harm. There are places on the internet for your to express your dislike of authors and the previous books they have written, but a site for reviewing books you have READ, especially the space reserved for reviews of their newest upcoming novel, is not. the. place.* If you are so consumed with your reader entitlement that you can't differentiate between fact or fiction & think you know "what's best" for a series you had absolutely zero control in creating, maybe the book world isn't for you.

Equally, don't rate a book 5 stars before it's out. Don't perpetuate this blind following of loving/hating authors. Judge their work solely off the quality of the work they produce. Previous books have no indication of the quality of upcoming novels; They could be miles ahead of the last installment or they could pale in comparison. Reviews are important in the literary industry, and your preconceived biases make a joke out of it. ...more "
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