Review Policy

Review Requests: Currently Open

*Please note, I will be giving precedence to authors and publishers I have previously worked with.

At this time, I am booking slots for reviews in 2023.

While I will review books for free on my own timeline, if you would like me to complete a book by a specific date, there will be a $20 USD charge associated with this.

If you are an author or a publisher, I strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with my reviewing style and read over my preferences carefully before submitting a review request to my email, hello@booksandladders.co.uk, with the subject line "REVIEW REQUEST: Book Title by Author".

In your email please state the following:
  • Title
  • Author
  • Synopsis
  • Genre
  • Trigger Warnings, if applicable
  • Links to Amazon and Goodreads
  • Publication Date
I will only respond to emails for requests that I am accepting. I am always happy to hear from publishers and authors about books, but unfortunately, I cannot make guarantees about reviews and therefore will be accepting books that are given to me as "for review consideration."  

This means that I will consider reading and reviewing it. However, I may not review it if, upon starting the book, I am no longer interested or by 25% would not rate it more than 2 stars.

If I Do Not Finish (DNF) a book, I may or may not post my review on here, but it will for sure be posted to both Goodreads and Amazon. I rate these books with stars on both, especially Goodreads, so that others can find my reviews.
I am happy to accept print copies and e-copies in .mobi format. Print is preferred and given more of a priority. I will also listen to audiobooks if you wish to send me your book in that format.

If I do review your book, I will review it per my usual reviewing styles. I am generally a pretty fast reader, however as I am trying to balance my already owned books and upcoming releases, I cannot guarantee a timeline for when or if a book will be completed. Please remember that this is a passion project for me and not a full time job.

Preferred Genres:

  • Young Adult (all sub-genres included)
  • New Adult Fantasy
  • New Adult Science Fction
  • Adult Science Fiction
  • Adult Fantasy

Genres I Don't Review:

  • Erotica
  • Anything with rape or dubious consent
  • Anything where there is a "slave-master" relationship
  • Adult Historical Fiction
  • Horror (unless it is of the psychological kind)