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Catsandscotch t1_j9m5qih wrote

I would absolutely review those books and offer your opinion based on your stated criteria. When I write a review, I figure someone is trying to figure out if they want to read it. I would find the information you have given here to be relevant for my decision. I'm not sure I would use the criteria of whether or not they were "publication ready", because that's going to be a pretty subjective opinion. Nor would I worry about the state of the genre. I would just state what you thought of it and maybe add why you think that. When I read reviews, I just want to know, is this a book I will probably enjoy.

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JingleHelen11 OP t1_j9m6frf wrote

I mean I did review the two traditionally published ones at least, I just didn't feel very comfortable doing it. And those reviews basically it boiled down to: "this book needed at least one more developmental and/or copy edit pass but it didn't have it, the book didn't feel publication ready, and it was super disappointing"

I only noticed the trend when I found myself writing that for the third time and that point I had question it especially since the only common denominator besides the sub-genre is me

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