Feature and Follow Friday || Book Blogger Hop

Hello there! So nice to have you, new or old follower, thank you!

I've been slightly overwhelmed lately (real life beckons). The volume of comments on these hops is wonderful. I appreciate every single one of your comments and apologize that I didn't get around to visiting everyone last week.


This week's question is:
How do you handle a book you don’t like? Do you DNF or do you power through?

My answer: I always try to power through, at least until half the book. Oftentimes the payoff is greater than the slow first pages (or chapters). All DNF's I'd rather classify as on "hold" and over time, a DNF, for me, is rare and the reason is that it probably wasn't the right time for me to read it.


This week's question is:
How  do you turn down a review request?

My answer:
I email back and say, thank you, but unfortunately I do not {review e-books / am not interested in reviewing erotica/paranormal/books with explicitly sexual covers // am not interested in the subject matter // other reason ...} ... and I wish them the very best. I try to respond to all emails but honestly, some feel spammish and I probably should just ignore some of them. But I keep thinking that there is a real live person behind each email, some of whom probably never even read my review policy or wanting, and I try to give them a chance. 

Hope you're having a good Friday ... any weekend plans?



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