Review Policy

As we here at WeBeReading receive a fair amount of requests for reviews, please take a moment to review our review policies and standards before contacting us.


NOTE: We are currently limiting the number of adult review copies we accept so please be sure that you are offering something that fits in our interests.

First, our reading interests ...

K reads a variety of fiction except for most modern romance, crime, thrillers, military potboilers and chick lit. She prefers historical fiction (especially neo-Victorian settings), classic literature, mysteries, international fiction and mild fantasy and science fiction (especially with some humor). She also doesn't mind a good youth or YA fantasy series. Sample authors: Salman Rushdie, Louis Bayard, Jasper Fforde, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Peters, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Matthew Pearl, Frank Tallis, CJ Sansom, RN Morris, Charles Finch, Diana Wynne Jones, Arturo Perez-Reverte, Carlos Ruiz-Zafon, Boris Akunin.

K also really likes a good non-fiction in the following categories -- science, nature, biography (some), history, music and travel. She doesn't read self-help or inspirational books and only rarely reads memoirs. Sample authors: Simon Winchester, Jane Goodall, E.O. Wilson, Rick Steves.

Z prefers the older level of picture books, all early readers, comics and some chapter books. Sample authors: Lauren Child, Kevin Henkes, Eric Carle, Mo Willems, Dr. Seuss. He also likes non-fiction about science, nature, animals and music.


We will do our best to review any book that we agree to receive although we won't guarantee a glowing review of every book we read. We are all about honesty but also value tact. Unsolicited mailings will be evaluated on a case by case basis for review. We don't overschedule our reading because we want to enjoy books so we should almost always be able to post reviews in the requested timeframe. All adult reviews are posted on LibraryThing and most reviews are now being summarized and entered on the Powell's Books website.

If you would like us to consider your books, you can contact us at webereading AT gmailDOTcom.

Thanks to all the publicists and authors for their hard work!