My birthday is in a few days, and I only want one thing. Seeing as it conveniently overlaps with everyone’s reflecting on the past year, this should be easy.
Here goes.
If you read a book you loved this year, go to its Amazon and/or Goodreads page and write a review for it.
That’s it. Any book, any genre. Take five seconds to write a quick “I love it” or take a few minutes to write a more detailed review.
You’ll make the author’s day at least, and you may even provide a much-needed encouragement boost going into the new year.
And then, if you want to tell us which book you reviewed in the comments, we’ll have a nice list of recommended books to attack.
That is all. Go forth and review, and Happy New Year!
Allison Maruska 
I’ve concentrated on helping indie authors with reviews. If I don’t have at least a four star review for them, I tend to not post the review. I’d rather give them my opinions in private and not hurt their stats.
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I do the same thing. It takes several good reviews to level out a bad one.
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Agreed.
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I just reviewed Black Gold by Augustine Sam – and I wasn’t very kind. https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review?ie=UTF8&asin=1521275149&channel=glance-detail&ref_=cm_cr_dp_d_wr_but_top&#
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They can’t all be winners.
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I’ve stopped writing detailed reviews. I’ve done a few honest ones and upset the authors. I try to be positive but also say if I think there is room for improvement. I don’t like upsetting people so now just leave brief one with just the positive points. The last book I left a review for was Black Lord of Eagles by Ben Blake.
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I do the same. If I know the author outside of the book I mention criticisms in a private message, IF they want it. Otherwise, it’s two sentences of good stuff in a public review.
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I reviewed Atlanta Burns by Chuck Wendig.
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