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About my Reviews … After a recent email from an author about one of my reviews; and trust me, it was a doozy of one – the email, not the review; I wanted to step aside and revisit how I write my reviews and where I get the ratings I do.    I previously discussed this in the following blogs:    https://readingexcursions.blogspot.com/2020/01/rating-system-2020-changes.html (this is always included with a review at the bottom so anyone reading the blog can see why I gave the rating I did)   As well as https://readingexcursions.blogspot.com/2021/03/how-i-write-my-book-reviews.html   There are times a negative experience can be a learning tool or point. This is one such moment. The email or the review? Both actually.   To understand my reviews. It should be asked:    Who is a review for? The reader? Potential reader? Authors & publishers?   Good question. This is up for a LOT of debate, and there is NO real answer to define...