✨ Welcome back to another week of LTB! ✨

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get to talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the love by visiting each other’s posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.

This week’s topic is:

A Change in Bookish Opinions

Suggested by: Davida Chazan @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog
Prompts: Do you like to use quotes from books in your book reviews? If so, do you prefer to keep them to a minimum or do you include as many as you can? Do you like to make posts with excerpts or extracts from novels? Do you think that quotes and excerpts/extracts make readers more or less interested in reading the book? Why or why not?

Do you like to use quotes from books in your reviews? If so, do you prefer to keep them to a minimum or do you include as many as you can?

I actually don’t do this a lot anymore. When I first started reviewing books on my blog and on Goodreads, I used to include at least 1-2 quotes to share my favourite moments. However, I’ve never really been good at keeping track of quotes (not even on Kindle) and a lot of the time I forget to highlight passages that stand out because I’m too excited to keep reading!

That said, the only time that I consistently share quotes is for the blog tour posts I participate in, as it’s usually the only “creative” option that’s easiest and doesn’t require ample prep time to include. In this case, I usually add at least 3-5 quotes, but it can be more depending on how quotable I find the book and how much I end up loving it! 🤭

Do you like to make posts with excerpts or extracts from novels?

The only times I’ve shared a long excerpt/extract from a novel are when I’ve participated in book promotion tours or blog tours. Although it doesn’t apply to the current blog tours that I participate in, previous blog tour companies used to provide the option of sharing an excerpt if you chose to not write a review. If it counts, I guess another instance where I’ve shared a very short snippet from a novel can be the First Lines Friday meme, where I tend to share more than just the first line, but a few lines instead!

I’ve never thought of actually doing this myself, and I don’t think that I would really choose to share a long excerpt/extract from a novel if it wasn’t for a tour or some other promotional content.

Do you think quotes and excerpts/extracts make readers more or less interested in reading the book? Why or why not?

Despite my not always using them, I like it when others use quotes in their reviews. While I may not read all the quotes, I do read some of them, and if one or two gain my interest, it usually entices me to either bump up the book on my list (if it’s already on my TBR), or I’ll want to add it to my wishlist or TBR radar! So, I do think that quotes and excerpts can make readers more interested, but it’s also a very personal preference. Some people have a preference for not knowing anything about a book before diving into it, but others may like the glimpse they get of the writing, tone, and/or characters, as it gives them some idea of what to expect.

Don’t forget to check out the other bloggers who joined the discussion this week! 👇🏽

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Raji @ Worlds Unlike Our Own
Abyssal Librarian
Emma @ Pages of Emma
Lost @ The Chronicles of Tick Tock
Rachael @ The Green Tea Librarian
Yolanda @ Past Midnight
Leslie @ Books are the New Black
Leyre @ Read You Leyre

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If I’ve missed your post this week, don’t hesitate to let me know in the comments, and I’ll add you to this week’s list of community posts ASAP!

Do you use quotes in your reviews? Do you find yourself intrigued by quotes or excerpts if you come across them in reviews or other posts? Have you ever chosen to read a book because of a quote(s) or an excerpt?

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