Let’s Talk Bookish: Writing & Posting Book Reviews | 3/14/25

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly bookish meme originally created by Rukky @ Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @ Book Nook Bits, where every Friday, bloggers write discussion posts based on a weekly prompt and Dini @ dinipandareads has cohosted since the beginning of 2025.

This week’s topic is:

March 14: Writing & Posting Book Reviews (Laurie @ Laurie is Reading)

Prompts: Writing book reviews is a huge part of running a book blog. Do book reviews make up a big part of your blog content? Do you prefer to write long or short reviews? How does reviewing advance copies (ARCs) and working directly with authors and publishers change your approach to writing the reviews? Do you post on platforms other than your blog (i.e. Goodreads, The Storygraph, social media) and do those reviews differ from what you share on your blog?

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Writing book reviews is a huge part of running a book blog. Do book reviews make up a big part of your blog content? Do you prefer to write long or short reviews?

I think my blog is half reviews and half book memes like TTT, Top 5 Tuesday, Book tags and Goodreads Monday. And I prefer to write short reviews, at least I think they are short.

How does reviewing advance copies (ARCs) and working directly with authors and publishers change your approach to writing the reviews?

With arcs I’m reviewing, I try to give positive critiques even when I’m not feeling the book. Because even if the book didn’t work for me, it could work for someone else – so I still try to recommend the book.

Do you post on platforms other than your blog (i.e. Goodreads, The Storygraph, social media) and do those reviews differ from what you share on your blog?

I post on Goodreads and I keep the reviews the same. It’s too much work to write a different review lol.

March Topics:

March 7: Women in STEM in Books

Prompts: Over the years, there have been an increasing number of books about women in STEM. What do you think of this trend? Do you like it or is it/can it be poorly done? In honour of International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8), what are your favourite books ft. women in STEM and what books are still on your TBR?

March 14: Writing & Posting Book Reviews (Laurie @ Laurie is Reading)

March 21: Guilty Pleasure Reads

Prompts: Do you agree with the term since it has a somewhat “negative” connotation? Should you feel ashamed or “guilty” for enjoying a certain genre or non-traditional type of book (i.e. graphic novels, manga)? What books do you love or are on your TBR do you think would be considered “guilty pleasures” by others?

March 28: Underrepresented Types of Female Characters

Prompts: For the final week of March, here is another Women’s History Month topic! What types of female characters do you want to see more of in fiction? Do you notice certain female character archetypes that you think are used to often? Who are some female characters that inspire you?