#POLL: Do All YA Books Need Romance?

Off the top of your head, how many YA books can you name where romance didn't factor into either the A, B, or C plot? As in, romance wasn't why our lead was torn between staying in their hometown or heading to their dream college. Romance wasn't why our lead doubted their investigation into a …

Who Are Book Reviews For?

If you're a book blogger (odds point to yes, since you're reading this) you've written one of those crazy things called a book review. You've probably also ripped out a few hairs while doing it, too. Who do we write these reviews for, though? Do we hold a specific audience in our minds as we …

ARE BLOGS BETTER WITH A CO-BLOGGER?

Today, the BPR princesses are taking on co-blogging! Some of you may or may not know, but Book Princess Reviews used to only be run by Mandy. That's right - it took about a year and half before Sha jumped on board (this sinking ship - I mean, wonderful blog of wonders that usually just …

HOW TO: Receive (1) Email Update a Week from WordPress

I've heard on a few occasions that Mandy and I drop a lot of posts during the week (true) and that as much as everyone enjoys our content, it's a lot to keep up with. The last thing we want to do is spam inboxes, so today's post is a quick how-to on receiving weekly …

Book Rants: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Today, the BPR princesses are taking on rants. We are definitely no stranger to a good rant here at Book Princess Reviews. Mandy and Sha have shared a few over the past years here — erm, perhaps with Mandy leading the pack — with a couple books that got our blood pumping in the wrong …

#POLL: Read-a-Thons, YAY or NAY?

When I started my book blogger career, the thought of a read-a-thon had me quaking in my metaphorical boots (I do all my reading in fuzzy socks, let's keep it real here). I pictured a timer ticking in the not-so-distant background while I furiously tried to keep up with books and also write coherent reviews. …