I’ve been using 1330v as a way to share my passion for reading and books for five years now. My goal is to share the books I’ve read, which are often books that are well-written but haven’t received the blogging attention that I feel they deserve. I have many roles in my life and being a blogger is just one of them, so until otherwise noted, 1330v is a serious but part-time labor of love.
I am a pretty voracious reader who reads books for all age ranges: children’s picture books to middle grade reads, young adult books to adult reads. I enjoy and review fantasy of all kinds, literary and general fiction, graphic novels, books about writing, homeschooling, and education, classics, short stories, essay collections, fairy tale retellings, and a little science fiction. I would love to be offered more books featuring characters of a variety of races, ethnicities, and also sexual orientations.
I don’t read gore, fitness and health, westerns, erotica, mysteries, thrillers, or romance genres. I also don’t read books that deal exclusively with sports. I’m currently accepting e-books in ePub and PDF formats. Self-published books are currently not being accepted.
By accepting a review copy, I am not guaranteeing that I will read the book but I will try my best to do so. I understand the costs that goes into making a print or digital copy and also shipping. I only review books which I have something to add to the discussion of them. A great part of blogging is the conversations that go on between bloggers and their readers. If I feel like I don’t have anything to say, I won’t review it. It saves everyone time.
Once I finish with a review copy or ARC, I often give them to my local library staff to enjoy. Finished copies are donated to the library’s collection. I would never sell an ARC.
Feel free to email me at 1330vblog (AT) gmail (DOT) com about any questions, comments, or to pitch a book for possible review.
Note: Indie publishers I would love to hear more from you! There are so many great books being published by indie publishers right now but not enough attention being beamed on these books. Independent does not mean self-published!
I read your Review Policy and thought you might be interested in reading my memoir, The Night Sky: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back. The story is about my 43-year search for my biological father who disappeared shortly after my birth in war-torn Germany. As I take the reader on my journey between the past and the present in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, Russia, and my association with a former KGB agent to solve a decades-long mystery, I learn the family secrets of untold heroism, quiet courage, and a mother’s love; and of tragedy, disillusionment and heartbreak. At the end of my long journey, I uncover a shattering and painful truth. But the secret, however heartbreaking, would also become the greatest gift I would receive.
If you’re interested, please search for “Maria Sutton The Night Sky” on Amazon.com.
Sincerely,
Maria Sutton
Author, The Night Sky: A Journey from Dachau to Denver and Back