While you must spend money with Amazon in order to leave a review of a book, that’s not the case with Goodreads! Not only that but it’s a handy place to keep a list of the books you read.
During a writing workshop, one instructor encouraged the habit of writing reviews. I don’t write long ones but, especially if the book is by a local or indie author, I make sure to encourage them with a response to their work.
It’s also easy to keep a list of books you’ve read.
Goodreads is “an American social cataloging website. . . that allows individuals to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists.”
Here’s how to write a book review on the Goodreads desktop site:
- Navigate to the page of the book you’d like to review (you can find it by using the search bar in the header).
- Underneath the book’s cover image, hover over the stars until the desired number of stars is highlighted, then click on them to rate the book.
- A pop-up menu will appear above the stars. Click on the Write a review text.
- Enter your review on the following page, and click on Save to submit.
You may even follow your favorite authors on Goodreads.
Try it out. You just might enjoy it.