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Do you want plot details? The reader's insights into the story or just their opinion on whether or not it was a good read? Do you prefer long detailed reviews or short ones that can tell you whether or not to read the book in just a few words?

What's most important for me is that the reviewer explains their opinions. Unless I know someone well, or know that their reading tastes are very similar to mine, I can't trust their opinion because their tastes might differ from my own. Just saying a book is good/bad, boring/exciting etc. is useless to me unless I already know that I will probably feel the same. But if a reviewer explains why they feel the way they do then I can judge for myself if I will feel the same.

I also love it when a reviewer gives me insights into the book - something meaningful about the themes, ideas, images, characters etc. It gets me more interested, and helps me enjoy the book more when I read it. I often read reviews after reading a book as well, so anything that helps me appreciate the book more is wonderful.

Some brief details on the plot are useful, but not that important unless you're about to discuss them, because I can find plot summaries anywhere.

I normally don't read reviews before starting a book. I like reading it and then seeing what other people thought.

What I do tho is look at my goodreads friends star ratings and reviews that don't have spoilers. Because you guys normally have the same taste in books as me, so when most have a 4+ star rating I know I will probably like it :P

But after i have read the book, a good detailed review is nice to read!

It’s not very often that I will just pick up a book just because I like the look of it, the majority of books that I have read lately are due to recommendations from book club members or other book club sites.

I am the type of person who really doesn’t like to watch trailers before I see the movie, I think they give too much away of the plot, and why do they always show all the best parts? I also don’t like it when a programme (i.e. Oprah) previews what the show is all about and shows little snippits beforehand. That’s probably why when reading reviews I don’t want to know too much, I want to know what the book is about but also more importantly I want to know if the person enjoyed it and why. I don’t want a full run down of the book, that would just spoil it for me and it is unnecessary.I have to agreew ith Lauren here as if you want to know about the plot of the book you can google that, but what you are really inteested in is how did this book make you feel.Did you laugh, cry, were you disapointed, did it make you change your thinking after reading it etc.

I don’t like long reviews as to be honest I just don’t read them. Something short and sweet and to the point is fine with me.