Review Policy

**UPDATED SEPTEMBER 25, 2016**

I am glad to accept books for review consideration on My Friend Amy. Please note the following as contacting me assumes you have read and agree to these terms:

*I am always happy to hear from publishers and authors about books, but unfortunately, I cannot make guarantees about reviews. This blog is a passion project and I have a full time job with a lengthy commute that prevent me from being able to spend as much time as I'd like on it.
*I participate in an extremely limited number of blog tours, because I find that I generally work better when I am able to determine my own schedule. I appreciate having the easiest possible way to transfer assets, being able to download directly from an email or pre-coded items work best.
*I am on LibraryThing, goodreads, Facebook, and Twitter.
*I have served as an advisory board member for Bloggers Recommend. I created the original Book Bloggers Appreciation Week, and was a founding member of the Inspy Awards.
*I also write and review for The Friendly Book Nook. Please check out that blog for cozy mysteries, Amish books, children's, and middle grade books.
*I may point out potentially sensitive or offensive elements to readers at the end of a review in Things You Might Want to Know. These elements do not affect how I feel about a book and are completely separate from my recommendations.
*My blog is not your advertising space. If I agree to a guest post or interview, I expect to receive something exclusive that will not be reprinted elsewhere.

What I Like:

I really am truly and genuinely interested in a wide variety of books and my tastes do change. I am primarily a lover of fiction. Preference is given to:

Horror
Thrillers/psychological thrillers
Mysteries (darker/noir)
True Crime and Crime Fiction
Literary and commercial fiction
Young Adult--anything but high fantasy
Post-apocalyptic/survival stories
Picture books

Additionally, I am VERY interested in audiobooks especially digital audiobooks, and timely reviews are much more likely to happen for audiobooks.

I am also interested in books that explore and examine the role of faith in people's lives. This is a thematic preference and can obviously fall under any genre, and can include any religion (and does include Christian fiction). I am also interested in books that feature clergy, or other people who take on a role of leadership or a lifestyle of faith. Some of my favorite books in this area include The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell and Silence by Shusaku Endo.

I also am interested in more academic texts regarding faith, religion, and the Christian church in particular.

You can email me at mypalamy@gmail.com. Thanks for your interest!

Other Media
I will also accept music, movies, and TV shows for review. Again, accepting one of these items does not guarantee a review.

For my Readers
While I receive many books for review, I will always let you know where I got the book and give you my honest opinion regardless of the source.