I prefer novels that do not take place in the here or now. For that reason, my favorite genres are below:
- Fantasy
- No horror.
- I’m picky about urban fantasy and paranormal romance. No soul-selling, and no vampire, undead, demon or angelic lovers. When I read about romantic relationships, I prefer for both parties to be human.
- I do enjoy contemporary fantasies that fall outside the above categories.
- Science fiction
- I don’t enjoy very gritty science fiction.
- Mystery
- All subgenres, especially historical mystery.
- Historical
- Any historical period.
- Christian
- All subgenres listed above. I will also consider Christian urban fantasy and paranormal romance. I’m more interested in stories that deal with salvation and personal struggles than doctrinal issues such as creationism and the Revelation. Think Facing the Giants rather than Left Behind. I love prairie romances!
Points to consider before contacting me:
- I am not an appropriate reviewer for novels outside these genres. This is because I am either not well-read in that genre, or I have little interest in it.
- I only review works published by major, traditional publishers, and a short list of small presses that I am familiar with. Too many self-published novels and novels published by small presses suffer from quality problems. If you think I might be interested in your small press novel, please have your editor write to me.
- I do review ebooks, but only from publishers I consider “major”.
- I prefer to receive review copies from the publisher, so please be prepared to put me in touch with your publicist, if I so request.
- Publicists: please do not put me on any sort of mailing list for automatic distribution of review copies. I get way too many books for me to ever be able to read them all, and I hate to see good books go to waste.
If you are interested in sending me a novel, please query me at tia dot nevitt at gmail dot com. Please don’t be offended if I turn you down; most of the time I will do so because I don’t think I’m an appropriate reviewer for your novel.