This is pretty self-explanatory:
But, you know, in this case where there’s a will there is not necessarily a way. I love that people offer me free books, and that many do so with a comment along the lines of “If you could just give it a look-see? Please?”
But, if I do say yes, but don’t review it IMMEDIATELY, then it’s probably because I’m busy. Or I ended up not liking it.
There comes a time in every reviewer and blogger’s tenure on the internets, I’m sure, when we try something a little different. An attempt to be “clever”, “provocative”, and/or “funny”. Often times, this won’t work. If we’re lucky, readers won’t notice that were trying to be “clever”, “provocative”, and/or “funny”, and just think of it as a normal, perhaps slightly off blog post. If we’re unlucky, we’ll come across like unabashed internet trolls. So far, I think I’ve managed to avoid the latter. Regardless, when this happens, the feeling is often akin to this:
How we feel when a deliciously devious bait-and-switch is unveiled in a novel or TV series (*cough* Gossip Girl – don’t judge me *cough*) that we’ve been reading or watching for so long, and it was not at all what we expected…
You don’t like my taste in fiction? You sneer at my fantasy or sci-fi novels? Well, I shall continue to read them openly, proudly and exhibiting the same amount of passion and attitude that Abu does while eating this snack:
Like a boss, I shall read my books…
This is how we are when we either get an ARC of our favorite author’s latest novel, books for Christmas, or eBook vouchers:
Merry Christmas, everyone.
When site traffic drops (even a little) from the norm, and you wonder if it’s something you did. Waiting patiently for people to come back.
You studiously forget that it’s Christmas, and people probably have more important and fun things to do with their time…
Happy Holidays, everyone. 
