Have you ever found yourself up reading into the wee hours? Do you love fun, quick books that demand you read them right through without a break? If so, this site is for you: we’re dedicated entirely to fast, enjoyable reads.
While we try to read and review books across a wide range of genres, the huge variety of reading material out there means that it’s inevitable that some great, fast reads will be overlooked. If you have a suggestion for a book you’d like us to review, or would like to review yourself, feel free to contact us. We’re happy to read across any and all genres–just as long it’s something short and sharp and that we can’t put down. Alternatively, if you would like to send us material to be reviewed, send us an e-mail, and we’ll get back to you with our postal details. Please see below for our review policy.
Similarly, if you have any suggestions for themed lists or reading guides that you’d like to see, send us an email or a tweet.
Review policy:
Update: Read in a Single Sitting currently has a large backlog of review material and asks that for the moment authors kindly refrain from submitting copies for review. If you would like to write a guest post for or do an interview with RIASS, feel free to get in touch. Review material will still be accepted from publishers or publicists on a per-case basis.
Read in a Single Sitting is happy to read in most genres, but prefers not to review non-fiction, religious fiction, or fiction for very young readers. We don’t currently review self-published material unless said material has been previously published by a traditional publisher. In addition to reviewing work from major publishers, we are happy to look at work from established, well-regarded small presses. We are happy to read e-copies; Kindle-formatted documents are our preferred format.
Please note that given the plethora of wonderful material we read it may take some time to review a book sent to us for comment. We reserve the right not to review a book if it is not to our tastes.
Each reviewed book will be given a star rating from 1-5, with half-star increments. This is a purely subjective measure designed merely to convey how much we enjoyed a particular book, and is not to be taken as a formal, quantitative measure of a book’s quality.
While many of the books we review are purchased or borrowed from the library, a good deal are sent to us for review by authors or publishers. This in no way influences the outcome of a review.
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