Review Policy

Authentic Personal Experience

Reviews must be based on your actual reading experience. Share your genuine thoughts, feelings, and insights about the book. What resonated with you? What challenged you? How did the book affect you?

No AI-Generated Content

AI-generated reviews are strictly prohibited and will be removed. This includes:

• Reviews written by AI language models
• Reviews edited or enhanced by AI tools
• Plot summaries copied from AI sources
• AI-generated analysis or critique

Review Quality

Focus on providing value to other readers:

• Be specific about what worked or didn't work for you
• Include examples to support your opinions
• Discuss themes, characters, or moments that stood out
• Consider who might enjoy or learn from this book

Reading Verification Required

To maintain the integrity of our recommendation system, you must verify that you have actually read a book before reviewing it or adding it to lists:

• You must claim to have read the book before submitting a review
• You cannot add books to reading lists unless you've read them
• Our moderation system will verify reading claims
• False reading claims will result in account restrictions
• This ensures all recommendations come from genuine reading experiences

This verification system protects our recommendation engine by ensuring all data comes from authentic reading experiences.

Content Moderation

Reviews will be removed if they:

• Are identified as AI-generated content
• Contain hate speech or discriminatory language
• Include personal attacks or harassment
• Promote spam or unrelated content
• Violate copyright or intellectual property rights

Review Detection

We employ several methods to maintain review authenticity:

• AI content detection systems
• Pattern analysis for duplicate or templated reviews
• Community reporting of suspicious content
• Manual review of flagged content