{"id":11,"date":"2007-05-24T12:06:56","date_gmt":"2007-05-24T20:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=11"},"modified":"2007-07-29T15:21:31","modified_gmt":"2007-07-29T23:21:31","slug":"mini-reviews-an-explanation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2007\/05\/news\/mini-reviews-an-explanation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Reviews &#8211; An Explanation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, in my previous post I mentioned that some upcoming content would include some mini-reviews. You may or may not have been wondering why I specifically differentiated these from just plain old regular reviews.<\/p>\n<p>Well, when I first envisioned this blog I intended only to bring reviews of the most current and hottest books, ones that were just hitting the scene or getting a lot of buzz in the industry, such as Terry Brooks&#8217; The Elves of Cintra and Patrick Rothfuss&#8217; The Name of the Wind. Well, this all well and good, but I soon realized that I have a lot more to say about a lot of other books!<\/p>\n<p>So, this is where the mini-reviews come in. The purpose of them is to allow me to bring reviews and share my thoughts on books that are maybe a little old and lead into a major review (such as a mini-review of Robin Hobb&#8217;s <em>Forest Mage<\/em> leading up to an official review of the sequel <em>Renedage&#8217;s Magic<\/em>), reviews of books that I really enjoy (Such as Scott Lynch&#8217;s <em>The Lies of Locke Lamora<\/em>), or books that may not be on the leading edge of things right now, but still deserve to be reviewed (such as my upcoming mini-review of Tad William&#8217;s <em>Shadowplay<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>These mini-reviews are also something I hope to do at least a couple of times a week, to help provide a constant stream of great content for my readers.<\/p>\n<p>Look for the first of these mini-review to go up as soon as this evening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, in my previous post I mentioned that some upcoming content would include some mini-reviews. 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