Jessica asked this question about The Witch Elm:
I'd like to know how Goodreads allows someone to rate a book that won't be available for months! And the rating is 2 stars! How does that happen? Tana French is a terrific author; her previous books rate highly; every author can have a dud, but shouldn't the goodreads reviewer actually READ the book before giving it 2 stars?! I think Good reads should remove that rating.
Emily In general, they have to allow ratings before the release date, because of Advanced Readers Copies. Not saying this is the case here - it seems too ea…moreIn general, they have to allow ratings before the release date, because of Advanced Readers Copies. Not saying this is the case here - it seems too early for an ARC - but that's why Goodreads has to allow early ratings. (less)
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