Review Policy

My main goal when I started writing this blog, and on social media, was always to get books into the hands of readers and making good book matches connecting readers and stories. I have therefore always shared books that we truly love and adore. Over the years I have been sent thousands of free books for review which I was thrilled about, but in recent years, it started to feel less like a hobby and more like an unpaid job and therefore I can no longer solely accept free copies of books in exchange for review. 

Well, first and foremost: you will still only ever see books that the bairns and I enjoy. That has and always will be the case. Over the past few years I have established a great working relationship with lots of publishers and I often get to select the books I work on or the publishers suggest books I might like. I have also turned down some books, both before and after reading, because they do not always meet my expectations and publishers have so far been happy to swap for an alternative, more fitting, title. It's how I continue to guarantee you only see the BEST books on BookBairn.

Reviews which I am being paid for will be marked as AD.

You may occasionally to see some books I have been sent for free on my social media channels which will be marked as AD -PR Product as publishers that I work with on a paid basis sometimes offer me a pick from their collection and this saves me some book spending money. Or I have reached out to publicists for specific titles for a dedicated campaign and I donate these to the bairns school library once the project is complete.

I do not accept books from international publishers. Please do not enquire unless you are UK-based.

Books which are sent by publishers, authors and illustrators free for review purposes will be labelled clearly on our social media as "AD PR Product". Books that have been reviewed for a fee will be labelled as AD . On the blog, each post will be labelled with an appropriate disclaimer as to where the books came from.