2. Check the back 🔎
Then look at the synopsis on the back cover or the inside flap. I will look at the blurbs and if it is somebody that I respect as an author who is reviewing it, and they really liked it for whatever reason, sometimes that can add or take away from it.
3. Read the first page 📖
Turn to the first page start reading a little bit to see if the writing is enjoyable to you. One day a while back I bought a book because I thought the premise looked really interesting, and I had to bring it back the next day. I couldn't get past the first three pages because I hated the tense it was written in. You usually know really quickly if you are going to be able to get into a book. Often between page one and five.
4. Dip in at random 🏊♀️
If you like the first few lines of page one, flip to a random page and start reading. For me, if the writing still draws me in and I feel like I want to turn the page... then, yeah, I think I'm going to like that book.
5. Buy the book 🛍️📚
Then, and only then, you buy the book and put it precariously on top of your giant stack of to-be-read books. Or, if you're me, one of your stacks.
