It is obligatory to indicate the author and the title of his work, bibliographic data.
• Make sure that there is no retelling of the book. You can make out the author's style, title, plot, but do it well and competently.
• Tell your impression of the book, while justifying what you liked and what did not.
• Indicate whether the work is relevant, what is its target audience.
• You need to take care of yourself: do not use colloquial expressions, jargon.
• Don't write too long sentences. It is better to split a large one into several small ones.
• End the review by addressing the readers.
Common mistakes when writing a review
Before publishing a work, make sure that you have
1) James said that he was thinking of going to Canada.
2) James said that his father was in the hospital.
3) James said that Nora and Jim were getting married next month.
4) James said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while.
5) James said that he had been playing tennis a lot recently.
6) James said that Margaret had a baby.
7) James said that he didn't know what Fred was doing.
8) James said that he hardly ever go out these days.
9) James said that he worked 14 hours a day.
10) James said that he would tell Jim he saw (или had seen) me.
11) James said that I could come and stay with him if I was ever in London.
12) James said that Tom had had an accident last week but he hadn't been injured.
13) James said that he had seen Jack at party a few months ago and he had seemed fine.