BookSirens Review

With the launch of my fourth fantasy novel, I tried a variety of promotional tactics, and am documenting my experiences with them. You may have already noticed my posts regarding Voracious Readers Only and Booksprout. As you can probably guess, I've yet to find the perfect sales technique to launch Plea to a Frozen God to the top of the charts, and I seriously doubt such a unicorn exists, but I'm still trying to make the best of what's available. Today, I review another book promotion service I tried; BookSirens.

BookSirens' pitch is "Get more Amazon, Goodreads, & BookBub reviews from your ARC readers and our community of 50,000+ book reviewers & influencers." BookSirens delivers your ARCs securely, sends review reminders, and tracks whether your readers leave a review. 

BookSirens bills you a one-time fee of $10 per book and $2 for each potential reader who downloads your book. BookSirens claims that typically, approximately 3/4 of readers who download your book post a review. You can also invite readers to join your review team by sharing a link, and BookSirens does not bill you for readers who download via your invitation. You can also cap the number of readers who can download your book, to stay within a set budget. 

After my three-month BookSirens promotion period ended, I had received one reader and one review, so I paid a total of $12 USD which included the initial $10 fee plus an additional $2 for my sole download. My single review was a very complimentary 5-star rating, but not exactly a bargain at $12, nor was the lone review anywhere near the number I had hoped for. 

The search for sales continues . . . 

An AI-generated image of Lake Halgearn, from Plea to a Frozen God