"Be honest or be nice" is a false dichotomy. You can be both! And you should never lie in a review, even to "help" an indie author.
Personally, as an indie author, I don't feel it's my place to give a bad review. I prefer just to not leave a review, since it's not like it's absolutely necessary everyone knows you don't like a book.
Should you lie in book reviews to help indie authors?
If a book is a 2⭐ experience…rating it a 4⭐ “to help the author” might actually hurt readers more
So where do you stand?
-Protect indie authors
-Or keep ratings 100% honest
Let's talk about it👇🧵