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Book Critique Services: Enhance Your Manuscript with Expert Feedback

Every author deserves an unbiased book critique for their hard work. While sharing your book with friends and family may earn you praise, only a professional critique can provide the honest and objective feedback needed to publish successfully. In an increasingly competitive market, the expert opinion of our seasoned writing professionals becomes indispensable.

At Scribendi, our Book Critique services support you at every writing stage, offering expert advice on your initial draft. We deliver affordable, high-quality critiques that not only highlight your book's strengths and weaknesses but also contribute to your growth as a writer. After thoroughly reading your book, we conduct a systematic and detailed analysis, focusing on plot, characterization, dialogue, and other narrative elements for fiction, and support, organization, and prose clarity for nonfiction.

Regardless of genre or length, we provide suggestions to enhance the salability of your work to your target audience. So, express your love and gratitude to Mom for her support, and then propel your writing journey forward by receiving actionable advice to improve your craft.

Why Choose Scribendi's Manuscript Critique Services?

We prioritize the security of your files, recognizing the effort you've invested in writing your book. Rest assured, our commitment to confidentiality and security is unwavering—we never claim copyright, and your personal information remains private. Supporting most major word-processing file types, our secure uploads and downloads are always encrypted for your peace of mind.

Our Book Critique Services are backed by a team of professional editors who have an average of 15 years of experience editing successful books across genres and formats. Your book is assigned to writers familiar with and passionate about your genre, ensuring constructive criticism that brings your story to life. Should you be pleased with a particular editor's work, you can request them for subsequent orders. In the event your requested editor is unavailable, rest assured that another qualified editor will complete your order promptly.

We value your feedback. If any concerns arise regarding your order, our quality assurance team guarantees adherence to rigorous quality standards through a meticulous process, ensuring consistently high-quality work with every critique.

What will I receive with Scribendi's Book Critique Services?

  • An easy-to-follow critique of your book that is 1–2 pages in length (in a Microsoft Word™ file)
    An assessment of the elements that might affect the salability of your book
    An analysis of the key elements of your work, such as plot, dialogue, characterization, structure, coherence, consistency, and organization
  • Critical commentary indicating where arguments need more support, where the storyline or flow could be improved, where there are unfinished or contradictory thoughts, and more
    Identification of what's not working in your book and any areas that could be improved

Why Authors Choose Us?

What types of writing qualify for a book critique?

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  • Novels, novellas, and short stories
  • Plays and screenplays
  • Poems and collections of poetry
  • General nonfiction (memoirs, biographies, self-help, etc.)

Please note that this service does not include line-by-line editing. For in-depth editing, see Scribendi's Book Editing, Ebook Editing, and Script Editing services.

For proofreading, check out our Book Proofreading and Ebook Proofreading services. For authors, we also offer a Query Letter service and Ebook Formatting.

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