I had been blogging for about a year when I was first approached by someone asking if they could send me a book to review. My first thought was "Free books!" My second thought was, "What do they want in return?" I hemmed and hawed and decided to reply by saying while I would be interested in the book I could not promise that I would give a good review and if I didn't like it I'd say as much on my blog. They protested that of course they didn't expect a good review, so I took the plunge and I've been lucky. I've been drama-less. Other bloggers have not been so fortunate in that regard. It seems some authors expect puppies, roses and most importantly a good review in exchange for a free book.