Guide
Draft reviews with book context close at hand, then track where and when you publish them.
Published 2026-08-13 · Reviewed 2026-08-13
Reviews brings your review drafts into a dedicated writing workspace.
Start a review from Reviews or from a tracked book. While writing, use the editor tools and, where available, keep your book notes and quotes nearby for reference. Select the words you want before choosing Spoiler, Bold, Italic, a heading, a list, or Quote. The tool keeps that selection while it applies the format. Drafts save as you work, with a local recovery copy used as an extra safeguard.
For a fresh review, choose a starting template or Skip to begin with an empty page. In book details, adding a Reviewed date also moves the Review status to Reviewed, so the date and status do not drift apart.
Before you publish
- check the review checklist you use for your workflow
- choose the visibility that matches what you intend
- record publication information when the review is posted
- use the copy options when moving the finished review to another platform
ARC Library does not publish a review to an outside retailer or social network for you. Use the matching platform directly, then return to update your tracking.
Review previews keep supported formatting while cleaning pasted or stored markup that could behave like executable page code. If unusual pasted styling disappears, keep the readable text and apply formatting again with the editor controls.
Keyboard users can move through dialogs with Tab and Shift+Tab. Focus stays in the open dialog and returns to the button that opened it after closing.