Defending The Crown-- 28th Annual Critters Readers Poll Opened -- Best Review Site

  

It has been quite a year. Somehow, despite the way worse financial situation and my own worsening health, I am still here. The blog is still here too. Despite the fact that I am way slower reading and reviewing wise, the blog continues to soar and add thousands of page views each month. I am sure that the majority of that is due to the fact that the blog remains popular with guests who contribute the lion’s share of content these days. I again thank them for their posts.

 

I very much thank you, the reader, for your support. If not for you coming and reading the blog, it would not exist.

 

I have never understood why anyone would value what I do here. People tell me I impact the mystery and crime fiction community. I don't see how. Yet, folks keep telling me I have an impact, as they have again in recent days. Maybe it was the way I was raised. The idea that something I do has value, that I matter, is such a bizarre concept to me.  

 

The 28th Annual Critters Readers' Poll has opened and I put Kevin’s Corner in the running in the Review site category.  If you think the blog is worthy, please vote at https://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml

 

After you vote, make sure you respond to the confirmation email and register your vote so that it is counted.

 

While currently we are the only review site listed, I expect that we will once again be going up against a number of review sites that have teams of reviewers and are active in many genres across multiple forms of media. Most of them host book giveaways and other events as well. This site remains an underdog as always because we do not have all the bells and whistles that other sites have to drive traffic to them.

 

If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. Remember, you must respond to the confirmation email for your vote to count. 

 

Thank you for your continuing support.

 

 

Kevin R. Tipple ©2025

Defending The Crown-- 27th Annual Critters Readers Poll Opened -- Best Review Site

 

It has been a year. I honestly never thought I would still be here this long after Sandi passed. But, I am, and this blog still lives as well. The fact that even though I am not as active with reviews as I read way slower now, and actually wrote some of my own fiction that folks thought was worthy of being included in various projects and published, means that this place did not have as much new content as I would have liked. I’m sorry about that. I also don’t see it changing for 2025.

 

After reclaiming the title of “Best Review Site” last year, I was not planning on running again this year. I have never understood why anyone would value what I do here. People tell me I impact the mystery and crime fiction community. I don't see how. Yet, folks keep telling me I have an impact, as they did again in recent days. Then I was reminded how I regretted not entering this deal before and maybe I should just go ahead and enter again. One is supposed to learn from past mistakes, after all.

 

So, when the 27th Annual Critters Readers' Poll opened early last week, I placed Kevin’s Corner in the running in the Review site category.  If you think the blog is worthy, please vote at https://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml

 

After you vote, make sure you respond to the confirmation email and registers your vote so that it is counted.

 

While currently we are the only review site listed, I expect that we will once again be going up against a number of review sites that have teams of reviewers and are active in many genres across multiple forms of media. Most of them host book giveaways and other events as well. This site remains an underdog as always because we do not have all the bells and whistles that other sites have to drive traffic to them.

 

If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. Remember, you must respond to the confirmation email for your vote to count.

 

Thank you for your continuing support.

 

Kevin R. Tipple ©2024

The Final Hours to Vote in 26th Annual Critters Readers Poll -- Best Review Site

These are the final hours to vote in the poll this year. Kevin’s Corner is in the running in the Review site category.  If you think the blog is worthy, please vote at https://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml

 

After you vote, make sure you respond to the confirmation email and registers your vote so that it is counted.

 

As always, we are going up against a number of review sites have teams of reviewers and are active in many genres across multiple forms of media. Most of them host book giveaways and other events as well. This site remains an underdog, as always, because we do not have all the bells and whistles that other sites have to drive traffic to them. We are also the only site that reviews Mysteries and Crime Fiction primarily.

 

If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. Remember, you have to respond to the confirmation email for your vote to count.

 

On behalf of Aubrey Hamilton, Barry Ergang, Jeanne of the BPL, Scott, and the numerous guests that have visited the blog during 2023, and myself, thank you for your support. It means a lot.

 

Kevin

26th Annual Critters Readers Poll Opened -- Best Review Site

After claiming the title of “Best Review Site” three years running, I decided to not submit Kevin’s Corner or run last year in the Annual Critters Readers’ Poll. I then regretted that decision for the next few weeks as so many commented on my blog, on various social media platforms, and by email that I should have run again. 

I was also repeatedly and vehemently told not to shut down the blog and that it provides a major service to mystery readers as well as readers in general. That support that was expressed then, as well as several other times over this past year, is the only reason why I have kept the blog going. 

 

So, with the 26th Annual Critters Readers' Poll now open, I have placed Kevin’s Corner in the running in the Review site category.  If you think the blog is worthy, please vote at https://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml

 

After you vote, make sure you respond to the confirmation email and registers your vote so that it is counted.

 

As always, we will be going up against a number of review sites have teams of reviewers and are active in many genres across multiple forms of media. Most of them host book giveaways and other events as well. This site remains an underdog as always because we do not have all the bells and whistles that other sites have to drive traffic to them.

 

If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. Remember, you have to respond to the confirmation email for your vote to count.

 

On behalf of Aubrey Hamilton, Barry Ergang, Jeanne of the BPL, Scott, and the numerous guests that have visited the blog during 2023, and myself, thank you for your support.

 

Kevin

Final Hours To Vote In The Annual Critters Readers' Poll

As some are already aware, Kevin’s Corner is once again listed in the Best Review Site poll up at the Annual Critters Readers Poll. I had absolutely no intention of entering the blog again. I was talked into doing it after several folks made it clear that if I did not enter it, they would. 

In these last hours of polling, there are now eight review sites involved. As happened last year, Kevin’s Corner and the mega site, I Smell Sheep, are alternating first place.

If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. Remember, you have to respond to the confirmation email for your vote to count.

On behalf of my son, Scott,  Aubrey Hamilton, Barry Ergang, Jeanne of the BPL, and the numerous guests that have visited the blog during 2021, and myself, thank you for your support.

https://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml

Final Hours To Vote In The Annual Critters Readers' Poll

These are the final hours to support Kevin’s Corner for consideration as Best Review Site. This year, we attempt to defend our crown as the Best Review Site. As always, we are up against  a lot of sites that have teams of reviewers and are active in many genres across multiple forms of media. Most of them host book giveaways and other events as well. This site remains an underdog as always as we do not have all the bells and whistles use on a daily and weekly basis.

If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. Remember, you have to respond to the confirmation email for your vote to count.

On behalf of Aubrey Hamilton, Barry Ergang, Jeanne of the BPL, and the numerous guests that have visited the blog during 2020, and myself, thank you for your support.

https://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml

While I am not sure how much longer I am going to keep the blog going, I can assure you that this is the final year for me to enter the blog in this contest. So, let’s go out on top with a back to back crown as number one! Please and thank you.

Annual Critters Readers' Poll

It is that time of year and once again, Kevin’s Corner is up for consideration as Best Review Site. This year, we attempt to defend our crown as THE  Best Review Site. As always, we are up against an ever-increasing list of review sites. Most of which have teams of reviewers and are active in many genres across multiple forms of media. Most of them host book giveaways and other events as well. This site remains an underdog as always as we do not have all the bells and whistles use on a daily and weekly basis.

If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. Remember, you have to respond to the confirmation email for your vote to count.

On behalf of Aubrey Hamilton, Barry Ergang, Jeanne of the BPL, and the numerous guests that have visited the blog during 2020, and myself, thank you for your support.

https://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml

Predators and Editors Review Site Results

Pleased to announce that thanks to the hard work of Barry Ergang, Patrick Ohl, and myself the blog came in at 5th place for best review site for the fifth year in a row. The top four finishers are sites that only do romance and horror. Not only is it nearly impossible to beat such sites because those readers turn out to vote, it also means the blog is number one for mystery reviews as well as reviews in general.

Very glad to have done so well especially considering the difficulties of the past year.


Thank you, our readers, for voting for us.

Top Five Finisher Fifth Consecutive Year

That Time Of Year Again

It is time for the Preditors & Editors poll. Again this year, Kevin's Corner is listed at http://critters.org/predpoll/reviewsite.shtml If you think this blog is worthy please go vote. Thank you! 

As posted elsewhere.....

 

Announcing the 17th Annual Preditors & Editors / Critters Readers Poll!

Howdy, your P&E Poll Votemaster here, Andrew Burt. Since you're a voter in a prior year's P&E Readers Poll, I just wanted to let you know this year's poll is underway! It's at

 http://critters.org/predpoll
 
as usual.

Vote for your favorite book, short story, author, artwork, artist, forum, workshop...-- there are three dozen categories honoring all genres and all aspects of writing and publishing.

As in past years, every voter is registered in a drawing for gifts from our sponsors.

So please come share with us what great works you've read this year, what authors, publishers, editors, artists and the like you feel are worth recognition!

Happy voting, and please help us spread the word that the Poll is open!

With best wishes for the holidays,

--Andrew Burt, P&E Readers Poll Votemaster

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