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The Emperor's Blades (Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne Book 1)
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From Brian Staveley
This report was last updated 9/7/2020.
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Note: While Amazon.com claims 1,032 Ratings, we counted 753 Reviews available on their site.
Note: We only analyze "reviews" and ignore one-tap "ratings".
Note: We only analyze "reviews" and ignore one-tap "ratings".
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Rating Trend
Rating TrendFAIL Phrase Repetition
Phrase RepetitionFAIL Reviewer Participation
Reviewer ParticipationWARN Suspicious Reviewers
Suspicious ReviewersPASS Unverified Purchases
Unverified PurchasesPASS Word Count Comparison
Word Count ComparisonPASS Overlapping Review History
Overlapping Review HistoryPASS Reviewer Ease
Reviewer EasePASS Brand Repeats
Brand RepeatsPASS Incentivized Reviews
Incentivized ReviewsPASS Deleted Reviews
Deleted Reviews
Most Trusted Reviews
I don't read fantasy that often but I picked this ... [Go to full review]
Jan 19, 2014
100%
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Unverified Purchaser
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Easy Grader (avg. rating: 4.2)
Least Trusted Reviews
A little cliche in the plot (see Tad Williams Shadowmarch) ... [Go to full review]
Dec 2, 2014
0%
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Overrepresented Participation (posted 7 Reviews) -
Critical Reviewer (avg. rating: 3.1)
Analysis Details
Fail Rating Trend
Rating Trend
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- 17%
- Created over 27 days
We counted 753 reviews for this product over the span of 2,439 days, an average of 0.3 reviews per day. If these reviews were created randomly, there would be a 99.9% chance that we would see 3 or fewer reviews on any given day.
However, we see the following 27 days exceeding this threshold:In total, we found that 131 reviews were created on just 27 days. The reviews on these high volume days have rated this product an average of 4.5 while reviews from other days have rated this product an average of 4.3. Based on our statistical modeling, the discrepancy in average rating between these two groups is significant enough to believe that the difference is not due to random chance, and may indicate that there are unnatural reviews.
Fail Phrase Repetition
Phrase Repetition
Reviews that contain one of these phrases are NOT necessarily devalued; read more about how this test works here.
Common Phrases in Reviews:
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26 reviews
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14 reviews
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65 reviews
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19 reviews
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18 reviews
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10 reviews
(4.1/5)
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8 reviews
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33 reviews
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16 reviews
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21 reviews
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125 of the 753 total reviews for this product use substantial repetitive phrases between them. These reviewers have rated this product an average of 4.7 while reviews without substantial repetitive phrases rated this product an average of 4.3. Based on our statistical modeling, the discrepancy in average rating between these two groups is significant enough to believe that the difference is not due to random chance, and may indicate that there are unnatural reviews.
Fail Reviewer Participation
Reviewer Participation
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- 59%
- From reviewers with an overrepresented participation
We see the following 2 participation groups with a statistically significant greater concentration than what we'd expect to see:In total, we found that 443 reviewers (or 59%) are within an overrepresented participation group. These reviews have rated this product an average of 4.5, while all other reviews have rated this product an average of 4.2. Based on our statistical modeling, the discrepancy in average rating between these two groups is significant enough to believe that the difference is not due to random chance, and may indicate that there are unnatural reviews.
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Suspicious Reviewers
Take-Back Reviewers
189 of the 753 reviewers have had at least one of their past reviews for another product deleted. While this is more Take-Back Reviewers than we'd expect to see, it does not appear to have a significant impact on the overall rating.
Pass Unverified Purchases
Unverified Purchases
156 of the 753 total reviews for this product are unverified purchases. This is within an acceptable range and it does not appear to be significantly affecting the overall rating for this product.
Unverified purchases may be the result of Kindle Unlimited readers, buyers who didn't pay full price, or reviewers who did not purchase the product at Amazon. Read more about our Unverified Purchases test.
Pass Word Count Comparison
Word Count Comparison
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- 0%
- Have an overrepresented word count
We didn't find any review word count groups that had a statistically significant greater concentration than what we'd expect to see in this category.
Read more about our Word Count Comparison test.
Read more about our Word Count Comparison test.
Pass Overlapping Review History
Overlapping Review History
Reviewers of this product have ALSO reviewed the following products:
13% also reviewed:
The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of the Unhewn... by Brian Staveley
12% also reviewed:
Raven’s Shadow Book One: Blood Song... by Anthony Ryan
10% also reviewed:
Words of Radiance: Book Two of the Stormlight... by Brandon Sanderson
8% also reviewed:
Tower Lord (A Raven's Shadow Novel) by Ryan, Anthony
7% also reviewed:
Dawn of Wonder: The Wakening, Book 1 by Jonathan Renshaw
6% also reviewed:
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
5% also reviewed:
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
5% also reviewed:
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller... by Patrick Rothfuss
5% also reviewed:
Steelheart (The Reckoners) by Sanderson, Brandon
301 of the 753 reviewers have substantial overlapping product review history. This is within an acceptable range and it does not appear to be significantly affecting the overall rating for this product.
Pass Reviewer Ease
Reviewer Ease
The ease score is the average rating for all reviews that a given reviewer submits. The average ease score for reviewers of this product is 4.2, while the average ease score for reviewers in this category is 4.2.
4.2 Product's Average Ease Score
4.2 Category's Average Ease Score
Read more about our Reviewer Ease test.
Pass Brand Repeats
Brand Repeats
Brand Repeaters
18 of the 753 reviewers have reviewed other products for this brand. This is within an acceptable range and it does not appear to be significantly affecting the overall rating for this product.
Pass Incentivized Reviews
Incentivized Reviews
On Oct 3, 2016, Amazon prohibited incentivized reviews, however we still test for them since there are still millions in our dataset.
2 of the 753 total reviews for this product admitted to receiving a free or discounted product in exchange for a review. This is within an acceptable range and it does not appear to be significantly affecting the overall rating for this product.
Read more about our Incentivized Reviews test. Check out our study showing that Incentivized Reviewers are much more likely to leave a positive review.
Pass Deleted Reviews
Deleted Reviews
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- Reviews have been deleted
We have not discovered any deleted reviews for this product.
There are a few limitations to keep in mind regarding the Deleted Reviews test:
There are a few limitations to keep in mind regarding the Deleted Reviews test:
- We don't have a magic ability to collect every single deleted review; we can only identify reviews as deleted if we collect them on one date and then notice they are no longer visible on a subsequent date.
- We have no information on reviews that were never published in the first place.
- We also don't know why these reviews were removed. It could be action from the platform, personal decision by the review author, part of an entire account closure, even some data error on our part, etc.