Opinions?

8:16 pm 21 January 2016

So I have a question for everyone. With ARCs when is it acceptable to post your review?

 

So I received an ARC of a book that doesn't release until April. I finished it and wrote up my review pretty quickly but rather than posting it I shot the publisher's email (well the only one I could find) the question of if they wanted it posted closer to the release date. After over 72 hours with no reply I'm contemplating posting it anyways. The goal of advanced review copies is to, well, review them early and get people talking about your book? Right? I don't want to offend the publisher and go against their wishes but if their wishes aren't clearly stated is it wrong to post the review now?