Radish Fiction Reviews

Not Worth It

Dean-Girl 2005

I got Radish, thinking that I would be able to read a great story but I was wrong. I did find a great story but I’ve been reading it for well over a year now & there was never a ending in sight; It just kept dragging on. Also, I could never get hold of the writer & the constant cost was a pain.

Great but needs a few changes

A_manda1901

When I first started using this app a few years ago, it was frustrating because the chapters uploaded every 3 hours, some even took a full day to upload. However, recently there have been a few improvements which definitely make the experience better. There are coin challenges everyday where you read 3 chapters of a book and you get 3 coins, so if you don’t want to pay for the chapters, you can just wait and win them for free. The waiting time has been reduced to 1 hour for most books, although some do still have 12, 24, and 48 hour waiting times, which is annoying but manageable. Other new improvements that came recently and can be found in the Gift Box at the end of your screen for easy access are the Video Ads, where you watch an ad (6 total) a day and you get a coin per ad so 6 coins that equal to 2 chapters, and the Lucky Draw which is where you shuffle some cards and if you’re lucky you get either 1 coin, 500 coins, or a coupon for a book (these are used for chapters that unlock after a certain time, not for locked chapters that you have to unlock by using coins). These new improvements with the Daily Coin Challenges let me unlock 3-4 chapters a day, more if you get the 500 coins which I haven’t been lucky enough to get yet, and it’s just really great, much better than before if you ask me. Some suggestions I have are the following: - I would definitely love it if the stories that you can get coupons for can be refreshed everyday so I have new stories I could use coupons for because I already used coupons for one book two days ago and it’s not refreshed for other books and I find that that very annoying. - Another thing I would love is that all the coins given in coin challenges, Lucky Draws, Coin Packages and the like be in multiples of 3 since those are what it takes to open a chapter. I found a lot of complaints— and agree with them myself—about how people have 5 coins and can only read one chapter, leaving two unused and useless coins. -Have a feature where you can organize your library as “Finised”, “To be Read”, “Currently Reading” (previously suggested by another reader), this trying to organize in one single space is NOT fun. I know people complain about the time limits and locked chapters but they just need to read in the book’s description in the little (?) above the button where you start reading the chapter so you know how long it takes for a chapter to be available. And those complaints and suggestions if you’re respectful ARE heard (all of this is proof of that) even though they don’t come immediately. All in all, I love the app and the books are amazing. I would recommend for new app users to start by reading The Boss by Abigail Barnette, Irresistible Love by Layla Hagen and Wicked Games by Maureen Smith and their other books, but most books in here are AMAZING. Also, a few tips for new readers: -Read the descriptions of the book and the themes in it because there are a few books about BDSM which the theme is clearly displayed in the description and a few people are complaining 20 chapters in that it’s “too uncomfortable” for them and so so but if they just READ before starting the book, they could’ve avoided this, and let’s face it, nobody wants to hear complaints about something that was CLEARLY stipulated in the description. - DON’T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON BUYING COIN PACKS. Be patient and do the daily coin challenges and all the things I mentioned above. It takes a while but it’s worth it (I use my coins when I’ve reached my locked chapters and I recommend you do the same). -Check if the book is completed (Written in pink above the title when you open the book, if not completed there won’t be anything), -Check how many seasons there are, if any. - Tap the little (?) above the “start reading” button to see the waiting time for the next chapter and which amount of the last chapters are locked (can be from 4-30, maybe even more but I go until 25 max) and can be opened by using coins. -Organize your library from “Almost finished but need coins to finish” as last in the library to “To be read” in the middle section to “Reading” in the most recent part. You can do this by opening a book in a chapter and it will come as the first in your list (from left to right in the main page and top to bottom if you tap “library” at the bottom right hand on your screen). Then, Archive the books that you completely finished or just didn’t want to keep reading bc it’s too long and you had enough lol but you still liked the book. I know all of this is tricky and takes a while to get a grip on but it’s still really great. I 100% recommend :) Happy Reading!

Great reading!

ireadalotonhere

I really enjoy the different genres and wonderful stories offered on this app! It’s interesting reading so many different authors

The most tedious read of my life!

kdmflor

The process of waiting an hour between the few paragraphs labeled as ‘chapters’ is very annoying. The the cost of reading these stories is beyond excessive- about 80x’s the cost of purchasing a book. After I get through the first ‘book’ I won’t be reading any more on Radish.

Not worth the money

Mom-ra

I got hooked like everyone else on His Royal Appetite. But I’ve found this serialized format/app is not for me. The episodes are way too short and even buying coins doesn’t let you read at a normal pace. I don’t mind spending money on a book whether electronic or print format. I can buy an entire ebook for the price of 6 coins. I’m probably going to give up on this “book”. Writing wise the characters started out interesting but became stupid and annoying. I don’t mind sexy books and don’t expect characters to lack flaws but I’m not finding any growth or much to like about these people.

Good product, terrible delivery

Thoff272648

The writers on your app are good. They pull a reader in, and I love reading a good romance. But this whole waiting for an hour thing is ridiculous. Have us watch an ad per episode. At the VERY least, let the episodes accumulate when we aren’t on for multiple hours. I would imagine you lose a ton of readers because we aren’t built like that. We love to consume a book, not wait for it in tiny bites.

Awesome books

Pokerface72

I am new to this book app, so far I am intrigued with what they have to offer!

Great stories, not a great user experience

HSOwen

So far, the stories are great and like others on here, I totally understand the need to make money. But when I come in as a converted lead from a Facebook ad stating “read this story for free.” Radish should give the book for free or at least the first season. It’s a bad experience to be asked to pay for something that was advertised as free. The only way this is legal is the fact that you can “wait” to read a chapter (about 20 paragraphs). I’d be far more likely to keep using and paying for stories had I received a free book (or season).

Coins

pahr6547

I am subscribed for 200 coins for $9.99. I haven’t been able to get on for days now. It wants more coins. I would give more stars if it wasn’t cheating me. I can’t even find a way to check coins or update any information if needed. pahr65@hotmail

Radish

tzachary

This is a REALLY expensive way to read. I have spent $25 today to unlock pages of a relatively crappy romance novel. They are called “episodes” instead of chapters because after a few pages, one has to unlock the next episode to keep reading, otherwise- one has to wait at least an hour to unlock a few additional pages of the book. I definitely not recommend.

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