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book-review-template

Generates a structured file template for book reviews, including front-matter and asset folders.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/book-review-template && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/12320" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/book-review-template && rm skill.zip

Installs to .claude/skills/book-review-template

Activation

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Scaffolds out a new book review using a book or series name and the author. Use when the user is requesting a new review or a review scaffold or template.
154 chars✓ has a “when” trigger
Intermediate

Key capabilities

  • Scaffold new book review stubs
  • Generate YAML front matter for reviews
  • Research and include book links from Amazon, Audible, Royal Road
  • Extract and clean product descriptions for blurbs
  • Download and save cover images
  • Validate YAML indentation and front matter quotes

How it works

The skill scaffolds a new book review by taking a book and author, then researching online sources to populate YAML front matter, extract blurbs, and download cover images into a structured markdown file.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
Book title and author
You get back
A new book review stub file (index.md) with YAML front matter, blurb, and cover image

When to use book-review-template

  • Creating new book reviews
  • Standardizing review formats
  • Adding review metadata
  • Managing review assets

About book-review-template

Creates a new review stub with pre-filled YAML front-matter, organizing content, categories, and tags consistently across your project.

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When not to use it

  • When the user does not provide a book and author
  • When the user wants to modify an existing review
  • When the user wants to create a review for something other than a book

Limitations

  • Only creates review stubs, not full reviews
  • Defaults to 'C' review tier for new stubs
  • Prefers amazon.com for links, only uses non-US if necessary

How it compares

This skill automates the entire setup of a book review, including research and formatting, which is more efficient than manually gathering information and structuring the file.

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