As someone interested in publishing some work in the near future, I'd like to get your thoughts on this... I've heard that GoodReads has become a Racket in tha

As someone interested in publishing some work in the near future, I'd like to get your thoughts on this... I've heard that GoodReads has become a Racket in that these "Book Influencers" reach out to authors and say they have two options: they can pay for a good review of their book, or they can get a bad review. This seems like obvious extortion. Is this as bad as a problem as I've heard? Have you experienced this at all? Or do you know people who have?