The reader needs to see a structural pattern emerging in a Literature review, where you introduce the broad topic, & then narrow it down  (a deductive structuring of the text).  Writing the literature review essay can be seen as following the reverse of the reading process, where you start from a narrow base and gradually develop a proposition to research.  Click here for a diagram showing this contrast.

Suggestions for writing a Literature review:

• start by presenting, as the conclusion to your Introduction, your intention to address a range of perspectives or areas of emphasis ;
• in your Lit. Review section, sequence these in some logical progression (earliest to most recent, etc.), a paragraph (or more) for each - remember to change paragraphs with changes of topic
• with each new work or theory, try to describe or define the theory before attempting to evaluate or criticise it; readers need to know what it is you're evaluating
• try NOT to begin paragraphs with references. Start paragraphs with a more general introductory ‘main idea’

For 2 excellent examples of how to structure a literature review of a single work, see Example 2, an authentic Book Review.