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I also thought that the author was a non-native speaker until I read more about her. Given the kinds of mistakes she makes, though, I'm a little skeptical that more education in grammar would have helped. Maybe some ESL.
And while there may be some piling on by reviewers, I'm actually fairly sympathetic to the reviewers given that the author began arguing with the reviewers. It's my general opinion that review sections should be author-free zones, where readers are free to describe or discuss their opinion of the author's work without having to justify themselves to the author. I think it's this breach of that reviewing convention that has energized so many reviewers - they feel like they should go all out to repel an invader.
And, as I said, I'm sympathetic to that - I want to read what other readers thought of the book in question. And while there is also be a place for readers and authors to discuss the author's book, that place is not in the reviews.
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