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Originally Posted by Blossom
I don't think Jamie is fully informed on the issue. She spoke out about the lawsuit before knowing everything which was not a smart thing to do. How she feels about DA though I think her feelings are justified. It was an ugly attack on her not a bad review. I am still scratching my head on why she was attacked and yet there are several books on DA that are much worse and they have a good review.  |
Yeah, I'll never figure out those things.
I know a lot of readers in general (not just review bloggers) are criticizing that type of New Adult book by saying "What idea will young women get from these stories?!" But then how many Harlequin Presents with obnoxious heroes have gotten great reviews from the same people? Or how many paranormal romances with over-the-top aggressive alpha heroes? Is it OK as long as he's a tycoon or a werewolf? Young women won't get "ideas" from those stories? Do all these readers thing young women are that stupid anyway?
(I read Woodiwiss and Rogers in high school but knew enough to stay away from men like the ones they wrote about.)
But sometimes readers almost get fixated on how much they hate a certain author, a certain type of hero, or whatever, and they have to tell the whole world about it. Kind of like when you ask me about Diana Palmer's
Heart of Ice.
Still, in fights over reviews (and outright attacks and tweets), authors would be better served by ignoring the crap that's flung around. Or even laughing at it if they can. They will be the ones who come out smelling like roses.
(Closest smilie I could find)