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Originally Posted by darryl
Thanks for the link. I had a look at the Amazon page and wasn't sold so thought I would look a little further. I went to the individual books in the trilogy. The first was published in August 2016. It is the only one of the trilogy available on KU. It has a single one star review. It's Amazon rank in 3 categories ranges from 2,349 to 3,461. I read the single one star review, as such ratings are often not a fair reflection of the book. However, I thought the review was well written and made a compelling case for the low rating. Normally I pay little regard to reviews in any event, but in this case was already doubtful. That the author is new to me, that there is only one review since the book was published and that a bad one, and an author's bio which to me grated left me not inclined to part with my money. I did read an excerpt which was neither terrible nor wonderful. I already have many books to read and this one does not make it past my superficial personal filtering process. I recognise the possibility that I am depriving myself of reading a very good series and may be being unfair to this author. By no means am I saying don't buy it. Just don't do so unthinkingly because of the low price tag on the assumption that the author is a more established and popular one.
And if anyone does read it and finds it wonderful please post so I can remedy my mistake.
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That was a very well written review. I decided to have a look inside. The description and the beginning of the book are at complete odds with each other.
Why did you make me go read that biography? Grated is an understatement.
Sorry OP, between the review, the beginning of the book especially combined with the description and your biography made me want to keep my money in my pocket.
Sorry, you had an awkward childhood but that is not a good opener for a biography. I am glad you enjoy writing but also not good for a biography.
In all honesty, with the world of books you do not want to draw attention to yourself as a self-published author. That in itself will turn off many readers.