reviews

Ahh, what to do with a bad review. My friend just published a novel and just received a bad review. I really enjoyed her book but, obviously someone didn't. But let's face it, we're not all alike. I love chocolate, my husband is just so-so about this wonderful sweet. If he's in a junk food phase, he'd rather eat chips. My one sister reads Oprah selections, my other sister reads non-fiction biographies and then there's another sister who reads literary works. I read mysteries and literature and the odd romance and non-fiction. Oh yeah, and my brother reads British Crime novels only and historical non-fiction. So, if you gave us all a book and asked us to do a review, I'm sure the debate would be interesting. Reviews are reviews. They are the opinion of one person. This is my friend's first book so this was rather crushing. It's like being told your baby is ugly. Now that I've published a few books, I don't put much stock in reviews. I keep writing and listening to my readers, after all they're the ones who count. Okay, so I'm being a little dishonest. When I get a good review, I smile. I only use my "they don't count" when the review is bad. Geepers, I didn't think I was going to have to bare my honest soul when I started this blogging stuff.