So I woke up this morning to discover that the notorious Mrs. Giggles had reviewed my recently released novel, One Night in Boston. Knowing what she typically says on her site, I read the review with one eye closed.
Good thing, too, since she tore it apart. Really. She hated my heroine with a vengeance. In fact, she went on and on about how much she hated the heroine. If you want to read the whole miserable thing, it's here (Warning: some plot spoilers, though):
http://www.mrsgiggles.com/books/boniface_boston.html
In the end, though, she also managed to be sort of complimentary and said, "Make no mistake, I recognize that under any other circumstances, I will love One Night In Boston. It can be a shamelessly manipulative story at times, but Ms Boniface's writing style is such that I can be easily persuaded to let her play me like a violin. The author takes the trouble to explain her characters' emotions so that I have a good idea what is happening inside her characters' heads. As a result, I find these characters pretty memorable. What I'm trying to say is that this book affects me, which is the reason why I grade this book pretty high despite my problem with the heroine."
Then she gave it a 73 overall, which I'll take.
I thought getting rejection letters back from agents and editors was tough, but I'm finding that reading what other people have to say about your novel once it's published is way more stressful.
Oh, well.
Good thing, too, since she tore it apart. Really. She hated my heroine with a vengeance. In fact, she went on and on about how much she hated the heroine. If you want to read the whole miserable thing, it's here (Warning: some plot spoilers, though):
http://www.mrsgiggles.com/books/boniface_boston.html
In the end, though, she also managed to be sort of complimentary and said, "Make no mistake, I recognize that under any other circumstances, I will love One Night In Boston. It can be a shamelessly manipulative story at times, but Ms Boniface's writing style is such that I can be easily persuaded to let her play me like a violin. The author takes the trouble to explain her characters' emotions so that I have a good idea what is happening inside her characters' heads. As a result, I find these characters pretty memorable. What I'm trying to say is that this book affects me, which is the reason why I grade this book pretty high despite my problem with the heroine."
Then she gave it a 73 overall, which I'll take.
I thought getting rejection letters back from agents and editors was tough, but I'm finding that reading what other people have to say about your novel once it's published is way more stressful.
Oh, well.
Hey, at least she liked part of it, y'know?
That doesn't mean I want them to be paragons, but I want to believe that they will act a particular way.
