I don't post all the reviews I get--that would bore you guys to death--but I like to highlight a few now and then that are particularly well-thought-out. Lilyn G at SciFiAndScary was kind enough to read Serengeti recently and posted a review to her blog. You can find the full text here:
http://www.scifiandscary.com/serengeti-review/
So, what specifically did I like about this particular review that made me call it out? Well, a few things. If you read the review, you'll find she liked some things and didn't like others--that's a fair, and I'm appreciate the thoughts and feedback. To be honest, I don't think any reader finds any book to be 100% perfect. There is always something you didn't connect with, or didn't like, or would have changed. And that's okay. Part of growing as a writer is learning that's okay. That said, I do, of course, like the positive things more than the negative ones--who wouldn't? And my favorite part of the review is this very last line, which wraps the whole thing up:
"Serengeti is one of those books you’ll end up re-reading, just to see if she can invoke the hope and melancholy in you all over again."
#HappyWriter
http://www.scifiandscary.com/serengeti-review/
So, what specifically did I like about this particular review that made me call it out? Well, a few things. If you read the review, you'll find she liked some things and didn't like others--that's a fair, and I'm appreciate the thoughts and feedback. To be honest, I don't think any reader finds any book to be 100% perfect. There is always something you didn't connect with, or didn't like, or would have changed. And that's okay. Part of growing as a writer is learning that's okay. That said, I do, of course, like the positive things more than the negative ones--who wouldn't? And my favorite part of the review is this very last line, which wraps the whole thing up:
"Serengeti is one of those books you’ll end up re-reading, just to see if she can invoke the hope and melancholy in you all over again."
#HappyWriter
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