Today I got an email from a blogger who agreed to review Special Offers. Her review will be posted in a couple of days,
and she sent a copy in case there were any errors (which I appreciate, and
there weren’t any). I’m not sure,
however, what to make of the review. She
gave it 3 stars – an “Eh, Whatever” on their scale - mostly because it didn’t have enough
action. On the other hand, she also says,
“While
creating memorable, quirky characters, Special Offers leaves a little more action to be
desired. Watch out, though, because this series has the real potential to go
places.” (Here’s the link, but it won’t
work until it goes live on August 23)
So, I guess it’s a good bad review? I
agree that Special Offers wasn’t action packed, but the nature of the story
dictated when the havoc was introduced. And I can use the comments to improve the next book (which is a work in progress and definitely has more
action already). The reviewer did
seem to enjoy other aspects enough to add the positive comment at the end.
Seriously though, a 3.5 star garners a "Worth a Look". Just a half a star takes the recommendation from "Eh, Whatever" to "Worth a Look"? And really, it seems from the comments that the reviewer was not entirely not recommending it. Regardless of my biased opinion, "Eh, Whatever" it is. I’m just happy she didn’t hate it; if 3 stars gets you an “Eh, Whatever”, what’s a 2 star rating, “Better than Having a Sharp Stick Shoved in Your Eye”?
Added note: 2 stars is not "Better than a Sharp Stick in your Eye", it is "Not Recommended". Which initially made me feel better in the sense that the reviewer wasn't not recommending it. However, upon further investigation, I discovered that even though ratings go from 1 - 5 (one being "Burn It" and 5 being "A Golden Fave", with half-points in between) the lowest rating actually given is a 3.0. Consequently, in reality, Special Offers was given the lowest rating used by the reviewers. I am, therefore, officially calling this my first bad review. Which is good, because it isn't really that bad. That's my story, and I'm sticking with it...
Seriously though, a 3.5 star garners a "Worth a Look". Just a half a star takes the recommendation from "Eh, Whatever" to "Worth a Look"? And really, it seems from the comments that the reviewer was not entirely not recommending it. Regardless of my biased opinion, "Eh, Whatever" it is. I’m just happy she didn’t hate it; if 3 stars gets you an “Eh, Whatever”, what’s a 2 star rating, “Better than Having a Sharp Stick Shoved in Your Eye”?
Added note: 2 stars is not "Better than a Sharp Stick in your Eye", it is "Not Recommended". Which initially made me feel better in the sense that the reviewer wasn't not recommending it. However, upon further investigation, I discovered that even though ratings go from 1 - 5 (one being "Burn It" and 5 being "A Golden Fave", with half-points in between) the lowest rating actually given is a 3.0. Consequently, in reality, Special Offers was given the lowest rating used by the reviewers. I am, therefore, officially calling this my first bad review. Which is good, because it isn't really that bad. That's my story, and I'm sticking with it...
