Hello everyone, this is Refried.  Today is Thursday, April 23. I am making some coffee and am going to talk to my therapist at 3:30. I had to email her last night because I freaked out because the Bridge, Inc is torturing me again and because I realized I have mild covid and freaked out about it.  And I am having some ups and downs about my review. It is weird. I was okay at first but did notice a skew and some omissions of book quality and ultimately I feel a little bit wronged. But I think the issues they had with craft were true but didn't really need to be focused on at the expense of the good things which were hardly mentioned at all.  I mean they said they liked the ending, and the tone of the book.  Maybe I should just be glad about that. And they said amusing. I just think I detect a word bank system that I eventually have to officially disagree with. It was just used against me in hurtful ways that make no sense.

This kind of motivates me to see if I can get some other reviewers. Maybe some friends. I mean if I pay kirkus I could pay a fellow writer 200 dollars and they would highlight some more positive things.

The review is not that bad. It's just not the same endorsement as the other one and ends on a negative note that isn't exactly true.  It is close to true, but not true. The reader thought I rambled so they said the book meandered and that is the one thing that the book absolutely does not do.  It could not be a more clever, directed, strict plot with classic arc.  And I had two plots and many people can't ever even do one. 

However I have to consider that maybe the person did find the book boring.  Maybe they usually read fantasy romance and for them the mice elements took discipline so they said it was boring.  But I think they lied and muted their summary and had to leave stuff out to make it sound like nothing happened.  And for the summary line to say the characters made plans for an art museum when they actually did transform a donut shop into an art museum is not accurate.  They wanted to make it sound like nothing happened and mock it for being clean teen.

I think also they looked at my overpublishing and assume I did not do well on these books when I did.  They are good books with plots and drama and thought.  It's prophecy and very cute. But anyway, I think that my books will eventually be read and this lost investment will fade away. I mean maybe I am glad to have two reviews out there anyway. And I can see the difference between a 4 and a 5 and know that it was a notch down. It truly was.  People think I am stupid and I am not.