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One-Star Review on Amazon. Why?

Hey, y'all. I know I haven't blogged in a pretty long while, but I have an update. As you can see in the title, I have a one-star review on Amazon. Yeah, it hurts, but two things are keeping me from being totally heartbroken like I was at first:

  1. Only two people have bought my book so far. It's embarrassing as hell, but no sense in keeping it a secret. One of the two people didn't like it.
  2. They didn't leave a worded review, just the star.
Why would you do that to someone trying to forge a career? If you didn't like the book, at least be fair enough to tell people what you didn't like about it. But to just leave one star could deter people from buying it, and that's really not fair to new authors trying to make it. We have it hard enough without somebody leaving a one-star review without being decent enough to say what you didn't like about it. I know my work won't be for everybody. Because of the constant conflict I've had in my life, I'm not too keen on putting conflict in a lot of my stories. I'd rather the people fall in love and navigate that love while enjoying each other. I know people love drama and conflict in their stories. Those books will come, but just not in this one. That book wasn't for you. 

I get it, you didn't like that book. But don't dissuade people from buying my work when I'm trying to get more eyes on it. As I said, you're not a part of my audience, and my book wasn't for you. But to leave a one-star review just for the hell of it. Why would you do that? Even I have been nice enough to leave two stars on a book I completely despise. I also have a few paragraphs stating why I hated the book so much. If I don't like something, I'll at least tell you why I don't like it. If I love something, I'm also excited to tell what I loved about it. 

I can take constructive criticism. But if I feel you're doing something just to be mean, I'm gonna say something about it. There's a huge difference between, "I just didn't like the story. I felt there wasn't enough conflict and the story was only focused on two characters. Blah-blah-blah yada-yada-yada" and "Your book SUCKS!!!" And even still "One star, no words."

I want more eyes on my book. I know there are some out there who will like it, and if I get reviews, I want people to say why they love it. If they don't love it, tell me what I can do to revise the book and make it better? I'm using it as a jumping-off point to try and make my stories better and more engaging. I have books where other characters are involved, and even though I hate conflict, there is a little bit in those stories. I can't wait for you guys to see those. But until then, just buy the book, read it, and when you review, be fair. That's all I ask. if you don't like it, that's fine. Just be fair.

DEUCES
Rosey Lav






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