When people review your book without even reading it...
Oooff, this is frustrating. This review has absolutely nothing to do with the actual story and honestly, I think she just clicked "next chapter" a couple of times.
Its so annoying, because this person clearly just skimmed the blurb, wrote a generic paragraph about the book, then got on to her real gripe, which is other people's reviews.
The plot & worldbuilding have literally nothing to do with the summer/winter fae courts of Celtic mythology. The Galactic Council is more akin to a feudal space UN run by seven different ancient alien civilizations locked in a constant cold war against each other.
Second, Earth wasn't conquered, it was destroyed to set an example, because humanity defied said Council. Not because Earth is important, but because said Galactic Council forcibly subjugates every younger civilization. This was outlined pretty clearly within the very first scene of chapter 1, which is how I know the reviewer did not actually bother to read the series. If she had, she would also know why said princess wants an alliance with humanity. She's facing a coup by her brother, so she's looking for military assets and resources, which the humans just so happen to have. I don't see which part of that doesn't make sense.
Third, paid reviews? As if I have the money to afford that kind of thing. No, what I have is a small, but highly invested audience that genuinely loves this series. I know, because people talk to me about it all the time on Discord and other social media platforms (like DeviantArt).
Looking at this person's review history, its pretty clear she has a specific preference for comedy (because she gives very negative reviews to anything that isn't comedy or a Pokemon fanfic). And ok, I get it, we all have our preferred genres. But maybe folks should take a look at the tags and "what to expect/what not to expect" sections of the blurb first and just skip works that clearly aren't what they're looking for.
Is there any constructive criticism in this review? Nope. I'd like to know what plot holes she's talking about. If there are any, it would help if they were actually pointed out.
Honestly, feels like another case of "things I don't like, shouldn't exist" and I honestly don't understand why people do this.
Its frustrating because I've put six years of work into this project, with an enormous amount of worldbuilding, planning and even assets like 3D models and sound effects, of all things. The covers, alone, took me around 400 hours, each.
Oh, well. Haters gonna' hate, I guess.