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Author Grace McGinty decided to make a brand new account and make her first comment a reply to a thread here on r/WhyChooseNoMM where readers are appreciating a reviewer for tagging content the author personally chooses not tag. The reviewer also rated their book 1 star because the book wasn't tagged. Link to comment.

What in the condescending, passive-aggressive sarcasm was that comment? What author thinks it's a good idea to join a reader space and leave a comment with such an attitude? 😬 Calling the thread an "unfortunate thing to find" feels a little ironic when the author made a brand new account and chose that discussion as her very first to join. Given the tone of her reply, it's hard to read it as anything other than a deliberate choice to jump in and defend herself rather than simply letting readers have their opinions in a reader space.

I wasn't going to join in on the whole Goodreads drama thing, I very much prefer to just focus on books, but the author left such a bad impression I'm adding my two cents anyway; Goodreads is not a website for objective opinions and professional literary reviews. Readers can one star a book for any reason, just like readers can five star a book for any reason; the cover, the writing, the story, the tropes, the author's political views; literally any reason. That is why some users will five star a why choose for being an absolute sausage fest where the boyfriends are all boyfriends, while others will one star it. AND THAT IS OKAY. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

I've seen quite a few people comment "Well, I wouldn't rate X based on Y..." and that's great! You don't have to! But you don't speak for everyone else, so while you may not rate X because of Y, others may. And that's also okay. That's the whole point of Goodreads. Reviews on Goodreads are personal opinions written for the reader themselves. They can act as feedback to help other readers decide if a book is worth picking up or not but at the end of the day, a Goodreads review is the reader's personal opinion and their space to express it. Readers don't owe an author positive reviews, nor do readers have to tailor their opinion to what others want to hear or what the author feels is fair. It's why you'll find five star reviews you completely disagree with and one star reviews that make you pick up the book. That. Is. Okay.

Some users rate every book they read five stars regardless of whether they liked it or not. Some have their own rating system, tagging system, shelfing system and that's all valid. Everyone is free to use Goodreads however they want. Those are my two cents.

So when I see an author joining a reader space, giving instructions on how to rate their book, leaving sarcastic passive-aggressive comments and seemingly crashing out... I make sure their books are off my TBR.

Completely unrelated to the author, I added a few pictures of amusing one star ratings I found after doing a quick google search. Enjoy.

I just finished {Baby's First Howl by Letty Frame} and I'm trying to process this book. What the heck did I just read? It was pretty unhinged and... refreshing? 😆

The basics:

• Unfinished(!) duet(?)
• Single mom FMC
• Wolf shifter MMCs
• Virgin MMCs (all of them!)
• Lots of praise
• Lots of insults 😅
• Cliffhanger

No, seriously, one thing I appreciated about this book is that one of the MMCs, Ben, says the most out-of-pocket shit ever. The mate bond does NOT change him; he will insult the FMC even after they're mates 😭 Normally, I'd be like "Wtf, what do you see in this idiot?" But that's just the way he is and I can appreciate a consistent character who doesn't magically change his personality just because there's a mate bond.

There's just so much going on while at the same time it's very slow. I can see how some people might think the book should've been shorter but I love slow, mundane life. This is my jam. Here's some more stuff about the book:

• Feeding baby. A lot of latching 💀
• Everyone is a goddamn twin or triplet or more lmao
• So. Many. Names. It's not just the MMCs but their wolves each have their own names and personalities.
• Again, insults. Ben insults the FMC and the MMCs insult each other 😆

I don't know, I just enjoyed the book in all of its unhinged glory 🤷‍♀️

I just saw that {The Goddess's Spy by Merri Bright} is free until August 31st. It's a duet and book two will release on September 4th. I have not read this particular book but I've read others by Merri Bright and enjoyed them so I figured​ I'd share this news here 😊🫶 I did some research as to what to expect from this duet:

• Large Harem! (MFMMMMMM)
• Stabby FMC
• Beta MMC
• Omega MMC
• Obsessed MMCs
• Forced proximity
• Second-chance soulmates(?)

A 913 page standalone zombie apocalypse omegaverse with a gorgeous cover? Hello?? 😍

I'm currently 33% through {Immune by J.J. Dean} and so far I'm liking it. This is not an author I'm previously familiar with. It's an MFMMM zombie apocalypse omegaverse, which is definitely a breath of fresh air. There's a lot of banter, which I enjoy.

The author does lay the jokes on pretty heavily and sometimes it can be a bit hit or miss. Some of the writing feels clunky with certain words, phrases or themes being repeated multiple times but I'm just pushing through those bits because I really enjoy the story so far.

What carries this book, in my opinion, are the characters and the relationship building. It's so refreshing when there's no out of control insta lust or insta hard-ons from first eye contact. There's suspicion, distrust and curiosity. The author allows the characters to slowly get to know each other and build trust, which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVEEEEEE²!!!

Anyone else reading this? What are your thoughts? 😊

Saw this by chance so I had to share. Grab them on Kindle while you still can.

{HAVOC by C.M. Stunich} I'm unapologetically a Victor girlie 😌

{Fuckboy Psychos by C.M. Stunich} The 4th and final book comes out on June 15th... wait, that's tomorrow?! And 5th book on the 30th? Oof, I need to reread the series.