tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post6976975196581500752..comments2024-03-26T16:52:31.007-05:00Comments on Smart Girls Read Romance: Negative Reviews: The Painful Way to ImproveJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-13671400609061161532015-05-10T18:59:08.285-05:002015-05-10T18:59:08.285-05:00I agree, though it definitely requires considerati...I agree, though it definitely requires consideration before taking too much credence in a bad review. Some of my favorite authors have been obviously influenced by the one-stars and tried to make appropriate changes in the sequels. What often ends up happening is they strip the book of what their fans liked in order to appease and regain those it didn't work for. Instead of gaining them back, they end up losing more. For instance, I think it's interesting you brought up someone not liking characters "because they came off too negative or temperamental" as it reminds me of my very favorite series that had this problem. I've read many stories where sarcasm or arrogance has been the biggest criticism in the one stars, yet was exactly what made me love it. When the sequels tried to soften those characters, I stopped caring or liking them.<br /><br />Bad reviews can help you improve, but I think only when they serve as conformations for what the fans who loved it also felt. Because you are only getting a glimpse of what a person felt without knowing their context or being able to get further insight into what they really mean and why, negative reviews should be used in conjunction with other feedback, not taken seriously as stand-alones.Davelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144628296824568015noreply@blogger.com