tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post1064327451431683268..comments2013-09-29T03:14:56.539-04:00Comments on The YA Kitten: Hades by Alexandra AdornettoAshleigh Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09340582534158708575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post-3072200651967665232012-05-30T12:00:57.623-04:002012-05-30T12:00:57.623-04:00ashleigh, you're awesome. that is all.ashleigh, you're awesome. that is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post-44816798657764507912011-07-13T23:00:07.157-04:002011-07-13T23:00:07.157-04:00Anon 1 (technically 2 because there was already an...Anon 1 (technically 2 because there was already another anon before you on July 9, but I will call you Anon 1), the closing line of your comment is especially immature. For all the good you're trying to do with your comment, that line doesn't help your agrument.<br /><br />I don't need to write a bestseller to be allowed to talk about what I do and don't like in books or whether or not I think a book is good. I just need to be a reader. If only bestsellers could talk about books, we would have far fewer reviewers, reliable ones fewer still.<br /><br />It doesn't matter how old the author is or how much she has accomplished at her age. She is a published author and I judge her work on the same level as any other novel. Age means nothing. I write reviews partly to help people avoid bad books, so I don't see the problem with writing a negative review. I'm not going to lie and say it was good or tell them it was bad but they should still pay twenty dollars or more for it. <br /><br />As you can see by your own declarations that you will still buy Hades, my negative review has less of an impact than you think. I've bought more than a few books based on curiosity after reading negative reviews (including Halo) and those who truly want the book will still buy it. I would dare to say negative reviews sell more books than positive reviews sometimes.Ashleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209033229829019388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post-73191133207471008492011-07-13T22:10:38.238-04:002011-07-13T22:10:38.238-04:00I agree with anonymous.
This is one review that I ...I agree with anonymous.<br />This is one review that I actually find myself doubting to even bother to pick up a copy when it's released.<br />Then I remind myself that this isn't a person offering a review of the Hades book, but simply undermining and spewing distasteful words.<br />So when I do eventually read Hades, I'll be thanking the author for her commitment and thanking her for a series where nothing is ever as it seems and Hell is shown as a trendy torture spot not all screams, fire and red skinned demons with pitchforks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post-60685685890028878402011-07-13T21:55:56.144-04:002011-07-13T21:55:56.144-04:00I would like to see you write a best seller, Ashle...I would like to see you write a best seller, Ashleigh.<br />I respect the fact that you honestly gave your review of Hades, but undermining it and saying it isn't what it's all cracked up to be isn't reviewing, it's bashful towards the author and the book.<br />If you didn't like how Alexandra ardornetto portrayed her version of hell, that's fine. Some people will love the way hell and it's characters are portrayed and some won't. <br />Giving reviews isn't something that should be taken lightly, because of your words Hades will now have a negative impact on those who were deciding to read it, so thank you for showing us your view point. Please respect the fact that the author has accomplished alot at a very young point of her age, trying to ignore bashful reviews of her book.<br />When I read Hades, if I decide to post a review I would be offering the negative and positive points of the book. <br />Why don't you read another book off a best selling author and ruin that for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post-27611474416083873932011-07-09T21:49:54.050-04:002011-07-09T21:49:54.050-04:00I don't think I was being too harsh. Even if s...I don't think I was being too harsh. Even if she tried her best and has made a name for herself, I feel Adornetto wrote a bad book and wrote a review that reflected my feelings. It was so long and talked about so much because I felt there was so much wrong with the book. (Also, I have a bad habit of being wordy and babbling. I'm sure you've noticed.)<br /><br />It's very true that we don't know if Hell is real and it's her right to create a version of Hell as she pleases. I have no problems with different visions of Hell, but Adornetto's just didn't work for me and felt contradictory in both its own universe and as a vision of Hell in general. My reviews are just as much about a book's objective quality as whether or not certain elements of the book work for me. What doesn't work for me can be just fine for others.<br /><br />I'm glad I didn't put you off the book! I may not be a fan of the Halo series, but it's wonderful that you are and I hope you enjoy Hades when it comes out.Ashleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209033229829019388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post-33338837153451063152011-07-09T19:02:09.957-04:002011-07-09T19:02:09.957-04:00i think your being a bit harsh she has tried her b...i think your being a bit harsh she has tried her best and even made a good name for herself. i don't think what you have said is fair, especcilly the way you said she portrayed hell to be completely differnt from what it is in the bible. we dont even know if hell is even real and that is her personal view or it could just be completely made up. i am still longing for the book to come ( got anouther 52 days for it to get to waterstones) and nothing you said has put me off.<br />i thought halo was brilliant im reading loads of angel and fantacy books at the moment and they are all great. they are mostle quite deep maybe you should just look better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post-4684390340269919802011-07-07T22:04:42.692-04:002011-07-07T22:04:42.692-04:00Because I'm an idiot. There's really no es...Because I'm an idiot. There's really no escaping that. I also wanted to entertain some friends on Goodreads that I thought would enjoy it. They did, and that is what made reading the book even slightly worth it. But I'm still an idiot.<br /><br />And I'm loving The Ghost and the Goth so far! I definitely needed a funny book like this.Ashleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209033229829019388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4077566627211937059.post-14416303560314875132011-07-07T21:45:56.080-04:002011-07-07T21:45:56.080-04:00Um Ahleigh, since the first book was infini...Um Ahleigh, since the first book was infinite ukeleles, why did you even bother reading the second book?<br />Oh and The Ghost and The Goth rules!Katherinenoreply@blogger.com