I am sad that this needs saying, but apparently it does, so here goes.
I am immensely grateful to anyone who takes the time to read, rate or review my books. That’s incredibly valuable to me, and I appreciate it hugely.
If you read my books, you are free to express your opinion of them as you see fit.
I do not read Amazon or Goodreads reviews of my books. They are for readers, not for me. I don’t know what you said there, I will never comment, and I will absolutely never react to a negative review with argument, sock puppets or encouraging other readers to behave badly.
I read (and sometimes share) blog reviews, but I don’t comment below the line. Not even to say thank you, not even to click ‘like’. I am incredibly grateful for the efforts bloggers put in, and will happily chat elsewhere, but the review itself is reader space, not for me.
I do not comment on discussion threads/posts about my books. I’m not here to argue with readers’ interpretations or tell anyone how they should read.
Summary: If you want to talk to other readers about my books, have at it. If you should want to know what I think, I will happily answer questions here, via Goodreads’ shonky question facility, on Facebook, or on Twitter @kj_charles as long as the answer can be very concise.
My opinions on reviews at greater length can be found here, here and here.
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As someone who had reviewed all you books via a number of blogs, I can testify that this is true, Its really sad that you feel you have to even say it
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All I can say is that “Think Of England” is a brilliant book. (I wish I had written it)! Archie and Daniel are such strong characters, their love story is amazing, and the plot was so good. I did give it a great review on Amazon. So looking forward to TOE2. Keep up the great, great work.