tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post6134629052335634216..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: Radiate (YA)Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-87992179873199709362012-04-07T10:50:02.358-05:002012-04-07T10:50:02.358-05:00Marley Gibson,
I've added a spoiler alert for...Marley Gibson,<br /><br />I've added a spoiler alert for the review. As I said in my review, I thought the prologue gave away too much--and I just stuck with what the prologue talked about. Usually I don't do spoiler alerts for the very, very beginnings of books. But I'm happy to do so at your request. <br /><br />I wouldn't label Radiate "Christian fiction" either. It's not published by a "Christian publisher" and I've not seen any marketing that would lead one to believe that it was "Christian YA." I definitely think "realistic YA" is a better fit, a much better fit. And I think that it would definitely bring the book to a larger audience than if it was "Christian." Because there are so very many readers who avoid "Christian fiction" completely. Even Christians who avoid anything published by Christian publishers. And "Christian Fiction" carries so many generalizations with it--for better or worse. So I am not saying that the book is a disappointment in that way...at all. That I was led to expect a Christian book and was disappointed. I wasn't. I didn't have those expectations.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-26669327768147963402012-04-07T00:53:33.839-05:002012-04-07T00:53:33.839-05:00Hi there...thanks for reading my book and reviewin...Hi there...thanks for reading my book and reviewing it. For the record, the book was never intended to be, nor labeled, a "Christian" book. It's a realistic YA book. I've seen this posed in a couple of views and don't understand where the misinformation is coming from. <br /><br />Could I request that you put a ***SPOILER*** header in the review as you give a lot of the plot away that some people might not want to know going into the story.<br /><br />Thanks again and all the best!<br />Marley Gibson<br /><br />www.radiatebook.comMarley Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11645678180669587782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-62633012007230931982012-04-06T21:32:13.673-05:002012-04-06T21:32:13.673-05:00Petra, to clarify. I wouldn't recommend it gen...Petra, to clarify. I wouldn't recommend it generically--collectively--to "all" Christians as a "Christian" book. I think it is realistic, and I think there are definitely some Christians that would be more than okay with the content. Then again, there are probably some that wouldn't be. Usually--for better or worse--when you label a book a "Christian book" people expect it to not have certain words in it. That's why labels are either good or bad depending on your perspective.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-14883874259105348352012-04-06T14:56:16.544-05:002012-04-06T14:56:16.544-05:00So are you saying that just because someone's ...So are you saying that just because someone's a Christian, they can't say bad words? My mom is a breast cancer survivor and a Christian and believe me, when she was going through her treatment, she had a LOT to say that would have curled your ear hairs. I would very much like to read this book. I heard it's based on the author's on true life story. That's amazing.petranoreply@blogger.com