Lately, I have learned a horrible truth about myself.<\/p>\n
I, Jenny Trout… am a hater.<\/p>\n
After my post about Jamie McGuire and Dear Author, so many ardent McGuire defenders contacted me to\u00a0inform me of my hater status. I’m apparently a common breed of hater, odium<\/em>\u00a0zelosus vulgaris,\u00a0<\/em>or, “the common jealous hater.” I guess it’s a kind of bird.<\/p>\n It isn’t. Sorry, I was just trying to impress you. I’m not a bird.<\/p>\n The truth is, I’ve never even read McGuire’s work. Maybe I’m missing out on something I would really like. Maybe it’s time for a read-along.<\/p>\n To those of you who have been begging me to recap\u00a0Beautiful Disaster<\/em> for the past year, I’m sorry, but today is not the day you get great news. See, I already know enough about\u00a0Beautiful Disaster<\/em> to know that I’m not going to be able to overcome my bias toward it. You’ve all told me about the horrific perpetuation of abuse and rape culture in that book, and since I’m already not impressed with the author’s behavior, it would be even harder to remain objective from page one. Also, I’ve already done my time on Abusive Crapfest Island, thank you very much.<\/p>\n So, what to do? Well, you’re in luck, because before yesterday, I’d heard literally nothing about McGuire’s latest release,\u00a0Apolonia<\/em>, aside from the title. I got really excited and bought it because I assumed it would be the POV switch retelling of\u00a0Purple Rain<\/em>\u00a0that we all need and deserve. It’s not. It’s a Sci-Fi New Adult book with nary a mention of Morris Day in it. But this gives us an opportunity, dear reader, to experience this book together. It will be a magical journey, and who knows? At the end, maybe I’ll be a new fan.<\/p>\n If you’re planning to read with me, get yourself a copy of\u00a0Apolonia.\u00a0<\/em>We’ll make this like a book club. Or, we’ll all get pecked to death by my gnashing beak and giant claws.<\/p>\n I may or may not have lied about being a bird.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lately, I have learned a horrible truth about myself. I, Jenny Trout… am a hater. After my post about Jamie McGuire and Dear Author, so…<\/p>\n