As I've said before, take reviews with a grain of salt, understanding that no author has any control over what gets out there. It's no different with anything else though so whatever. What you can pretty much trust are reviews that come from legitimate review websites such as this review of Never Ceese on Horror World written byW. D. Gagliani author of Wolf's Trap, Wolf's Bluff, Wolf's Gambit, Wolf's Edge and even a few others. Do keep in mind, this was done when I was with my first publisher who bailed out of publishing. Of course, Never Ceese is now published by Black Bed Sheet books. Here's the link to the review:
Horror World Review of Never Ceese by WD Gagliani
Purchase at Black Bed Sheet Books
Do let me clarify, if you don't follow my blogs, that mainstream authors don't understand that for the most part the label "Christian" applies to work put out by publishers who PAY to "target" a specific audience. My first publisher used the label Christian but wasn't affiliated. She did seek affiliation so she could get her books into "Christian" bookstores who only carry books specifically written for a "conservative evangelical/Baptist" audience but clearly it takes more than a label. It takes writing watered down, completely re-edited for that audience fiction that appeals to no other audience.
My Thirsting for Blood series is no more Christian than Bram Stoker's work which is written from a Catholic world view. Sorry. I just don't want to give "Christian" publishers any credit for my stories. They won't publish them and even though I have many of their readers enjoying my work, they won't carry my books in their brick & mortar stores and that's AFTER I had all of my books approved by Spring Arbor (Lightning Source/Ingram) for distribution to the "Christian" market. Lovely to know that anyone can take a broad label and make it their own. Gotta love that!
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