Professional authors expect and can handle bad reviews. We all get them. It&#039;s when they&#039;re personal, vindictive and sometimes just downright inaccurate that you start to think... hang on, I spent a year writing this book and someone who&#039;s just skimmed through it has decided to invalidate that chunk of my life?Most reviewers are responsible. Some want to make a name for themselves by slagging off other people. I don&#039;t think this tensions will go away but it needs to be aired and I&#039;m glad Alafair did that.