I read an article by an author who said never – never – read reviews of your book online.
Okay, but did he mean like never ever? Or just kind of never? Because never seems sort of impossible, right? (For a slightly neurotic, first-time author like me it proved to be, anyway.)
And I looked. That’s right. I read them all.
Here’s the funny thing about reviews of your book – a good review makes you smile and puts a spring in your step. For about a day.
A bad review is like that popcorn kernel that gets stuck between your tooth and gum that you can’t seem to dislodge no matter how hard you try…because the popcorn kernel is in your soul. Giving you something to poke at late at night when you’re trying to sleep.
So even though there are substantially more good reviews out there, the few bad ones are the ones that got under my skin. Which is probably why that author said DO NOT READ THEM! A-ha. If only I had the ability to listen to sage advice when it is presented to me.
Oh well. Some of the good ones make it all worth while.
Lisa over at LostInLit called it “Hilarious, Witty and Quite Charming.” And Lisa (I know – I’m winning with ‘Lisas”!) over at LisaLovesLiterature gave it 5 stars! And Becky on Goodreads said I “hit it out of the park!” Megan over at ReadingBooksLikeaBoss added me to her “Book Recommendations” tab! And then I found this young woman who goes by The Lone Reader who did a very funny and enthusiastic video blog about it. If I can make anyone rattle on that fast about my book, I certainly should be able to overlook a few naysayers.
So if *you* have read my book – and liked it – please leave me a review 🙂 (And I’ll try to keep myself from reading it). If you read it and didn’t like it – my name is spelled N-i-c-h-o-l-a-s-S-p-a-r-k-s. Be sure to get that part right.
Erin Lyon 
It was such a great book!!! I just want to know when book 2 is being released? Pleas don’t say a year!
Okay. I won’t say a year. (But I’m pretty sure it’ll be a year. Sorry! My publisher sets the schedule!) Hopefully it will be worth the wait 😊
I LOVED your book, it made me laugh out loud. The only negative thing about it was the end, just left you hanging. I hope I remember everything in book 1 by the time book 2 rolls around 😦
Otherwise it was a phenomenal read.
Thanks, Marsha! It’s part 1 of 2 and part 2 will be out in January and it’ll be epic 😉
As a connoisseur of chic lit novels, I like to think that I’m an excellent critic, able to separate the good from the bad. “Love You” is by far one of the best chic kits I’ve EVER read. Erin Lyon is obviously very intelligent and it comes across in her writing. But don’t worry she doesn’t seem to take herself too seriously. And she also does a really good job at nailing personalities. The best friend has many traits that we know and love in our friends. While the amount of men that desire the heroine is a little obscene; I didn’t mind. I just wanted Lyon to keep it coming. So I say this directly to you Erin Lyon, please KEEP them coming! You’re killing me with this ‘to be continued’ business.
Wow. Thank you for that awesome review! 🙂 (Now I will have the aforementioned “spring in my step” the rest of the day 😉 ) The sequel, Unconditionally, comes out January 9!! ❤❤❤😘