better late than never…

4 Dec 2009 reviews 0 Comments

Well, Wish now has its first professional review in Canada.  From what I can tell, CM Magazine is one of the only journals that reviews children’s literature up north; the reviewer gave Wish three and a half stars out of four, calling it “highly recommended.”  You can read the complete review here.

I was taken aback recently when a “street lit” reviewer asked for a copy of Wish.  I don’t write street lit, and wondered if there had been some sort of mistake.  A friend suggested that a review of my novel might introduce readers of street lit to a different kind of story…true.  But I can’t help thinking of my grandmother’s words: “Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are.  I know you by the company you keep.”  Is it unreasonable to fear being tarred with that brush?