A Goodreads user asked John Rachel:

I making a comment rather than asking a question. I am trying to enter your giveaway and I did say I would attend but I get a prompt and I love it that says I have to be 18 or older in order to enter to please add my age or my birthday to my profile and it is there. It is true that I am a few years over 18 however whether or not that will get me in the giveaway I'm not certain but I appreciate being carded ?

John Rachel I don't make the rules for the giveaway. In fact, I'm not all that familiar with the rules. They did ask me if the book was appropriate for under 18. Of course, I don't know any young adults and I hear all sorts of rumors about kids surfing for porn in junior high these days. My book does not have any graphic sex but there are certainly adult themes. Think about this: When I was sixteen I still believed in the Easter Bunny. So I have no perspective. What's "too much" for generations with the internet, Snap Chat, sexting, and all the rest is much too convoluted for me to sort through. It's taken me several decades to get over finding out that the whole Easter Bunny thing was a scam. Thank god for the Tooth Fairy, who has been scientifically verified. My teeth may be falling out soon and I expect to get some hefty bonus money.

As to your beautiful and enviable youthfulness, I hope it stays with you for many years to come. There's nothing that fills my stomach with giddy bubbles of joy more than when someone thinks I'm considerably younger than I am. These days, however, comments about my youthfulness usually take the form of, "You're still alive? Amazing!" and "I wouldn't have pegged you a day older than the solar system."

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