The Book Lantern: Blog Discussion discussion

Check out what came to my email today.


My wife pointed out your blog to me. Finally, a YA blog that has more content than giveaways and inarticulate ramblings! I tend to feel a LOT of pressure to keep following the damn Twilight formula from bloggers (really, almost ALL of the bad reviews I got of my last one were not because i was making fun of Twilight, but because I wasn't following the "girl just like me loves her first bf forever despite terrible secret" setup. I get worried that the smart kids just aren't reading YA anymore. Keep up the good work!

Thanks,
adam


This is from the same guy that wrote I Kissed a Zombie, and I Liked It

We are amazing. I am really surprised by the amazing response we've gotten, especially since we've been live for only a few weeks.

Ceilidh wrote: "We are amazing. I am really surprised by the amazing response we've gotten, especially since we've been live for only a few weeks."

It surprised me too. We're getting around 450 page views a day, which is around the same amount YA Highway gets.

Really? Wow, we are good! No pressure or anything!

Yaaay! This is a good thing since I've been *cough* lurking/stalking *cough* your reviews for a year. At least, the ones that are accessible. Glad to see you're getting a lot of recognition! :DDDD

*goes away to find a beta reader for her WIP*

I have never read this guy's book, but I want to now that I know he can appreciate a good review when he sees one.

Hi,



I very rarely feel moved to do this, but I just wanted to congratulate you all on an excellent blog. As you’ll see, I’ve commented on Vinaya’s YA post, which is one of the best things I’ve read in years, and really needed saying. Ceilidh/Kayleigh—I did the same course as you at Edinburgh 30 years ago (except in those days we called it English and Older Scots Studies).



Keep it up—I’ll be following your posts with interest now, and will also put up a link on my own blog.



Best,



Lucy Coats



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