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A Goodreads user asked this question about No One Else Can Have You (No One Else Can Have You, #1):
To all here who are "outraged" by Hale's behavior - go write a f*ing book for the next 3 years of your life. Then come read your reviews. Note: I am NOT a novelist. But I am a writer, and part of the job is to explore the dark sh*t that everyone else glosses over. It literally is the job. Whether you like what she did or not, she's hit on something human, and all the debate just demonstrates the validity of her piece.
Lauren DeStefano I have four books published, with 8 total in the works, all of which are listed here on goodreads. I'm pretty sure I have more collective one-star rev…moreI have four books published, with 8 total in the works, all of which are listed here on goodreads. I'm pretty sure I have more collective one-star reviews than this book has overall reviews. They're not necessarily diplomatic or kind.

I am also extremely disturbed and disgusted by Ms. Hale's behavior. Add to that that I don't appreciate being told what a writer's job is, especially by someone whose identity is concealed here. I notice you're enjoying your anonymity, while at the same time condoning the actions of someone who outed another person's online pseudonym and went to her house.

Attitudes like the one here in this "question" are the problem with the internet. This is not an issue of an "author" "hitting on something human." Having a book or two published does not excuse her scary, warped behavior. This is not an issue of authors vs. reviewers. This is an issue of people who need professional help being given a free pass to do something dangerous, perhaps because of their connections and status, or perhaps because somehow nobody at the Guardian sees this as wrong. People are speaking out and aiming to change that.

So, anonymous asker, it seems many of us disagree with you here. Would you like someone to call you at work to discuss this? How about drive to your house? Because that's what you're condoning. And by doing so, you're making it that much easier for the next person to justify doing it to someone else.(less)
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