Only a few weeks after reviewing Touched, Amber McKenzie’s first story, Becky Sutton, AKA: Shutsumon, wrote a short review for Eddie’s First Circus. I’m delighted to see that she rated it 4.5 stars out of 5, and this part of the review made me smile till my cheeks ached:
This is young adult dark fantasy done right. Serious when it needs to be serious and funny when it needs to be funny. There may be superpowers in this universe, but they don’t solve everything.
You can read the rest of the review here.
The first sentence in the above quote makes me grin because I didn’t set out to write anything as YA. In fact, I’ve often thought of myself as being anti-YA. But I suppose given the protagonists and the scope of the story, I slipped up and wrote some YA “accidentally.”
(And after reading the review, it dawned on me that Dating in the Post-Zombie World might also qualify. But I’m still just calling it horror. On the other hand, most of Wendy’s books qualify as YA…no, I’ll deny that if anyone points it out. Even if one of the main characters is a YA, it doesn’t mean the books are YA, right?)
The third sentence could sum up a lot about my philosophy when it comes to dark fantasy. Even if my characters have cool powers, it doesn’t make their lives easier than normal people. Maybe that’s not a sentiment for great fantasy fiction, but to me, it does make for more realistic dark fantasy fiction.
Becky compares my writing to marmite, in that you either like it or hate it. (Or she could be implying that I’m cheap and will spread for bread…naaah!) I agree with her comparison, and I’m glad that she likes my writing style enough to read and review several of my stories. I send my thanks to Becky for another good review. It’s a big help with promotions, and I really appreciate it.
I am a bisexual transsexual with bigender tendencies. I'm a former resident of Texas, but now live in Milan with my husband. I write in a variety of genres and have self-published ebooks through my 
You missed your calling. You should be writing YA, obviously!
Ha! I still don’t consider my stuff YA, but if other people decide to categorize it that way, I won’t argue with them…much. =^p
Thanks for stopping by, and for commenting! ^_^ (I’m waiting on pins and needles for my copy of Raiju. *^.^* )
YA is weird. Sometimes it creeps up on you.
I’d say any day for the package. But if you don’t see it in a few days, let me know.