In one word, bad reviews happen. Not every person out there is going to like your book; that’s to be expected. If everyone liked to read the same thing, there would be no need for anyone to write anything new. Just as sure as there’s a reader out there who will love your book, there is another who will hate it.
The sooner you realize this, the sooner you can learn how to accept a bad review and move on.
Most review sites don’t actually give bad reviews. Some have a policy never to post a review with a low rating (one or two stars), and so you might never see your book reviewed on that site. But with the advent of the internet, and the flood of reviews on not only book distributor websites but also on social networking sites, you’re not always going to get reviewed by people who consider
