Publisher Drops Author After TikTok Backlash and GoodReads Review Bombing
this week, deciding to weigh one-star reviews less heavily in response to “suspicious voting activity”—a similar deluge of one-star reviews. GoodReads did not deny it had frozen reviews for, instead issuing an equivocal statement on the matter: “In times of unusual activity on a book page, we pause new reviews/ratings of that book while our team moderates recent reviews to ensure they meet our review guidelines.
“I regret hurting her,” said Stusek. She said she wouldn’t be posting any more public statements. She’s hoping the book can still come out on its slated publication day, just with a different publisher.Kebartas told Gizmodo, “I’m glad she apologized and that she reached out. I appreciate that.” Kebartas said she asked Stusek to remove the video calling the whole thing a joke because “it’s not true, it’s not funny, and it’s not ok.”“I asked her to take it down because it’s clearly not a joke,” Kebartas said. “It was unnecessary for her to make that video. I just didn’t want it to be there.” Stusek’s first video about the review made Kebartas feel anxious, like she had done something wrong.
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