In Where a Psycho Author Gets a New Book Deal About Her Stalking a Goodreads Reviewer 🤬 FML
In other news, crazy author Kathleen Hale is publishing a book later this year in June about her stalking a fellow goodreads reviewer for daring to give her book a 1 star rating. This has been upsetting because this publishing company is basically reinforcing her awful behavior and the abuse she inflicted on the reviewer who went by the name of Blythe.
Look up #haleno on twitter for the recounting and crazy shit she did. There were also numerous articles written about the crazy shit she did. Here are just a few:
https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2014/10/the-choices-of-kathleen-hale/
https://www.bustle.com/articles/44927-kathleen-hale-controversy-brings-up-major-issues-in-the-new-era-of-book-blogging-social-media
https://jezebel.com/author-stalks-anonymous-blogger-who-gave-her-a-1-star-r-1648545005
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/this-is-what-happens-when-an-author-tracks-down-a-critic-irl?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharetwitter&utm_term=.li0oGPZkal
Even Hale herself wrote her own article on it, trying to make others come to her side and how she was in the right to do such a thing, even though her editor, publicist and others working for her told her to stop acting like a psycho and ignore the review! I posted my own review of this new book, saying that she should be ashamed of herself for trying to cash out on the abuse she inflicted on the reviewer she stalked. If you can't stand the heat then get the fuck out of the kitchen and stop producing your work! Or do what everyone said and ignore the negative reviews! Everyone is going to have critics when they put their work out there. You just have to learn how to have a tough skin to handle it. If you’re unable to handle that, either learn or don’t put your work out to the world. It’s that simple.Â
As a psychology major, I have to say that the author does seem to have a psychological problem. I can’t pin it down exactly and it would be unethical to give a full diagnosis without having her as a patient (and also graduating with my degree in the field of clinical psychology) but in our psych classes, we’re already learning how to identify and diagnose others with their mental disorders. I can say that she has one, but I can't define which one exactly. Either way, this crazy author needs to seriously stop, and hopefully fade into oblivion because no one on Goodreads will forget or even forgive her for the psycho shit she pulled. She can try and justify it all she wants, but I’m not taking her side. And according to everyone posting their reviews and comments, no one is up to forgiving her. You can check it out here on Goodreads for more info on this new book:Â
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42360838-kathleen-hale-is-a-crazy-stalker