Interesting! I can see the merit of using a pen name for switching genres. Recently I noticed that Beth O’Leary had a new release. I’ve read The Switch and loved it…plus I’ve seen many favorable reviews of Flat Share…..so I requested an ARC of her new book expecting a romcom. I was greatly disappointed and ended up DNFing the book and apologizing to the tour organizer. I did write a post featuring the book so I could fulfill my end of the bargain. But the whole reason I got in this predicament is because of the author’s name! Maybe using a pen name would have been good for her because lots of readers were really surprised by their reading experience!
I understand your disappointment as I felt the same. I also have problems with the back cover blurb sounding like one kind of book, and then when you read the book, you realize that the blurb didn't describe it accurately. You were expecting something else, and it didn't deliver—the woes of our reading lives. lol
Interesting! I can see the merit of using a pen name for switching genres. Recently I noticed that Beth O’Leary had a new release. I’ve read The Switch and loved it…plus I’ve seen many favorable reviews of Flat Share…..so I requested an ARC of her new book expecting a romcom. I was greatly disappointed and ended up DNFing the book and apologizing to the tour organizer. I did write a post featuring the book so I could fulfill my end of the bargain. But the whole reason I got in this predicament is because of the author’s name! Maybe using a pen name would have been good for her because lots of readers were really surprised by their reading experience!
I understand your disappointment as I felt the same. I also have problems with the back cover blurb sounding like one kind of book, and then when you read the book, you realize that the blurb didn't describe it accurately. You were expecting something else, and it didn't deliver—the woes of our reading lives. lol