amthysteyes2 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Hi. I've finished reading 'Daughter of the forest', a rendition of the six swans fairy tale, but very dark. Anyway, the blurb is so completely inaccurate that I wonder if the writer actually read the book. Basically it says the main character gets caught up in a raid and falls in love with the 'warlord' that captures her. This never happened. Anyway, whats the most innacurate blurb you've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wow, that's really bad. I wonder if it was a mistake. Either way it probably contravenes trade descriptions. You could justifiably complain to the publisher, perhaps even the retailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Writing blurb is a difficult thing to do - I wrote my own, as I could not afford to pay someone to do for me, and besides I wrote book and so know it better than anyone else ! Most blurb on commercially published books (as opposed to self published) is written by the editor. It can be subjective as people's opinion of books does of course differ - it should though be accurate when it comes to the plot. Write to the publisher and tell them how you feel if you feel that strongly about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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