I hear you Lisa! Lillian, my protagonist in The Story Thief, is also a complex female character. I've been lucky enough to get mostly very positive reviews but the negative ones have almost always taken exception with Lillian's flaws. Many readers do seem to expect more from a fictional character than they do in real life, perhaps even more than they expect of themselves ... but that's a topic for another day!
I hear you Lisa! Lillian, my protagonist in The Story Thief, is also a complex female character. I've been lucky enough to get mostly very positive reviews but the negative ones have almost always taken exception with Lillian's flaws. Many readers do seem to expect more from a fictional character than they do in real life, perhaps even more than they expect of themselves ... but that's a topic for another day!
It’s so interesting, isn’t it? Such a lot of judgement of women who only exist in the imagination.