Elena Zvezdnaya: this name is known to all book lovers today, and it does not matter if they read the works of this author or not. It's just that this surname can be seen in all the tops and in each electronic library among the most read, most popular, most commented, best writers. But at the same time the most criticized.
This author has so many negative reviews and so many detractors that you are simply surprised. If we draw an analogy, then Star Elena is the same Daria Dontsova, only for the world of romantic and humorous fantasy. And why is she so blamed?
Elena Zvezdnaya: author biography
I must say that there is practically no information about the author, and the writer is in no hurry to share personal information. She communicates with readers a lot and with pleasure, shares her opinion about different books, literary preferences and much more, but there are very few specifics. Here's what you can learn from various sources:
- Elena Zvezdnaya is a pseudonym. The name of the author is unknown.
- Birthday is November 22, 1981.
- Place of residence - Tiraspol, Republic of Moldova.
- Early work online can be found under the nickname “Misty Witch”.
- The first work, Dancing in the Night, was published on the Internet in 2009.
- The first edition in a paper book format - the novel “Just One Kiss” - in 2011. A series about the Hell mercenary was written earlier, but published later.
- Star Elena is married and has one child - a daughter. Age and name were not indicated anywhere.
Creation
We already talked about the first published works above. In total, the author has more than 20 published works, many of them in paper format, which now equates to recognition of success. For example, one of the author’s best series, The Academy of Curses, was published only in 2014 and sold well, despite the fact that the electronic version could be read in 2012-2013, as individual books were written. Stellar Elena wrote many books that were in demand among readers, for example, “All the Witches are Red”, “The Bride for the Villain”; “Dead Games”, etc. But not everyone likes these works, although the writer has her own army of fans, which tracks the release of all new products.
Criticism
Elena Zvezdnaya is ruthlessly criticized. No, this is not a reservation: the author is criticized first, and then the books. Elena Zvezdnaya often says that she is not a writer, she calls herself a graphomaniac, a lover of typos and a symbiont of the Word program. In general, it was written with humor and true, but that was the reason for the attacks. Critics say that in this way Yelena Zvezdnaya is trying to nullify all possible criticism attempts with the phrase “I am not a writer, I am not a professional, I can create something.” Nevertheless, in the opinion of a large group of connoisseurs of good literature, if you already get money for your work and publish, then you need to somehow start complying.
The second reason for criticism is in the author’s books a sea of ​​sadism, often psychological, sometimes physical, almost always with a sexual connotation or subtext. There are things where it is almost elusive, and sometimes the whole book consists of similar scenes, but THIS is everywhere. Moreover, the genre of the work belongs to light love-science fiction and humorous novels, where this is completely inappropriate.
The third serious reason for criticism is the incompleteness of the works. Almost half of the series have no end, Elena Zvezdnaya is constantly starting to develop new interesting projects, without ending with the old ones. For this, the author has a big fat minus.
Well, petty claims: accusations of plagiarism - not in a global sense, but that it borrows interesting ideas; various discrepancies in the plot, flat characters - in general, all the flaws of any modern novice author.
Moreover, all the books of the writer are quite readable, most of them have a good plot and a lot of dynamics.
Who can read
This is a very difficult question. Stellar Elena is not the author who can definitely be recommended for reading, or vice versa, advised to permanently be excluded from her literary menu. Her works have many shortcomings, and not everyone is ready to accept this. We have already said that Elena Zvezdnaya is similar to Daria Dontsova in the field of creativity, and both of these writers are quite in demand. But just as lovers of detective stories are embarrassed to admit that they are "hooked" on Dontsova’s books, so science fiction fans do not want to voice their addiction to the work of Star Elena. Why only fans? Still, Starry Elena writes for girls, and this is evident in every line.
So try to read one of the author’s books - most likely, you will like those works in which there are few sadistic scenes, for example, the same Academy of Curses.