I remember Anne Rice going off the rails ages ago and being so confused about why others vowed to stop reading her. When we criticize the works an author has made public, we aren’t criticizing the Author. As book reviewers who often criticize books, we’ve said more than once that a Book is not its Author. Recently Rowena and I were discussing this. There’s an interesting line here I think. Our hearts go out to those who have been victimized and hurt by the actions of this author.

We have removed all Santino Hassell content from this site and will not post any in the future. However, we at Book Binge do not condone the abuse of readers, nor do we support those who Catfish, Doxx or deceive readers for personal gain. As a result we don’t fully understand all that’s happened yet). Not everything is clear to us at the moment (there is just too much to get through and we haven’t had time to read through it all. To be honest, Rowena and I are still sorting through the entire mess. Santino Hassell posted an apology, though, as far as I can tell, it admits no wrongdoing and only asks that other authors aren’t abused because of the allegations against him. Riptide Publishing has broken all ties with Santino Hassell. If you want the full story, the entire thing is laid out here on Tumblr: The Santino Hassell Debacle. This is a brief summary and I’m sad to say there are a lot of accusations against him, including deceit, abuse toward readers – specifically those in the LGTBQ community – and much more.

It seems there is also some question about whether or not he’s bi-sexual or if he said so to take advantage of the LGTBQ community. It was then revealed that he was married, and did not in fact suffer from liver cancer liked he previously claimed. He asked for readers to donate to help with said bills so he’d be able to continue writing. He presented himself as a bisexual single dad with serious health problems and massive medical bills. There are a good number of reviewers and authors who feel betrayed by Santino Hassell.įor those of you who aren’t plugged into the online romance community, let me sum up: MM author Santino Hassell cultivated an online persona and became friends with a goodly number of other authors and readers. Recently some allegations have come out about MM author Santino Hassell.

Sunset Park by Santino Hassell