Critical reception Hutchins' work has had mixed to positive reviews, with
Publishers Weekly praising both the first novel in the
7th Son series and
Dark Arts and
Kirkus Reviews panning both.
The Celebrity Cafe reviewed
Dark Arts, praising the story but stating that the extra elements detracted from the story instead of enhancing it.
Praise by other authors In an episode of the Aussie Osbourne Show
William J. Bruce III described Hutchins as "
transmedia legend", while
Eleanor Brown has dubbed Hutchins a "new media superstar. ==References==