Review Group discussion

Thank you, Steven.

Steven wrote: "my 4-star review of treasured chest is up on goodreads and amazon."

I just posted my 4 star review of Life of a Colonial Fugitive.

Thanks, Steven :-)

My review of "Shadows of Lost Time." That's my fourth review; it's been fun!

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Leonardo,

Thank you very much for the kind words for my book! Your review has put a big smile on my face.

I wish you the best!

regards
Kanwar

Kanwarpreet wrote: "Leonardo,

Thank you very much for the kind words for my book! Your review has put a big smile on my face.

I wish you the best!

regards
Kanwar"

It was a very clever book, Kanwar. I especially enjoyed the philosophical and the scientific aspects of the book.

Kanwarpreet, I've been sick the last few weeks and it looks like I'll be a bit slow getting your review up since the deadline is the 23rd! It's most definitely on my radar and I'll get it done asap :)

Hope you are feeling better, Kathryn!

Thanks. I'm feeling a bit better now :D

Kathryn,

Don't worry about the deadline. The book review can wait. I hope you get well soon. Take care of your health, that is most important.

regards
Kanwar

Thanks, Kanwar and Kathryn, for being so courteous and thoughtful!

Thanks so much. Great work!

Leonardo wrote: "My review of "Shadows of Lost Time." That's my fourth review; it's been fun!

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

My review of Shadow of Lost Time is up on Goodreads and also posted to Amazon.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I have now finished The Beaten Zone, which was quite impressive, and my 4-star review is on Goodreads and Amazon. And this completes my service to the group, I believe, but please let me know if there is anything more I need to do.

I will also post the 4-star reviews on Barnes & Noble on on the Amazon social net work site (I forgot its name), and any place else I can think of, unless anyone would prefer that I not do so.

If any of the writers whose books I've reviewed would like to let me know about your future work, please do, and feel free to keep in touch.

Best, Steven

It looks to me as if we are missing three Round 2 reviews. Please let us know if you have posted them.It's not my job to chase you, but if you need help finding an alternative reviewer, let me know.
Still looking for...
A. Swanson's review of M. Kaen
M.Kaen's review of K.A. Krisko
Kanwar's review of E. Dulin
E. Dulin's review of M. Ghorayeb

PMd Meinos recently to make sure he'd received my book, but have not heard back from him yet...

My review of "Condemned" :

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Kathryn,

Thank you for reading my book and for the kind words. I wish you the best!

regards
kanwar

I wrote to him as well. He said he will publish it on Tuesday, Kathy.

K.A. wrote: "PMd Meinos recently to make sure he'd received my book, but have not heard back from him yet..."

Thanks so much, Kanwar!

Kanwarpreet wrote: "My review of "Condemned" :

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."

Thanks, Anne!

Just wanted to make sure you saw my message - let me know if anyone disagrees, but I believe that with my review of The Beaten Zone I have now completed my service.

with thanks to you all,

Steven

We are still missing a couple of reviews from Round 2. If you have not received a review and want my help, please let me know. Otherwise, I will have an eye out for Round 3 reviews, which end March 16. Half are already in.
Anne

Steven wrote: "Just wanted to make sure you saw my message - let me know if anyone disagrees, but I believe that with my review of The Beaten Zone I have now completed my service.

with thanks to you all,

Steven"

I don't know if the rest of you remember, but Steven was reviewing on behalf of another author. Personally I think our experiment, seeing if this would work, has gone extremely well and we should allow this in the future.

Thank you, Steven, for proving yourself more reliable than some of the authors in various reviewing groups who, even with self-interest at stake, have proved far less dependable.

My pleasure. And this has been great, because I have read a lot of books that I never would've read otherwise, and which really taught me a lot. So I'm very glad I participated. Good luck to you all!

Steven wrote: "My pleasure. And this has been great, because I have read a lot of books that I never would've read otherwise, and which really taught me a lot. So I'm very glad I participated. Good luck to you all!"

Thanks, Steven! Best!

Hi, everyone. Today Round 3 ends and then Round 4 begins, ending on April 6. Just as a reminder, here are the pairings.

ROUND 3
Leonardo Noto reviews Meinos Kaen
A. McLean Swanson reviews Kanwarpreet Grewal
Kathryn O'Halloran reviews K.A. Krisko
Meinos Kaen reviews Eric Dulin
Kanwarpreet Grewal reviews Steven Drachman
K.A. Krisko reviews Marise Ghorayeb
Eric Dulin reviews Zrinka Jelic
Steven Drachman reviews Leonardo Noto
Marise Ghorayeb reviews A. McLean Swanson
Zrinka Jelic reviews Kathryn O'Halloran

ROUND 4
Leonardo Noto reviews Kanwarpreet Grewal
A. McLean Swanson reviews K.A. Krisko
Kathryn O'Halloran reviews Eric Dulin
Meinos Kaen reviews Steven Drachman
Kanwarpreet Grewal reviews Marise Ghorayeb
K.A. Krisko reviews Zrinka Jelic
Eric Dulin reviews Leonardo Noto
Steven Drachman reviews A. McLean Swanson
Marise Ghorayeb reviews Kathryn O'Halloran
Zrinka Jelic reviews Meinos Kaen

Anne wrote: "Hi, everyone. Today Round 3 ends and then Round 4 begins, ending on April 6. Just as a reminder, here are the pairings.

ROUND 3
Leonardo Noto reviews Meinos Kaen
A. McLean Swanson reviews Kanwa..."

Just so there's no confusion, no one's reviewing Steven Drachman. In round 3, Kanwarpreet reviews "Cratchit and Company" and Meinos reviews Cratchit in round 4. No one should review any book of mine! Would you mind updating the schedule to correct that? Thanks!

And I'm done with all my reviews!

I'm also finished, but thanks for the reminder. I haven't heard from Eric Dulin yet.

Steven wrote: "Anne wrote: "Hi, everyone. Today Round 3 ends and then Round 4 begins, ending on April 6. Just as a reminder, here are the pairings.

ROUND 3
Leonardo Noto reviews Meinos Kaen
A. McLean Swanson ..."

It's OK, Steven, that's just the listing - we deal with the people actually doing the reviewing and putting books forward for review. We understand that you're a one-off situation and actually acting on someone else's behalf. All the members in this group were balloted and know what's what.

Thanks.

My review of "Cratchit and Company":

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Thanks, Kanwar! I have lined up Timya to do your Round 3 review for you, as we have not heard from your reviewer.

Leonardo wrote: "I'm also finished, but thanks for the reminder. I haven't heard from Eric Dulin yet."

Leonardo, Eric has just published a review and is down for you in Round 4, which is starting now. You might want to contact him again. -Anne

Anne, thank you very much for your help!

I have received Marise's book for round 4.

I would be travelling for a couple of weeks during the period of round 4. So my round 4 review may be delayed by about a week.

Shadows Of Lost Time: Stories

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Wow, Timya, you are the best. I so appreciate your jumping in and reviewing Kanwar's book. Would you like to do another? The same reviewer has not contacted K.A. Krisko for Round 4. Please let me know if you'd like to be on the spot again. If so, I'll have Kathy contact you with her novel.

Kanwarpreet wrote: "I have received Marise's book for round 4.

I would be travelling for a couple of weeks during the period of round 4. So my round 4 review may be delayed by about a week."

That's very courteous of you letting us know. That should be fine.

Anne wrote: "Wow, Timya, you are the best. I so appreciate your jumping in and reviewing Kanwar's book. Would you like to do another? The same reviewer has not contacted K.A. Krisko for Round 4. Please let me..."

I'd be happy to review Kathy's book. Please have her send her email to me so that I can add it to my Kindle app settings (allowing the app to accept the attachment).
Thanks, Anne

Hiya, I've been a bit snowed under this week so will be doing my round 3 review on the weekend. Sorry for the delay.

I make no apology about this - I'm going to briefly hijack the active group threads to point you all to a thread I think is important:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

I've just added some new, exciting news about it.

I've posted my review of Stolen - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Thanks Kathryn. If there are any other outstanding reviews (meaning, you are waiting on one) for Round 3, let me know if you want my assistance by private messaging, and I'll do my best.

Anne

Thanks, Kathryn! I hope you're all healthy now & thanks for hanging in there...

I've just realised I still have my review of Eric's novel outstanding! I am so sorry, Eric. I will try to get it read and reviewed asap.

My review of "History of the Timelaws":

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I am sorry for the delay. I was traveling on business and was not able to read during that time.

Kanwarpreet wrote: "My review of "History of the Timelaws":

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I am sorry for the delay. I was traveling on business and was not able to read during that time."

No problem. Thank you for the review Kanwarpreet.

Do you mind if I ask which 'logical inconsistencies' you noticed? I'm just wondering because two of them are actually intentional (will be resolved in the next book). I know that part of review wasn't meant as a compliment, but I actually would get a little kick out of it if those turn out to be what you are referring to :).