Review Group discussion

I have swapped Ed and Mary as per Kat's suggestion.

Going to allow a little time for everyone to check that works - please post if it has created a clash for you that we've missed :)

Still good!

I’m good! I will purchase the books I am set to review so no need to pm about getting a copy.☺️

Willow wrote: "I’m good! I will purchase the books I am set to review so no need to pm about getting a copy.☺️"

Please wait to do so, Willow, until the official off - things might still need to change :)

I'm now good. I'll provide Zombie Walkabout for any assigned Augury Answered that already read it.

I'm good :)

E.M. wrote: "Willow wrote: "I’m good! I will purchase the books I am set to review so no need to pm about getting a copy.☺️"

Please wait to do so, Willow, until the official off - things might still need to ch..."

Ok, will do...

Still good!

I am good to go. My book is available in Kindle Unlimited. Also its price would be reduced to $ 0.99 for one week.

Im still good to go

My book is on KU. I it is saved in .pdf. I will figure out how to save in other formats if requests.

Mary wrote: "My book is on KU. I it is saved in .pdf. I will figure out how to save in other formats if requests."

Mary, you can download Calibre for free and it's quite simple to convert a Word file into mobi or epub.

Looks like it is all golden, so here we go!

START DATE: 03-Dec-20

END DATE: 25-Feb-21

Round 1 – post your review by 24-Dec-20
Round 2 – post your review by 14-Jan-21
Round 3– post your review by 04-Feb-21
Round 4 – post your review by 25-Feb-21

As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

269-01__Willow Thomson
Angela Panayotopulos for round 1
Azriel Hope for round 2
Carolyn St-Denis for round 3
R.J.G. McManus for round 4

269-02__Mary Marino
Willow Thomson for round 1
Angela Panayotopulos for round 2
Azriel Hope for round 3
Carolyn St-Denis for round 4

269-03__Balroop Singh
Mary Marino for round 1
Willow Thomson for round 2
Angela Panayotopulos for round 3
Azriel Hope for round 4

269-04__ Phillip Murrell
Balroop Singh for round 1
Mary Marino for round 2
Willow Thomson for round 3
Angela Panayotopulos for round 4

269-05__ Donnally Miller
Phillip Murrell for round 1
Balroop Singh for round 2
Mary Marino for round 3
Willow Thomson for round 4

269-06__ Ed Morawski
Donnally Miller for round 1
Phillip Murrell for round 2
Balroop Singh for round 3
Mary Marino for round 4

269-07__ R.J.G. McManus
Ed Morawski for round 1
Donnally Miller for round 2
Phillip Murrell for round 3
Balroop Singh for round 4

269-08__ Carolyn St-Denis
R.J.G. McManus for round 1
Ed Morawski for round 2
Donnally Miller for round 3
Phillip Murrell for round 4

269-09__ Azriel Hope
Carolyn St-Denis for round 1
R.J.G. McManus for round 2
Ed Morawski for round 3
Donnally Miller for round 4

269-10__ Angela Panayotopulos
Azriel Hope for round 1
Carolyn St-Denis for round 2
R.J.G. McManus for round 3
Ed Morawski for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

269-01__Willow Thomson
Mary Marino for round 1
Balroop Singh for round 2
Phillip Murrell for round 3
Donnally Miller for round 4

269-02__Mary Marino
Balroop Singh for round 1
Phillip Murrell for round 2
Donnally Miller for round 3
Ed Morawski for round 4

269-03__Balroop Singh
Phillip Murrell for round 1
Donnally Miller for round 2
Ed Morawski for round 3
R.J.G. McManus for round 4

269-04__ Phillip Murrell
Donnally Miller for round 1
Ed Morawski for round 2
R.J.G. McManus for round 3
Carolyn St-Denis for round 4

269-05__ Donnally Miller
Ed Morawski for round 1
R.J.G. McManus for round 2
Carolyn St-Denis for round 3
Azriel Hope for round 4

269-06__ Ed Morawski
R.J.G. McManus for round 1
Carolyn St-Denis for round 2
Azriel Hope for round 3
Angela Panayotopulos for round 4

269-07__ R.J.G. McManus
Carolyn St-Denis for round 1
Azriel Hope for round 2
Angela Panayotopulos for round 3
Willow Thomson for round 4

269-08__ Carolyn St-Denis
Azriel Hope for round 1
Angela Panayotopulos for round 2
Willow Thomson for round 3
Mary Marino for round 4

269-09__ Azriel Hope
Angela Panayotopulos for round 1
Willow Thomson for round 2
Mary Marino for round 3
Balroop Singh for round 4

269-10__ Angela Panayotopulos
Willow Thomson for round 1
Mary Marino for round 2
Balroop Singh for round 3
Phillip Murrell for round 4


Please remember the commitment you are making to your fellow group members. If you pull out after the start date for any reason it is the other members who will be faced with the problem of finding a replacement, or missing out on reads/reviews, through no fault of their own. Please don’t ask the moderators to chase after replacements as we just don’t have the time.

It is the responsibility of the author to get their book to their readers in a format the reviewer can manage. Everyone must be able to provide and accept PDF. You may buy or borrow the books you are due to read if you wish, and I’m sure the author will appreciate the verified review, but IT IS NOT COMPULSORY. There are no set dates for the start of each round. You can each work at your own pace, within the limits of the round deadlines.

All reviews must be posted to GR. We also encourage members to post on Amazon. When you have posted your reviews, please post the links to each of your reviews, not the book page in this thread.
The mod of each round will record whether members have posted reviews on Amazon and for the good of all, members who persistently fail to post reviews or DNF reviews to Amazon, will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent groups.

Postings to other sites are by agreement by both author and reviewer.

If I’ve missed something that results in you being asked to review someone who has already reviewed you, please let me know asap.

To exchange book files, my advice is to use PM to give email addresses to each other (save the chance of spammers getting your addies from this open forum).

Setting up and modding these rounds is a labour of love, with a lot of emphasis on the ‘labour’. If you want to show appreciation for all the hard work we admins put in for the group, you could download one of our books as a ‘thank you’.

Happy reviewing, everyone :)

I don't see any clashes.

Please read this especially if you are new to these review rounds.

Quick 'start-up' summary for anyone new who might be scratching their heads. You are reviewing the four books 'below' you on the list.

You can, of course, choose to buy any or all of the books or read the books on KU, if you are a subscriber and the books are available there. If you can buy it adds weight to your review as it gives the 'Verified Purchase' stamp on Amazon.

However, as not everyone can buy, you should PM the four people who will be reviewing you (the four above you on the original list of names) through their Goodreads author pages. Click on the down arrow beside the 'Follow Author' button under their picture and it opens a menu which will allow you to message them.

Ask what kind of file they would like or say you can only offer PDF, though unless a publisher uploaded it for you, you can always download a .mobi of your own book from Amazon.

Don't forget to ask where to send it so they can give you their email.

The four people who you are reviewing should be in touch with you in a similar way.

Please make sure you have exchanged ALL FOUR books - or have been assured by your reviewers they will buy your book or read it through KU - as soon as possible. Some people read fast and it can be very frustrating to have to wait a long time to get hold of a book you are committed to review.
Don't forget to post the links to your reviews here so you can be signed off for them.

Please post your review to Goodreads, your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to as well.

The awesome Kat Kinney will be modding this round so PM her with any issues ongoing please.

Awesome! Happy to be modding this time around! For everyone who's new, please be sure to PM anyone who's reading your book to see what format they would like and what email address you can send it to. If you encounter difficulties getting the books you need to review, please let me know.

Hi there! I finished my book for round one, below are the links to my review on Amazon and Goodreads. Carolyn, your story was incredible and heartbreaking and so well-written.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R4WJI95...

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

Here is my review for The Devil's Workshop.

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R34QB8H...

Thanks for the reviews, guys!

Here are my reviews for Desensitized by Mary Marino. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/review/R17S1LI...

Here is my review for Bridge: a Wolinski Tale.

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R29E49Z...

Hello, I'd like to join with my book, SkyView Lord of the Wills. SkyView: Lord of the Wills

Please let me know,
M. Sheehan

Thanks, Willow and Phillip, for your reviews.

M. wrote: "Hello, I'd like to join with my book, SkyView Lord of the Wills. SkyView: Lord of the Wills Please let me know,
M. Sheehan"

Hi, M, and welcome to Review Group! This reading round is already full and going, however please do check back as new rounds open all the time and I believe there should be some opening in the next week. You want to look for a round that says "Now Forming" in the thread title.

In the meantime, I invite you to check out our "one for one" list. You can pick any book from the list that appeals, review it on GR/Amz, and then your book will be added to the list in its place for someone else to choose. No waiting required!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Here is my Goodread's review of Bridge: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Here is the Amazon review: https://www.amazon.com/review/RWAEU5L...

Here is my review of Stones: Stones Book 1.

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/RH7LS7D...

Round -1. Here is my review of Augury Answered by Phillip Murrell:

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

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2U7SQ2...

Thanks!

Here is my review for Unhinged: A true story of child abuse, resiliency and hope..

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1YI9X2...

Thanks, Phillip. I think that's all four for you. See you in a future round!

Great job getting links posted, all. As a reminder, our first round reviews will be due on 12/24.

Kat wrote: "Thanks, Willow and Phillip, for your reviews.

M. wrote: "Hello, I'd like to join with my book, SkyView Lord of the Wills. SkyView: Lord of the Wills Please let me know,
M. Sheehan"..."

Thanks, Kat, that's perfect!

My review of Stones. Not sure why this YA fairy tale is in the 18+ group???

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1FF4XU...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Ed wrote: "Not sure why this YA fairy tale is in the 18+ group???"

All books may be entered into 18+ rounds, just like a general round.

I am aware of this rule and frankly it's dumb.

There aren't enough other groups for fantasy already? Every group I get involved in no matter what the genre has fantasy books.

If I wanted to read fantasy I'd join one of those. How does mixing graphic sex and violence with fairies and magic make any sense?

I

Ed wrote: "I am aware of this rule and frankly it's dumb.

There aren't enough other groups for fantasy already? Every group I get involved in no matter what the genre has fantasy books.

If I wanted to read fantasy I'd join one of those. How does mixing graphic sex and violence with fairies and magic make any sense?"

Some books contain both graphic content and fantasy creatures and magic.

Setting up groups requires crafting them in such a way that they will have enough members and also avoid reciprocal reviews. Even with the very broad categories we use, that is a challenge every round. Hope that helps.

hello! here is my review for round 1, Azriel Hope's The Solitary King

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...?

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-rev...

thanks so much :)

Round 2 - Unhinged

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/RO40397...

Azriel - could you pm me your email address so I can send your file? Thanks, Willow

Round - 2: Here is my review of ‘The Devil’s Workshop’ by Donnally Miller:

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

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1KD9VN...

Thanks!

Here is my review of Magical Whispers by Balroop Singh.

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/review/R1OU7FC...

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Bookbub - https://www.bookbub.com/reviews/32267...

Just a quick reminder that our first round review deadline is coming up on 12/24. Hope everyone is enjoying some wonderful books and I wish all of you a happy holiday season.

Willow wrote: "Here is my review of Magical Whispers by Balroop Singh.

Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/review/R1OU7FC...

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/..."

Thank you Willow. :)

Review #1 for THE COLOR OF SUNSHINE
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: pending

Review #2 for DESENSITIZED
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: pending

Review #3 for MAGICAL WHISPERS
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: Pending

Review #4 for AUGURY ANSWERED
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: Pending

I'll post the Amazon links as they appear. Thank you for sharing your books, y'all -- great array of diverse reads. Happy Holidays to everybody! :)

My review for round 2, The Solitary King:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/RI6NVZ5...

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hi Everyone!!

I was hoping if anyone would be interested in reading my book “Unanswered Verses”. I would be happy to give a PDF Copy.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Being a novice writer; I need the support to move forward.

Thanks & Best Regards

Tajammul Kothari

Tajammul wrote: "Hi Everyone!!

I was hoping if anyone would be interested in reading my book “Unanswered Verses”. I would be happy to give a PDF Copy.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4......"

Hi, Tajammul, and welcome to Review Group! This reading round is already full and going, however please do check back as new rounds open all the time and I believe there should be some opening in the next week. You want to look for a round that says "Now Forming" in the thread title.

In the meantime, I invite you to check out our "one for one" list. You can pick any book from the list that appeals, review it on GR/Amz, and then your book will be added to the list in its place for someone else to choose. No waiting required!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Round - 3 : Here is my review of ‘Bridge’ by Ed Morawski

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

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2MUAPU...

Thanks!

Angela wrote: "Review #1 for THE COLOR OF SUNSHINE
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: pending

Review #2 for DESENSITIZED
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Hey guys! Here are the respective Amazon links for the 4 books I reviewed:

Review #1 for THE COLOR OF SUNSHINE
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-...

Review #2 for DESENSITIZED
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-...

Review #3 for MAGICAL WHISPERS
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-...

Review #4 for AUGURY ANSWERED
Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-...

All, my last review for As Happy as I can stand:

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

I have reviewed on Amazon, but it hasn't been authorised as of yet, apologies for being the last to review! I've been awfully busy launching another book.

All the best

Kristian Joseph

Hi all,

Here is my review for Angela Panayotopolus The Art of War :)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

Thanks, Carolyn for your great review :)

Willow wrote: "Azriel - could you pm me your email address so I can send your file? Thanks, Willow"

Hi Willow I'm going to download your book no worries. :)

Azriel wrote: "Hi all,

Here is my review for Angela Panayotopolus The Art of War :)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/..."

Thanks for the kind review, Azriel! :)