Review Group discussion

Still waiting on Nicki. Nicki posted good to go before, so hopefully still is.

Hoping we hear from Nicki very soon ...

Hi E.M.
Just to let you know I am going to my mother's tomorrow for 5 days and there is no internet at her house, so I won't be able to respond to any messages until I return.
Don't release me from group please, I very much want to take part :) Many thanks
Tracy

So sorry for holding everyone up. Good to go!

T.N. wrote: "Hi E.M.
Just to let you know I am going to my mother's tomorrow for 5 days and there is no internet at her house, so I won't be able to respond to any messages until I return.
Don't release me from..."

Thanks for letting us all know T.N. - this is really helpful to know.
I am rolling the round but if anyone needs to contact T.N. for her book, please expect a few days delay as she is out of contact - if she is your first round read, you can always read her book second instead :)

So here we go...

START DATE: 07-April-22

END DATE: 30-June-22

Round 1 – post your review by 28-April-22
Round 2– post your review by 19-May-22
Round 3 – post your review by 09-June-22
Round 4 – post your review by 30-June-22


As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

304-01__Loralee Evans
Ian G. Welch for round 1
Dorothy Mbori for round 2
Amanda Stuntz for round 3
David Alyn Gordon for round 4

304-02__Nicki Snyder
Loralee Evans for round 1
Ian G. Welch for round 2
Dorothy Mbori for round 3
Amanda Stuntz for round 4

304-03__M.C. Harrison
Nicki Snyder for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Ian G. Welch for round 3
Dorothy Mbori for round 4

304-04__ Ann Birdgenaw
M.C. Harrison for round 1
Nicki Snyder for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Ian G. Welch for round 4

304-05__ Cat Green
Ann Birdgenaw for round 1
M.C. Harrison for round 2
Nicki Snyder for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4

304-06__ T.N. Traynor
Cat Green for round 1
Ann Birdgenaw for round 2
M.C. Harrison for round 3
Nicki Snyder for round 4

304-07__ David Alyn Gordon
T.N. Traynor for round 1
Cat Green for round 2
Ann Birdgenaw for round 3
M.C. Harrison for round 4

304-08__ Amanda Stuntz
David Alyn Gordon for round 1
T.N. Traynor for round 2
Cat Green for round 3
Ann Birdgenaw for round 4

304-09__ Dorothy Mbori
Amanda Stuntz for round 1
David Alyn Gordon for round 2
T.N. Traynor for round 3
Cat Green for round 4

304-10__ Ian G. Welch
Dorothy Mbori for round 1
Amanda Stuntz for round 2
David Alyn Gordon for round 3
T.N. Traynor for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

304-01__Loralee Evans
Nicki Snyder for round 1
M.C. Harrison for round 2
Ann Birdgenaw for round 3
Cat Green for round 4

304-02__Nicki Snyder
M.C. Harrison for round 1
Ann Birdgenaw for round 2
Cat Green for round 3
T.N. Traynor for round 4

304-03__M.C. Harrison
Ann Birdgenaw for round 1
Cat Green for round 2
T.N. Traynor for round 3
David Alyn Gordon for round 4

304-04__ Ann Birdgenaw
Cat Green for round 1
T.N. Traynor for round 2
David Alyn Gordon for round 3
Amanda Stuntz for round 4

304-05__ Cat Green
T.N. Traynor for round 1
David Alyn Gordon for round 2
Amanda Stuntz for round 3
Dorothy Mbori for round 4

304-06__ T.N. Traynor
David Alyn Gordon for round 1
Amanda Stuntz for round 2
Dorothy Mbori for round 3
Ian G. Welch for round 4

304-07__ David Alyn Gordon
Amanda Stuntz for round 1
Dorothy Mbori for round 2
Ian G. Welch for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4

304-08__ Amanda Stuntz
Dorothy Mbori for round 1
Ian G. Welch for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Nicki Snyder for round 4

304-09__ Dorothy Mbori
Ian G. Welch for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Nicki Snyder for round 3
M.C. Harrison for round 4

304-10__ Ian G. Welch
Loralee Evans for round 1
Nicki Snyder for round 2
M.C. Harrison for round 3
Ann Birdgenaw 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 :)

GUIDE FOR THOSE NEW TO THESE 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 that will allow you to message them.

Ask what kind of file they would like or say you can only offer PDF.

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 wonderful Loralee Evans will be modding this round so please PM her ongoing with any issues. Thanks.

Hi E.M.

I hope all is well. I just wanted to confirm that I will be reviewing the books from:
Amanda Stuntz for round 1
Dorothy Mbori for round 2
Ian G. Welch for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4
Please advise and take care.

Hi all. I'll be buying the books I'm reviewing from Amazon.

Dorothy wrote: "Hi all. I'll be buying the books I'm reviewing from Amazon." Thank you, Dorothy. I had just finished sending you a message regarding my novel.

Hello, everyone! As E.M. said, I will be modding this round.

Please make sure that you contact the people who will be reviewing you as soon as you can to get pdfs (or mobis/epubs) to them. Unless of course the people reviewing you have bought the books. (They're not required to do this, but it's nice if they choose to.)

You may also contact the people whom you will be reviewing and give them an address they can send a pdf (or mobi/epub) to get their stories from them, unless you choose to buy them.

Please let me know if you need any help.

Here is my round 3 review of Jigsaw Warheads (bk2)

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

Amazon pending
https://www.amazon.ca/review/create-r...


Added to appropriate Listopia lists as well

Here are my reviews for Ian and Nicki

Eternal Damnation - Ian Welch
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/review/R272I1F...

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

A Myriad of Emotions - Nicki Snyder

Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/review/RPFK2DK...

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

Thanks, Dorothy for your first two reviews completed!

Thanks Ann! I look forward to seeing the link to your Amazon review for Jigsaw Warheads when you get it.

Here it is Loralee
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R3VVMAX8...

Thanks, Ann! That's one down for you!

I have finished A Myriad of Emotions.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R2O7TUN...

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

Thank you for the review Ann. Take care and have a great weekend.

Dorothy wrote: "Here are my reviews for Ian and Nicki

Eternal Damnation - Ian Welch
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/review/R272I1F...

Goodreads
https://www.goodreads...."

Thanks for your positive review, Dorothy. I appreciate your time and effort and not forgetting the purchase. A very quick read and review, I haven't even started yet.

Here are my reviews for Tree of Life.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R11W798...

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

Here is my round 2 review of Brianna

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


Amazon
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R36O4MHW...

I added to the appropriate Listopia lists as well.

Thanks Ann! That is your second review complete!

round 1 review of Poisoned in Provence

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

Amazon pending
https://www.amazon.ca/review/create-r...

I will add to appropriate Listopia lists as well.

I decided to post my review for David Alyn Gordon's novel, "Jigsaw Beginnings". It is 'pending' on Amazon but here is the link to the review on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Although this book is for my Round 4, it was the earliest one I received.

Thank you so much for the review M.C. It is much appreciated. Take care.

M.C. wrote: "I decided to post my review for David Alyn Gordon's novel, "Jigsaw Beginnings". It is 'pending' on Amazon but here is the link to the review on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Ann wrote: "round 1 review of Poisoned in Provence

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

Amazon pending
https://www.amazon.ca/review/create-r......"

Review by Amazon for David Gordon's Jigsaw
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

That's your first review complete, MC! Thanks!

Thank you, Loralee.

Here is my round #4 (and final) review of New Hope

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

Amazon pending
https://www.amazon.ca/review/create-r...

I added to the appropriate Listopia Lists as well.

For Round 1, I reviewed Black Hole Radio. I have posted the review on Amazon but it has not gone live yet.

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

Hi Everyone

Here is my review of Amanda's New Hope.

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

I will post the Amazon link when available.

Take care.

Thanks for those two goodreads reviews Ann. When the Amazon reviews come through for those, you will be complete in this round!

Thanks MC for the GoodReads review, and thank you David for your goodreads review.

Please make sure you both put a link here on the thread and let me know once your Amazon reviews have shown up.

Hi Everyone. Here is the link to the Amazon Review for Amanda's book, New Hope. Take care.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1J11AW...

I will post the link when I receive it.

Thank you David! That is one complete review finished for you!

Hello I have reviewed The Quest: Journey to the Golden City on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


I have reviewed it on Amazon as well, but the message was that it is under review. I will forward it.

Yes, Cat. It's here! Thanks for the GoodReads review. Make sure to post your Amazon review here as well when you get it.

When you post a brand new review all it shows is your name. That's normal.

Thanks Loralee. I have reviewed David Gordon's Jigsaw: Beginnings. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


I have also posted it on Amazon, but it also said that it will take "days." I will post them when they are published.

It can take days. But not always. Sometimes it's a matter of minutes before it pops up. I'm still waiting for my amazon review of Ann's book to come through, and it was on the 8th that I submitted it. But my Amazon reviews for you and M.C. were not that long.

This is the review of Amanda Stuntz New Hope on Goodreads

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


I posted on Amazon and will send the URL with the others.

Here are my reviews for Cat's book:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R392LNW...

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

Thanks for your review Cat. Much appreciated. It is now showing on Amazon.

Take care.

I am still waiting for my review of Ann's book to show up on Amazon. I posted it on the 8th. It is still in limbo. I think that what is holding it back is 1 word I put in the review that was once considered just slightly crass and silly (once referring to just goop in the nose) but that has since come to have a more offensive meaning (without me realizing it) and now is holding the review back. I have tried to edit the review, but as it's in limbo, the changes I try to make don't stick. For now, I'll post the GoodReads review of Ann's book, and later I will post the Amazon link, if and when it shows up.

Here is my goodreads' review of Ann's book: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Cat, Thanks for that link to your goodreads review of Amanda's book! Post those links to the Amazon reviews of Amanda's and the other books when you get them.

I have completely finished 3 of my 4 reviews, and I am currently as done as I can be while still waiting on Amazon to do something with my review of Ann's book. Thanks everyone! I will still be around of course, to moderate.

Loralee wrote: "Here are my reviews for Cat's book:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R392LNW...

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

Thank you so much Loralee!

Loralee wrote: "I am still waiting for my review of Ann's book to show up on Amazon. I posted it on the 8th. It is still in limbo. I think that what is holding it back is 1 word I put in the review that was once c..."

Thanks for the wonderful review of my book, Loralee!

My Amazon review of Poisoned in Provence.

https://www.amazon.ca/review/R1BD42XO...
or this
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R1X3G4YJ...

Thank you Ann! Your 3rd review is completely finished!

Ann wrote: "My Amazon review of Poisoned in Provence.

https://www.amazon.ca/review/R1BD42XO..."

Ann thank you so much! Most appreciative!

Here is my third review for The Tree of Life by M.C. Harrison.

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

The amazon review is taking a while to come up. As soon as it shows up, I'll post it here.

Thanks,
Dorothy

Cat wrote: "Hello I have reviewed The Quest: Journey to the Golden City on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


I have reviewed it on Amazon as well, but the message was that it is unde..."


Thanks for the wonderful review, Cat.