R.’s Comments (group member since May 22, 2014)

R.’s comments from the Genre Specific Review Groups group.

Review of "A Lovely Machine" is here:

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

Also posted on Amazon.

In joining this review group you are agreeing to review any book assigned to you within a two month time period. If you do not agree, please do not sign up below.

This is the Horror review group, which will include all types of books classified as horror. As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the book assigned to you. Assignments will be made after the group sign-up has filled.

Participants are expected to post reviews to Goodreads. If the review is positive (three stars or higher on Amazon), the review should be posted to Amazon as well, if the book is available there. This makes having accounts with both Goodreads and Amazon.com a requirement.

If a reviewer and the author agree that the review should not be posted to Goodreads due to quality issues, the reviewer is relieved of the requirement of posting the review. If this occurs in the first round, the second reviewer is relieved of the requirement to read and review the book. This is entirely at the discretion of the reviewer and is not intended in any way to manipulate the rating of any book.

Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to receive a review copy of their work.

Please post to this topic, both when you receive review copies and when you post the reviews.

If you are going to be late with your review, either post to this topic as soon as possible or message the author and the moderator.

If your book has not been reviewed by the deadline for either round, contact the review group moderator. This is necessary to make certain that the review process is fair for everyone.


THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:

01 L. Joseph Shosty - Swallow the Evil

02 James Austin McCormick - Balec

03 Susanne Leist - The Dead Game

04 D.M. Wolfenden - Behind Blue Eyes

05 Michael Hebler - Night of the Chupacabra

06 Phronk - Stars and Other Monsters


THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:

March 2 to April 2
L. Joseph Shosty reviews James Austin McCormick
James Austin McCormick reviews Susanne Leist
Susanne Leist reviews D.M. Wolfenden
D.M. Wolfenden reviews Michael Hebler
Michael Hebler reviews Phronk
Phronk reviews L. Joseph Shosty

April 2 to May 2
L. Joseph Shosty reviews Susanne Leist
James Austin McCormick reviews D.M. Wolfenden
Susanne Leist reviews Michael Hebler
D.M. Wolfenden reviews Phronk
Michael Hebler reviews L. Joseph Shosty
Phronk reviews James Austin McCormick

With the addition of Austin and the Lost Kingdom of Atlantis by Stuart Taylor, the review books and schedule have been revised.

R.

It seems that Ceri Beynon is unavailable for this review group. I am in the process of seeing if we can find another author to replace her. Members of the group who are scheduled to review Ceri's book and members whose books are scheduled to be reviewed by her should prepare for a change in the schedule.

R.

Everyone should have obtained their first round short stories for review. If you have not received it or have not been contacted by your reviewer, please let me know.

R.

Received review copies of both Deneb and Well Oiled: A Mayberry Multisport Adventure.

Fantasy Authors:

Review round one has started, and arrangements should have been made for reviewers to obtain a copy of their first round books. Please update this topic with a confirmation as soon as you have received your first round book.

R.

Okay. I'll review Deneb as long as we amend the rules allowing the first round review to be posted at the end of the second round. (After all, this is as long as two full length novels.) And I get Well Oiled for my second round book so that my eyes don't fall out of my head.

R.

Please note that a small change has been made to the order for the first round of reviews. Due to previous and ongoing review conflicts, we needed to switch around a couple of reviews. This resulted in the unfortunate but unavoidable situation where Ferrante and Copperstone are going to be reviewing each others books in the first round. Both authors have agreed to this exception.

Please recheck the first round schedule, because you may now be reviewing a different book since the schedule was first posted.

I apologize for the complications and confusions and will try to do better on the next review cycle.

R.

Bonnie:

We have a problem. I cannot find an arrangement that allows one author not to review or be reviewed by two other authors in a six author group without having a direct trade. If you or anyone else can come up with a solution, I'd be glad to hear it.

Bonnie wrote: "I'm already review Benn Herr for the YA group."

How about Ferrante reviews Copperstone and Maltman reviews Herr in the first round? I everyone okay with that?

Shari wrote: "oh no, these are for short stories??"

Thanks for catching that. I copied the heading from another group and missed correcting it. It is correct now.

In joining this review group you have agreed to review the novels assigned to you on a two month schedule. The sign up phase is over and the review stage is starting.

This is Fantasy Review Group 6, which will include all types of novels classified as fantasy. As with other review groups, you are expected to read and give an honest review of the books assigned to you. Reviews should be posted to Goodreads. If reviews are three stars or better, they should be posted to Amazon, as well.

If the first reviewer and the author agree that the review should not be posted to Goodreads due to quality issues, the reviewer is relieved of the requirement of posting the review and the second reviewer is relieved of the requirement to read and review the book.

Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to get a review copy of their book. If you cannot complete your assignments on time, please contact me so that we can make other arrangements.

Please post to this topic, when you receive review copies and when you post your reviews.


THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:

1 Scott Spotson - My Wizard Buddy 3-Book Bundle: My Wizard Buddy, Wizard Planet, Target Earth

2 Jamie Maltman - Brush With Darkness

3 S. Copperstone - The High King's Embalmer

4 Ben Herr - Alynia Sky, The Beginning and the End

5 Bonnie Ferrante - Desiccate

6 Tim Stead - The Seventh Friend


THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:

August 27 to September 27:
Scott Spotson reviews Jamie Maltman
Jamie Maltman reviews Ben Herr
S. Copperstone reviews Bonnie Ferrante
Ben Herr reviews Tim Stead
Bonnie Ferrante reviews S. Copperstone
Tim Stead reviews Scott Spotson


September 27 to October 27:

Scott Spotson reviews S. Copperstone
Jamie Maltman reviews Bonnie Ferrante
S. Copperstone reviews Ben Herr
Ben Herr reviews Scott Spotson
Bonnie Ferrante reviews Tim Stead
Tim Stead reviews Jamie Maltman

In joining this review group you have agreed to review the short stories assigned to you on a two month schedule. The sign up phase is over and the review stage is starting.

This is the Short Story Review Group, which includes works in all genres. As with other review groups, you are expected to read and give an honest review of the short stories assigned to you. Reviews should be posted to Goodreads. If reviews are three stars or better, they should be posted to Amazon, as well.

Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to get a review copy of their short story. If you cannot complete your assignments on time, please contact me so that we can make other arrangements.

Please post to this topic, when you receive review copies and when you post your reviews.


THE AUTHORS AND SHORT STORIES ARE:

01 Bonnie Ferrante - Inhale

02 Melinda Brasher - Chaos Rises: A Far-Knowing Tale

03 Suren Fant - Wrath of Michael

04 Isis Sousa - The XIIIth hour at Duskland (Stories of Duskland) - 2nd Edition - Revised

05 Shannon Haddock - Once a Hero, Always a Hero

06 S.M. White - The Unfortunate Tale of Talid Farrowheart


THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:

August 25 to September 25:

Bonnie Ferrante reviews Melinda Brasher
Melinda Brasher reviews Suren Fant
Suren Fant reviews Isis Sousa
Isis Sousa reviews Shannon Haddock
Shannon Haddock reviews S.M. White
S.M. White reviews Bonnie Ferrante


September 25 to October 25:

Bonnie Ferrante reviews Suren Fant
Melinda Brasher reviews Isis Sousa
Suren Fant reviews Shannon Haddock
Isis Sousa reviews S.M. White
Shannon Haddock reviews Bonnie Ferrante
S.M. White reviews Melinda Brasher

The sign up for this group has closed and the review schedule has been posted.

In joining this review group you have agreed to review the books assigned to you on a two month schedule.

This is the Young Adult review group, which includes all types of novels classified as young adult. As with other review groups, you are expected to read and give an honest review of the books assigned to you. Reviews should be posted to Goodreads. If reviews are three stars or better, they should be posted to Amazon, as well.

Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to get a review copy of their novel. If you cannot complete your assignments on time, please contact me so that we can make other arrangements.

Please post to this topic, when you receive review copies and when you post your reviews.


THE AUTHORS AND NOVELS ARE:

01 Stan Morris - Kathy's Recollections

02 Melinda Brasher - Far-Knowing

03 Stuart Taylor - Austin and the Lost Kingdom of Atlantis

04 Brian Michaud - The Road to Nyn

05 Bonnie Ferrante - Desiccate

06 Ben Herr - Alynia Sky, The Beginning and the End


THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:

August 25 to September 25:

Stan Morris reviews Melinda Brasher
Melinda Brasher reviews Stuart Taylor
Stuart Taylor reviews Brian Michaud
Brian Michaud reviews Bonnie Ferrante
Bonnie Ferrante reviews Ben Herr
Ben Herr reviews Stan Morris


September 25 to October 25:

Stan Morris reviews Stuart Taylor
Melinda Brasher reviews Brian Michaud
Stuart Taylor reviews Bonnie Ferrante
Brian Michaud reviews Ben Herr
Bonnie Ferrante reviews Stan Morris
Ben Herr reviews Melinda Brasher

Hello YA Writers.

My name is R. Leib, and I have been asked by Elizabeth to take over moderation of this group. If you have any questions for me, please feel free to message me through Goodreads.

There is one more slot open. As soon as we have another writer, I will post the review schedule.

R.

Hello Short Story Writers.

My name is R. Leib, and I have been asked by Elizabeth to take over moderation of this group. If you have any questions for me, please feel free to message me through Goodreads.

We have one more slot open before scheduling reviews. As soon as another writer volunteers, I will post the schedule.

R.

Hello Horror Writers.

My name is R. Leib, and I have been asked by Elizabeth to take over moderation of this group. If you have any questions for me, please feel free to message me through Goodreads.

I noticed that not all reviews have been completed for round 1. If you have not received the book you are scheduled to review or the review for your book has not been posted on time, please let me know and I will try to help.

R.

The review of the "Bridge Through Time" has been withheld at the request of the author.

R.