E.K.’s Comments (group member since Jun 18, 2022)

E.K.’s comments from the Review / Write / Read Club (Indie & Self-Published) group.

Gene wrote: "My reviews for Missing Among the Stars
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZK75M...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Thanks for those links, Gene. That completes your commitment to this round.

Thanks, Kat. Welcome, J.R.

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Before the round can get underway, everyone please double-check for reciprocal and other review conflicts. You can’t be listed to review someone who reviewed you before and vice versa. It’s all about who has already read whom, when positioning the readers in the slots.

Please check these things:

1. Have you previously reviewed the person directly above you on the list in message 1 (the list wraps around so the last number is "above" 1.)?

If you have, please post a reply that says so. That way we can fix the list so as to avoid a reciprocal review, which isn’t allowed here.

2. Have you already reviewed the book listed for the person directly below you on the list (the list wraps around so "1." is "below" the last number)?

If you have, post a reply that says so. That way we can fix the list so it shows the correct book for reviewing.

3. Are you an editor, relative, close friend, or from the same household of either the person whose book you'll be reviewing or the person who'll be reviewing your book?

If so, please state any relationship you have with those other members. It’s a more-professional practice to avoid reviews from people in those relationships to the author. And Amazon doesn’t allow this anyway.

Reminder of how to check for reciprocal reviews:
Go to your reviews through your profile (the link is under your portrait), and search for the other author’s name. Check if someone has reviewed you in the same way… through their profile, searching for your name.

If you have no review conflicts, please post a reply with "Ready to start" or similar words.

After everyone has posted that they’re ready, I'll post the official "start the round" message to get the round rolling! :)

Just a reminder for P.J. and Sotto, the deadline for this round is 26th September (next Thursday.) Any issues, please PM me.

Thanks :)

Ed wrote: "My reviews for Gene's book: Dogteeth

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2MBCSC...

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

Thanks for those links, Ed. That concludes your commitment to this round.

Happy to make the change if everyone is in agreement. Thanks

Rik wrote: "Step 1
here is a link for my review of Trial Run on good reads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon pending!"

Thanks for that link, Rik. Please add the Amazon link in a new post when it comes through :)

Marco wrote: "Here are my links for The Crown, the Tiger, and the Curious Case of the Forty Elephants:

GR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amz: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re......"

Thanks for those links, Marco. That completes your review commitment for this round.

Thank you all - let’s get this round going!

You have three weeks to read and review.
Start date: September 13, 2024
End date: October 5, 2024

Please post your review no later than October 5, 2024.

As AUTHORS, you’ll send your book file to your reviewer, and as REVIEWERS, you’ll receive a book file to read.

1.__Eddie Pittman
You're reviewing Flit (Ed Morawski).
Gene Kendall is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

2.__Ed Morawski
You're reviewing Dogteeth and Other Tales of the Paranormal (Gene Kendall).
Eddie Pittman is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

3.__Gene Kendall
You're reviewing Missing Among the Stars (Eddie Pittman).
Ed Morawski is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

It's the responsibility of each author to get their book to their reader in a format the reader can manage. Everyone must be able to provide and accept PDF. You may buy or borrow the book you are due to read, if you want, but it’s not required.

Please honor the commitment you’re making to your fellow group members to give an honest review.

Quick "start-up" summary:

-You’re reviewing the book "below" you on the list.

You can choose to buy the book, but you don’t have to. If you do buy, certainly the author will appreciate the verified review on Amazon.

You can choose to read the book through KU, if you’re a subscriber and the book’s available there.

-You need to PM the person who will be reviewing you (the person above you on the original list of names) through their Goodreads author page to 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.

(Using PM is recommended for exchanging email addresses to avoid the chance of spammers getting your email addresses from this open forum).

To PM someone, click on the down arrow beside the "Follow Author" button under their picture and it opens a menu which should give you the option to "Send message".

The person who you’re reviewing should be in touch with you in a similar way or post on the thread to say they are getting your book directly from a retailer. If you - as a reviewer - haven't heard from the book's author about a review copy, feel free to PM them. You don't have to wait for them to contact you.

-Please make sure you have sent your book - or have been assured by your reviewer they will buy your book or read it through KU - as soon as possible so your reader can start reading.

-For this round, you’re requested to please post your review to Goodreads, and on your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to. Posting a review to other sites is by agreement between both author and reviewer.

-After you’ve posted your reviews, please reply to this thread with the links to your reviews (not the book page) so you can be "signed off" for reviewing.

You can post your Goodreads review link before the Amazon one has been approved. Just please—when the Amazon one comes in—post a separate message. Notifications don’t pop up for edits, so the moderator won't know to go hunting for it.

For GR+Amz Rounds:
The moderator will note whether participants have posted reviews on Amazon. Members who persistently fail to post to Amazon will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent GR+Amz rounds, as joining these rounds indicates both a capability and a willingness to review on Amazon.

For the good of all, participants in any type of round who persistently fail to post reviews, or DNF reviews, will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent rounds.

Please let me know ASAP if I missed something that results in you being asked to review someone who’s already reviewed you.

Feel free to ask questions if you need to, either here or via PM.

Happy reading & reviewing! :)

Lynn wrote: "Here's my review for Tattered Edges:

GR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amz: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re..."

Thanks for those links, Lynn. That completes your review commitment for this round.

Amber wrote: "Hi, I've posted my review for Sotto.

https://www.amazon.com/review/RW62JA0...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Thanks!"

Thanks for those links, Amber. That completes your commitment to this round.

Welcome, Gene. You slot in perfectly.

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Before the round can get underway, everyone please double-check for reciprocal and other review conflicts. You can’t be listed to review someone who reviewed you before and vice versa. It’s all about who has already read whom, when positioning the readers in the slots.

Please check these things:

1. Have you previously reviewed the person directly above you on the list in message 1 (the list wraps around so the last number is "above" 1.)?

If you have, please post a reply that says so. That way we can fix the list so as to avoid a reciprocal review, which isn’t allowed here.

2. Have you already reviewed the book listed for the person directly below you on the list (the list wraps around so "1." is "below" the last number)?

If you have, post a reply that says so. That way we can fix the list so it shows the correct book for reviewing.

3. Are you an editor, relative, close friend, or from the same household of either the person whose book you'll be reviewing or the person who'll be reviewing your book?

If so, please state any relationship you have with those other members. It’s a more-professional practice to avoid reviews from people in those relationships to the author. And Amazon doesn’t allow this anyway.

Reminder of how to check for reciprocal reviews:
Go to your reviews through your profile (the link is under your portrait), and search for the other author’s name. Check if someone has reviewed you in the same way… through their profile, searching for your name.

If you have no review conflicts, please post a reply with "Ready to start" or similar words.

After everyone has posted that they’re ready, I'll post the official "start the round" message to get the round rolling! :)

Welcome, Jane, and thanks for the confirmation, Kat.

We just need one more person and then we can get this round going :)

Thank you all - let’s get this round going!

You have three weeks to read and review.
Start date: September 12, 2024
End date: October 4, 2024

Please post your review no later than October 4, 2024.

As AUTHORS, you’ll send your book file to your reviewer, and as REVIEWERS, you’ll receive a book file to read.

1.__Rik Ty
You're reviewing Trial Run (Lynn Helton).
David Fribbins is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

2.__Lynn Helton
You're reviewing Tattered Edges (Marco Santucci).
Rik Ty is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

3.__Marco Santucci
You're reviewing The Crown, the Tiger, and the Curious Case of the Forty Elephants (David Fribbins).
Lynn Helton is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

4.__David Fribbins
You're reviewing Thrill Kings: Madre Diem: Reality Torn And Screaming (Rik Ty).
Marco Santucci is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

It's the responsibility of each author to get their book to their reader in a format the reader can manage. Everyone must be able to provide and accept PDF. You may buy or borrow the book you are due to read, if you want, but it’s not required.

Please honor the commitment you’re making to your fellow group members to give an honest review.

Quick "start-up" summary:

-You’re reviewing the book "below" you on the list.

You can choose to buy the book, but you don’t have to. If you do buy, certainly the author will appreciate the verified review on Amazon.

You can choose to read the book through KU, if you’re a subscriber and the book’s available there.

-You need to PM the person who will be reviewing you (the person above you on the original list of names) through their Goodreads author page to 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.

(Using PM is recommended for exchanging email addresses to avoid the chance of spammers getting your email addresses from this open forum).

To PM someone, click on the down arrow beside the "Follow Author" button under their picture and it opens a menu which should give you the option to "Send message".

The person who you’re reviewing should be in touch with you in a similar way or post on the thread to say they are getting your book directly from a retailer. If you - as a reviewer - haven't heard from the book's author about a review copy, feel free to PM them. You don't have to wait for them to contact you.

-Please make sure you have sent your book - or have been assured by your reviewer they will buy your book or read it through KU - as soon as possible so your reader can start reading.

-For this round, you’re requested to please post your review to Goodreads, and on your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to. Posting a review to other sites is by agreement between both author and reviewer.

-After you’ve posted your reviews, please reply to this thread with the links to your reviews (not the book page) so you can be "signed off" for reviewing.

You can post your Goodreads review link before the Amazon one has been approved. Just please—when the Amazon one comes in—post a separate message. Notifications don’t pop up for edits, so the moderator won't know to go hunting for it.

For GR+Amz Rounds:
The moderator will note whether participants have posted reviews on Amazon. Members who persistently fail to post to Amazon will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent GR+Amz rounds, as joining these rounds indicates both a capability and a willingness to review on Amazon.

For the good of all, participants in any type of round who persistently fail to post reviews, or DNF reviews, will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent rounds.

Please let me know ASAP if I missed something that results in you being asked to review someone who’s already reviewed you.

Feel free to ask questions if you need to, either here or via PM.

Happy reading & reviewing! :)

Since we didn't hear back from the final participant, I've opened that spot back up and slotted David into it. Thanks, David.
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Before the round can get underway, everyone please double-check for reciprocal and other review conflicts. You can’t be listed to review someone who reviewed you before and vice versa. It’s all about who has already read whom, when positioning the readers in the slots.

Please check these things:

1. Have you previously reviewed the person directly above you on the list in message 1 (the list wraps around so the last number is "above" 1.)?

If you have, please post a reply that says so. That way we can fix the list so as to avoid a reciprocal review, which isn’t allowed here.

2. Have you already reviewed the book listed for the person directly below you on the list (the list wraps around so "1." is "below" the last number)?

If you have, post a reply that says so. That way we can fix the list so it shows the correct book for reviewing.

3. Are you an editor, relative, close friend, or from the same household of either the person whose book you'll be reviewing or the person who'll be reviewing your book?

If so, please state any relationship you have with those other members. It’s a more-professional practice to avoid reviews from people in those relationships to the author. And Amazon doesn’t allow this anyway.

Reminder of how to check for reciprocal reviews:
Go to your reviews through your profile (the link is under your portrait), and search for the other author’s name. Check if someone has reviewed you in the same way… through their profile, searching for your name.

If you have no review conflicts, please post a reply with "Ready to start" or similar words.

After everyone has posted that they’re ready, I'll post the official "start the round" message to get the round rolling! :)

Thanks, David.

The other review round is in a different group, so you'll be OK joining this one too if you have the time to complete the reviews.

All, thanks for your patience. I'm going to give it until end of day tomorrow and if we don't hear back from our fourth author, that spot will open up again and we'll be back to needing 1 to get the round going.

Vince wrote: "can I join this with Mr. Earl?"

Hi Vince, you're currently signed up to Round 50, so I can't sign you up to this round until you've completed your commitment to that round.

While you're waiting for Round 50 to kick off, you're welcome to join a chain:

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

Or read a book from the list:

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

Carly wrote: "Here are my reviews of The Eternal's Triumph by P.J. Ashton.

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

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

Thanks for those links, Carly. That completes your commitment to this round.

Marco wrote: "EK,
I figure I'm the final participant, just checking that you saw my "I'm good to go response."

Thanks, Marco. Saw your earlier response - thank you. It's not you :)