Loralee’s Comments (group member since Oct 20, 2015)

Loralee’s comments from the Review Group group.

Di, have either Balroop or Ann reviewed you, or been reviewed by you?

Welcome, Balroop. I checked, and you haven't read all of Ann's books. So you should be able to read another of hers. They are all clean. I have read them all, and any would be appropriate for this round.

Everyone, if you're interested, I've started a new Clean round, Group 346. If you're interested, and finished with your reviews here, I hope you head over there, and sign up.

The review group is the most successful group for peer reviews on Goodreads. It hosts non-reciprocal reading/review rounds of ten authors with a variety of themes and genres, as well as ‘general’ rounds where any book is permitted, from non-fiction, to horror. When a round has ‘now forming’ in the title, there are places available, you can sign up. If it doesn’t, it’s full – look for another round or check back another time.

The Amazon rules state that authors/publishers are not allowed to specifically supply published books in return for reviews on Amazon. To comply with this rule, we don’t insist members review on Amazon, but we do insist that every participant in the round has the capacity to leave a review on their local Amazon store, so we all start with the same options.

The founding principle of the group is honest, non-reciprocal reviews, so please help maintain the integrity of the group by letting me know as you sign up if you have been reviewed by, or have reviewed another author in the group and do check back as the group fills to report any clashes. Usually places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

This was a Clean round, but now is a General round.

All fiction/ non-fiction accepted. This means you may be required to read anything from a book about tax returns to horror/erotica and everything in between.

Please note it is always possible that the books you are assigned may contain material you find upsetting or offensive. If you can't commit to this, please do not sign up.


Now for the boring stuff, but please read it, it saves a lot of time if everyone is on the same wavelength.
Before signing up below with your Goodreads author and Goodreads book link in the thread below, please ensure that:

1. You have enough time to read and review 4 books within the 12 weeks of time allowed.

2. Your book is currently available for sale on Amazon (not pre-order) and it complies with the individual round theme, if there is one.

3. Your book is fit to be reviewed.
If it is not, due to editing or other issues, you risk poor reviews. This is your problem, not that of the reviewers or the groups. For a small fee, the group admin will look at the first few pages of your book to advise. The number one error new authors make is not having their book beta read and edited, by non-family members.

4. You can submit reviews to Goodreads and Amazon.
Amazon allows only those people who have spent $50 in the last year to leave reviews in each of their stores. If you are unsure about your Amazon reviewer status, try posting a ‘test’ review before signing up. If you are unable to post reviews on Amazon, please do not sign up.

5. You can provide (and accept) at least PDF files.
You are not expected or required to buy the books you are allocated to review, but as this will give a ‘Verified Purchase’ review on Amazon, it is welcomed when you choose to do so. Many authors have books available via KU and others might provide smashwords coupons. Most authors can provide mobi and/or epub files directly by email. Please note: International Copyright laws apply. You cannot sell, or give away material you have received without the author’s express permission.

6. You have completed your reading if you are currently in another review round in this group. You can be involved in the ‘one for one’ list whilst you are in a round.

7. You have an author profile set up before you join.

8. Your Goodreads profile allows people to message you, i.e. your profile is not set to private.

9. You declare any relationship you have with another member in the round.
Amazon will not allow reviews from the same household on the same book or if you are an editor, relative or close friend of another member.

10. You agree that your reviews will be unbiased and honest, whatever the star rating, and you will try to avoid ‘spoilers’. i.e. giving away the finale of a book. Please note the Review Group will back any reviewer's right to express their opinion about a book, but personal comments about a fellow author are against both Review Group and Goodreads policy.

11. You will not ask a fellow author to change a review of your book because you don’t agree with it.
If you think you have a legitimate concern, talk to the mod of your round, NOT the other author. Personal attacks, or pressurising other members WILL NOT BE TOLERATED and will result in you being blacklisted.

Please note:
We all want reviews, it’s why we joined the group. It is bad taste to expect other people to review your book and then not do the same for other people in the group. People that DNF and/or don’t post reviews will find it difficult to get into a subsequent group.

It is not necessary to leave any kind of disclaimer in your review, but ultimately, it is up to individuals. Reviews that state you received a copy ‘in return’ for a review will probably be removed/not allowed by amazon.com. ‘I received a free copy from the author without an obligation to review’ would be more acceptable if you feel the need to add a disclaimer.

Your Goodreads details and the rounds you participate in may be recorded by the admin mod on a database. We do not retain details of email addresses etc.

Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate personal preference. The ONLY circumstance in which you may duck out of giving a review is if YOU provide a stand-in reviewer.

The only way this group can function is if we trust each other to behave honourably. And it IS perfectly possible to give a fair-minded review of a text that does not coincide with our normal choice of reading matter. If you need a few hints/tips, please see this thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


It is permissible to review an author more than once if a different book is available.
If you need anything clarified please ask, either by Goodreads personal message to me or on the thread below, before signing up. It’s a pain to have to keep rearranging the list because people haven’t read the above.

Your group moderator will be: Loralee Evans

Member Links

1. Ann Birdgenaw
2. Di Jiao
3. Ally Brown
4.W.R. Rosche
5.Bethany Rae Salway
6. Dee Osah
7. pdmac
8. Kris Ruhler
9. Balroop Singh
10. K. T. Munson

Book Links
1.Labyrinthia
2. Nini and the lost Panda: Blackie's Surprise Visit
3. Blast Radius
4. Heroes Borne: Tales of the One True Realm
5. Queensmen
6. Teka Legacy
7. The Sixth Kingdom
8. Rise of Legends
9. Fusion
10. A Hero Worth Saving




In order to participate in this round, your setting for 'Who Can Send Me Private Messages' needs to be 'anyone'.
Please follow this link to check - and if necessary change - your privacy setting.
https://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?t...

Please make sure when signing up to post a link to the book you want reviewed, and to let us know which group members have reviewed you or been reviewed by you.

In this group, each member will be assigned to read 4 books. Their book, in turn, will be reviewed 4 times.

Thanks, S. Lynn. And I can't move her from my blind spot since I've reviewed all her books.
Ann, I'm sorry, but since you signed up last, I'll have to remove you. So sorry. :(

Everyone else, we'll wait for someone who will fit into spot #10, and then do this again.

Everyone: One more thing. If you have more than one profile/pen name, please let us know. That profile/pen name would need to be checked as well, to make sure we are not giving each other reciprocal reviews, which are against Amazon's TOS, and the ethos of this review group.

And thanks Sephyrra, for making that change!

Thanks, Liane. Since Ann is set to review you, that shouldn't be a problem. It looks like you have another book, (The Yellow Shirt) so as long as you're fine with it, she can read that.

Sephyrra, right now, your personal message status is set to just friends. So no one on here will be able to message you. Will you get that changed so that group members can message you and you can message us?

To do that, go to Account Settings here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?t...
Then scroll down until you see: "Who Can Send Me Private Messages". When you get to that, click "anyone".

Then once you've saved your settings, please come back here and let us know.
At that point, provided the spot has not been taken, I will be able to add you to spot 7.

Everyone, this is important. I'm hoping that the spots I've created for you will work, so will you each check and let me know? Please make sure that you have not reviewed anyone above you. Also please make sure that no one below you has reviewed you.

We'll need to do this again once Sephyrra checks back, but I want to also check now, in case I need to move anyone around.

Welcome, Carly! It doesn't look like you have reviewed or been reviewed by me. Please keep checking back as people join and let me know if they've reviewed you, of if you've reviewed them, so we can avoid reciprocal review conflicts.

The review group is the most successful group for peer reviews on Goodreads. It hosts non-reciprocal reading/review rounds of ten authors with a variety of themes and genres, as well as ‘general’ rounds where any book is permitted, from non-fiction, to horror. When a round has ‘now forming’ in the title, there are places available, you can sign up. If it doesn’t, it’s full – look for another round or check back another time.

The Amazon rules state that authors/publishers are not allowed to specifically supply published books in return for reviews on Amazon. To comply with this rule, we don’t insist members review on Amazon, but we do insist that every participant in the round has the capacity to leave a review on their local Amazon store, so we all start with the same options.

The founding principle of the group is honest, non-reciprocal reviews, so please help maintain the integrity of the group by letting me know as you sign up if you have been reviewed by, or have reviewed another author in the group and do check back as the group fills to report any clashes. Usually places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

This is a 'Novella' round.

Fiction and non-fiction, adult and children's books under 45,000 Words

Please note it is always possible that the books you are assigned may contain material you find upsetting or offensive. If you can't commit to this, please do not sign up.

Now for the boring stuff, but please read it, it saves a lot of time if everyone is on the same wavelength.
Before signing up below with your Goodreads author and Goodreads book link in the thread below, please ensure that:

1. You have enough time to read and review 4 books within the 12 weeks of time allowed.

2. Your book is currently available for sale on Amazon (not pre-order) and it complies with the individual round theme, if there is one.

3. Your book is fit to be reviewed.
If it is not, due to editing or other issues, you risk poor reviews. This is your problem, not that of the reviewers or the groups. For a small fee, the group admin will look at the first few pages of your book to advise. The number one error new authors make is not having their book beta read and edited, by non-family members.

4. You can submit reviews to Goodreads and Amazon.
Amazon allows only those people who have spent $50 in the last year to leave reviews in each of their stores. If you are unsure about your Amazon reviewer status, try posting a ‘test’ review before signing up. If you are unable to post reviews on Amazon, please do not sign up.

5. You can provide (and accept) at least PDF files.
You are not expected or required to buy the books you are allocated to review, but as this will give a ‘Verified Purchase’ review on Amazon, it is welcomed when you choose to do so. Many authors have books available via KU and others might provide smashwords coupons. Most authors can provide mobi and/or epub files directly by email. Please note: International Copyright laws apply. You cannot sell, or give away material you have received without the author’s express permission.

6. You have completed your reading if you are currently in another review round in this group. You can be involved in the ‘one for one’ list whilst you are in a round.

7. You have an author profile set up before you join.

8. Your Goodreads profile allows people to message you, i.e. your profile is not set to private.

9. You declare any relationship you have with another member in the round.
Amazon will not allow reviews from the same household on the same book or if you are an editor, relative or close friend of another member.

10. You agree that your reviews will be unbiased and honest, whatever the star rating, and you will try to avoid ‘spoilers’. i.e. giving away the finale of a book. Please note the Review Group will back any reviewer's right to express their opinion about a book, but personal comments about a fellow author are against both Review Group and Goodreads policy.

11. You will not ask a fellow author to change a review of your book because you don’t agree with it.
If you think you have a legitimate concern, talk to the mod of your round, NOT the other author. Personal attacks, or pressurising other members WILL NOT BE TOLERATED and will result in you being blacklisted.

Please note:
We all want reviews, it’s why we joined the group. It is bad taste to expect other people to review your book and then not do the same for other people in the group. People that DNF and/or don’t post reviews will find it difficult to get into a subsequent group.

It is not necessary to leave any kind of disclaimer in your review, but ultimately, it is up to individuals. Reviews that state you received a copy ‘in return’ for a review will probably be removed/not allowed by amazon.com. ‘I received a free copy from the author without an obligation to review’ would be more acceptable if you feel the need to add a disclaimer.

Your Goodreads details and the rounds you participate in may be recorded by the admin mod on a database. We do not retain details of email addresses etc.

Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate personal preference. The ONLY circumstance in which you may duck out of giving a review is if YOU provide a stand-in reviewer.

The only way this group can function is if we trust each other to behave honourably. And it IS perfectly possible to give a fair-minded review of a text that does not coincide with our normal choice of reading matter. If you need a few hints/tips, please see this thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I will do my best to fit everyone into the group they request, but occasionally, particularly in the case of our more prolific good standing members, I may have to decline a member request to fit the maximum number of people into a particular round.

It is permissible to review an author more than once if a different book is available.
If you need anything clarified please ask, either by goodreads personal message to me or on the thread below, before signing up. It’s a pain to have to keep rearranging the list because people haven’t read the above.

Your group moderator will be: Loralee Evans

Member Links

1. Liane Joly
2. E.K. Frances
3. David Alyn Gordon
4. S. Lynn Helton
5. Loralee Evans
6. Carly Berg
7. Sephyrra
8. Whittney Corum
9. pdmac
10. Arriah Kiprujistho

Book Links

1. The Last Dog
2. The Compound
3. History's Forgotten: Part One
4. Trial Run
5. Felicity and the Fire Stoppers
6. Talks with Dead Aunts on the Isla Ajaja
7. Bride of the Haunted Manor
8. Mix Blood
9. Ctrl Z, the Do Over Stone
10. Just an Alien Stuck on Earth




In order to participate in this round, your setting for 'Who Can Send Me Private Messages' needs to be 'anyone'.
Please follow this link to check - and if necessary change - your privacy setting:

https://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?t...

And thank you everyone for your participation! This round is ready to be wrapped up!

Thanks, J.R. Your 4th review is complete!
And that completes your obligations for this round!

Thanks, Kris. Your 4th review is complete!
And you are all finished. Thanks for participating!

Completed reviews up to this point. (Completed is when both Amazon and Goodreads reviews have come through, and links are posted here.)

Completed Reviews:

1. Di Jiao- 4 reviews
2. B. J. Landstrom- 3 reviews
3. Scott Peters- 3 reviews
4. Stjepan Cobets- 1 review
5. Jenny Graves- 1 review
6. Amanda Stuntz- 2 reviews
7. P.L. Tavormina- 1 review
8. G.J. Griffiths- 3 reviews
9. Kris Ruhler- 2 reviews
10. Ann Albert-Rose- 4 reviews

Thanks, Stjepan. Your 1st review is complete!

Also thanks Stjepan, for that goodreads review. When your Amazon review comes through, make a new post for it here. That makes it easier for me to see.

Completed reviews up to this point. (Completed is when both Amazon and Goodreads reviews have come through, and links are posted here.)

Completed Reviews:

1. Di Jiao- 4 reviews
2. B. J. Landstrom- 3 reviews
3. Scott Peters- 3 reviews
4. Stjepan Cobets-
5. Jenny Graves- 1 review
6. Amanda Stuntz- 2 reviews
7. P.L. Tavormina- 1 review
8. G.J. Griffiths- 3 reviews
9. Kris Ruhler- 2 reviews
10. Ann Albert-Rose- 4 reviews

Thanks, Amanda. Your 2nd review is complete!