Group 73 (General)

[Emma, Group Admin]

This is a general group. In joining this group you have agreed TO REVIEW ANY ALLOCATED BOOK within the set 12 week limit.
If you don’t agree to that tell me now so that I can find another member who will do so.
There is no genre filtering.

If you are only willing to review your own preferred genres then sorry, but you’re better off finding a group that specialises in your preference, or joining one of the 18+ rounds or a ‘clean’ review round. In this general group you might be asked to review fiction/non-fiction, adults’/children’s books, a religious text, BDSM, or anything in between. Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate genre preference. The ONLY circumstance in which you may duck out of giving a review is if YOU provide a stand-in reviewer.

Let’s be honest here – we don’t all like the same things but we all want reviews. 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/...
Your group moderator will be
Emma Jaye

Member Links
1. G J Griffiths https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
2.Pearson Moore https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
3.Lisa Karlin https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
4.Darrell B Nelson https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
5.Michael Aloysius O'Reilly https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
6.Nikole Bloom https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
7.Noorilhuda https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
8.Jeannie Kaye https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
9.Chance Maree https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
10.Samuel Astbury.https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Book Links
1.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
2.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
3.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
4.https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
5.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
6.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
7.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
8.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
9.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
10.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Please let me know if you have reviewed, or been reviewed by anyone else in the group as you sign up.

[G.J.]

Hi Emma,

Thanks for the heads-up :-)Please count me in with So What Do I Do?

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

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Regards,
G.J.

[Emma, Group Admin]

Now I'm confused, what heads up? Anyway, you're in Graham.

[Florian]

I would like to join too.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Io Deceneus

[Emma, Group Admin]

Hi Florian, have you received the last two books for round 71 yet?

[Lisa]

I would like to join please:

Below the Water Line by Lisa Karlin

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

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Emma, Group Admin]

Florian wrote: "I would like to join too.

Florian Armas

Io Deceneus: Journal of a Time Traveler"

As you are currently not finished with your current group, Florian, I'll add you in if Ican, but I think I need to give some other people a chance first. And you forget to mention that you have already reviewed GJ.

[Emma, Group Admin]

Lisa wrote: "I would like to join please:

Below the Water Line by Lisa Karlin

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

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."

Nice to meet you Lisa, I'll sign you up.

[Florian]

Sorry, I added the mention about the review, but somehow it was not saved. I have a poor connection right now.
Yes, I received teh books for 71.

[Darrell]

Me too, me too.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I haven't reviewed either of the other two books listed.

[Emma, Group Admin]

Hi Darrell, I'll add you here if you like, but wouldn't you prefer to be the in the 18+ group?

[Noorilhuda]

@Emma, hi, was waiting for the new rounds to get set up. Kindly include me in:

Catharsis
Noorilhuda

Last time the book schedule got messed up cos of the review exchange thingy. Hence, heads up, I post reviews as 'anna fantabulous' (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3...) and judging by the entries so far, have reviewed G. J. Griffiths, Florian Armas.

[Darrell]

Emma,
Showgirls and Aliens is more of a general book, I think. I really never know. But as there is no sex in it, I figured it was general.

[Nikole]

Hi Emma!

I would like to join please.

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

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Thank you, this seems like an amazing group!

[Emma, Group Admin]

Right so Darrell, Nikole and Noorilhuda you three are in.

[Nikole]

Emma wrote: "Right so Darrell, Nikole and Noorilhuda you three are in."

Thank you!

[Noorilhuda]

@Emma, thank you, as always you're the best!

[Emma, Group Admin]

Ha, not always Noorilhuda!

[G.J.]

Emma,

As you will remember well I always hesitate to disagree with you, :-/ but have to say that I agree with Noorilhuda and think you are the best! Patient; informative; amusing; kind; calm under pressure... blah blah ...

Anyway, Emma, to get to the point: if it helps your arrangements neither Florian nor Noorilhuda have reviewed this book.

Best Wishes,
G.J.

[Emma, Group Admin]

I've got you and Noorilhuda sorted, it is Florian that makes things a little difficult as he only has one book, and you and Noorilhuda have already reviewed it, so neither of you can review him. You can't review Noorilhuda either, and you were the first person to sign up.
Three-way clashes are almost impossible to resolve.
I did promise Noorilhuda a spot as I had to bump her from the last group she was in for a similar reason.
Those of us that are the most frequent users of the group, the most dependable about completing reviews, are often the ones that occasionally have to lose out.

And flattery will get you everywhere.

[Zeecé]

Can I join this group too? I have joined group #74 (18+)
I have never reviewed in these groups or have been reviewed by anyone here.

[Emma, Group Admin]

You can join either group Zeece, but as you are a new member, I'll ask you to join one at time. When you have completed one set of reviews, you are more than welcome to join another group.

[Zeecé]

I will stay in 74. Thank you.

[Samuel]

Hi folks. Is there any room? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Michael]

I want in if possible.

[Michael]

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

http://www.amazon.com/Proud-Patrick-M...

I have not read any of the authors above.

Thank you.

[Emma, Group Admin]

Welcome Sam, can I repeat that its very helpful if people say if they have any connection to the other authors in the group as they sign up.
Sam, you've reviewed GJ and Darrell already, but they have different books this time.It gets very time consuming for me to hunt all these details down.

[Samuel]

Sorry, Emma. I believe Michael has already reviewed my book, if that's any help.

[Michael]

Aha! Samuel is correct!

[Emma, Group Admin]

Hopefully your position in the current order Sam will make sure we have no clashes. I've got my finger's crossed that no other 'old hands' want to join, LOL!

[Pearson]

I would like to add my latest novel, Fire Wolf. It has no sex scenes, no coarse language, and probably suitable for anyone 15 years or older. Fire Wolf is set in a Neandertal tribe 45,000 years ago. I have reviewed one of Noorilhuda's novels, The Governess.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Emma, Group Admin]

Welcome aboard Pearson.

[Lisa]

Hi Emma,

I'll join in with

Dark Matter Tiding

I reviewed Darrell B Nelson's "Showgirls and Aliens" in another group.

[Emma, Group Admin]

Thats our 10, I'll sort out the order ASAP.
Those of you that missed out, keep your eyes peeled for the next group.

[Noorilhuda]

@Emma, wait up! I reviewed Jeannie Kaye's book too (Everlocked) in a previous round!

[Emma, Group Admin]

You haven't reviewed this one though, right?

[Noorilhuda]

Yup, not this one.

[Emma, Group Admin]

START DATE: 12-Aug-15

END DATE: 04-Nov-15

Round 1 – post your review by 02-Sep-15
Round 2 – post your review by 23-Sep-15
Round 3 – post your review by 14-Oct-15
Round 4 – post your review by 04-Nov-15



As AUTHORS you send your book file to:

G73-01__ G.J. Griffiths
Samuel Astbury for round 1
Chance Maree for round 2
Jeannie kaye for round 3
Noorilhuda for round 4

G73-02__ Pearson Moore
G.J. Griffiths for round 1
Samuel Astbury for round 2
Chance Maree for round 3
Jeannie kaye for round 4

G73-03__ Lisa Day
Pearson Moore for round 1
G.J. Griffiths for round 2
Samuel Astbury for round 3
Chance Maree for round 4

G73-04__ Darrell B Nelson
Lisa Day for round 1
Pearson Moore for round 2
G.J. Griffiths for round 3
Samuel Astbury for round 4

G73-05__ Michael O'Reilly
Darrell B Nelson for round 1
Lisa Day for round 2
Pearson Moore for round 3
G.J. Griffiths for round 4

G73-06__ Nikole Bloom
Michael O'Reilly for round 1
Darrell B Nelson for round 2
Lisa Day for round 3
Pearson Moore for round 4

G73-07__ Noorilhuda
Nikole Bloom for round 1
Michael O'Reilly for round 2
Darrell B Nelson for round 3
Lisa Day for round 4

G73-08__ Jeannie kaye
Noorilhuda for round 1
Nikole Bloom for round 2
Michael O'Reilly for round 3
Darrell B Nelson for round 4

G73-09__ Chance Maree
Jeannie kaye for round 1
Noorilhuda for round 2
Nikole Bloom for round 3
Michael O'Reilly for round 4

G73-10__ Samuel Astbury
Chance Maree for round 1
Jeannie kaye for round 2
Noorilhuda for round 3
Nikole Bloom for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

G73-01__ G.J. Griffiths
Pearson Moore for round 1
Lisa Day for round 2
Darrell B Nelson for round 3
Michael O'Reilly for round 4

G73-02__ Pearson Moore
Lisa Day for round 1
Darrell B Nelson for round 2
Michael O'Reilly for round 3
Nikole Bloom for round 4

G73-03__ Lisa Day
Darrell B Nelson for round 1
Michael O'Reilly for round 2
Nikole Bloom for round 3
Noorilhuda for round 4

G73-04__ Darrell B Nelson
Michael O'Reilly for round 1
Nikole Bloom for round 2
Noorilhuda for round 3
Jeannie kaye for round 4

G73-05__ Michael O'Reilly
Nikole Bloom for round 1
Noorilhuda for round 2
Jeannie kaye for round 3
Chance Maree for round 4

G73-06__ Nikole Bloom
Noorilhuda for round 1
Jeannie kaye for round 2
Chance Maree for round 3
Samuel Astbury for round 4

G73-07__ Noorilhuda
Jeannie kaye for round 1
Chance Maree for round 2
Samuel Astbury for round 3
G.J. Griffiths for round 4

G73-08__ Jeannie kaye
Chance Maree for round 1
Samuel Astbury for round 2
G.J. Griffiths for round 3
Pearson Moore for round 4

G73-09__ Chance Maree
Samuel Astbury for round 1
G.J. Griffiths for round 2
Pearson Moore for round 3
Lisa Day for round 4

G73-10__ Samuel Astbury
G.J. Griffiths for round 1
Pearson Moore for round 2
Lisa Day for round 3
Darrell B Nelson for round 4




Please remember the commitment you are making to your fellow group members. If you don’t think you can manage to do 4 book reviews between these dates please let me know now. I will find someone else for this group and you will be able to choose a later group that will be more suitable for you. 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 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 reviewer in a format the reviewer can manage. 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 by .

When you have posted your review on GR please post a link to your review in this thread.

All reviews must be posted to GR, Amazon .com and Amazon.co.uk.

Postings to any 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.

You have the next week to exchange your 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). I'll stay with you for the next week to answer your questions then I will become just a group member and Kathy will take over as your group moderator. Happy reviewing, everyone :)

[Pearson]

My review of Lisa Karlin's Below the Water Line, an excellent nonfiction account of her family's survival after Katrina:

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

[Lisa]

My review of Nicole Bloom's Not Enough: Is Love Ever Enough? (not your typical "girl meets boy" story) has been posted on Goodreads, AmazonUK, and Amazon:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-revie...

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3DRQ1Y5...

[Nikole]

My review of Catharsis by Noorilhuda is finished and posted on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Goodreads:

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3GODE6Q...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RO5EN...

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

[Lisa]

My review of a very fun read, Showgirls and Aliens by Darrell Nelson, has been posted on Goodreads, Amazon, and AmazonUK:

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

http://www.amazon.com/review/R2JLSAES...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2LYKC...

[Darrell]

Thanks Lisa

[Lisa]

My review of Michael O'Reilly's epic saga, Proud Patrick, has been posted on Goodreads, Amazon, and AmazonUK:

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

http://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-rev...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-r...

[Emma, Group Admin]

Thanks Lisa, I'm still keeping an eye on things for now as I haven't heard from kathy yet.

[Pearson]

Who is Kathy?

[Emma, Group Admin]

Kathy is the moderator assigned to this group. K A Kristo. We take it in turns to moderate the actual rounds although I set up each group and administer the group as a whole.

[Lisa]

My review of War Blanket by Samuel Astbury

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

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3S00...

http://www.amazon.com/review/R1BQDYC5...

[Nikole]

My review of Tripped Up by Jeannie Kaye

http://www.amazon.com/review/R13CWMB9...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1V6Q...

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

[Pearson]

My review of Michael O'Reilly's feast for the mind, Proud Patrick:

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