group 100D Action/adventure/thrillers

[Emma]

This is a special celebratory, genre specific group. In joining this group you have agreed TO REVIEW ANY ALLOCATED BOOK within the set 12 week limit.
Genre: Action and adventure
An event or series of events that happens outside the course of the protagonist's ordinary life, usually accompanied by danger, often by physical action. Adventure stories almost always move quickly, and the pace of the plot is at least as important as characterization, setting and other elements of a creative work.

Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate preferences. 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 – even within the same genre, 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/...

Make sure you have an author profile set up before you join and that your book is available for sale on amazon (not pre-0rder).

Please let me know as you sign up if you have been reviewed by, or have reviewed another author in the group. It is permissible to review an author more than once if a different book is available, but reciprocal reviews within the group are strictly prohibited.

Your group moderator will be
Hock Tjoa

Member Links

1.T.S. O'Neil
2.Hock G. Tjoa
3.Diana J. Febry
4.Brandon Collier
5.Greg Smith
6.John Tolliver
7.Benjamin H. Hebert
8.Michael Jason Brandt
9.Coral Walker
10.Mark McKay

Book Links

1.Tampa Star
2.The Ninja and the Diplomat
3.Point of No Return
4.The Footsteps of Domingo Rhodes
5.YOU CAN RUN
6.The Reflection Of Innocence
7.Stopping the Fat Guy
8.Plagued, With Guilt
9.Children of Swan
10.A Trade To Die For

[Hock]

Perhaps I'll offer up one of my own to get things started -

Hock G. Tjoa

The Ninja and the Diplomat

[Benjamin]

I'd like to Sign Up!



Hock has reviewed this book already I believe

[Brandon]

I would like to sign up.

I submit The Footsteps of Domingo Rhodes

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

[T.S.]

Hello All: I would like to participate in this group by submitting my first novel, Tampa Star, for review. Here is a link to the book and a link to my profile on GR:

http://www.amazon.com/Tampa-Star-Blac...

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

[Mark]

Hi Emma,

Can I sign up to this group, please?
My profile is here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

The book is called 'A Trade to Die For' and is on Goodreads here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Thanks,
Mark

[Mark]

Emma, meant to say, I've reviewed Brandon and TS in the past.

Mark

[Emma]

Hi Mark, unless you've reviewed all of their books, I can fit you in.

[Mark]

No, I haven't reviewed all of their books. I'd like to read Hock this time, if I can actually make that request.

[Emma]

I'm afraid I don't do 'requests', getting non-reciprocal reviews arranged for everyone is my priority, but as it happens, unless I have to rearrange things to accommodate other members, yep you will be reviewing Hock.

[Emma]

I'm going to open this one up to Thrillers as well, hopefully that'll get in moving again.

[Diana]

Hi I write rural mysteries/police procedurals. There are murders and the chase to apprehend them and they have been refered to as thrillers but I think they are more mystery. If you think that is ok I'd like to add Point of No Return If I'm in Hock has reviewed several of my books but not all. He may however feel he's been punished enough!

[Emma]

I think that'll be fine. Unfortunately, Hock will have to review you again as you can't review him and he already has a clash with Benjamin who doesn't have another suitable book.

[Diana]

Emma wrote: "I think that'll be fine. Unfortunately, Hock will have to review you again as you can't review him and he already has a clash with Benjamin who doesn't have another suitable book."

Thank you Emma. I have reviewed one book for Brandon but not the one listed for this group.

[Emma]

Thanks, I think I've got everyone sorted.

[T.S.]

I've reviewed Hock, but not that particular book and Mark has reviewed one of my books.

[Emma]

Thanks TS, after a brief panic, I've managed to alter things for you to fit in.

[Greg]

G'day Hock,

This is all new to me so here goes. I'd like to sign up by submitting my latest novel, YOU CAN RUN, for review. Here is a link to the book and a link to my profile on GR:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/153066974X

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

What should be my next step?

[T.S.]

Emma wrote: "Thanks TS, after a brief panic, I've managed to alter things for you to fit in." Thanks. It looks like there will be some more time needed before we can start?

[Emma]

Hi Greg, welcome aboard.
When we have 10 members I'll allocate who is reviewing who and we can get going.

[Coral]

Hi Emma, I like to sign up for my book Children of Swan: The Land of Taron #3.

https://www.amazon.com/Children-Swan-...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Thanks.

[John]

I'd be very interested in participating, mine is a military/action-adventure thriller
My links are
Book Profile
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Author Profile
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

[Emma]

Welcome John.

[Michael]

I'd like to add my novel Plagued, With Guilt. It's a little more suspense than thriller, but if Kirkus calls it a thriller who am I to argue?

Book:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Author:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

[John]

Emma wrote: "Welcome John."

Thank you Emma, glad to be aboard

[Emma]

As we are getting sooo close to finally filling this one, can everyone check if they have reviewed or been reviewed by any other members. That way, as soon as we find that last person, we can get this one up and running.

[Coral]

Hi Emma, not yet see you confirm it yet -- am I in? Thanks.

[Emma]

ooh didn't see it! whoohoooo

We have ten, I'set up the order later on, its sunday dinner time, a time honoured and sacred ritual in the uk.

Emma

[Coral]

Thanks a lot, Emma:)

[Diana]

Just the 2 I've already told you about. Hock can choose an earlier book or wait until 1st July when my new one will be out so all good for me.

[Emma]

START DATE: 30-May-16

END DATE: 22-Aug-16

Round 1 – post your review by 20-Jun-16
Round 2 – post your review by 11-Jul-16
Round 3 – post your review by 01-Aug-16
Round 4 – post your review by 22-Aug-16



As AUTHORS you send your book file to:

D-01__ T.S. O'Neil
Mark McKay for round 1
Coral Walker for round 2
Michael Jason Brandt for round 3
Benjamin H Herbert for round 4

D-02__ Hock Tjoa
T.S. O'Neil for round 1
Mark McKay for round 2
Coral Walker for round 3
Michael Jason Brandt for round 4

D-03__ Diana Febry
Hock Tjoa for round 1
T.S. O'Neil for round 2
Mark McKay for round 3
Coral Walker for round 4

D-04__ Brandon Collier
Diana Febry for round 1
Hock Tjoa for round 2
T.S. O'Neil for round 3
Mark McKay for round 4

D-05__ Greg Smith
Brandon Collier for round 1
Diana Febry for round 2
Hock Tjoa for round 3
T.S. O'Neil for round 4

D-06__ John Tolliver
Greg Smith for round 1
Brandon Collier for round 2
Diana Febry for round 3
Hock Tjoa for round 4

D-07__ Benjamin H Herbert
John Tolliver for round 1
Greg Smith for round 2
Brandon Collier for round 3
Diana Febry for round 4

D-08__ Michael Jason Brandt
Benjamin H Herbert for round 1
John Tolliver for round 2
Greg Smith for round 3
Brandon Collier for round 4

D-09__ Coral Walker
Michael Jason Brandt for round 1
Benjamin H Herbert for round 2
John Tolliver for round 3
Greg Smith for round 4

D-10__ Mark McKay
Coral Walker for round 1
Michael Jason Brandt for round 2
Benjamin H Herbert for round 3
John Tolliver for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

D-01__ T.S. O'Neil
Hock Tjoa for round 1
Diana Febry for round 2
Brandon Collier for round 3
Greg Smith for round 4

D-02__ Hock Tjoa
Diana Febry for round 1
Brandon Collier for round 2
Greg Smith for round 3
John Tolliver for round 4

D-03__ Diana Febry
Brandon Collier for round 1
Greg Smith for round 2
John Tolliver for round 3
Benjamin H Herbert for round 4

D-04__ Brandon Collier
Greg Smith for round 1
John Tolliver for round 2
Benjamin H Herbert for round 3
Michael Jason Brandt for round 4

D-05__ Greg Smith
John Tolliver for round 1
Benjamin H Herbert for round 2
Michael Jason Brandt for round 3
Coral Walker for round 4

D-06__ John Tolliver
Benjamin H Herbert for round 1
Michael Jason Brandt for round 2
Coral Walker for round 3
Mark McKay for round 4

D-07__ Benjamin H Herbert
Michael Jason Brandt for round 1
Coral Walker for round 2
Mark McKay for round 3
T.S. O'Neil for round 4

D-08__ Michael Jason Brandt
Coral Walker for round 1
Mark McKay for round 2
T.S. O'Neil for round 3
Hock Tjoa for round 4

D-09__ Coral Walker
Mark McKay for round 1
T.S. O'Neil for round 2
Hock Tjoa for round 3
Diana Febry for round 4

D-10__ Mark McKay
T.S. O'Neil for round 1
Hock Tjoa for round 2
Diana Febry for round 3
Brandon Collier 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 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. Everyone must be able to accept PDF. 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.

When you have posted your reviews, please post the three links to your reviews 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.

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). I'll stay with you until your mod takes over as your group moderator. Happy reviewing, everyone :)

[James]

Happy Endings
I am not sure how this group works or how to go about submitting a book for review.

[Hock]

James wrote: "Happy Endings
I am not sure how this group works or how to go about submitting a book for review."

Hello James,

Look for a group that is still being formed - before there are ten signed up with their books. There are some right now number 103 and up, I think. Pick one that you think you would be comfortable with and sign up there.

This one, unfortunately, has just been filled. There is already a schedule of who should review whom and so forth.

Best wishes,

Hock

[James]

Thanks Hock,
James

[T.S.]

Guys and gals, if you owe me your book for a review, please get it to me ASAP as a PDF or MOBI. I'll read them as quickly as possible and get the reviews posted as soon as the book is done. My email is timoneil followed by the at symbol (@) followed by brighthouse.com So far, I have received 0 books.

Hock Tjoa for round 1
Diana Febry for round 2
Brandon Collier for round 3
Greg Smith for round 4

Alternatively, I need your email address to send you my book file. I will immediately do so, in whatever format requested, as soon as I have your email address as the messaging function within GR is buggy and often will not find an author. Therefore, would the following people send me an email at timoneil (@) brighthouse dot com and I'll send you my book file. Don't forget to tell me what format you want. Thanks.

Michael Jason Brandt for round 3
Benjamin H Herbert for round 4

[Mark]

My review for 'The Ninja and The Diplomat'.

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

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2M22DO...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1L2K...

[Michael]

T.S. wrote: "Guys and gals, if you owe me your book for a review, please get it to me ASAP as a PDF or MOBI. I'll read them as quickly as possible and get the reviews posted as soon as the book is done. My emai..."

Hi, Tim. I already sent you a message in GR in response to the "Ask An Author" question you posted on my Author Page, which is not the right place to handle this transaction, as it's a place for readers to ask the author questions.

In the off chance you did not receive my GR email, please send your book in mobi format to michaeljasonbrandt@gmail.com.

[Hock]

Thanks, Mark for your R 2 review.

This is the first review for this group - way ahead of the deadline of June 20.

[John]

My review for "Stopping the Fat Guy"

It was a fun read
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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

[Mark]

My review for Tim's 'Tampa Star'.


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

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1DI79U...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2ACQ...

[Diana]

Round 1
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/membe...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R1UN...
Round 2
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/membe...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1V4E6L...
Round 3
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/membe...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R31YROL...
Round 4
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/cdp/membe...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/R2PU...
Thank you everyone for an interesting collection of reads. Hopefully see you in future groups.
I'll get a copy to you Hock as soon as my new one is released next month.
The .com links are now correct. .UK still bringing up all recent reviews. I'll try again in a few days to get correct links. Maybe they haven't fully caught up? Are all there though.

[Hock]

Thanks John for your (first) R 2 review. Are you not able to get a review on Amazon-UK?

Mark thanks for your second review.

Diana -wow - thanks for all four reviews! Could you please check your links, though, they are not always of the right reviews and the Goodreads links tend to lead to the book not your own review.

The rest of us have until June 20th for the first deadline!

[John]

Posted on Amazon UK as well

[Diana]

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sorry Hock - computer kindly completely re-set itself and everything has changed! These should be the GR reviews in order. I'll go back & the others now,

[Michael]

Round 1 review for Children of Swan:

GR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R11CSD3...
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2VV4...

[Greg]

My review for "The Reflection of Innocence"

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

[Coral]

Thank you so much Michael for the review. Have a brilliant day:)

[Coral]

My review for "A Trade to Die for":
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/product-revi...
https://www.amazon.com/product-review...

[Mark]

Thanks, Coral. Much appreciated.

[Hock]

Thanks Mark, Greg and Carol for your respective first round reviews!

Greg, please add links to the reviews you posted on Amazon and Amazon UK. This is part of the "deal" in the Review Group.

Please make sure, Carol, that the Amazon links are to YOUR reviews and not to the book.

In general, with Amazon reviews, it is best to wait until you receive a notification from Amazon that your reviews have been approved. In those notifications will be a link to your review - "See your full review" (or something similar).