Short Book Review Group 1 (closed)

[R.]

In joining this review group you have agreed to review the novels assigned to you on a two month schedule. This group is now in the review phase and is no longer open for sign up.

This is the Short book review group. It is limited to books that are 50,000 words or less. All genres welcome. As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the books 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 (US and UK) 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.

Note that any participant who makes no effort to fulfill his or her commitment to this group will have all reviews of his or her work resulting from this group deleted and his or her membership in the Genre Specific Review Group will be terminated.


THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:

1 Julia Black - Make Your Husband Your Boyfriend Again

2 A.J. Culey - The Trouble with Antlers (a.k.a. Melvin's Rampant Rack): Season 1, Episode 1

3 D.M. Wolfenden - Double Trouble

4 Chance Maree - Leta and the Sufi

5 L.N. Denison - Oscar

6 Eamonn Sheehy - Summer In The City State

7 M_ - Last of an Emotion: Blue


THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:

July 25 to August 25

Julia Black reviews D.M. Wolfenden
A.J. Culey reviews Chance Maree
D.M. Wolfenden reviews Eamonn Sheehy
Chance Maree reviews M_
L.N. Denison reviews A.J. Culey
Eamonn Sheehy reviews Julia Black
M_ reviews L.N. Denison

August 25 to September 25

Julia Black reviews A.J. Culey
A.J. Culey reviews M_
D.M. Wolfenden reviews L.N. Denison
Chance Maree reviews D.M. Wolfenden
L.N. Denison reviews Eamonn Sheehy
Eamonn Sheehy reviews Chance Maree
M_ reviews Julia Black

[L.N.]

I would like to join this one. I shall post links later tonight =)

[A.J.]

I would like to participate with my novella The Trouble with Antlers (a.k.a. Melvin's Rampant Rack): Season 1, Episode 1.

Thanks!

[[deleted user]]

I would like to join as long as everyone is happy that my book is a collection of stories (it's still only 26K).

Double Trouble

[Lisa]

I'm in. As far as I know, no one has read this one:

Leta and the Sufi

Chance Maree

[L.N.]

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

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

Here are my links, finally!

[L.N.]

I am in the process of reading Carly's book, but I can read another of hers if we are paired up.

[M]

R. wrote: "In joining this review group you have agreed to review the novels assigned to you on a two month schedule. If you do not agree, please do not sign up below.

This is the Short book review group. It..."
I am M. I would love to join. I'd like a review for my book " Last of an Emotion" thank you

[Eamonn]

Book published this year - April/May, Nonfiction travel memoir - Eamonn Sheehy -

[M]

Here is the link for my book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
M

[R.]

Authors:

We have seven books. The sign up phase is over. I will be publishing the review schedule in the next day or two. Please let me know about any conflict as soon as possible.

R.

[Els]

I should like to participate with my novel Skopelos.
http://amzn.to/29ETTvq

[Lisa]

R.

I cannot read L.N. or Carly but they can read mine.

Thanks.

[[deleted user]]

I don't have any issues

[John]

Good morning. Can I join this group? When we do review swaps, can we do them as paid downloads on Amazon? I have one thriller book, less than 50,000 words, at just 99 cents. Here is the link for "The Conviction: Enacting Vigilante Justice". Thanks!

https://www.amazon.com/Conviction-Ena...

[[deleted user]]

R. wrote: "Authors:

We have seven books. The sign up phase is over. I will be publishing the review schedule in the next day or two. Please let me know about any conflict as soon as possible.

R."

R,
do you have schedule yet?

Cheers D

[R.]

D.M. wrote: "
R,
do you have schedule yet?

Cheers D"

I apologize for my senior moment. The review schedule has been posted in the first comment of this topic. Please post a comment in this topic, when you receive your books for review and when you post your reviews.

R.

[[deleted user]]

R. wrote: "D.M. wrote: "
R,
do you have schedule yet?

Cheers D"

I apologize for my senior moment. The review schedule has been posted in the first comment of this topic. Please post a comment in this topic..."

I have them all the time.

Thanks R :)

[L.N.]

I have downloaded both A.J and Eamonn's books on KU. Going to give their royalties a little boost =)

[L.N.]

To those who are reviewing mine, it is on KU as well, but I will be able to sort you out a copy if you don't have KU.

[[deleted user]]

L.N. wrote: "To those who are reviewing mine, it is on KU as well, but I will be able to sort you out a copy if you don't have KU."

Sorry L.N

I don't have KU at the moment. I've sent a message

D

[L.N.]

All sent =)

[M]

I have Julia Black's book.Will send mine out tomorrow for those that are reviewing it.

[Eamonn]

Thanks for downloading LN!
DM, I have sent you a message there. Sending this afternoon.
Both my reviews - Julia and Chance - email details for your books have been sent your way. Thanks all.

[Lisa]

I have D.M.'s Double Trouble.

My novella is free on Amazon from Monday 7/25 until Thursday 7/28.

[Lisa]

I now have M's work for my second round.

[M]

I have "oscar" will review as soon as I read it.

[A.J.]

Thanks so much, Carly!

[M]

I posted a review for "Oscar" on goodreads and will post to amazon first chance I get.

[A.J.]

I've received both of my books.

[L.N.]

Here are my links for poor old Melvin and his rampant rack:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/RM1Y5V6...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3606...

Love this book! Had me laughing more than once =).

[A.J.]

Thanks so much, LN! So glad you enjoyed it :)

[[deleted user]]

Reviews for my two reads. Also left on Amazon US & UK

Summer in the city state. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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

[L.N.]

Thanks for the review D.M, I really appreciate it =).

[[deleted user]]

You are very welcome

[Els]

I should like to join this group. How can I join?
Els

[Lisa]

Oops. I just realized I read my assignments out of order. Sorry, M. I'll start yours today.

Here is my round 2 review for Double Trouble by D.M. Wolfenden

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1VN8...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R30ZADE...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lisa]

My first round review of Last of an Emotion: Blue by M_


https://www.amazon.com/review/R235W1D...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3570...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[L.N.]

Here are my second round review links:

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

Still waiting on Amazon!! So slow today.

[L.N.]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1WVQ...
https://www.amazon.com/review/RU9HCKL...

Finally! Here are my Amazon reviews...apologies for the delay.

[Carol]

Hello!
I would like to join your group. I have several short books on Amazon, mostly fantasy, one is sci fi. Can I get in on the action at some point?

Carol Holland March

[[deleted user]]

Chance wrote: "Oops. I just realized I read my assignments out of order. Sorry, M. I'll start yours today.

Here is my round 2 review for Double Trouble by D.M. Wolfenden

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1VN8FG..."

Thanks Chance, appreciated.

[A.J.]

I've completed my reviews of Leta and the Sufi. Here are the links:

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

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2IIQOM...

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RDUSL...

[A.J.]

I've posted my reviews of Last of an Emotion: Blue. Here are the links:

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

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/RRXMUEF...

Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1L6E...

[A.J.]

I've completed both of my reviews (links posted above). Thanks to Chance and M. for two lovely reads.

Also, thanks to L.N. and Carly for their reviews of my work.

And finally, thanks so much to R. for hosting and organizing this group. As always, it was fun!!

Best wishes to everyone.

[Lisa]

A.J. wrote: "I've completed my reviews of Leta and the Sufi. Here are the links:

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

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2IIQOM......"

Thank you, A.J. That story is indeed a tragedy.

[M]

I have posted my review on goodreads and amazon for "Make your husband your boyfriend"

[Lisa]

Carly wrote: "I've already posted on here, contacted the mod and contacted Eamonn about my review above, all some time ago and not received any replies. ?"

Eamonn was assigned my story for the 2nd round. The due date is Sunday, but nothing as of yet.

[Lisa]

Carly wrote: "The moderator (R.) said she contacted him too but no reply so far."

I hope he comes through for both of us. Fingers crossed.

[Lisa]

Carly wrote: "The moderator (R.) said she contacted him too but no reply so far."

Well, the due date has passed and no sign of Eamonn. He hasn't posted anything at GR in more than a month. Sorry, Carly. I was looking forward to his comments, too.