RULES - PLEASE READ THESE RULES FIRST TO HAVE A BOOK PLACED IN POOL

[Kari]

Here's how it works:

You must read and review and post a review to both Amazon and Goodreads for that book from the review pool, prior to having your book placed in a pool to be reviewed.

Step 1: Choose a book from the "Book Review Pool" thread. Provide your email address and the format you require so that the author can send the book to you. Do not pick a book that has already been chosen! Also, please pick only one book at a time! New Rule: You may now pick a book that has already been chosen but only after all of the books have been picked, and there are no more to choose from. This means that if your book is placed in the pool, you may get more than one review. You are guaranteed at least one, but if more people are interested, you could possibly get multiple. Once the pool is closed, however, you would need to review another book to get placed in the current pool. (And if you wanted a different book in the pool, you would have to do another review.) This way, we will end up with more books to choose from, and no one will have to wait to participate.

Step 2: Read and review the book you have chosen, and post the review within four weeks.

Step 3: Post the link to your Amazon and Goodreads review on the Include My Book in the Review Pool thread. Then provide the details on the book you would like reviewed. Please use this format:

Please include my book in the new Book Review Pool!
Here is the link to my review for the book I chose:
Here is the info for my book:
Book Name:
Author:
Genre:
Formats Available:
Goodreads Link:
Any additional comments are welcome. Please let us know if your book contains adult content.

Step 4: Once your book is listed in the current Book Review Pool and someone chooses your book, please be sure to send it over! Try to keep an eye on the thread. The mods will probably send out messages as well.

*The review guidelines are the same ones that are required by members of this group. We are all trying to help each other, not hurt one another. While all reviews should be honest and constructive criticism is certainly acceptable, please make sure you are respectful as well. If you are going to write something negative, find something positive to write about too. The sandwich method works well: start out with something positive, provide some constructive criticism (only if you feel it is worth mentioning), and then end on a positive note. Make sure you write a thorough review with at least three paragraphs. Please do not just summarize the book. Explain any thoughts and feelings that you had while reading it. If you can't find anything positive to say, you may want to email the author (or PM one of the mods if you feel uncomfortable), and provide your review with your reasoning on why you didn't like it. You may still choose to post it since it is your right to do so (we can't all like every book), but it would be preferable if you chose not to. However, please do not say anything negative about the author or completely bash the book. If you do, we will remove you from the group.

If your review is too negative to post, don't post it. Please, send it to one of the mods privately. We will still include your book in the pool. Your review does not have to be positive. It just has to be honest! By receiving your review privately, we will see that you truly did read the book. However, if we feel that anyone is being dishonest, we will not include his/her book in the pool.

If you find out early on that the book is not to your liking and you would prefer not to finish it, let one of the mods know. The book can be returned to the current pool, and you can choose another one. One of the benefits to this system is that it will allow more flexibility. No one will get stuck with a book they aren't interested in. And of course, the primary benefit is that people won't get reviews unless they give one first! If someone doesn't follow through with a review, then the book can easily be placed in the current pool so that it can be reviewed by someone else. Please make sure you let a mod know if you don't receive your review. One of us will send a message to the reviewer, and if we don't hear back or if he/she is unable to review it, we will add your book to the current pool.

***Please note that Authors also have the right to refuse any request for their book made in the pool. Permission from the Author and Mod must be had for reviewer/readers to complete their obligation for submittal into the pool.***

Any suggestions, comments, and/or questions are welcome. Thank you!