Group 129. In this World. Mod L.N.

[Emma]

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.
The new amazon rules state that authors/publishers are no longer allowed to specifically supply published books in return for reviews on amazon. To comply with this new rule, we no longer insist members review on amazon. However, we are all in the same situation, we want reviews.
When sorting out groups, I prioritise those members who have fully participated in previous groups and don’t have multiple review connections with the other participants.

This is an 'In this world round. Only adult fiction involving concrete contemporary or past situations can be included. Mysteries, thrillers, action and adventures, contemporary/historical romances, literary fiction etc. No aliens, elves, vampires, stories set in the future, non-fiction or children's books.
If you are only willing to review your own preferred genre, make sure you join a genre round. 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.
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/...

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 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, amazon.com and amazon.uk. Amazon has recently changed their criteria for reviewers to allow only those people who have spent $50 on amazon. If you are unsure about your amazon reviewer status, try posting a ‘test’ review before signing up.

5. You can provide (and accept) at least PDF files. Many authors can also provide mobi and epub files. You are not expected or required to buy the books you are allocated to review. Some authors borrow books via KU and others provide smashwords coupons. This is their choice. International Copyright laws apply. You cannot sell, or give away material you have received without the author’s express permission.

6. It is up to individuals what disclaimers they place in a review concerning receiving a book in exchange for a review. Note: 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.

7. 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.

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

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

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. The new amazon.com review guidelines do not allow for free books to be supplied in return for reviews. Therefore, you are not obliged to review on amazon, just on goodreads. We all want reviews, its 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.

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

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. Usually places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
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. I will always endeavour to start another round as soon as possible with that member in mind.
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
L.N. Denison

Member Links
1.T.S. O'Neil
2.Jonah Gibson
3.Gene Kendall
4.Glen Weissenberger
5.Marie-Jo Fortis
6.John Newport
7.Sonal Panse
8.W.T. Fallon
9.Wolf DeVoon
10. Laurette Long

Book Links
1.Mexican Hat Trick
2.A Cup of Pending
3.yeah, shut up.
4.Companions by Contract: A Weissenberger Romantic Suspense Novel, Book Two
5.From A to Zoe
6.Cadets of Annapolis: First Year
7.The Sunshine Time: Season 1 Episode 2
8.Fail to the Chief
9.A Portrait of Valor
10.Hot Basque: A French Summer Novel 2

[T.S.]

Please sign me up for Mexican Hat Trick. Thanks.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Emma]

No problem. T.S.
Did you know still got Mexican HatTrick under TS O'Neil and not under the same author profile as your other books.

[Jonah]

Sign me up please. A Cup of Pending. Comedic thriller.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Emma]

Welcome Jonah.

[Gene, Admin]

Please sign me up. My novel is Yeah, Shut Up. - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Emma]

Gene, please claim your author profile. Once its set up, let me know and I'll enter your details on the group.
Go to this link https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
and click 'this is me' at the bottom of the page.

[Laurette]

Hi Emma
Could you sign me up with 'Hot Basque' please?

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

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

Of the authors signed up so far, I have reviewed Jonah Gibson, 'A Cup of Pending'.
Thanks, Laurette

[Emma]

Hi Laurette, if it comes to it, Jonah has a couple of other books you can review but I'll try to keep you apart.

[Jonah]

Emma wrote: "Hi Laurette, if it comes to it, Jonah has a couple of other books you can review but I'll try to keep you apart."

If Laurette would like to review Speedster, I'd be up for that. It's similar in timbre and pitch to Cuppa, and could use some more reviews.

[Emma]

Thanks Jonah, that makes my life easier.

[Laurette]

Happy to oblige with another one from Jonah!

[Emma]

Anyone that fancies getting started immediately, we have a space in 131 general. You'd have to be able to review participants 8, 9, 10 and 1, and be reviewed by 3, 4, 5 and 6.
First come, first served.

[Gene, Admin]

Emma,
I've set up my author's page and received the confirmation email. Do you need me to do anything else?

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

Thanks.

[Emma]

Apart from making sure you can post review on amazon (and you can if you've ever spent mote than $50, not in digital content, on an amazon site), that's the lot.

I'll add you now.

once we have 10 members, I'll set the process going.

[Billy]

Is there still room for me to sign In The Wake Of Death up?

[Emma]

Plenty of room here, but I'll also be starting up another 18+ round today. If you'd rather be there. Let me know.

[W.T.]

I would like to sign up for this round. My author profile and book page are listed below:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Emma]

Welcome aboard W.T.

[T.S.]

Emma wrote: "No problem. T.S.
Did you know still got Mexican HatTrick under TS O'Neil and not under the same author profile as your other books." It's a conspiracy, I tell you. J/K. I did not know that and will get that rectified. Thanks.

[Marie-Jo]

Hi Emma,

Could you please sign me up?

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

Thanks and Happy Holidays,

Marie-Jo

[Emma]

Welcome back Marie-Jo.

[Marie-Jo]

Thank you. Very happy to be back.

[W.T.]

So do we wait to get assigned a book to review or do we pick one?

[Emma]

Once we have 10 members, I assign who is reviewing who to make sure everyone gives and gets 4 non-reciprocal reviews.

I hope that helps.

[Sonal]

Hi Emma,

Please add my book - The Sunshine Time: Season 1 Episode 2 (The Sunshine Time #2)



https://www.goodreads.com/sonal-panse

Thanks,

Sonal

[John]

Hi Emma,

Please add my book.
"Cadets of Annapolis - First Year" (Cadets of Annapolis #1)
Book Page - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Author Page - https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3...

I can provide the following files:
.epub (specifically format for Apple, Kobo, or Nook)
.mobi (Specifically formatted for Kindle)
.pdf
.epub generic format for all other readers.

To those other fellow readers just let me know which version you would like me to send.

[Laurette]

Hi Emma, just taken a look at group now forming, Marie-Jo reviewed me in Group 108, no connexions with any of the other authors apart from Jonah as already discussed.

[Emma]

Welcome John. Once the group has its 10 members, I'll allocate who is reviewing who and we can get going.

Laurette: as it happens the order I have at the moment means you and Marie-Jo don't 'meet' anyway.

Sonal: please have a look and declare any clashes.

[Sonal]

I haven't reviewed or been reviewed by anyone here.

[Emma]

That's exactly the answer I wanted! I like an easy life.

[T.S.]

I did review A to Zoey and at the risk of getting lashed with a wet noodle, I'd love to review Cadets of Annapolis: First Year.

[Emma]

That should be fine.
Damn, I was looking forward to trying out the wet noodles...

[John]

Thank you Emma.
That works for me. Looking forward to seeing other writing styles.

[Laurette]

Emma wrote: "Welcome John. Once the group has its 10 members, I'll allocate who is reviewing who and we can get going.

Laurette: as it happens the order I have at the moment means you and Marie-Jo don't 'meet'..."

OK that's fine, just looked at newest additions don't think there are any clashes good luck with the juggling act!

[John]

T.S. if it happens that you don't get my book, but still want to read it I'll send you a copy.

[W.T.]

I don't know anyone here, no clashes.

[L.N.]

2 more authors/reviewers needed, then we can get this party started!

[L.N.]

Once Emma has sorted out the order of things, of course =)....I'm jumping the gun a bit!

[Laurette]

L.N. wrote: "Once Emma has sorted out the order of things, of course =)....I'm jumping the gun a bit!"

Nice to meet up again L.N!!!

[L.N.]

And you, but I shan't be partaking, only modding this time around. I can't wait to get this round started =). It should be a good one.

[John]

Good thing someone already asked the question. I didn't want to look like a total newbie by asking that.
(Cringing inwardly in embarrassment)

[T.S.]

John wrote: "T.S. if it happens that you don't get my book, but still want to read it I'll send you a copy."
Send away, I'll get a jump start on it. timoneil (at) brighthouse dot com

[T.S.]

Emma, Zombie books are definitely out? As I have a buddy who has written one and would probably participate.

[Emma]

We've got a general and an 18+ looking for members, but yep, as zombies definitely don't exist, I don't think they count as being 'in this world'.

[T.S.]

I knew that was coming :-) Thanks Emma.

[John]

T.S. wrote: "John wrote: "T.S. if it happens that you don't get my book, but still want to read it I'll send you a copy."
Send away, I'll get a jump start on it. timoneil (at) brighthouse dot com"

Sent. It's a generic epub file. Let me know if you need a specific reader file.

If anyone else wants to get a jump as well let me know.

[Emma]

Erm, you're not exchanging book files before the round starts, and thus blowing the non-reciprocal nature of group out of the water are you?
I might have to rearrange the order yet, depending on who signs up.

T.S. you should know better, you're an old hand at this. Please don't start reading John's book, just in case.

[Anita]

Hello Emma, LN. I’d like to join this round with MIRO.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Author page:

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

I’ve reviewed Jonah’s A Cup of Pending and been reviewed by Laurette Long. Sorry I just made your life harder!

[L.N.]

Hi Anita, nice to see you. Emma should be able to sort you out on the list...=)