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Read Along And Q & A with Jennie Ensor - Blind Side
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The book should be discounted very soon! Expecting to happen today, down to 99p = $1.24 ish
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I wondered if Janet could put a link to the book on Amazon.com (http://amzn.to/2aujSc4) with the other info on the AGT home page, given many US members of group and there isn't a .com link on the Goodreads Blind Side page (where it has a Get the book button), only the Amazon UK link.
It's on sale at cut price all today for $1.28 goes up again on 2 May. Can't reply to questions today as away from home & on iPhone but will be back soon!
Blind Side is still $1.28 now until later today. If anyone has seen a different price up over the past few days pls let me know. The price change wasn't as straightforward as I expected.
If there's any questions/comments about my book this weekend will be a good time to ask them! On Monday I'm off on holiday for a week, though as the forecast is rain and the hotel will have wifi I'm sure I can respond from time to time, as long as my husband doesn't notice that is.
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Enjoy your break. As Janet mentioned people will tend to ask questions when they get nearer to the finish or finished.
Book finally arrived. Have a couple to finish, may start Friday. I always like a mystery for the weekend.
Hi KimDid you order a paperback? The distribution is not totally ironed out unfortunately :( but v glad it's turned up!!
Forgot to mention before but paperback readers may like to know that Blind Side is on a giveaway at the mo which ends in 5 days May 19. 600 ish entries so far valid for UK US & Can. Also the ebook will be on promotion again to 99p/$1.28 ish Fri 26 May to 29 May
the price of Blind Side has now been cut to $1.29 for the rest of the weekend, so it's a good time to buy if you haven't already :)
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The US price is 99c, I got it wrong earlier - *almost* free :)
Just started reading-why doesn't she like Julian? Hmmmm
Georgie and Julian are friends, at the start. And then Stuff Happens. Any other questions, I'm here
Mods; where are we supposed to post our comments on Blind Side, or do we not do this?
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I am around 60 % in.
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3.5 stars from me.
thanks Sean for the review and putting it on Amazon
I'll stay up a bit to see if anyone wants to ask anything. Or people can discuss first sans moi
About half way through. Interesting to read about English politics and the Russia/Chechnya conflict I didn't know much about
Hello Mods. Two reviews, one from Sean and one from me seem to have disappeared off this post?
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Thought I would let members read the book.
Nor sure about yours P.K
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Will have to consider if we should continue, with so few members taking part.
Any thoughts please
Hi Sean. I found it next to yours on Share Your Review. I don't know how I got it there because you said it was okay to put it on this thread (above). I must have opened on yours and assumed we were here. As a member still feeling around in the dark, I can't be sure how I can offer much advice apart from my impressions so far. I think the problem, if it is a problem, might be that there are so many threads here for reading books. The PIFM thread and others seem to stack up books so much there isn't room for a monthly review of current books. There is a limit to what one can read and my own view would be for less quantity and more quality if that is possible. I think it is important for new author's to get the chance to be read and reviewed but it might need a more prominent thread. I have read and reviewed three books so far, two on another group read. For one review I received a whining, abusive reaction from the author and for Jennie's I have not even received an acknowledgment that I bothered to buy it and read it. The other is awaiting a response. So, my experience so far for reviewing is not good. Perhaps A Good Thriller being mostly of readers for readers is the safest, and not get mixed up with author's at all. As an author I squirm to offer this advice.
Changing the subject briefly if I may. What about the French tennis? Fantastic so far. Look forward to Queens and Wimbledon
Regards
P.K. wrote: "Hi Sean. I found it next to yours on Share Your Review. I don't know how I got it there because you said it was okay to put it on this thread (above). I must have opened on yours and assumed we wer..."I'm sorry PK but I haven't yet seen your review - I meant to hunt for it yesterday when I saw your earlier comment (I too have had serious trouble finding stuff among all the threads, BTW) but got distracted with deadlines, dog trouble, etc. And yes I'm very pleased that you read my book and bothered to review it, thank you for that! will go look now!!
Here's my reply to P.K.'s review, which is on the Share Your Review thread:Thanks for your thoughts on my book, I appreciate all your points. I was thinking Nikolai would have had months to save some cash, and he knew that he may not see Georgie again for a while...
You're not alone in stressing the love story aspect - I have described it as a 'love story blended with a psychological thriller' with politics - though unfortunately that is difficult to get across in an Amazon category. (it's now in women's crime fiction) My publisher decided to label it a psychological thriller in the Amazon ebook title but I suspect it is not really that to many. Maybe I will ask them to change it.
Sean wrote: "I have not posted on here, placed in Just Finished, and on amazon.Thought I would let members read the book.
Nor sure about yours P.K"
here's my comment on Sean's review:
Great to get your review Sean.
I've had no end of trouble categorising this novel - it's got a strong psychological suspense element but also romance and politics/social issues. I hesitate to label as 'romantic thriller' as it's not at all that bodice ripping thing :)
Re the ending, I could have made it more thrillerish but decided a longer, less twisty wrap up was the more satisfying way to go, since to me the relationships between the characters were the most important. I guess you can't please everyone all the time!
Hm, we have the "book I just finished" thread which is where both of you posted your reviews. I'm not surprised Jennie didn't see it. My opinion is in a group you join for fun, you can't make people do when they're not interested. We've had a lot of participants in author reads, but it's petered out, just like for book pals and hot seat threads. To keep the group vibrant, I think it's best to encourage the active threads and maybe try new ideas to keep members engaged
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Very true Perri, all the groups threads have gone down.
As a group, we were one of the very first to start Book Pals, and we used to get 40-50 people a month.
Pick It For Me, I started with a choice of books I wanted to read, and I note is still successful, with the same 20-30 members every month.
We try to offer many threads, and certain members go into certain threads, I have noted and follow closely.
Many other groups have failed with group/ monthly reads as well.
I am always finding it hard to keep members happy and authors, and do try my best.
The more active the author, the more members read, this is a fact.
Also we all have to realise, not all books will suit all of us.
As Perri says, it is just for fun...
We will as moderators try our best to keep thinking of new ideas.
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As for group reads ...... I'm inclined to think that a break is taken for a while. Movement on here generally slows down during the summer time as people are out and about more. Participation tends to move in peaks and troughs and we always get slow times. I freely admit to having days when I'm simply too busy or my mind is on other things. Reading quite often takes a hit because it's not something I can keep up consistently. I always go through periods of losing my reading mojo. Just the ebb and flow of life.
Finished-my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Spoiler:
So is the title because Jennie was blindsided by Julian?
Good to get your review Perri. The title is to me about Georgie not seeing Julian properly at first, also him not seeing her (literally) later on. There's other resonances too, eg the shock of the 7/7 terror attack on London, and Georgie's discovery of her father's guilt/her mother's true situation.
Thanks
Janet