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175 Out of this World - Mod. E.M.
Welcome aboard Natalie! I found your book, but normally you need to make sure you have a link to it in your post (as indeed you did on the other thread). Also can you confirm you have read and will abide by the rules in the starter post please :)Also throwing my own hat in this ring with Trust a Few. I have read and will abide by the rules.
Hi, I'd love to do another round. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
So far, no conflicts, and I have read and will abide by the rules.
Thanks!
Oops, sorry, the link doesn't show the title like I thought it would. It's "Tales of a Nuisance Man".
Welcome aboard James. Do please check back to make sure you can let me know if any clashes with others who join in occur.
Would love to sign up, E.M., my only conflict is with your book but haven't read the Dai and Julia Omnibus yet? Here are my links:Author profile
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Absence of Color, Spectrum of Color Book One
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Can I sign up please? I am in group 170 but i am on my last read and will be finished very soon. Here's my details if it's ok?Dale Rutter
Just The Beginning
My conflicts at the moment is just yours E.M, I just recently read Trust A Few in round 170.
Welcome aboard S.K.! I have placed you in our mutual 'safe spot' so unless there is a lot of pressure on clashes in the group, you will not need to re-review me ;)
Soon as I have signed you off on 170 I can register you here Dale, but not before as each person can only participate in one round at a time.
Ok great, thank you. As said, I'm nearly finished my last read so a day or two at most and I'll be done. Hopefully there's still a space then!
I'd love to join in. Here's my book. A Darker Shade of Sorcery
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Thank you.
Please add my non-fiction book. I'd love to be included!Dreaming Synchronicity: Journey of an Empath
Lyra Adams
Sorry Lyra, this is a fiction only round. The only round presently open where you book could fit is the 18+ round which you can sign up to here if you would like.
Thank you - Sorry for that. I don't know how I missed it in the info.E.M. wrote: "Sorry Lyra, this is a fiction only round. The only round presently open where you book could fit is the 18+ round which you can sign up to here if you would like."
Am I ok to sign up to this group now I've finished 170, E.M? Thanks.
E.M. I'd like to join but I may be too conflict-y. Here are my conflicts let me know. I need to be read by: You and Stjepan
I must read Will if he is okay with me reading another part of his series
I have read James' only book so we would need separated.
I understand if that's too much to work around. :)
I'm really sorry Lucretia, I've juggled names and places and can't find a workaround.You could try your book in the 18+ round, they still have spaces I believe.
Thanks for trying. I can't jump in that one because JB already has a conflict and we conflict too. No worries, there will be others. :)
Hi I would like to join this round if allowable? My book is Mermaids Exile and available on Amazon.
Welcome aboard Sophia - as you are new to the rounds please confirm you have read and understood the rules.
Thank you! I confirm I have read and understood the rules.
I am interested in joining this group if there is still room!
Sure, Carrie. please post the link to your book and confirm you have read and understood the rules :)
Please add my book to the Book List (if there's still room).
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0755WDK3NIt is available free with Kindle Unlimited. I can also send an Epub/Mobi/PDF to a reviewer if required.
Jim Neville
I have read and will abide by the rules.
You are in AA, welcome aboard.Jim, I'm just waiting on Carrie to post her book details and confirm. If she has not by tomorrow I'll put you in.
E.M. wrote: "You are in AA, welcome aboard.Jim, I'm just waiting on Carrie to post her book details and confirm. If she has not by tomorrow I'll put you in."
Thank you for your time and consideration.
E.M. wrote: "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’ r..."Sign me up.
Hiya, not sure if there is still a spot on this one but if so I would be happy to join this round with my book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...Thank you!
Katie Epstein
Welcome aboard Jim!Alright, this round is now full. I will give people a day to check that you have not reviewed the four people above you in the list (the list wraps around so 7,8,9,10 are 'above' 1). Then, if no one posts a clash I will set us going.
Grady, Katie and Carrie - please hang in there. A new Out of this World Round will be opening up very shortly so keep an eye out :)
That’s great thank you. I shall keep my eye out!
Group 179 is ready for the authors who missed this round...
Thanks for letting people know, Scott :)
My apologies to A.A. - I only just realised you are the co-author with Scott of this book so I can't review you. I will have to remove you from the round and suggest you go to 179 instead.Welcome aboard Grady!
Because Scott has reviewed me several times, AA so I can't review him.
Sorry, A.A. The issue is Scott is listed on the book - and on the Zon - as an author. Sadly the technicality behind that is not going to matter much to the algorithms :(
Updated version!Ok - here we go! Good reading everyone :)
START DATE: 12-Feb-18
END DATE: 07-May-18
Round 1 – post your review by 05-Mar-18
Round 2 – post your review by 26-Mar-18
Round 3 – post your review by 16-Apr-18
Round 4 – post your review by 07-May-18
As AUTHORS you send your book file to:
175-01__Natalie Knox
Dale Rutter for round 1
Stjepan Varesevac Cobets for round 2
Will Collins for round 3
S.K. Wee for round 4
175-02__E.M. Swift-Hook
Natalie Knox for round 1
Dale Rutter for round 2
Stjepan Varesevac Cobets for round 3
Will Collins for round 4
175-03__James Maxstadt
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 1
Natalie Knox for round 2
Dale Rutter for round 3
Stjepan Varesevac Cobets for round 4
175-04__Sophia S. Lee
James Maxstadt for round 1
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 2
Natalie Knox for round 3
Dale Rutter for round 4
175-05__Grady P. Brown
Sophia S. Lee for round 1
James Maxstadt for round 2
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 3
Natalie Knox for round 4
175-06__ Jim Neville
Grady P. Brown for round 1
Sophia S. Lee for round 2
James Maxstadt for round 3
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 4
175-07__ S.K. Wee
Jim Neville for round 1
Grady P. Brown for round 2
Sophia S. Lee for round 3
James Maxstadt for round 4
175-08__ Will Collins
S.K. Wee for round 1
Jim Neville for round 2
Grady P. Brown for round 3
Sophia S. Lee for round 4
175-09__ Stjepan Varesevac Cobets
Will Collins for round 1
S.K. Wee for round 2
Jim Neville for round 3
Grady P. Brown for round 4
175-10__ Dale Rutter
Stjepan Varesevac Cobets for round 1
Will Collins for round 2
S.K. Wee for round 3
Jim Neville for round 4
As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:
175-01__Natalie Knox
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 1
James Maxstadt for round 2
Sophia S. Lee for round 3
Grady P. Brown for round 4
175-02__E.M. Swift-Hook
James Maxstadt for round 1
Sophia S. Lee for round 2
Grady P. Brown for round 3
Jim Neville for round 4
175-03__James Maxstadt
Sophia S. Lee for round 1
Grady P. Brown for round 2
Jim Neville for round 3
S.K. Wee for round 4
175-04__Sophia S. Lee
Grady P. Brown for round 1
Jim Neville for round 2
S.K. Wee for round 3
Will Collins for round 4
175-05__Grady P. Brown
Jim Neville for round 1
S.K. Wee for round 2
Will Collins for round 3
Stjepan Varesevac Cobets for round 4
175-06__ Jim Neville
S.K. Wee for round 1
Will Collins for round 2
Stjepan Varesevac Cobets for round 3
Dale Rutter for round 4
175-07__ S.K. Wee
Will Collins for round 1
Stjepan Varesevac Cobets for round 2
Dale Rutter for round 3
Natalie Knox for round 4
175-08__ Will Collins
Stjepan Varesevac Cobets for round 1
Dale Rutter for round 2
Natalie Knox for round 3
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 4
175-09__ Stjepan Varesevac Cobets
Dale Rutter for round 1
Natalie Knox for round 2
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 3
James Maxstadt for round 4
175-10__ Dale Rutter
Natalie Knox for round 1
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 2
James Maxstadt for round 3
Sophia S. Lee 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 reads/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 readers in a format the reviewer can manage. Everyone must be able to provide and accept PDF. You may buy or borrow the books you are due to read if you wish, and I’m sure the author will appreciate the verified review, but IT IS NOT COMPULSORY. 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.
All reviews must be posted to GR. We also encourage members to post on amazon .com and .uk. When you have posted your reviews, please post the three links to your reviews, not the book page in this thread.
The mod of each round will record whether members have posted reviews on amazon and for the good of all, members who persistently fail to post reviews or DNF reviews to amazon, will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent groups.
Postings to 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). Happy reviewing, everyone :)
Please consider downloading one of my books and/or one of the round mod’s books as a thank you for all the hard work we put in for the group.
Please read this especially if you are new to these review rounds.Quick 'start-up' summary for anyone new who might be scratching their heads. You should PM the four people who will be reviewing you through their Goodreads author pages. Click on the down arrow beside the 'Follow Author' button under their picture and it opens a menu which will allow you to message them.
Ask what kind of file they would like or say you can only offer PDF, though unless a publisher uploaded it for you, you can always download a .mobi of your own book from Amazon.
Don't forget to ask where to send it so they can give you their email.
The four people who you are reviewing should be in touch with you in a similar way.
You can, of course, choose to buy any or all of the books instead, or read the books on KU, if you are a subscriber and the books are available there.
Please make sure you have exchanged ALL FOUR books - or have been assured by your reviewers they will buy your book or read it through KU - as soon as possible. Some people read fast and it can be very frustrating to have to wait a long time to get hold of a book you are committed to review.
Finally, if you have never posted to an Amazon site that is not your own, please read this post on how to do so.
I have all my books already so no need for any of those I am reviewing to contact me unless they wish to do so :)
Hey E.M. I believe I reviewed Stepjan's book a couple of months ago, so Amazon might have a problem with him reviewing my book so soon? Thank you.
Will wrote: "Hey E.M. I believe I reviewed Stepjan's book a couple of months ago, so Amazon might have a problem with him reviewing my book so soon? Thank you."
I wish you had told me this when you signed up! But nevermind, I shall reverse the two of you in the list. :)
I apologise to anyone else this affects.
Yes, sorry. I should've mentioned any clashes. My bad. Thank you.
No worries, Will - hopefully sorted now. but yes, a heads up next time would be good ;)
I apologize for not getting back to everyone sooner! I know this group is full now, which is totally okay! Happy reading everyone!
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Books mentioned in this topic
Crux of Paramour, Genesis (other topics)Numen the Slayer (other topics)
Tales of a Nuisance Man (other topics)
Mermaid's Exile (other topics)
Numen the Slayer (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Grady P. Brown (other topics)Jim Neville (other topics)
Jim Neville (other topics)
Sophia S. Lee (other topics)
Dale Rutter (other topics)
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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 'Out of this World' round
Fiction books classified as sci-fi, fantasy, dystopian, paranormal.
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:
E.M. Swift-Hook
Member Links
1. Natalie Knox
2. E.M. Swift-Hook
3. James Maxstadt
4. Sophia S. Lee
5. Grady P. Brown
6. Jim Neville
7. S.K. Wee
8. Will Collins
9. Stjepan Varesevac Cobets
10. Dale Rutter
Book Links
1. The Realm: Revelations
2. Trust a Few
3. Tales of a Nuisance Man
4. Mermaid's Exile (Mermaids of Ningaloo)
5. Numen the Slayer
6. Genesis
7. Absence of Color
8. A Darker Shade of Sorcery
9. Godeena
10. Just The Beginning