Review Session 1 – COMPLETED

[Glen]

No problem. Glad to help out.

[Guy]

Thanks, Glen!

Oh, yeah. There are a few small typos in Sudden Mission. I find them when I read to audiences. ;-)

[Stoney]

My review of Gryphendale

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

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

[Lara]

Thank you so much for the possitive review!

[Steve]

That completes round 1 for this session. Thanks, Stoney.

[Steve]

A reminder to all participants with an unfinished review:
We have less than two weeks left in this session: our round 2 deadline is Friday 8th June.

Please try to get your review posted (and the links added here) by that date.

Thanks!

—Steve.

[Ann]

Hi Steve and all,

Here is my review for Nod by Brannon

Here is a review by Ann: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I will post the link to amazon when they email me.

This has been fun! I'm looking forward to our summer list.

[C.S.]

I guess this would be a question for Steve. Perhaps this isn't the place to ask, and I know you had people already signing up to do the next session. Can I still join? If not, can I join another session later? How do I do that? I'm seeking reviews for both The Sorcerer's Bane and my new book The Light Arises (books one and two of The Seven Words).

[Brannon]

Thanks, Ann! :)

BTW, Nod was never intended to be a novel. :D

[Steve]

Ann wrote: "Hi Steve and all,

Here is my review for Nod by Brannon…

This has been fun! I'm looking forward to our summer list."

Thanks for taking part, Ann! I'm glad you enjoyed it, and we've appreciated your contribution. It'll be good to see you again in our summer session!

[Steve]

C.S. wrote: "I guess this would be a question for Steve. Perhaps this isn't the place to ask, and I know you had people already signing up to do the next session. Can I still join? If not, can I join another session later? How do I do that?"

Yes, as far as I'm concerned there's no restriction on taking part in consecutive sessions—so you'd be welcome, C.S. The only thing is, as you mentioned, we already have quite a few people signed up who were unable to take part in this session. There are only 3 author slots left and 2 reader slots. The fairest way of filling these will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

So the trick will be to watch for my announcement that the session is open for sign-up, and jump in right away! Those already on the list will need to confirm, so if any of them don't show extra places will open up.

I think a lot of people liked this idea, so there's been an initial rush to take part. Hopefully later sessions won't be quite as crowded!

[C.S.]

Steve wrote: "C.S. wrote: "I guess this would be a question for Steve. Perhaps this isn't the place to ask, and I know you had people already signing up to do the next session. Can I still join? If not, can I jo..."
Steve - Thanks. I'll keep my eyes open. If I don't make the next session, I'll try for the one after. Thanks for all your hard work to make this happen.

[Justin]

As the group grows there is always the possibility for 2+ groups to be going at once as well

[Steve]

Yes, that's true. We'll see how demand is in the next session or two, and if it remains high we can consider having parallel sessions. We can also narrow the genre—have a session for hard SF or cyberpunk or any of the other subgenres Lara listed in her recent poll!

[Brannon]

Or maybe a session for short fiction. :)

[Steve]

Absolutely. Should have mentioned that!

[Kenyon]

Below are the links to my reviews of Keeper of Shadows by Bridgett Powers.

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

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/keep...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

[Steve]

That completes your reviews for this session, Kenyon. Thanks for taking part!

[Kenyon]

Steve wrote: "That completes your reviews for this session, Kenyon. Thanks for taking part!"

Thanks for having me. This was fun!

[Bridgett]

Kenyon wrote: "Below are the links to my reviews of Keeper of Shadows by Bridgett Powers.

Kenyon, thanks for the insightful review! I especially appreciate the extra effort you make in posting it to Barnes and Noble as well. Yours is my first review on that site, so this is a HUGE help.

[Steve]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[Kenyon]

Bridgett wrote: "Kenyon wrote: "Below are the links to my reviews of Keeper of Shadows by Bridgett Powers.

Kenyon, thanks for the insightful review! I especially appreciate the extra effort you make in posting it..."

You are very welcome!

[Lauren]

I managed to get it done in time. Here's my Goodreads review of Shiloh's Rising by Sean Elliot Russell.

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

As soon as I can get Amazon to let me leave one on there, I'll post that as well. I'm having trouble due to lack of purchases in the last month.

[Steve]

Thanks, Lauren, for completing your two reviews despite difficult circumstances!

[Bridgett]

Here are links to my review of The Mindruler by Steve Pillinger:

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

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

[Steve]

Much appreciated, Bridgett! That completes your reviews for this session—thanks for taking part.

[Steve]

Last-minute reminder: This session ends tomorrow!

If you are one of the 6 participants who has not yet posted your second-round review, please do so by tomorrow if at all possible!
(This is addressed to myself as well as the other 5!)

[Stoney]

On time and under budget!

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

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/RCP73LG...

[Steve]

Thanks, Stoney! Appreciated your review. And thanks for taking part, despite your discomfort with fantasy!

So that's one down and 5 to go (self included!)…

[Tony]

Let me know if you ever intend on doing another round. I've participated in round robin review groups before but never one that was specifically Christian specfic. Sounds intriguing!

[Justin]

I'll be like a day or so late, but I hope that's okay

[Steve]

Tony wrote: "Let me know if you ever intend on doing another round. I've participated in round robin review groups before but never one that was specifically Christian specfic. Sounds intriguing!"

Hi Tony,

We do have another session coming up, and we'd love you to be part of it; but I'm afraid it's rather heavily subscribed already. There are currently only 3 author slots and 2 reader slots left—so it will be first come first served to fill those.

I'll soon be making a group-wide announcement to open the sign-up stage, so if you jump in right away you may get in. But if the demand is high enough we may open a second parallel session. Either way, keep watching the group notifications!

Blessings,

—Steve.

[Steve]

Justin wrote: "I'll be like a day or so late, but I hope that's okay."

Lol. Since you asked, Justin, the answer has to be, no it isn't! As you know, most review groups have heavy sanctions on missing the deadline. But we're a Christian group, so we can live with "a day or so"; we just wouldn't want it to get any longer than that.

A note to everyone else: please don't assume from this that the deadlines don't matter! They're there for a purpose, to keep the group focused and make sure all the authors involved receive their reviews in a timely manner. We know 'life happens' and want to be understanding about that; but let's do our best to keep within the time frame for the sake of everyone involved.

[Justin]

Yeah sorry for the delay, and thanks for understanding.

[Steve]

OK, in (almost) the nick of time, here is my review of David Bergsland's Invasion:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RZCK1...

Sadly unable to post it on Amazon.com.

[Justin]

My review for The Sorcerer's Bane

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

https://www.amazon.com/review/R15L3NZ...

[Sean]

Here are my reviews for Glen Robinson's "The Key of Solomon."

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

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-...

-Sean

[Steve]

Justin wrote: "My review for The Sorcerer's Bane…

Thanks, Justin. That completes your two reviews for this session—we've appreciated your input!

[Steve]

Sean wrote: "I've tried to place the review on Amazon.co.uk but it's not allowing me. When I try to rate other purchases, same thing. So I'll be writing Amazon now to ask what the problem is. I'll post a link as soon as I get an update from Amazon."

Thanks, Sean—and sorry about the trouble you're having with Amazon. We know this happens! So if, as you say, you post the link as soon as they accept the review, that will be fine.

[Steve]

Well folks, that brings us to the end of this review session. Thank you to everyone for taking part!

We've had some fantastic reviews (and some sobering ones!), and some helpful exchanges en route. I've thoroughly enjoyed this experience as well as learning from it; and I hope you have too.

There are still a couple of reviews outstanding; I'm in contact with the people concerned, and I hope these will be posted soon. Note that this thread is staying open just for those posts.

Meanwhile, keep your eyes peeled for news of our next session!

[C.S.]

Justin wrote: "My review for The Sorcerer's Bane

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

https://www.amazon.com/review/R15L3NZ..."
Justin-Thanks so much for the review. I appreciate all the effort you put into it.

[Cassie]

Sorry these are late 😬 here are my reviews for Invasion by David Bergsland.
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Steve]

Thanks, Cassie! Also for being a part of the session. It was good to have you with us.