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Round 234. In This World - Mod. E.M.
I'd like to submit my novel, Benevolent King, for this round. Thanks! I hope you enjoy it!https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Hi, I would like to submit my novel The Skeletons of Birkbury. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4... However, I have a new book due to be published by the end of October. Depending on how long it takes for this group to form would it possible to substitute my new book if it is published in time?I'm OK with rules & have had no previous contact with Joe.
Welcome J.C.Joe - sorry, I've had to remove you as I have just noticed that you have not fulfilled your commitment to a previous round. Feel free to re-sign up once you have been signed off from that round by your mod.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...A collection of realistic stories. Like Diana, I would like to substitute my latest novel if if comes out in time for this round. Thank you
Hi, I'd like to join the group for this round. My book is Quintrell's White:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
It's in the historical war/suspense category and is the fourth in a series.
I'd like to submit my novel, 'Suicide Blondes,' for this round!
Welcome T Blake!C. Hawkswood - In order to join these rounds you need to have claimed your Goodreads author page and to post from that. It's a good idea to claim your author page anyway if you have published books. To claim your page, just scroll to the bottom of this page and click the link 'Authors' which will walk you through the process. It usually takes a couple of days and then you can re-apply to join this round.
I'd like to submit my book Trafficked! - A Natalie McMasters Mystery, for this roundhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
E.M. wrote: "Welcome T Blake!C. Hawkswood - In order to join these rounds you need to have claimed your Goodreads author page and to post from that. It's a good idea to claim your author page anyway if you ha..."
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Hi, Goodreads have confirmed that the author page is claimed and set up now - sorry for the mix up.So I'd like to go ahead and join the group now for this round if it's not too late. My book is Quintrell's White:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
It's in the historical war/suspense category and is the fourth in a series.
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Hi, I would like to join this group and submit my book Beyond the Fields for this round if it's not too late. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Hi... just checking if I can be part of this group? Thanks
I would like to submit my contemporary novel, The Perfectly Good Lie. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Conflicts:
Laura K has read & reviewed the book ( have not read any of Laura's books)
I have read and reviewed Trafficked. (Thomas has not reviewed The Perfectly Good Lie)
Thanks
Rose
Hi, my new book is now published. Woot! Would it be possible to change my book from Skeletons Of Birkbury to https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4.... They are both book 1 of mystery/crime series.
I would like to join this group with my self-help book Turn Your Happiness On: How to light up your days and fill your life with joyI did review The Perfectly Good Lie - That's the only clash I have so far.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Thank you!
Norma
Welcome Rose.Diana - I have changed the book for you.
Norma - I regret that this is a fiction-only round, you need to look for a General or 18+ round for your book.
EM - Laura has already read The Perfectly Good Lie and I've already read Trafficked.Thanks, Rose
E.M. wrote: "Welcome Rose.Diana - I have changed the book for you.
Norma - I regret that this is a fiction-only round, you need to look for a General or 18+ round for your book."
Thank you
Hi E.M., It looks like I just missed out on Group #232. If so, I'd like to join Group #234, please. I've reviewed Rose Gonsoulin (THE PERFECTLY GOOD LIE). Thomas A. Burns, Jr and Laura Koerber have reviewed my book. - Thanks, Matthttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Is it too late to change the book I'd like reviewed in this round? The audio book of my novel, Stripper! is coming out in mid-November, and it occurred to me that some fresh reviews for the print version might help spur audio sales. Stripper! is here https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Thomas - book swapped for you.Matt - with the best will in the world I can't fit you in the round as the placement of Laura, Rose and Thomas has to be as is due to their clashes. So I can't place you below Thomas and Laura and above Rose :(
EM - Can you put me above Laura so I can review her book. She's already read The Perfectly Good Lie.Thanks
Rose
E.M. wrote: "Thomas - book swapped for you.Matt - with the best will in the world I can't fit you in the round as the placement of Laura, Rose and Thomas has to be as is due to their clashes. So I can't place..."
OK, E.M. - thanks for trying. - Matt
Would it help if I changed books? So Matt could join?
Rose - I can't do that as that would be reciprocal reviewing. Laura will need to review another one of your books instead this round.Laura - Thanks for the offer, but author placement is down to who has read whom before, so that would make no difference.
Hi, if it would help you get closer to a quorum, I'd be happy to join with a thriller-genre book that's very much 'In this world' except that it has Groundhog Day-style time loops : )No clashes.
No problem at all if you'd rather not include me.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
E.M. wrote: "Rose - I can't do that as that would be reciprocal reviewing. Laura will need to review another one of your books instead this round.Laura - Thanks for the offer, but author placement is down to ..."
EM - I'll have to drop out of this round. Thanks, Rose
Hi E.M., With Rose Gonsoulin (THE PERFECTLY GOOD LIE) dropping out, I'm still interested in joining this round if you could make it work (if not, that's okay). My remaining clashes are that Thomas A. Burns, Jr and Laura Koerber have reviewed my book. - Thanks, Matthttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Welcome aboard Matt.Rose - Sorry you need to go, hope we see you in another round.
I'd like to submit Imagining Violet- historical fiction - for this round. i have one conflict, with Matt Gianni whose Lever Templar, i have reviewed before.
I have never been a member of a review group before and am a little confused. Do I get to choose the 4 books I want to read or are my choices determined by a book's placement on the list? I certainly spend a ton of money on Amazon every year so I am OK with that, but don't reviews that aren't the result of a verified purchase frequently removed? If I participate, I'd like to submit my book TRIBES https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4... for this round. It is currently on KU.
I Starship SakiraI have a book, but not sure it fits. It's set in current time, and all the events occur on Earth, They find a starship and have to move from there.
bob
Okay, we are still struggling to get this round filled - but we will get there I am sure!Matt - I had to remove you from the round again as I just realised you only have the one book which means I can't fit you in a round where more than one person has read the book. My apologies for my earlier mistake.
Mary Hughes - welcome aboard!
Bob and Mary Szydlowski - your books are both sci-fi and you need to look for the next Out of This World round or a general/18+ round for them.
Still need 2 more people!
I would like to be in the next Out of This World round.Ned Huston
I would like to join this round with my Fantasy novel.https://www.amazon.com/Two-Hands-King...
Thanks
I'd like to submit my book Nightingale for this round. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...I would like to submit The Shakespeare Conspiracy: A Clayton Lovell Stone Adventure for this round.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...?
I looks like we have five of us wanted to fill the two remaining slots. Perhaps the three remaining could be the start of a new group.Bruce
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I would like to submit The Shakespeare Conspiracy: A Clayton Lovell Stone Adventure for this round.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...?
Welcome, Helen and Bruce.Wayne - Your book doesn't fit this round.
Ed - New rounds will be opening soon.
Now we need to check for clashes. Please look at the four people 'above' you on the list (10 is 'above' 1) and make sure you have never reviewed them. Also, check the 4 below and if you have reviewed them before please make sure they have a book you have not yet reviewed that could do so.If you are all good, please post that you are. If you have any issues on either of the points above, please post to say what they are.
Thanks.
All is good for Bruce. Thanks E.M.Bruce
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I would like to submit The Shakespeare Conspiracy: A Clayton Lovell Stone Adventure for this round.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...?
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Looks like I'm good with the list. I haven't reviewed any of the books.
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The Amazon rules state that authors/publishers are not allowed to specifically supply published books in return for reviews on Amazon. To comply with this rule, we don’t insist members review on Amazon, but we do insist that every participant in the round has the capacity to leave a review on their local Amazon store, so we all start with the same options.
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 and do check back as the group fills to report any clashes. Usually places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
This is an 'In This World' round
Fiction books that could have actually happened in contemporary and/or historical settings. So nothing set in the future, no magic, ghosts, elves, talking animals or creatures from outer space.
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 12 weeks of 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 and Amazon.
Amazon allows only those people who have spent $50 in the last year to leave reviews in each of their stores. If you are unsure about your Amazon reviewer status, try posting a ‘test’ review before signing up. If you are unable to post reviews on Amazon, please do not sign up.
5. You can provide (and accept) at least PDF files.
You are not expected or required to buy the books you are allocated to review, but as this will give a ‘Verified Purchase’ review on Amazon, it is welcomed when you choose to do so. Many authors have books available via KU and others might provide smashwords coupons. Most authors can provide mobi and/or epub files directly by email. Please note: International Copyright laws apply. You cannot sell, or give away material you have received without the author’s express permission.
6. 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.
7. You have an author profile set up before you join.
8. Your Goodreads profile allows people to message you, i.e. your profile is not set to private.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
Please note:
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.
It is not necessary to leave any kind of disclaimer in your review, but ultimately, it is up to individuals. 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.
Your Goodreads details and the rounds you participate in may be recorded by the admin mod on a database. We do not retain details of email addresses etc.
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.
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/...
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. J.C. Gatlin
2. Thomas A. Burns Jr.
3. Laura Koerber
4. Diana J. Febry
5. Mary E. Hughes
6. Clive Hawkswood
7. Aysha Baqir
8. T. Blake Braddy
9. Helen Mathey-Horn
10. Bruce Hutchison
Book Links
1. H_NGM_N: Murder is the Word
2. Stripper!
3. The Dog Thief and Other Stories
4. Trouble at Clenchers Mill
5. Imagining Violet
6. Quintrell's White
7. Beyond the Fields
8. Suicide Blondes
9. Nightingale
10. The Shakespeare Conspiracy A Clayton Lovell Stone Adventure