Group 239. Out of This World - Mod. Chrys

[Ned]

My link to my book QUANTUM TIME THEORY on Amazon has not been working. They sent me this link that works:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1946090042/

[Dan]

Are we or are we not all set to obtain and read those books that are assigned to us in this review cycle?

Are these assignments final or are we still waiting for something?

[Noor]

Usually the mods will make a post confirming that the assignments are finalized, etc, and we're good to go.

[E.M.]

Okies here we go! Sorry for the delay due to festive stuffs...

START DATE: 27-Dec-19

END DATE: 20-March-20

Round 1 – post your review by 17-Jan-20
Round 2 – post your review by 07 -Feb-20
Round 3– post your review by 28-Feb-20
Round 4 – post your review by 20-March-20

As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

239-01__Bob Blanton
Dan Melson for round 1
Vidhya V.L for round 2
Noor Al-Shanti for round 3
D. Wallace Peach for round 4

239-02__Ned Huston
Bob Blanton for round 1
Dan Melson for round 2
Vidhya V.L for round 3
Noor Al-Shanti for round 4

239-03__Florian Armas
Ned Huston for round 1
Bob Blanton for round 2
Dan Melson for round 3
Vidhya V.L for round 4

239-04__ Tristen Kozinski
Florian Armas for round 1
Ned Huston for round 2
Bob Blanton for round 3
Dan Melson for round 4

239-05__ Darrell B. Nelson
Tristen Kozinski for round 1
Florian Armas for round 2
Ned Huston for round 3
Bob Blanton for round 4

239-06__ Sadhana Wadhwa
Darrell B. Nelson for round 1
Tristen Kozinski for round 2
Florian Armas for round 3
Ned Huston for round 4

239-07__ D. Wallace Peach
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 1
Darrell B. Nelson for round 2
Tristen Kozinski for round 3
Florian Armas for round 4

239-08__ Noor Al-Shanti
D. Wallace Peach for round 1
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 2
Darrell B. Nelson for round 3
Tristen Kozinski for round 4

239-09__ Vidhya V.L
Noor Al-Shanti for round 1
D. Wallace Peach for round 2
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 3
Darrell B. Nelson for round 4

239-10__ Dan Melson
Vidhya V.L for round 1
Noor Al-Shanti for round 2
D. Wallace Peach for round 3
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

239-01__Bob Blanton
Ned Huston for round 1
Florian Armas for round 2
Tristen Kozinski for round 3
Darrell B. Nelson for round 4

239-02__Ned Huston
Florian Armas for round 1
Tristen Kozinski for round 2
Darrell B. Nelson for round 3
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 4

239-03__Florian Armas
Tristen Kozinski for round 1
Darrell B. Nelson for round 2
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 3
D. Wallace Peach for round 4

239-04__ Tristen Kozinski
Darrell B. Nelson for round 1
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 2
D. Wallace Peach for round 3
Noor Al-Shanti for round 4

239-05__ Darrell B. Nelson
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 1
D. Wallace Peach for round 2
Noor Al-Shanti for round 3
Vidhya V.L for round 4

239-06__ Sadhana Wadhwa
D. Wallace Peach for round 1
Noor Al-Shanti for round 2
Vidhya V.L for round 3
Dan Melson for round 4

239-07__ D. Wallace Peach
Noor Al-Shanti for round 1
Vidhya V.L for round 2
Dan Melson for round 3
Bob Blanton for round 4

239-08__ Noor Al-Shanti
Vidhya V.L for round 1
Dan Melson for round 2
Bob Blanton for round 3
Ned Huston for round 4

239-09__ Vidhya V.L
Dan Melson for round 1
Bob Blanton for round 2
Ned Huston for round 3
Florian Armas for round 4

239-10__ Dan Melson
Bob Blanton for round 1
Ned Huston for round 2
Florian Armas for round 3
Tristen Kozinski 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. When you have posted your reviews, please post the links to each of 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).

Setting up and modding these rounds is a labour of love, with a lot of emphasis on the ‘labour’. If you want to show appreciation for all the hard work we admins put in for the group, you could download one of our books as a ‘thank you’.

Happy reviewing, everyone :)

[E.M.]

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 are reviewing the four books 'below' you on the list.

You can, of course, choose to buy any or all of the books or read the books on KU, if you are a subscriber and the books are available there. If you can buy it adds weight to your review as it gives the 'Verified Purchase' stamp on Amazon.

However, as not everyone can buy, you should PM the four people who will be reviewing you (the four above you on the original list of names) 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.

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.
Don't forget to post the links to your reviews here so you can be signed off for them.

Please post your review to Goodreads, your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to as well.

Chrys Cymri will be modding this round so PM her or post here with any issues ongoing please.

[Tristen]

There seems to be a hiccup, Florian should be reviewing ME. He's already reviewed me in the past so we reordered the listing so I wouldn't be reviewing him.

[Dan]

As we are now official, I have purchased kindle copies of all four books I'll be reviewing. You were all $4 and under. I can swing that much.

[E.M.]

Tristen - Hopefully sorted :)

[D.]

Noor, Vidhya, Dan, and Bob,
I already have your books. So no need to send me anything. :-)

[D.]

I took a chance, acquired books, and started reading early. Below are my completed reviews for all 4 rounds. Thanks for the enjoyable reads! Happy New Year.

Noor - Tales from the Circle (Vol. 1)
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

Vidhya - Incensa
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

Dan - The Man from Empire
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

Bob - Starship Sakira
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

[Vidhya]

Hi Noor, Sadhana and Darell - I’ve put my book up for a free promo on 29 Dec ( Sunday) - So please do get a copy for the review then!
Do let me know if you face any issues and I can send you a copy!

Thanks,
Vidhya

[Dan]

D. wrote: "I took a chance, acquired books, and started reading early. Below are my completed reviews for all 4 rounds. Thanks for the enjoyable reads! Happy New Year.

Noor - Tales from the Circle (Vol. 1)
..."
I'm impressed by your speed.

[Chrys]

Hello everyone, just your mod dropping by to say hello!

Many thanks to D for posting all the review links. Already done!

I hope everyone had a good Christmas and I wish you well for a good New Year's.

[Bob]

Dan wrote: "D. wrote: "I took a chance, acquired books, and started reading early. Below are my completed reviews for all 4 rounds. Thanks for the enjoyable reads! Happy New Year.

Noor - Tales from the Circl..."

Show off

[D.]

Bob wrote: "Dan wrote: "D. wrote: "I took a chance, acquired books, and started reading early. Below are my completed reviews for all 4 rounds. Thanks for the enjoyable reads! Happy New Year.

Show off

Lol. I had the time with the holiday. :-)

[Ned]

I have already purchased or will purchase everyone's books. No need to send me a copy.

[Vidhya]

Just a reminder that my book is free today - Dec 29 Sunday - to all my reviewers! I hope you got my book! Please let me know if otherwise!

[Patricia]

Would anyone like to give my book entitled Hello This Is Us a review I would kindly appreciate it. It can be found here on Goodreads and Amazon.

[Noor]

My first round review of Incensa:


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

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/RMBK2JN...

[Darrell]

Did this out of order, but here is my review of Incensa:
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R11Z2TJ...
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Noor]

A couple more from me.

My second round review of The Man From Empire:
GR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R21LC6Z...

And here's my review of starship Sakira;

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

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

[Darrell]

Here is my review of Unspoken:
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R248HZK...
On to the next.

[Vidhya]

Here's my review for The Man from the Empire
Goodreads -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon -
https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-rev...

[Tristen]

My review for iromance https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon pending

[Dan]

Goodreads review of Starship Sakira.

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

Will post the Amazon link when live.

Edit: Amazon review

https://www.amazon.com/review/R242F3J...

[Chrys]

Thank you everyone for the links thus far!

[Vidhya]

Hi Florian - I am yet to receive your book. Kindly share the same to the email Id I had messaged you!

Thanks
Vidhya

[Vidhya]

Here's my review for Starship Sakira:
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon -
https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-rev...

[Tristen]

My review for Unspoken: a Bouquet of short stories. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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

[Vidhya]

Here's my review for Quantum Theory
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon -
Will update shortly

[Vidhya]

Did anyone receive Florian's book?
I am yet to receive the book! :(

[Dan]

GoodReads review of Quantum Time Theory

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

Will post Amazon when it is approved.

Rules or not, I'm not joining another one of these groups anyway so I will offer to delete it upon author request. I don't like writing this sort of review.

[Vidhya]

Hi Chrys - I need to complete my four books for this round but I haven’t got Florian’s book yet and that’s the only one pending from my side!

[Florian]

Sorry for being late, but I had an accident.

@ Vidhya, I sent the book.

I bought the books assigned to me.

[Darrell]

My second round review:
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2YKEEK...
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
On to my fourth.

[Chrys]

Thank you for the reviews, everyone!

When you receive the Amazon review, could you please post this as a new posting, rather than editing the original posting? Saves me from having to scroll back to look for it...

[Bob]

My Reviews
Quantum Time theory
https://www.amazon.com/review/R3T64HJ...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

iRomance
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1JZ6RZ...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The City of Locked Doors
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1PYGS0...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Errant
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1AZVI2...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Vidhya]

Amazon review for Quantum theory
https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-rev...

[Vidhya]

Here's my review of Errant -

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

Amazon -
https://www.amazon.in/gp/customer-rev...

Thank you all for your books!
I'm done with this round!
Hope you all enjoyed my book as well!

[Ned]

Here are my Goodreads reviews of Errant, City of Locked Doors, and iRomance. I've posted on Amazon and am waiting for them to get back to me.

Review of Errant on Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


Review of City of Locked Doors on Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


Review of iRomance on Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

[Darrell]

Thanks Bob.
Ned your reviews aren't showing up.

[Chrys]

Well done Vidhya and Bob who have finished.

Ned, could you please check and repost the Goodreads links for your reviews?

[Ned]

Darrell wrote: "Thanks Bob.
Ned your reviews aren't showing up."

Darrell: When I click the links it takes me to my reviews. I'm not sure what you mean by saying my reviews aren't showing up.

[Ned]

If you look at my reviews, you will notice that I assign an extra star to Amazon reviews. That's because Amazon has different standards than Goodreads. On Goodreads four stars mean "I really liked it." On Amazon, five stars means "I really liked it." On Goodreads three stars means "I liked it." On Amazon four stars means "I liked it." On Goodreads two stars means "It's ok." On Amazon, three stars means "It's okay." On Goodreads one star means "I didn't like it." On Amazon two stars means "I didn't like it." On Amazon one star means I hated it. (Google this topic, and you'll see I'm right). Everyone is free to assign stars as they wish, but I try to follow the guidelines because I know sometimes people aren't going to read my review. They're just going to look at how many stars I've assigned.

[Ned]

Darrell wrote: "Thanks Bob.
Ned your reviews aren't showing up."

Darrell: I tried to send you a message, but it couldn't be delivered. You might want to ask Chrys about that.

[D.]

Ned wrote: "If you look at my reviews, you will notice that I assign an extra star to Amazon reviews. That's because Amazon has different standards than Goodreads. On Goodreads four stars mean "I really liked ..."

Thanks for this note, Ned. Something to keep in mind.

[Tristen]

Goodreads review for Catling's Bane:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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

[D.]

Tristen wrote: "Goodreads review for Catling's Bane:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon Review for Unspoken:https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re......"

Thanks for the review, Tristen :-)

[Chrys]

Ned

The links lead only to the books, not to the review?

[Dan]

Amazon Review of Quantum Time Theory.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R26X2CB...

The offer to delete it stands