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Group 290. Novella - Mod. Loralee
Denis wrote: "Got it!Scott wrote: "I am good to go!
I will make my book, I Escaped the Tower of London, free on Amazon from midnight tonight for 2 days.""
Thanks, Denis!
I'm very sorry for the delay. I'm good to go with the review group as posted.
Cathleen wrote: "I'm very sorry for the delay. I'm good to go with the review group as posted."Thanks Cathleen - please also read message 42 on this thread about resetting your PM status as at the moment no one can contact you.
And we finally get to roll this round! :)START DATE: 27-Sept-21
END DATE: 20-Dec-21
Round 1 – post your review by 18-Octt-21
Round 2 – post your review by 08-Nov-21
Round 3– post your review by 29-Nov-21
Round 4 – post your review by 20-Dec-21
As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:
290-01__E.M. Swift-Hook
Ben Haskett for round 1
Denis Roubien for round 2
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 3
Phillip Murrell for round 4
290-02__Scott Peters
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 1
Ben Haskett for round 2
Denis Roubien for round 3
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 4
290-03__Cathleen Townsend
Scott Peters for round 1
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 2
Ben Haskett for round 3
Denis Roubien for round 4
290-04__ J.E. Rowney
Cathleen Townsend for round 1
Scott Peters for round 2
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 3
Ben Haskett for round 4
290-05__ Loralee Evans
J.E. Rowney for round 1
Cathleen Townsend for round 2
Scott Peters for round 3
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 4
290-06__ Nicki Snyder
Loralee Evans for round 1
J.E. Rowney for round 2
Cathleen Townsend for round 3
Scott Peters for round 4
290-07__ Phillip Murrell
Nicki Snyder for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
J.E. Rowney for round 3
Cathleen Townsend for round 4
290-08__ Sadhana Wadhwa
Phillip Murrell for round 1
Nicki Snyder for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
J.E. Rowney for round 4
290-09__ Denis Roubien
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 1
Phillip Murrell for round 2
Nicki Snyder for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4
290-10__ Ben Haskett
Denis Roubien for round 1
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 2
Phillip Murrell for round 3
Nicki Snyder for round 4
As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:
290-01__E.M. Swift-Hook
Scott Peters for round 1
Cathleen Townsend for round 2
J.E. Rowney for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4
290-02__Scott Peters
Cathleen Townsend for round 1
J.E. Rowney for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Nicki Snyder for round 4
290-03__Cathleen Townsend
J.E. Rowney for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Nicki Snyder for round 3
Phillip Murrell for round 4
290-04__ J.E. Rowney
Loralee Evans for round 1
Nicki Snyder for round 2
Phillip Murrell for round 3
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 4
290-05__ Loralee Evans
Nicki Snyder for round 1
Phillip Murrell for round 2
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 3
Denis Roubien for round 4
290-06__ Nicki Snyder
Phillip Murrell for round 1
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 2
Denis Roubien for round 3
Ben Haskett for round 4
290-07__ Phillip Murrell
Sadhana Wadhwa for round 1
Denis Roubien for round 2
Ben Haskett for round 3
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 4
290-08__ Sadhana Wadhwa
Denis Roubien for round 1
Ben Haskett for round 2
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 3
Scott Peters for round 4
290-09__ Denis Roubien
Ben Haskett for round 1
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 2
Scott Peters for round 3
Cathleen Townsend for round 4
290-10__ Ben Haskett
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 1
Scott Peters for round 2
Cathleen Townsend for round 3
J.E. Rowney 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 :)
GUIDE FOR THOSE NEW TO THESE 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.
Firstly please make sure your private message status is set to 'Anyone'. You can find it under Account Settings > Edit my user Profile > Settings > Privacy > Who Can Send Me Private Messages. or use this direct link: https://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?t...
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.
The wonderful Loralee Evans will be modding this round. Please PM her ongoing with any issues.
A reminder to all my reviewers that they can find pick up Dying as a Poppy for free from the Zon until Friday.Edited to add that I have now picked up everyone's book that I am due to read directly from the Zon either purchasing or on KU, so no need to PM me. :)
To my reviewers: Since "verified purchase" reviews count more, I would appreciate it if you could download my book from amazon. I set it for free on Tuesday the 28th and Wednesday the 29th. If for some reason you will not be able to download it, I can always send you a pdf. You will find the free e-book at this link for amazon.com, but it will be free on all marketplaces. Thanks! https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9798474496...
Got it!E.M. wrote: "A reminder to all my reviewers that they can find pick up Dying as a Poppy for free from the Zon until Friday.
Edited to add that I have now picked up everyone's book that I am due to read directl..."
I have everyone's books now and am good to go (E.M., Scott, Cathleen, and J.E.). I regret I can't make my short story free — I used up all my free days previously. I'll reach out to my readers via PM.
Happy reading, everyone!
Well, I changed my inbox message settings, but just in case, I also contacted everyone. Although really, I should have read Ben's post first. Just disregard the message when it comes through, Ben. : )
I have Kindle Unlimited, so anyone whose book is on there that I am scheduled to read I'll access through KU. Thanks :)
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R9B142B...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R66YFUH...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just a reminder to my reviewers that my book is free for today and tomorrow on all amazon marketplaces.
You go, Loralee. Way to be the whiz kid. : ) Quite often it's me, but a mountain lion broke into my chicken coop a few days ago, so I've just discovered some new construction priorities. I'm tender-hearted when it comes to animals, so it was actually quite stressful (I lost five chickens, and they were all, y'know, pets as well as egg-layers.)
Maybe I can figure out a way to turn it into a story later, but probably not today. I'll get my act together soon, but for right now, I'm just not at my best. I'll make the deadlines, though--not to worry about that. : )
Cathleen wrote: "You go, Loralee. Way to be the whiz kid. : ) Quite often it's me, but a mountain lion broke into my chicken coop a few days ago, so I've just discovered some new construction priorities. I'm tend..."
As a fellow (rescue) chicken owner my heart goes out to you. They are such amazing and affectionate creatures...
Denis: I got a Kindle copy of your book this morning. Thank you :)Cathleen: I'm sorry to hear about your chickens. :'(
-Nicki
Oh my goodness, Cathleen, that's terrible. I'm so sorry about your pets. :(
Mod
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/RE0EWYT...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cathleen, I'm so sorry for the loss of your sweet chickens! :'(
I’ve not heard from Nicki yet, but here are my reviews for the other three books I’ve been allocated for the round. Unspoken -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2DWW...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Feeders -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Puppies and Portals -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3EY0...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cathleen, sorry about your Pets.. :(JE, thank you for the review.
Nicki Snyder please can you send me a copy of your book to review? I’ve messaged you with my details.
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J.E. wrote: "Nicki Snyder please can you send me a copy of your book to review? I’ve messaged you with my details."Hi J.E. I just replied to the message I saw in my email.
-Nicki
Mod
Here is Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/RSADBYO...
My review of Nicki’s book is on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And Amazon at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3UQ2...
Here is my review for Unspoken: A Bouquet of Short StoriesGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R8GG0DW...
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Thanks for your first review, Phillip!
I just finished Phillip's book. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.amazon.com/Feeders-Philli...
-Nicki
Finished reading Advance Screening Here are the review links.
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Waiting on Amazon one.
Mod
Thanks for your first review, Sadhana! Take a look at the message I sent you when you have a chance. Make sure to post your Amazon review when it finally comes up. Sometimes they can take a few days!
My review for Athens disclosed: A different Athens travel book.Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R13UQAQ...
Here is my review for Advance Screening.Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R3QAG9S...
Here is my review for Dying for a Poppy.Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R3JVRUR...
Thanks, everyone, for the kind wishes. My one remaining chicken (Penny, a gentle little Buff Orpington) is well on her way to having a new coop.Perhaps inspired by this, I've endeavored to get my act together.
Starting Out
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/RD9HG8R...
Feeders:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2G4XSN...
Puppies and Portals:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/RPCRA8U...
No Hope Beyond This Point:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/ROX1RSD...
All that's left is to thank all my reviewers in advance, and I wish everyone a pleasant round. : )
Loralee wrote: "Nicki, will you give links to your reviews for Phillip's book? The links I see take us to his book, not your reviews for it.My apologizes. I will try again:
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/reviews/...
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
-Nicki
I finished Denis' book. Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/reviews/...
-Nicki
Mod
You too, Cathleen! Thanks!
Nicki, I see your goodreads reviews. Thanks! But your amazon reviews take us to a list of all the reviews for that book. I see yours in both lists. But sometimes, if a book has a lot of reviews, it might be hard to find yours in the list. One way to single out your own review is when you get the email from amazon saying thanks for your review, click on the link it gives, then copy and paste the link to the thread.
Something that’s helpful to know is that in the link, where you see ref, that and everything past it isn’t necessary.
Loralee:Thank you. I was wondering how everyone got the link for the Amazon review. Next time I'll wait for my email before posting on here. 😊
-Nicki
Here is my review for round 1https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R251JBP...
Phillip wrote: "Here is my review for Dying for a Poppy.Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/revie..."
Thanks Philip, so glad you enjoyed :)
Hmm... I keep getting told:For the safety of our members, links to other sites are not allowed in comments. Please edit your comment and try again.
as I try to post my Zon links.
I will keep trying. In the meantime here are the GR ones. Thanks to all the authors for some great reading this round :)
Edited to say - Figured the issue. You can't embed links but you can still have them in a comment... Umm..that makes a lot of sense... Not...
Anyway, the unembedded links are below.
I Escaped The Tower of London
GR
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R31V6...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R3GFRE0...
The Golden Key
GR
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2KJN...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R3VIXE9...
Starting Out
GR
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3VCO...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1U3ZRF...
Puppies and Portals
GR
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R141H...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R20FFP4...
E.M. wrote: "Hmm... I keep getting told:For the safety of our members, links to other sites are not allowed in comments. Please edit your comment and try again.
as I try to post my Zon links.
I will keep t..."
Someone in #288 had the same issue but others are still managing to post - a glitch or a new change coming to everyone?
I guess we will see.
T
I received this same error message when trying to post a link to another thread within our group (the one for one thread--GR so should have been allowed.) I tried reposting and it let me. Very odd.
E.M. wrote: "Hmm... I keep getting told:For the safety of our members, links to other sites are not allowed in comments. Please edit your comment and try again.
as I try to post my Zon links.
I will keep t..."
Thanks for the lovely review!
Hope you're okay, and thanks for the review!
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I Escaped The Tower of London: A Renaissance England Kids Survival Story (other topics)Starting Out (other topics)
The Golden Key (other topics)
Puppies and Portals (other topics)
Dying for a Poppy (other topics)
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Nicki Snyder (other topics)Nicki Snyder (other topics)
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Thanks Scott, I have snagged your book in preparation.
Thanks, E.M.!