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Group 294. 18+ - Mod. Trish
Wow, hell must have frozen over. I'm the first to post a review. Killers by Thomas Burns.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R3NRDTE...
Cam wrote: "Wow, hell must have frozen over. I'm the first to post a review. Killers by Thomas Burns.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R3NRDTE..."
Much thanks for the stellar review, Cam!
Tom
E.M. wrote: " 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 s..."
Right folks!! I'm in charge now. Don't worry, the rumours aren't true.
Firstly, an enormously big thanks to the marvellous E.M. for all her hard work pulling this round together and getting us started. I think this was the toughest/longest I've been involved in. Thank you too, to all of you for your patience.
As mentioned, some people read fast and get all their reviews done very quickly. As I am never one of those people, I understand how it can feel rather intimidating if you are still on book one. Don't panic, you have 3 weeks per book and I will be with you until the bitter end. I'll pop up the occasional reminder that a round is coming to an end etc. ANY problems please PM me. As the first round stretches through the holiday period, the first round deadline can be flexible but if you are going to exceed it, please PM me and advise. I worry much less if I hear from people.
Feel free to pop up your Goodreads review link before the Amazon one has been approved, but when the Zon one comes in, please post a separate message - I don't get notifications for edits and won't know to go hunting for it.
When you do post your links they should be to your own review, not the book page. Plus, please shorten the links (always a good practice with any social media anyway). For Amazon take out the word ref and everything after it on the URL, for Goodreads the ? and everything after that. Press enter and you'll see your review still pops up (always a good test before copying and pasting here). If you need any more detailed instructions on that or finding the review page for your review LMK and I'll pop them up here.
I'm on the east US coast, so bear that in mind when expecting an answer to a PM. I sleep late too!
Last FYI - I'm a Brit - hence my mix of word spelling between UK/US and if nothing else we are polite! Any questions, I'm here for you.
Now FINALLY and AT LAST go get reading (if you haven't already started)
Cheers.
Trish
William wrote: "Hi Nico, E.M., and Bella,I've purchased or acquired your books online, so you don't need to send them to me. Hope you all get VPs. Zara, your Kindle book price exceeded my budget, but I'm looking ..."
Very kind of you, William.
Everyone else, as E.M. says it's nice to have that verified purchase review, but please don't feel pressured to buy. I know even a few dollars can be hard for some people.
Thanks.
Trish
Cam wrote: "Wow, hell must have frozen over. I'm the first to post a review. Killers by Thomas Burns.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R3NRDTE..."
Congratulations, Cam!!
PLUS the Amazon one came through too. Definitely a record.
Have a great day.
Trish
All who are reviewing me please note Trust A Few is available FREE to download from Amazon from tomorrow if you can be a little patient.Bella, Cam and Thomas - no need to contact me as I have purchased your books or downloaded on KU!
Zara - I will need a copy of your book as I can't afford to purchase it at the price you are asking and it is not available through KU.
Trish wrote: "William wrote: "Hi Nico, E.M., and Bella,I've purchased or acquired your books online, so you don't need to send them to me. Hope you all get VPs. Zara, your Kindle book price exceeded my budget, ..."
Trish wrote: "E.M. wrote: " 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 ..."
Thanks, Trish. I'm okay with the small charges.
William wrote: "Hi Nico, E.M., and Bella,I've purchased or acquired your books online, so you don't need to send them to me. Hope you all get VPs. Zara, your Kindle book price exceeded my budget, but I'm looking ..."
Thanks so much, William. If you have acquired my book via KU please take a moment to download it as a freebie purchase tomorrow so that your review can be given 'verified purchase' certification - sadly on KU on doesn't get that.
E.M. wrote: "William wrote: "Hi Nico, E.M., and Bella,I've purchased or acquired your books online, so you don't need to send them to me. Hope you all get VPs. Zara, your Kindle book price exceeded my budget, ..."
Hi E.M., I bought it a couple of days ago for a small amount on Kindle, so you should get a VP. Let me know if you don't.
Thanks, William
William wrote: "Hi E.M., I bought it a couple of days ago for a small amount on Kindle, so you should get a VP. Let me know if you don't.Thanks, William."
Gosh! Thanks so much for making the purchase, much appreciated :)
Zara, I'm going to need a PDF or another copy of yours for round 1 because your price is way over my budget, also.Andrea, I can prob swing buying your ebook unless you just want to send the free copy to me.
I've already gotten the other 2 copies that I will need.
Andrea - I purchased your book.Florian - I have KU so you don't need to send me a copy.
David - I will try to use Kindle Vella to read your book but I might need another format (pdf, MOBI). I will message you with my email just in case.
Loving all this back and forth and generosity. Just so nice to see this round underway I guess.Enjoy the rest of your day, y'all!
Trish
My Goodreads review of The Girl who Painted Deathhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon review
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
My Goodreads' review of Magnetic Reverie:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And my Amazon review:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R257PM3...
Thomas wrote: "My Goodreads review of The Girl who Painted Deathhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon review
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-revi..."
Thank you, Thomas!
Trish
William wrote: "My Goodreads' review of Magnetic Reverie:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And my Amazon review:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R257PM3..."
Thank you too, William
Trish
Nico wrote: "Thank you, William!"It was easy, Nico, because I liked your involving book.
That's so nice to hear, William. I was also glad to hear that you visited the places close to me as this was my aim too, along the story, to either help people discover this part of the world or to help them remember:)
Let me help you, Nico. The country I saw from your home city and north into Austria is some of the most beautiful and inspiring I've seen anywhere, except maybe the Kathmandu region in Nepal. Not only do I remember Slovenia--I can't forget it!
My Goodreads review of Trust a Few:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My Amazon review:
https://www.amazon.com/review/RTSP8D6...
William wrote: "My Goodreads review of Trust a Few:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon review to follow."
Thanks for your review. So glad you enjoyed overall :)
William wrote: "My Goodreads review of Trust a Few:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon review to follow."
Thank you William!
Trish
E.M. wrote: "William wrote: "My Goodreads review of Trust a Few:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon review to follow."
Thanks for your review. So glad you enjoyed overall :)"
You bet, E.M.! May you prosper.
Hi!Some reviews are up
The Girl who Painted Death
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: posted/ waiting for it to go live
Killers!
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1ZXHH9...
My Goodreads review of Delusional in Darkness:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2MACBY...
William wrote: "My Goodreads review of Delusional in Darkness:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And Amazon:"
Wow, William. What a flattering review. You've snuck in between the lines and picked up on things other readers have not yet mentioned. Thank you so much.
Bella wrote: "William wrote: "My Goodreads review of Delusional in Darkness:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And Amazon:"
Wow, William. What a flattering review. You've snuck in between the l..."
Keep writing, Bella. You've got a lot of talent--and I sense dedication too.
My Goodreads review of Killer Looks:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2LBT98...
Trish, I believe I've completed all my reviews for round 294 and would like to be excused to sign up for a new round. Thanks.
Zara wrote: "Hi!Some reviews are up
The Girl who Painted Death
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: posted/ waiting for it to go live
Killers!
Goodreads: https://www.goodrea..."
Zara, thanks for the links and the additional Amazon one.
Trish
William wrote: "Trish, I believe I've completed all my reviews for round 294 and would like to be excused to sign up for a new round. Thanks."William,
Thanks for all the review links. Yes, I confirm you are finished and excused (though that sounds like I have far more power than I really do! LOL)
Next time, can you not go back and edit posts to add missing Amazon reviews? Just post as new comments. I have to scroll back otherwise and I don't get notification emails. Luckily it wasn't too far back.
Cheers, happy holidays and see you around in a round!
Trish
Bella wrote: "Killer Lookshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re..."
Bella,
Thanks for both those review links. Don't forget to shorten your URL links (see my post on here #155)
Cheers.
Trish
Andrea wrote: "My Goodreads review of Julebord:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Thanks, Andrea.
Just pop the Amazon link up when you get it.
Trish
Hi everyone,Sorry I've been a little MIA, lots of personal stuff going on.
It seems like you've been going great guns without me and William is the first to finish all four reads!!
Just a friendly reminder that December 27th (one week away) is the first round deadline. If you are going to be a little late with your review, that's understandable given the time of year, but PLEASE do send me a PM or comment on here, just so we know you are still with us.
Thanks all, and happy holidays - however you celebrate.
Trish
Dear Andrea,Thanks so much for your very kind review!! For the Amazon review - do not worry about this for JULEBORD - as it is currently only a Kindle Vella story (and Kindle Vella is only available in the US) it might not work for people who are not based in the US.... [in addition just in case someone is interested in doing Kindle Vella stories in the future - reportedly they will not 'carry-forward' if the story is then published as a 'regular' book/e-book (different ASIN numbers in the Amazon system) - for Goodreads they seem to 'handle' Kindle Vella stories as different 'editions' so any reviews will stay 'attached' to the story there....
Again - Andrea - THANK YOU SO MUCH for your very kind review!
And just a little heads-up - I might be a bit late with my first round review .... sorry ....!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
David
Thanks for that great info and thanks for the heads up, David.All the best to you too.
Trish
Dear David,I already submitted my review to Amazon, and I don’t think there will be a problem, so that’s good.
Andrea
Trish wrote: "Bella wrote: "Killer Lookshttps://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re..."
Bella,
Thanks for both those review links. Don't..."
Totally forgot. Thanks, Trish.
NP Bella we’ve all been there. TY!!Trish
Trish wrote: "William wrote: "Trish, I believe I've completed all my reviews for round 294 and would like to be excused to sign up for a new round. Thanks."William,
Thanks for all the review links. Yes, I con..."
Thanks, Trish. Next round I'll wait to post until both reviews are live. That should work best, I'm thinking.
My Kindle Vella review of “Julebord” is up. I just can’t seem to find the link.
Here are my reviews - some very enjoyable reads this round.Delusional in Darkness: A Kyle Campbell Novel
GR
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Zon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1X2W...
Zon US
https://www.amazon.com/review/R20879W...
Killer Looks: The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons
GR
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Zon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1Y1W...
Zon US
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1V6NO0...
The Concrete Vineyard
GR
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Zon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3LPM...
Zon US
https://www.amazon.com/review/R5R0WW9...
Killers!
GR
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Zon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R8OF1...
Zon US
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2AVZ2I...
Thanks to all participating in the round and especially to Trish for modding.
Thanks for the review, E.M. A very astute analysis.Happy Holidays!
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I've purchased or acquired your books online, so you don't need to send them to me. Hope you all get VPs. Zara, your Kindle book price exceeded my budget, but I'm looking forward to reading it, though you'll need to send it to me.