Group 296. General - Mod. Kat.

[Sanam]

Hey, I fixed the settings.

[Sanam]

Good to go now ☺️☺️

[E.M.]

Thanks Sanam - let's roll!

START DATE: 10-Nov-21

END DATE: 02-Feb-22

Round 1 – post your review by 01-Dec-21
Round 2 – post your review by 22-Dec-21
Round 3– post your review by 12-Jan-22
Round 4 – post your review by 02-Feb-22

As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

292-01__J.E. Rowney
Angela Panayotopulos for round 1
Sanam Asif for round 2
J.S. Austin for round 3
A. Claire Everward for round 4

292-02__Isaac Nasri
J.E. Rowney for round 1
Angela Panayotopulos for round 2
Sanam Asif for round 3
J.S. Austin for round 4

292-03__Nicki Snyder
Isaac Nasri for round 1
J.E. Rowney for round 2
Angela Panayotopulos for round 3
Sanam Asif for round 4

292-04__ Marcel Eschauzier
Nicki Snyder for round 1
Isaac Nasri for round 2
J.E. Rowney for round 3
Angela Panayotopulos for round 4

292-05__ Zara Stone
Marcel Eschauzier for round 1
Nicki Snyder for round 2
Isaac Nasri for round 3
J.E. Rowney for round 4

292-06__ David Alyn Gordon
Zara Stone for round 1
Marcel Eschauzier for round 2
Nicki Snyder for round 3
Isaac Nasri for round 4

292-07__ A. Claire Everward
David Alyn Gordon for round 1
Zara Stone for round 2
Marcel Eschauzier for round 3
Nicki Snyder for round 4

292-08__ J.S. Austin
A. Claire Everward for round 1
David Alyn Gordon for round 2
Zara Stone for round 3
Marcel Eschauzier for round 4

292-09__ Sanam Asif
J.S. Austin for round 1
A. Claire Everward for round 2
David Alyn Gordon for round 3
Zara Stone for round 4

292-10__ Angela Panayotopulos
Sanam Asif for round 1
J.S. Austin for round 2
A. Claire Everward for round 3
David Alyn Gordon for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

292-01__J.E. Rowney
Isaac Nasri for round 1
Nicki Snyder for round 2
Marcel Eschauzier for round 3
Zara Stone for round 4

292-02__Isaac Nasri
Nicki Snyder for round 1
Marcel Eschauzier for round 2
Zara Stone for round 3
David Alyn Gordon for round 4

292-03__Nicki Snyder
Marcel Eschauzier for round 1
Zara Stone for round 2
David Alyn Gordon for round 3
A. Claire Everward for round 4

292-04__ Marcel Eschauzier
Zara Stone for round 1
David Alyn Gordon for round 2
A. Claire Everward for round 3
J.S. Austin for round 4

292-05__ Zara Stone
David Alyn Gordon for round 1
A. Claire Everward for round 2
J.S. Austin for round 3
Sanam Asif for round 4

292-06__ David Alyn Gordon
A. Claire Everward for round 1
J.S. Austin for round 2
Sanam Asif for round 3
Angela Panayotopulos for round 4

292-07__ A. Claire Everward
J.S. Austin for round 1
Sanam Asif for round 2
Angela Panayotopulos for round 3
J.E. Rowney for round 4

292-08__ J.S. Austin
Sanam Asif for round 1
Angela Panayotopulos for round 2
J.E. Rowney for round 3
Isaac Nasri for round 4

292-09__ Sanam Asif
Angela Panayotopulos for round 1
J.E. Rowney for round 2
Isaac Nasri for round 3
Nicki Snyder for round 4

292-10__ Angela Panayotopulos
J.E. Rowney for round 1
Isaac Nasri for round 2
Nicki Snyder for round 3
Marcel Eschauzier 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.]

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.

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 Kat Kinney will be modding this round and will be by shortly to say hello. Please PM her ongoing with any issues. Thanks.

[Kat]

Hi everyone! I will be your mod this round. Please let me know if I can help with any questions :)

[J.E.]

My reviews for his round are all up.



Into the Violet Gardens

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R330V...

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

A Myriad of Emotions

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R33UF...

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

Existential Rationalism:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2MTB...

Goodreads:

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

Killer Looks
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R39QU...

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

[Kat]

Everyone, an important reminder about the rules. It is against the rules to argue with someone who posts a review of your book, whether through private message or in the thread about a review that you do not agree with.

If you feel that a review doesn't comply with one of the rules listed in the first post of the thread or that there is another issue, please contact the moderator (me) and we can discuss it. Contacting a reviewer and trying to pressure them to change their review in any way may get you blacklisted from future rounds. From the rules:

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.

[David]

Kat wrote: "Hi everyone! I will be your mod this round. Please let me know if I can help with any questions :)"

Hi Again Kat.

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..."

[Isaac]

Good evening,

It's very late as I type this but here is the link to my round review for A Myriad of Emotions

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

Amazon:
It has yet to become available as of yet. I will update once its available on Amazon

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

[Kat]

Hey guys! Just a quick note about disclaimers. In the US, in order to comply with FTC guidelines, you should put a short disclaimer if you received a free review copy from the author. However if you use the words "in exchange" or "in return" in your disclaimer, it will likely cause Amazon to flag and remove the review as this violates their TOS.

From the rules:

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.

[Isaac]

Appreciate the notice

[Zara]

Hi!

Completed reviews for all rounds are now up, posted on Amazon and Goodreads. Will update two below when their Amazon reviews are live. Note — my devilish vacation review was initially taken down by Amazon and was resubmitted.

Jigsaw beginnings:
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2N0KN4...

Crown of Fire
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/RHEZDDR...

A Devilish Vacation
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:

A Tangled Web
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon:

[David]

Thanks Zara. Much appreciated.

[Isaac]

Here's my review for Existential Rationalism

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

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/RIU5020...

[Marcel]

My review on Goodreads for Killer Looks: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Amazon.com insisted on verified purchase: "...we have limited this product to verified purchase reviews."

[Kat]

Marcel wrote: "My review on Goodreads for Killer Looks: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

Amazon.com insisted on verified purchase: "...we have limited this product to verified purchase reviews.""

Thank you for letting me know. I have marked you off as complete for this review.

[Zara]

Hi! My last two reviews just posted to Amazon:

Devilish Vacation

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

Tangled web

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

[Kat]

Thanks, Zara! See you in a future round :)

[David]

Hi Everyone

I hope you are all doing well.

I wanted to wish everyone a safe and Happy Thanksgiving Week.


Take care.

[Isaac]

Here's review of Jigsaw: Beginnings

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

Amazon (now live):
https://www.amazon.com/review/R161M34...

[David]

Hi Everyone. Here is my Goodread's review of A. Claire's A Tangled Web.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

I will post the Amazon when available.

[David]

Actually, please read this Goodreads link to my review of A. Claire's book. Take care.

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

[David]

Hi Everyone.

Amazon for my review of A. Claire's A Tangled Web was quick again. Take care.

https://www.amazon.com/review/RW7T3F0...

[Marcel]

My review on Goodreads of
Jigsaw Beginnings:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Tangled Web:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Both are also posted on Amazon but didn't yet appear to me...I will update when they do.

[J.S.]

My Goodreads review of Crown of Fire.

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

I'll post the amazon one once it's live.

[Nicki]

Good Evening. Here is my Goodreads review for Marcel's book:

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

I will post the Amazon one once I get the email from them.

-Nicki

[Nicki]

Here is my Amazon review for Marcel's book:

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2NNQJO...

-Nicki

[Isaac]

I've set my review for Zara's Killer Look's below on Goodread

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

Amazon will be updated once available. Happy Thanksgiving.

Update to Amazon review
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1Y15HK...

[Marcel]

My review for Claire's "A Tangled Web" is now up on Amazon:

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

[Kat]

Thank you so much for the links, everyone, and a happy holidays to all who are celebrating this week.

A quick reminder that if you haven't already submitted your first review, those should please be turned in by 12/1. Please message me if you have any questions and happy reading. :)

[Sanam]

Review of The Cardiology of Broken Things by Angela Panayotopulos

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

Will post Zon link once it appears.

[J.S.]

My Amazon review is now live for Crown of Fire

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

[Marcel]

John's "A Devilish Vacation" review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Waiting for Zon's emails to come through.

[Angela]

Sanam wrote: "Review of The Cardiology of Broken Things by Angela Panayotopulos

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

Will post Zon link once it appears."

Thank you, Sanam!

[Angela]

GR review #1 I CAN'T SLEEP: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

GR review #2: INTO THE VIOLET GARDENS: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

GR review #3: A MYRIAD OF EMOTIONS: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

GR review #4: EXISTENTIAL RATIONALISM: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon links pending.

[Marcel]

My review of Zara's "Killer Looks" is now up on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

[J.E.]

Thanks Angela!

[Marcel]

My review of John's "A Devilish Vacation" is now also on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

[Kat]

Thanks for posting all those links, everyone, I appreciate it! I also especially appreciate everyone who is posting their Amz links in a separate post if they happen to come in later than when they posted their Goodreads review. It's not uncommon for it to take Amz up to a week for a review to go through, or that you might need to recheck what you wrote to make sure there aren't any words that could be triggering the review to be rejected and resubmit. I appreciate everyone being so thorough.

[Angela]

Angela wrote: "GR review #1 I CAN'T SLEEP: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

GR review #2: INTO THE VIOLET GARDENS: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

GR review #3: A MYRIAD OF EMOT..."

Amazon Links for
#3: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...?

#4: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...?

1+2 are pending still.

[Nicki]

Here is my review for Zara's book:

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

I will post Amazon as soon as I receive my email confirmation.

-Nicki

[Angela]

Angela wrote: "Angela wrote: "GR review #1 I CAN'T SLEEP: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

GR review #2: INTO THE VIOLET GARDENS: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

GR review #3: A..."

and last two Amazon links on my end:

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

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

Thanks for the great reads, y'all!

[Kat]

Thanks, Angela, see you in a future round!

[Marcel]

FYI, my entry "Existential Rationalism" has a new edition:
amazon.com/dp/B09MR33PL2
NOW FREE to download until Tuesday, 7 Dec. 23:59h. Pacific Time. Thank you for your feedback which hopefully helped me to sharpen my message.

[Kat]

Marcel, I am still missing the Amz review from you for David Gordon's book. Could you please post that link? Thanks!

[Nicki]

Here is my Amazon review for Zara's book:

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3T0NVX...

-Nicki

[Marcel]

Kat wrote: "Marcel, I am still missing the Amz review from you for David Gordon's book. Could you please post that link? Thanks!" I have reposted but it did not appear yet, will retry and tweak until I succeed and inform. Thank you!

[A. Claire]

Hi! I've actually reviewed all of the books. Here are the Goodreads links. I have posted also the Amazon reviews but they're not up yet which is quite annoying. Once they're up, I'll post them here. But in the meanwhile:
J.S Austin a devilish vacation
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Sanam Asif crown of fire
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Angela Panayotopulos The wake up
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

J.E Rowney starting out
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

[Sanam]

A. Claire wrote: "Hi! I've actually reviewed all of the books. Here are the Goodreads links. I have posted also the Amazon reviews but they're not up yet which is quite annoying. Once they're up, I'll post them here..."

Thanks a lot Claire.

[David]

Hi Everyone

Below is my review of J.S. Austin's A Devilish Vacation.

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

I will post the Amazon review when available. Take care.