Group 323. General - Mod. Jeff

[Gene, Admin]

Sorry, Dave, I'd overlooked your conflict when making my cheat sheet.
I've now flipped Dave and Samuel, so that's one conflict avoided. :)

[Sandra]

I have reviewed no one in the current group.

None of the four below me, Allen, Hobbs, Griffiths or Munson, have reviewed any of my books. So for the moment I look good to go.

[Dave]

Good to go now.

[Khira]

Still OK for me

[S.D.]

Looks good for me
Sorry for the late response. our electricity was just restored late yesterday afternoon, and I've been focused on cleaning up after the earthquake.

Look forward to some relaxing reads.

[Dave]

Good to go now.

[Dave]

Good to go now.

I keep posting this but for some reason it won’t take. Maybe this time?

[Khira]

I can see all three of your posts, Dave

[Dave]

Ok, never mind. Gene, you can disregard my PM.

[Syl]

I think you're posting in the wrong group Felix. (Or spamming.)
Edit, yep, spam, posted same in another group.

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Syl. I deleted the spam post.

[Syl]

Fascinates me, the thinking, what are his odds for success? Too amazing. :)

[Syl]

Bah sorry Gene, just realised I've reviewed a different book by Khira.

[Khira]

That's not a clash, Syl, you can review more than one book by the same author. I've already flagged at the start that you and S.D. have reviewed me before.

[Syl]

Yeah Khira, I was thinking if the list had to be redone and you needed to review me. :D
Gene, are we good to go then?

[Gene, Admin]

We need to hear from all 10 participants before we can begin, Syl.

[G.J.]

I have reviewed different books by K.T. and S.D. in the past, so good to go, Gene :-)

[J.C.]

I'm still good to go.
However, my book is Darkness Hides.

I think Four Puppet Kings and a Fool: An Epic Fantasy Novel may be Seth Hobbs book. (I'd be happy to read it though. :) )

Thanks
JC

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks for catching that, JC. I've fixed it now.

[Seth]

Thanks for catching that, and thanks for the enthusiasm!!! Lol

[Gene, Admin]

So, it looks as if we still need confirmation of no clashes from Seth and Samuel Astbury before we start the round.

[Seth]

No clashes for me. Thanks

[Seth]

Has anyone checked with Samuel Astbury yet?

[Gene, Admin]

I sent a message yesterday. If necessary, we'll go back to "One Needed" on Monday.

[Samuel]

Very sorry for the delay folks. I'm ready.

[S.D.]

Once we start officially, I'll grab the books I'll be reviewing off of Amazon... no need to message me.

[Syl]

Most excellent. I'll set my book as free on Amazon for tomorrow, 5 Jan 2023, so those reviewing me can get it there. :)
Here's the link:
https://www.amazon.com/Making-Sense-T...

[K.T.]

I’ll get my books off of KU (it looks like they’re all on there) once we officially get the go ahead. ☺️

[Gene, Admin]

Here we go. I'm setting up the rounds, then new moderator Jeff Chapman takes over. You SEND books to the 4 people ABOVE you, and receive from the 4 people BELOW you. If you think you see a mistake on the list, please leave a comment!


Member Links * Book Links
1. Dave Saari * Albatross
2. Samuel Astbury * Hot Pinks
3. S.D. Brown * Alabaster Alibi
4. J.C. Gatlin * Darkness Hides
5. Syl Sabastian * Making Sense of Toxic Abusive People
6. Sandra Rector * Shared House
7. Khira Allen * Engineer of Stainless Souls
8. Seth Hobbs *Four Puppet Kings and a Fool: An Epic Fantasy Novel
9. G J Griffiths * Seeking Angels
10. K.T. Munson * Half Gate

START DATE: January 25, 2023
END DATE: March 29, 2023
Round 1 – post your review by January 25, 2023
Round 2 – post your review by February 15, 2023
Round 3 – post your review by March 8, 2023
Round 4 – post your review by March 29, 2023
As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:
ROUND NUMBER 323-01__ Dave Saari
K.T. Munson for round 1
G J Griffiths for round 2
Seth Hobbs for round 3
Khira Allen for round 4
323-02__Samuel Astbury
Dave Saari for round 1
K.T. Munson for round 2
G J Griffiths for round 3
Seth Hobbs for round 4
323-03__S.D. Brown
Samuel Astbury for round 1
Dave Saari for round 2
K.T. Munson for round 3
G J Griffiths for round 4
323-04__ J.C. Gatlin
S.D. Brown for round 1
Samuel Astbury for round 2
Dave Saari for round 3
K.T. Munson for round 4
323-05__ Syl Sabastian
J.C. Gatlin for round 1
S.D. Brown for round 2
Samuel Astbury for round 3
Dave Saari for round 4
323-06__ Sandra Rector
Syl Sabastian for round 1
J.C. Gatlin for round 2
S.D. Brown for round 3
Samuel Astbury for round 4
323-07__ Khira Allen
Sandra Rector for round 1
Syl Sabastian for round 2
J.C. Gatlin for round 3
S.D. Brown for round 4
323-08__ Seth Hobbs
Khira Allen for round 1
Sandra Rector for round 2
Syl Sabastian for round 3
J.C. Gatlin for round 4
323-09__ G J Griffiths
Seth Hobbs for round 1
Khira Allen for round 2
Sandra Rector for round 3
Syl Sabastian for round 4
323-10__ K.T. Munson
G J Griffiths for round 1
Seth Hobbs for round 2
Khira Allen for round 3
Sandra Rector for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:
ROUND NUMBER 323-01__ Dave Saari
Samuel Astbury for round 1
S.D. Brown for round 2
J.C. Gatlin for round 3
Syl Sabastian for round 4
323-02__Samuel Astbury
S.D. Brown for round 1
J.C. Gatlin for round 2
Syl Sabastian for round 3
Sandra Rector for round 4
323-03__S.D. Brown
J.C. Gatlin for round 1
Syl Sabastian for round 2
Sandra Rector for round 3
Khira Allen for round 4
323-04__ J.C. Gatlin
Syl Sabastian for round 1
Sandra Rector for round 2
Khira Allen for round 3
Seth Hobbs for round 4
323-05__ Syl Sabastian
Sandra Rector for round 1
Khira Allen for round 2
Seth Hobbs for round 3
G J Griffiths for round 4
323-06__ Sandra Rector
Khira Allen for round 1
Seth Hobbs for round 2
G J Griffiths for round 3
K.T. Munson for round 4
323-07__ Khira Allen
Seth Hobbs for round 1
G J Griffiths for round 2
K.T. Munson for round 3
Dave Saari for round 4
323-08__ Seth Hobbs
G J Griffiths for round 1
K.T. Munson for round 2
Dave Saari for round 3
Samuel Astbury for round 4
323-09__ G J Griffiths
K.T. Munson for round 1
Dave Saari for round 2
Samuel Astbury for round 3
S.D. Brown for round 4
323-10__ K.T. Munson
Dave Saari for round 1
Samuel Astbury for round 2
S.D. Brown for round 3
J.C. Gatlin 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 :)

[Gene, Admin]

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.
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.
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 Jeff Chapman will be modding this round and should be by shortly to say hello. Please PM him
ongoing with any issues. Thanks.

[Jeff]

Hello everyone,

My name is Jeff and I will be your moderator. I've been a reader many times but this is my first go as a moderator. Gene has done all the work and it appears he's done a very thorough job. Thank you, Gene.

So, start reading!

Message me with questions.

Jeff

[Khira]

For my reviewers (Sandar, Syl, J.C., S.D.) - my novel Engineer of Stainless Souls is in KU and will be available for free download 20-22 Jan (US time). Otherwise, please send me a message - my own GR messages don't always go through unfortunately, due to an ongoing GR glitch, but I can receive and reply to messages OK.

[Syl]

Cool Thanks Jeff. Mine, Making Sense of Toxic Abusive People, will be free on Amazon tomorrow Friday 5 Dec 2023:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MTKY8VW

[Dave]

GJ: I'm unable to send you a PM. Please check your account settings per the instructions on page 1 of this thread. Or, you can send me a private message with your email and your preferred file format so I can send you my book. Or, you can get it free on Kindle Unlimited if you happen to subscribe to that service.

Thanks!

[K.T.]

I’ve picked up all my books that I’m reviewing on KU so no need to reach out. If you’re reviewing me and need a copy - just DM me and I’ll get you a copy.

Thanks,
K.T.

[Jeff]

G.J., please change your profile settings to allow anyone to send you messages.

There are instructions at the bottom of the first message in this thread.

Thanks,
Jeff

[Cat]

Gene wrote: "The review group is the most successful group for peer reviews on Goodreads. It hosts non-reciprocal reading/review rounds of ten authors with a variety of themes and genres, as well as ‘general’ r..."

Gene hi if this is a new open I would like to participate with my cozy. I believe that ET reviewed one of my books, I reviewed SD's book.

My book is Spooked in Switzerland by Cat Green

[Jeff]

Sorry Cat, this round is already underway. All the slots have been filled.

Jeff

[S.D.]

Alabaster Alibi is up for free starting tomorrow and running for 5 days.

G.J. send me a private message of what you'd like to read and I'll pop it to you.

[Sandra]

Here is my Goodreads review of Engineer of Stainless Souls.

I will link to the Amazon review once Amazon posts it.

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

[Khira]

Sandra wrote: "Here is my Goodreads review of Engineer of Stainless Souls."

Thank you very much for the review, Sandra

[Khira]

These are the links for my Round 1 review of Four Puppet Kings and a Fool:

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

https://www.amazon.com.au/review/RUU0...

[Khira]

These are the links for my Round 2 review of Seeking Angels:

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

https://www.amazon.com.au/review/R28B...

[Samuel]

My round 2 (wrong order, sorry) review for Darkness Hides:

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

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RUGO1...

Thanks,

[Seth]

Here are my Round 1 reviews for "Seeking Angels".

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

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

[Sandra]

Here is the link to my Amazon review for Engineer of Stainless Souls.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

[K.T.]

Here is my review for round 1:

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

Onto round 2!

[J.C.]

My reviews for Round One

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
GoodReads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[J.C.]

Samuel wrote: "My round 2 (wrong order, sorry) review for Darkness Hides:

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

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RUGO1...
..."

Thank you Samuel!

[Syl]

Most cool thanks JC. Much much Appreciated. <3 :) :D