Group 336. General - Mod. Gene

[Joe]

Good to go!

[Marcel]

Good to go!

[Ann]

Good to go

[Gene, Admin]

1. Loralee Evans * Taigh~ A Flying Squirrel's Adventure
2. Laura Koerber * Encounters with Old Coyote
3. Sotto Voce * In Ora: The Land of the Superior
4. Denis Roubien * Crete. Wonders of a glorious land: A different Greece travel book
5. Ann Birdgenaw *Labyrinthia
6. Joe Lee Roger *The Age of Discovery Volume I: The Travels and Adventures of Marco Polo Throughout China and the Mongol Empire
7. Marcel Eschauzier *Awakening the Other Way: Nonduality and Existential Reason
8. K.A. Burgess *The Strange Taste of Metal
9. Audrey Driscoll *Islands of the Gulf, Volume Two: The Treasure
10. Rik Ty * Thrill Kings Fragmented Sky


START DATE: July 24, 2023
END DATE: October 16, 2023

Round 1 – post your review by August 14, 2023
Round 2 – post your review by September 4, 2023
Round 3 – post your review by September 25, 2023
Round 4 – post your review by October 16, 2023


As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

-01__Loralee Evans
Rik Ty for round 1
Audrey Driscoll for round 2
K.A. Burgess for round 3
Marcel Eschauzier for round 4

-02__Laura Koerber
Loralee Evans for round 1
Rik Ty for round 2
Audrey Driscoll for round 3
K.A. Burgess for round 4

-03__Sotto Voce
Laura Koerber for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Rik Ty for round 3
Audrey Driscoll for round 4

-04__ Denis Roubien
Sotto Voce for round 1
Laura Koerber for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Rik Ty for round 4

-05__ Ann Birdgenaw
Denis Roubien for round 1
Sotto Voce for round 2
Laura Koerber for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4

-06__ Joe Lee Roger
Ann Birdgenaw for round 1
Denis Roubien for round 2
Sotto Voce for round 3
Laura Koerber for round 4

-07__ Marcel Eschauzier
Joe Lee Roger for round 1
Ann Birdgenaw for round 2
Denis Roubien for round 3
Sotto Voce for round 4

-08__ K.A. Burgess
Marcel Eschauzier for round 1
Joe Lee Roger for round 2
Ann Birdgenaw for round 3
Denis Roubien for round 4

-09__ Audrey Driscoll
K.A. Burgess for round 1
Marcel Eschauzier for round 2
Joe Lee Roger for round 3
Ann Birdgenaw for round 4

-10__ Rik Ty
Audrey Driscoll for round 1
K.A. Burgess for round 2
Marcel Eschauzier for round 3
Joe Lee Roger for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

-01__Loralee Evans
Laura Koerber for round 1
Sotto Voce for round 2
Denis Roubien for round 3
Ann Birdgenaw for round 4

-02__Laura Koerber
Sotto Voce  for round 1
Denis Roubien for round 2
Ann Birdgenaw for round 3
Joe Lee Roger for round 4

-03__Sotto Voce
Denis Roubien for round 1
Ann Birdgenaw for round 2
Joe Lee Roger for round 3
Marcel Eschauzier for round 4

-04__ Denis Roubien
Ann Birdgenaw for round 1
Joe Lee Roger for round 2
Marcel Eschauzier for round 3
K.A. Burgess for round 4

-05__ Ann Birdgenaw
Joe Lee Roger for round 1
Marcel Eschauzier for round 2
K.A. Burgess for round 3
Audrey Driscoll for round 4

-06__ Joe Lee Roger
Marcel Eschauzier for round 1
K.A. Burgess for round 2
Audrey Driscoll for round 3
Rik Ty for round 4

-07__ Marcel Eschauzier
K.A. Burgess for round 1
Audrey Driscoll for round 2
Rik Ty for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4

-08__ K.A. Burgess
Audrey Driscoll for round 1
Rik Ty for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Laura Koerber for round 4

-09__ Audrey Driscoll
Rik Ty for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Laura Koerber for round 3
Sotto Voce for round 4

-10__ Rik Ty
Loralee Evans for round 1
Laura Koerber for round 2
Sotto Voce for round 3
Denis Roubienfor 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.

I'm modding this round. Please remember to delete any text after the letters "ref" in your Amazon links, and just to let you know, it helps me to mark names off the list if you post the title of the book and its author along with your links.

[Laura]

I will buy all of the books I am reviewing.

[Audrey]

Rik wrote: "Audrey wrote: "That's good to know, Rik. Once the participants are finalized and the order of books to be read is known, I'll likely take you up on the offer.
Thanks for the advance notice!"
Hi Aud..."
Hi Rik,
Sent you a PM this morning.
Audrey

[Joe]

Laura wrote: "I will buy all of the books I am reviewing."

Many thanks Laura :-)

However, I should have a free promo date at some point before Round 4, and I will let you know when I set it.

[Denis]

To those who review me: My book will be set for free on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, from 12:00 AM PDT to 11:59 PM PDT at this link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFCZ83VP
This is the link for amazon.com, but it will be free on all amazon marketplaces. I will also send you personal messages.

[Loralee, Admin]

Here is my first review complete. Encounters with Old Coyote.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R3BFF66...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Loralee!

[Loralee, Admin]

I have finished another review, In Ora.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R3HDTQH...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Loralee, Admin]

Here is my next review, finished. Ann's story.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R27WKZ4...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Loralee, Admin]

Here is my review for Denis's book.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R3SVPXC...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

That's my last review. Thanks so much!

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Loralee. This completes your obligations.

[Sass]

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 I'm late to see this. Is there room in this group and do you know of other groups forming?

[Gene, Admin]

Sass wrote: "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 a..."

This round has already begun. When a new round begins, it will say "Forming" in the title.

[Sass]

Hello ... I've been searching for an answer ... I am a GR reviewer in this group and others. Are there any open spaces or groups forming?

[Loralee, Admin]

Sass, as Gene said, this group is full. There are no Now Forming groups available at the moment. This is visible if you check the Reading Rounds category. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... But that will change in the future. Keep checking back, and when a round opens, make sure that whatever book you want reviewed fits the category of the round. (If it's a novella, don't enter if your book has over 45,000 words, for example.)

[Sass]

Got it Loralee thanks for posting the link

[Ann]

Here is my round #1 review of Joe's book

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

Amazon
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R1YU0C7N...

Round #2 review of Marcel's book

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

Amazon
https://www.amazon.ca/review/RQ3PNW9W...

[Marcel]

Here are my reviews.

Audrey:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R15AOPB...

Loralee:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1E06CF...

Karlee:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R207POW...

Rik:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R1AXTB5...

Thanks to all for the reviews and the books—and a special thanks to Gene for the flawless organization!

[Audrey]

Thanks for your review, Marcel!

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks to Marcel and Ann.

[Laura]

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

Denis's book. Amazon to follow.

[Loralee, Admin]

Marcel's link went to my goodreads book, rather than the review. Here is the review itself. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Laura]

Joe Lee's book, Amazon to follow https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Marcel]

Loralee wrote: "Marcel's link went to my goodreads book, rather than the review. Here is the review itself. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Oops! Got it, thanks.

[Loralee, Admin]

Thanks okay, Marcel! Thank you for the review!

[K.A.]

Thanks Marcel!

Here is my review for Audrey. Amazon to follow.

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

[Audrey]

Thank you for this review, K.A.!

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, KA, Loralee, and Laura.

[Laura]

Denis's book https://www.amazon.com/review/RI95M1K...

[K.A.]

You're welcome Audrey!
Here it is on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/customer...

[Rik]

Here is my good reads review for round 1 Loralee's Taigh
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rik]

Marcel wrote: "Here are my reviews.

Audrey:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R15AOPB...

Loralee:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.amazo..."

Thank you Marcel

[Rik]

Amazon came in for round 1 Taigh
https://www.amazon.com/review/R11KUJJ...

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks to Laura, KA, and Rik.

[Ann]

Here is my round #3 review of KA. Burgess' book

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

Amazon pending

[Laura]

https://www.amazon.com/review/R1KJPJV... Amazon review of Joe Lee's book.

So I have completed one and two, though not doing the books in order.

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks, Ann and Laura.

[Sotto]

My Round One for Denis Roubien (Crete. Wonders of a glorious land: A different Greece travel book)

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R32XNTQ...

[Audrey]

Here is my review for Thrill Kings Fragmented Sky by Rik Ty:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Still waiting for Amazon.

[Audrey]

Here is my review of Taigh: a Flying Squirrel's Adventure by Loralee Evans:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/review/R3Q2Y00S...

[Gene, Admin]

Thanks to Sotto and Audrey.

[Joe]

Laura wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/review/R1KJPJV... Amazon review of Joe Lee's book.

So I have completed one and two, though not doing the books in order."

Many thanks Laura!

[K.A.]

Thanks Ann, much appreciated!

[Rik]

Audrey wrote: "Here is my review for Thrill Kings Fragmented Sky by Rik Ty:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Still waiting for Amazon."

Thanks Audrey!

[Denis]

Sotto, I could see your amazon review at first, but now it seems to have disappeared.

[Ann]

Here's the Zon link for my 3rd review
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R2U18AOQ...