Group 345. Novella - Mod. Loralee

[Loralee, Admin]

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’ rounds where any book is permitted, from non-fiction, to horror. When a round has ‘now forming’ in the title, there are places available, you can sign up. If it doesn’t, it’s full – look for another round or check back another time.

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The founding principle of the group is honest, non-reciprocal reviews, so please help maintain the integrity of the group by letting me know as you sign up if you have been reviewed by, or have reviewed another author in the group and do check back as the group fills to report any clashes. Usually places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

This is a 'Novella' round.

Fiction and non-fiction, adult and children's books under 45,000 Words

Please note it is always possible that the books you are assigned may contain material you find upsetting or offensive. If you can't commit to this, please do not sign up.

Now for the boring stuff, but please read it, it saves a lot of time if everyone is on the same wavelength.
Before signing up below with your Goodreads author and Goodreads book link in the thread below, please ensure that:

1. You have enough time to read and review 4 books within the 12 weeks of time allowed.

2. Your book is currently available for sale on Amazon (not pre-order) and it complies with the individual round theme, if there is one.

3. Your book is fit to be reviewed.
If it is not, due to editing or other issues, you risk poor reviews. This is your problem, not that of the reviewers or the groups. For a small fee, the group admin will look at the first few pages of your book to advise. The number one error new authors make is not having their book beta read and edited, by non-family members.

4. You can submit reviews to Goodreads and Amazon.
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11. You will not ask a fellow author to change a review of your book because you don’t agree with it.
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We all want reviews, it’s why we joined the group. It is bad taste to expect other people to review your book and then not do the same for other people in the group. People that DNF and/or don’t post reviews will find it difficult to get into a subsequent group.

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.

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Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate personal preference. The ONLY circumstance in which you may duck out of giving a review is if YOU provide a stand-in reviewer.

The only way this group can function is if we trust each other to behave honourably. And it IS perfectly possible to give a fair-minded review of a text that does not coincide with our normal choice of reading matter. If you need a few hints/tips, please see this thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I will do my best to fit everyone into the group they request, but occasionally, particularly in the case of our more prolific good standing members, I may have to decline a member request to fit the maximum number of people into a particular round.

It is permissible to review an author more than once if a different book is available.
If you need anything clarified please ask, either by goodreads personal message to me or on the thread below, before signing up. It’s a pain to have to keep rearranging the list because people haven’t read the above.

Your group moderator will be: Loralee Evans

Member Links

1. Liane Joly
2. E.K. Frances
3. David Alyn Gordon
4. S. Lynn Helton
5. Loralee Evans
6. Carly Berg
7. Sephyrra
8. Whittney Corum
9. pdmac
10. Arriah Kiprujistho

Book Links

1. The Last Dog
2. The Compound
3. History's Forgotten: Part One
4. Trial Run
5. Felicity and the Fire Stoppers
6. Talks with Dead Aunts on the Isla Ajaja
7. Bride of the Haunted Manor
8. Mix Blood
9. Ctrl Z, the Do Over Stone
10. Just an Alien Stuck on Earth




In order to participate in this round, your setting for 'Who Can Send Me Private Messages' needs to be 'anyone'.
Please follow this link to check - and if necessary change - your privacy setting:

https://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?t...

[Carly]

Hi Loralee. I would like to join this round with my novella "Talks with Dead Aunts on the Isla Ajaja" by Carly Berg.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Loralee, Admin]

Welcome, Carly! It doesn't look like you have reviewed or been reviewed by me. Please keep checking back as people join and let me know if they've reviewed you, of if you've reviewed them, so we can avoid reciprocal review conflicts.

[E.K., Admin]

Please can I join with The Compound, links below.

Author link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I've reviewed you, Loralee, but not the book listed; no other conflicts.

[Liane]

I'd love to join! Loved the last group, so many neat books!
I have a children's book
The Last Dog: A "tail" of adoption
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Author link https://www.goodreads.com/liane_jolya...

Loralee I had just requested one of your other books for a one on one review. But I haven't read this one yet.

[David]

Hi Loralee. May I join with History's Forgotten: Part One? Please advise. Here is the link.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

Take care.

[E.K., Admin]

David wrote: "Hi Loralee. May I join with History's Forgotten: Part One? Please advise. Here is the link.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

Take care."

I've reviewed David but not this book.

[Lynn]

I'd like to join, if I can fit, with my fantasy novella Trial Run.
-Lynn

My Goodreads book link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
My Goodreads author link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I've already read & reviewed this book by Loralee, but she has others available.

Carly hasn't previously reviewed me, nor have I previously reviewed her.

Liane hasn't previously reviewed me, nor have I previously reviewed her.

E.K. has reviewed me before, but not this book.

David has reviewed me before, but not this book.

[Sephyrra]

Hi Interested for my book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
first time participating so I have read no one here before.

[Whittney]

I want to submit my book Mix Blood for this round if that's okay.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

I have read E.K. The compound and one of David's other books in the Jigsaw series.

[pdmac]

Loralee,

I wish to submit my novella Ctrl Z, The Do Over Stone. Here is the Amazon link:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0792G1VBC

Thank you!

[Lynn]

I've read & reviewed Whittney before, but not this book.

Pdmac hasn't previously reviewed me, nor have I previously reviewed them.

-Lynn

[Loralee, Admin]

Everyone, this is important. I'm hoping that the spots I've created for you will work, so will you each check and let me know? Please make sure that you have not reviewed anyone above you. Also please make sure that no one below you has reviewed you.

We'll need to do this again once Sephyrra checks back, but I want to also check now, in case I need to move anyone around.

[Loralee, Admin]

Sephyrra, right now, your personal message status is set to just friends. So no one on here will be able to message you. Will you get that changed so that group members can message you and you can message us?

To do that, go to Account Settings here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?t...
Then scroll down until you see: "Who Can Send Me Private Messages". When you get to that, click "anyone".

Then once you've saved your settings, please come back here and let us know.
At that point, provided the spot has not been taken, I will be able to add you to spot 7.

[Sephyrra]

Loralee wrote: "Sephyrra, right now, your personal message status is set to just friends. So no one on here will be able to message you. Will you get that changed so that group members can message you and you can ..."

Hi, thankyou Loralee, I have updated the message settings.

[E.K., Admin]

Works for me - thanks!

[David]

Hi Loralee. I am good. Take care.

[Liane]

The only conflict I see is Ann Birdgenaw has reviewed my book, The Last Dog already.

[pdmac]

Loralee - I've not reviewed or have been reviewed by anyone on the list.

[Sephyrra]

my book link:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Loralee, Admin]

Thanks, Liane. Since Ann is set to review you, that shouldn't be a problem. It looks like you have another book, (The Yellow Shirt) so as long as you're fine with it, she can read that.

[Loralee, Admin]

And thanks Sephyrra, for making that change!

[Loralee, Admin]

Everyone: One more thing. If you have more than one profile/pen name, please let us know. That profile/pen name would need to be checked as well, to make sure we are not giving each other reciprocal reviews, which are against Amazon's TOS, and the ethos of this review group.

[Liane]

Loralee wrote: "Thanks, Liane. Since Ann is set to review you, that shouldn't be a problem. It looks like you have another book, (The Yellow Shirt) so as long as you're fine with it, she can read that."

That's fine!

[Lynn]

There's a problem. Ann cannot review me as I've reviewed her previously. (I can review this book of hers as I haven't yet.)
-Lynn

[Loralee, Admin]

Thanks, S. Lynn. And I can't move her from my blind spot since I've reviewed all her books.
Ann, I'm sorry, but since you signed up last, I'll have to remove you. So sorry. :(

Everyone else, we'll wait for someone who will fit into spot #10, and then do this again.

[Arriah]

Hi, I would like to participate in this round if that's okay.

I have a 140 page novella:
Just an alien, stuck on Earth
Link - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Loralee and pdmac have reviewed my other book before.
I have reviewed E.K. Frances, but not the listed book.

[David]

Arriah has reviewed me before but it was for a different book.

[Arriah]

David wrote: "Arriah has reviewed me before but it was for a different book."

Right, David. Sorry, missed adding yours in my comment.

[Loralee, Admin]

Welcome, Arriah!
From what people have said so far, it looks like Arriah will fit!
Important:
Everyone:
Now that we have our 10 people in their spots, I need you to do a couple of things. Even if you've already commented, (and thanks so much if you have) please check again, and comment here.
Please don't rely on memory!
First is to make sure that you have never reviewed the four people above you. (The list wraps, so 10 is above 1.)
To do that, go to your own profile. Under your picture, there are 3 different links.
* Click the middle link that shows how many reviews you've given.
* On the page it takes you to, find the box that says "Search and Add Books". One by one, type the name of each of the four people above you into that box.
*If their names do not come up as having been reviewed by you, you are good.
Second is to make sure that none of the four people below you have ever reviewed you.
To do that, go to each of their profiles.
*Click the middle link under each person's picture.
*Type in your name in the box that says "Search and Add Books".
*If your name does not come up as having ever been reviewed by that person, you are good.

Once you have made those checks and have confirmed that you have not reviewed any of the four people above you, and none of the four people below you have reviewed you, please come back here, and type in "Good to go" or something equivalent to that.

Once all 10 of us have said "Good to go" or equivalent, then we will be ready to start!

[Loralee, Admin]

I am good to go!

[David]

I am good.

[Carly]

I'm good.

[Lynn]

Good to go.

[E.K., Admin]

Good to go :)

[pdmac]

Good to go

[Liane]

Good to go!

[Whittney]

I'm good

[Sephyrra]

Good to go

[Arriah]

Yes, good to go :-)

[Loralee, Admin]

Fantastic! Thanks everyone! Give me a few hours, and I’ll get the list put together of who will be reviewing whom!

[David]

Rest up today Loralee. This is Thanksgiving. Have a great holiday.

[Loralee, Admin]

Okay, we’re ready!
START DATE: 23-Nov-23
END DATE: 15-Feb-24

Round 1 – post your review by 14-Dec-23
Round 2 – post your review by 4-Jan-24
Round 3 – post your review by 25-Jan-24
Round 4 – post your review by 15-Feb-24

You will be SENDING your book file to the four people above you, and RECEIVING a book file from the four people below you. Read below, including the instructions further down.


As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:


345-01__Liane Joly
Arriah Kiprujistho for round 1
pdmac for round 2
Whittney Corum for round 3
Sephyrra for round 4

345-02__E.K. Frances
Liane Joly for round 1
Arriah Kiprujistho for round 2
pdmac for round 3
Whittney Corum for round 4


345-03__David Alyn Gordon
E.K. Frances for round 1
Liane Joly for round 2
Arriah Kiprujistho for round 3
pdmac for round 4




345-04__ S. Lynn Helton
David Alyn Gordon for round 1
E.K. Frances for round 2
Liane Joly for round 3
Arriah Kiprujistho for round 4




345-05__ Loralee Evans
S. Lynn Helton for round 1
David Alyn Gordon for round 2
E.K. Frances for round 3
Liane Joly for round 4




345-06__Carly Berg
Loralee Evans for round 1
S. Lynn Helton for round 2
David Alyn Gordon for round 3
E.K. Frances for round 4




345-07__ Sephyrra
Carly Berg for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
S. Lynn Helton for round 3
David Alyn Gordon for round 4


345-08__ Whittney Corum
Sephyrra for round 1
Carly Berg for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
S. Lynn Helton for round 4




345-09__ pdmac
Whittney Corum for round 1
Sephyrra for round 2
Carly Berg for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4




345-10__ Arriah Kiprujistho
pdmac for round 1
Whittney Corum for round 2
Sephyrra for round 3
Carly Berg for round 4




As REVIEWERS you will RECEIVE books from:


345-01__Liane Joly
E.K. Frances for round 1
David Alyn Gordon for round 2
S. Lynn Helton for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4

345-02__E.K. Frances
David Alyn Gordon for round 1
S. Lynn Helton for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Carly Berg for round 4

345-03__David Alyn Gordon
S. Lynn Helton for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Carly Berg for round 3
Sephyrra for round 3

345-04__ S. Lynn Helton
Loralee Evans for round 1
Carly Berg for round 2
Sephyrra for round 3
Whittney Corum for round 4

345-05__ Loralee Evans
Carly Berg for round 1
Sephyrra for round 2
Whittney Corum for round 3
pdmac for round4

345-06__ Carly Berg
Sephyrra for round 1
Whittney Corum for round 2
pdmac for round 3
Arriah Kiprujistho for round 4

345-07__ Sephyrra
Whittney Corum for round 1
pdmac for round 2
Arriah Kiprujistho for round 3
Liane Joly for round 4

345-08__ Whittney Corum
pdmac for round 1
Arriah Kiprujistho for round 2
Liane Joly for round 3
E.K. Frances for round 4

345-09__ pdmac
Arriah Kiprujistho for round 1
Liane Joly for round 2
E.K. Frances for round 3
David Alyn Gordon for round 4

345-10__Arriah Kiprujistho
Liane Joly for round 1
E.K. Frances for round 2
David Alyn Gordon for round 3
S. Lynn Helton 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 timely manner. Everyone must be able to provide and accept PDF files. 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’.

[Loralee, Admin]

For those who celebrate our US Thanksgiving, I hope you have a wonderful day today! And if you don't celebrate, I still hope you have a wonderful day!

[Lynn]

For those I'm scheduled to read and review, I see the books are available through KU, so I'll get them that way.

For those who are reviewing my book, it's available through KU, if you have that. Or I can email a PDF review copy - just please message me with your email address and I'll send it after the holiday. Thanks!

Loralee,
Since I've already reviewed this book, do you have a preference which I read for this round: Kits and Cubbyholes or Taigh?

Happy Thanksgiving!
-Lynn

[David]

Hi Everyone. My book is on Kindle Unlimited. For the people who are reviewing me, please advise if you would like a pdf instead. Thanks and take care. Have a great weekend.

[Carly]

Hi all. I've reached out to my reviewers re my book being on a free promotion on Kindle right now, for those who don't have KU and might rather do that than receive a pdf.

I have KU myself and have already downloaded the four novellas I'm scheduled to review.

Happy Thanksgiving, for those in the USA!

[Whittney]

My review for round one. (I started to read and got hooked) https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...

[Loralee, Admin]

Thanks, Whittney. Your 1st review is complete!

[Loralee, Admin]

Here is my first review. Carly's book:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1WYC7U...
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...