Group 347. Out of This World - Mod. Kat

[Audrey]

While we're updating, P.M.F. and Guy have reviewed 2 of my other books. I have reviewed a different book by Rik. No connections with anyone else.

[Rik]

I have no conflicts reviewing the authors in the 7,9,10 positions.

[B.J.]

Hi Kat,
Can I jump into this review group? I haven't got any conflicts that I can see. I did review another of Tim Goff's books but not the one on this list.
If so, I'd like to add The Vitruvian Mask to the list.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Thanks!
Bel

[Tim]

Kat wrote: "Tim wrote: "My apologies for so obvious a question, but I am impaired by a flu bug. If the people above me in the list are reviewing my book, I see no issues - two of them reviewed an earlier book ..."

Guy and PMF have not read 'Metropolis.' The book they reviewed ('Capital') might provide some insight but should not be a conflict.

Thank you for clarifying that. Off to to beat this bug...

[Kat]

We'll check now to make certain there are no conflicts, and alternates are available for those who need them.

Please tell me if you have reviewed any of the four people above you on the list (the list wraps around so (10) is 'above' (1) ). Please also check that if you have already reviewed any of the four people 'below' you on the list, they have more books available that you have not yet reviewed.

Remember you're SENDING your book to the four names above you (the list wraps so 10 is above 1) -- and you're RECEIVING books from the four names below you on the first post of the thread.

Once EVERYONE confirms they're good to go, the round can begin.

Member Links * Book Links
1. P.M.F. Johnson*Republic Of Magic
2. Guy E. Estes*Lords of Illusion
3. Audrey Driscoll*Hunting the Phoenix
4. Tim Goff*Empire: Metropolis
5. Wayne McKinstry*Earth Rises to the Challenge: Earth Overwhelmed Book 2
6. Rik Ty*Thrill Kings: Interdimensional Bleed Zones Volume 1: 8 Mind-Bending Missions Featuring Returning Characters
7. Joseph Carrabis*The Shaman
8. Alex Canna*Operation Outfect: Spreading humankind to the stars. What could go wrong?
9. Alex Robins*Panacea
10. B.J. Sikes*The Vitruvian Mask

[Wayne]

I am good to go.

[Audrey]

I'm good to go.
For those who will be reading Hunting the Phoenix, I've reduced the price on Amazon to $0.99; the change should take effect in the next few days.

[Wayne]

Alex Robins needs to be able to get Goodreads messages.

[P.M.F.]

I have no conflicts with Wayne or B.J., and everyone else already works for me... so I am good to go.

[Kat]

Wayne wrote: "Alex Robins needs to be able to get Goodreads messages."

Oh, I must have missed this during sign ups. Sorry about that. Alex, can you please change your messages over so that you can receive messages from anyone.

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...

[Joseph]

aHA! "above you" == "members with a numerical position less than yours", "below you" == "members with a numerical position greater than yours"
Is that correct? I'm betting my brain interpreted "above/below you" as dealing with numerical order rather than visual position in the list.
Please tell me that's correct.
Somebody.
Please.
(poster boy for "learning difficulties" here)

[Kat]

Joseph, you are #7 on the list, and so you will be reading books #8, 9, 10, and 1. Persons #3-6 will be reviewing you.

[Joseph]

Hot Dang I got it right!
Thankee!
Joseph

[Kat]

So Joseph, is that a "good to go"?

[Joseph]

Yep, good to go. Already contacted folks 3-6.
Joseph

[Tim]

No conflicts,

[Alex]

Good to go!

[Tim]

Already contacted the people I am supposed to send the book to. I will be buying the others off of Amazon.

[Kat]

Excellent! We are now 6 out of 10 checked in. We just need to hear from Guy, Alex Robins (who also needs to turn on Goodreads messaging), Rik and BJ, and then we can begin!

[Guy]

I haven't read Wayne's or Rik's books.

[Kat]

Guy wrote: "I haven't read Wayne's or Rik's books."

So... are you good to go?

[Guy]

Believe so.

[Guy]

I'm good. I just bought all four of my books off Amazon.

[Alex]

Good to go! Pretty sure messaging is on, bit I’m in France so there’s a big time difference :)

[Alex]

If anyone can’t message me, please say and I’ll double-check my settings

[B.J.]

good to go

[B.J.]

so I am sending books for review to 6-9 amd reviewing 1-4? Just checking

[Rik]

Good to go

[Kat]

B.J. wrote: "so I am sending books for review to 6-9 amd reviewing 1-4? Just checking"

Correct.

[Kat]

Here we go! 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. P.M.F. Johnson*Republic Of Magic
2. Guy E. Estes*Lords of Illusion
3. Audrey Driscoll*Hunting the Phoenix
4. Tim Goff*Empire: Metropolis
5. Wayne McKinstry*Earth Rises to the Challenge: Earth Overwhelmed Book 2
6. Rik Ty*Thrill Kings: Interdimensional Bleed Zones Volume 1: 8 Mind-Bending Missions Featuring Returning Characters
7. Joseph Carrabis*The Shaman
8. Alex Canna*Operation Outfect: Spreading humankind to the stars. What could go wrong?
9. Alex Robins*Panacea
10. B.J. Sikes*The Vitruvian Mask


START DATE: December 3, 2023
END DATE: Feb 25, 2024
Round 1 – post your review by Dec 24, 2023
Round 2 – post your review by Jan 14, 2024
Round 3 – post your review by Feb 4, 2024
Round 4 – post your review by Feb 25, 2024

As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

PMF Johnson
BJ Sikes-Round 1
Alex Robins-Round 2
Alex Canna-Round 3
Joseph Carrabis-Round 4

Guy Estes
PMF Johnson-Round 1
BJ Sikes-Round 2
Alex Robins-Round 3
Alex Canna-Round 4

Audrey Driscoll
Guy Estes-Round 1
PMF Johnson-Round 2
BJ Sikes-Round 3
Alex Robins-Round 4

Tim Goff
Audrey Driscoll-Round 1
Guy Estes-Round 2
PMF Johnson-Round 3
BJ Sikes-Round 4

Wayne McKinstry
Tim Goff-Round 1
Audrey Driscoll-Round 2
Guy Estes-Round 3
PMF Johnson-Round 4

Rik Ty
Wayne McKinstry-Round 1
Tim Goff-Round 2
Audrey Driscoll-Round 3
Guy Estes-Round 4

Joseph Carrabis
Rik Ty-Round 1
Wayne McKinstry-Round 2
Tim Goff-Round 3
Audrey Driscoll-Round 4

Alex Canna
Joseph Carrabis-Round 1
Rik Ty-Round 2
Wayne McKinstry-Round 3
Tim Goff-Round 4

Alex Robins
Alex Canna-Round 1
Joseph Carrabis-Round 2
Rik Ty-Round 3
Wayne McKinstry-Round 4

BJ Sikes
Alex Robins-Round 1
Alex Canna-Round 2
Joseph Carrabis-Round 3
Rik Ty-Round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

PMF Johnson
Guy Estes-Round 1
Audrey Driscoll-Round 2
Tim Goff-Round 3
Wayne McKinstry-Round 4

Guy Estes
Audrey Driscoll-Round 1
Tim Goff-Round 2
Wayne McKinstry-Round 3
Rik Ty-Round 4

Audrey Driscoll
Tim Goff-Round 1
Wayne McKinstry-Round 2
Rik Ty-Round 3
Joseph Carrabis-Round 4

Tim Goff
Wayne McKinstry-Round 1
Rik Ty-Round 2
Joseph Carrabis-Round 3
Alex Canna-Round 4

Wayne McKinstry
Rik Ty-Round 1
Joseph Carrabis-Round 2
Alex Canna-Round 3
Alex Robins-Round 4

Rik Ty
Joseph Carrabis-Round 1
Alex Canna-Round 2
Alex Robins-Round 3
BJ Sikes-Round 4

Joseph Carrabis
Alex Canna-Round 1
Alex Robins-Round 2
BJ Sikes-Round 3
PMF Johnson-Round 4

Alex Canna
Alex Robins-Round 1
BJ Sikes-Round 2
PMF Johnson-Round 3
Guy Estes-Round 4

Alex Robins
BJ Sikes-Round 1
PMF Johnson-Round 2
Guy Estes-Round 3
Audrey Driscoll-Round 4

BJ Sikes
PMF Johnson-Round 1
Guy Estes-Round 2
Audrey Driscoll-Round 3
Tim Goff-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 :)

[Kat]

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 will be modding this round. Please PM me ongoing with any issues. Thanks.

[Rik]

Kat 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.

You can, of course, cho..."
Thanks Kat!

[Tim]

I bought all four of the books I am supposed to review,

[Audrey]

I also have bought all 4 books. I'm ready to read!

[P.M.F.]

I will buy all four books as well. ;->

[Tim]

My Review for 'Earth Rises to the Challenge' -

Amazon posted straightaway.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2413VB...

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

[Kat]

Tim, you need to assign a rating on Goodreads, please. You only entered a review.

[Tim]

Kat wrote: "Tim, you need to assign a rating on Goodreads, please. You only entered a review."

must have missed that somehow...

[Tim]

Waiting out an interminable blizzard while recovering from that dratted bug gave me plenty of time to read - so much time, I finished 'Thrill Kings: Interdimensional Bleed Zones.' (Digging out could be a challenge...)

Anyhow...

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

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3NIZJW...

And again, Amazon posted the review in minutes...

[Kat]

Thanks, Tim!

Just so you're aware, your first review still does not have a rating assigned.

[Tim]

I just checked. It shows three stars...am I missing something?

[Kat]

Tim wrote: "I just checked. It shows three stars...am I missing something?"

Now it does! Thanks for updating :).

[Audrey]

Here is my review for Empire: Metropolis by Tim Goff:

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

Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/review/RDFS935M...

[Tim]

Audrey wrote: "Here is my review for Empire: Metropolis by Tim Goff:

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

Amazon.ca: https://www.amazon.ca/review/RDFS935M..."

Thank you for the review.

[Kat]

Thanks, Audrey!

[Rik]

Thank you Tim!

[Wayne]

Round 1
Review of Thrill Kings Interdimensional Bleed Zones Volume 1 by Rik Ty

Amazon Review

https://www.amazon.com/review/R3I6CGS...

Goodreads Review

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

[Kat]

Thanks, Wayne!

[Rik]

Thank you Wayne (I'm only at 40% on my first book. Yikes)

[Guy]

My review for Hunting the Phoenix.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

https://www.amazon.com/review/R11YZM3...