Group 349. General - Mod. Jeff

[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. Sandra Rector*Shared House
2. Marti Huber*Disjointed: Horrors of the Human Psyche
3. P.L. Tavormina*Aerovoyant
4. G.J. Griffiths*Seeking Truth at Ardwick House: Inspector Button Investigates
5. E.K. Frances*The Compound: A haunting YA dystopian
6. Sotto Voce*In Ora: The Land of the Superior
7. Peter Moreira*The Haight: The First Jimmy Spracklin Crime Novel (1)
8. Shurbelle John Baptiste*All the Life I Could Not Speak: A Child's Journey With Autism
9. William Collins*A Darker Shade of Sorcery
10. David Alyn Gordon*Jigsaw: Powder Keg: An Adventure in Time and History

[P.L.]

I'm good! :) Thanks Kat.

[E.K., Admin]

I'm good to go! :) Thanks!!

[Marti]

I'm good to go!

[Sandra]

No conflicts. ;->

[Ally]

thank you Kat! I'm a hoppin.

[Sandra]

I'm good to go.

[G.J.]

Kat wrote: "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 ..."

Hi Kat, Looks like I'm good to go. No conflicts.
G J

[Kat]

Nice work! We are halfway checked in! We just need to hear from David, Sotto, Peter, William and Shurbelle, and then we will be ready to start!

[David]

Hi Guys. I will need an alternate title from P.L. because I have already reviewed Aerovayant. Otherwise, I am good to go. Take care.

[Sotto]

I am good to go!

[Shurbelle]

Hi Kat, I have not read 4, 5, 6, or 7 (or any on the list so far). Thanks so much for clarification and all your help!

[Peter]

This looks great, Kat. I haven't read any of the books and would be delighted with any that come my way.

[Kat]

Excellent! That's 9 out of 10 checked in. We're just waiting on William, and then we'll be able to start.

[P.L.]

For people reading my books--I plan to run a 99c sale in early January, though I've not yet gotten my butt in gear to set it up.

For those that have read Aerovoyant (one or two folks) I'm happy with reviews on any of the other titles. I guess Vengeance, a prequel novella, is in the greatest need of reviews. But I'm happy regardless. :)

[Sandra]

I would be interested in reading Vengeance as well. The blurb looks intriguing...

[David]

P.L. wrote: "For people reading my books--I plan to run a 99c sale in early January, though I've not yet gotten my butt in gear to set it up.

For those that have read Aerovoyant (one or two folks) I'm happy wi..."

Sure. I'll read Vengeance. Sounds cool.

[Peter]

I'm good to go, Kat!

[William]

Yes, I'm good to go too.

[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. Sandra Rector*Shared House
2. Marti Huber*Disjointed: Horrors of the Human Psyche
3. P.L. Tavormina*Aerovoyant
4. G.J. Griffiths*Seeking Truth at Ardwick House: Inspector Button Investigates
5. E.K. Frances*The Compound: A haunting YA dystopian
6. Sotto Voce*In Ora: The Land of the Superior
7. Peter Moreira*The Haight: The First Jimmy Spracklin Crime Novel (1)
8. Shurbelle John Baptiste*All the Life I Could Not Speak: A Child's Journey With Autism
9. William Collins*A Darker Shade of Sorcery
10. David Alyn Gordon*Jigsaw: Powder Keg: An Adventure in Time and History


START DATE: December 24, 2023
END DATE: Mar 17, 2024
Round 1 – post your review by Jan 14, 2023
Round 2 – post your review by Feb 4, 2024
Round 3 – post your review by Feb 25, 2024
Round 4 – post your review by Mar 17, 2024

As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

Sandra Rector
David Gordon-Round 1
William Collins-Round 2
Shurbelle Baptiste-Round 3
Peter Moreira-Round 4

Marti Huber
Sandra Rector-Round 1
David Gordon-Round 2
William Collins-Round 3
Shurbelle Baptiste-Round 4

PL Tavormina
Marti Huber-Round 1
Sandra Rector-Round 2
David Gordon-Round 3
William Collins-Round 4

GJ Griffiths
PL Tavormina-Round 1
Marti Huber-Round 2
Sandra Rector-Round 3
David Gordon-Round 4

EK Frances
GJ Griffiths-Round 1
PL Tavormina-Round 2
Marti Huber-Round 3
Sandra Rector-Round 4

Sotto Voce
EK Frances-Round 1
GJ Griffiths-Round 2
PL Tavormina-Round 3
Marti Huber-Round 4

Peter Moreira
Sotto Voce-Round 1
EK Frances-Round 2
GJ Griffiths-Round 3
PL Tavormina-Round 4

Shurbelle Baptiste
Peter Moreira-Round 1
Sotto Voce-Round 2
EK Frances-Round 3
GJ Griffiths-Round 4

William Collins
Shurbelle Baptiste-Round 1
Peter Moreira-Round 2
Sotto Voce-Round 3
EK Frances-Round 4

David Gordon
William Collins-Round 1
Shurbelle Baptiste-Round 2
Peter Moreira-Round 3
Sotto Voce-Round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

Sandra Rector
Marti Huber-Round 1
PL Tavormina-Round 2
GJ Griffiths-Round 3
EK Frances-Round 4

Marti Huber
PL Tavormina-Round 1
GJ Griffiths-Round 2
EK Frances-Round 3
Sotto Voce-Round 4

PL Tavormina
GJ Griffiths-Round 1
EK Frances-Round 2
Sotto Voce-Round 3
Peter Moreira-Round 4

GJ Griffiths
EK Frances-Round 1
Sotto Voce-Round 2
Peter Moreira-Round 3
Shurbelle Baptiste-Round 4

EK Frances
Sotto Voce-Round 1
Peter Moreira-Round 2
Shurbelle Baptiste-Round 3
William Collins-Round 4

Sotto Voce
Peter Moreira-Round 1
Shurbelle Baptiste-Round 2
William Collins-Round 3
David Gordon-Round 4

Peter Moreira
Shurbelle Baptiste-Round 1
William Collins-Round 2
David Gordon-Round 3
Sandra Rector-Round 4

Shurbelle Baptiste
William Collins-Round 1
David Gordon-Round 2
Sandra Rector-Round 3
Marti Huber-Round 4

William Collins
David Gordon-Round 1
Sandra Rector-Round 2
Marti Huber-Round 3
PL Tavormina-Round 4

David Gordon
Sandra Rector-Round 1
Marti Huber-Round 2
PL Tavormina-Round 3
GJ Griffiths-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.

The wonderful Jeff Chapman will be modding this round. Please PM him ongoing with any issues. Thanks.

[Sandra]

I will buy the books I am to review, FYI.

Looking forward to this!

[P.L.]

For those buying my books, THANK YOU, and I've set a kindle countdown (to 99c) on January 15-January 18.

Happy reading one and all.

[W.R.]

I would like to join a round when possible.
Heroes Borne: Tales of the One True Realm

Obviously haven't figured out the process. Help please!

W.R. (Wes) Rosche

[Kat]

Wes, this round still needs one more person and would love to have you:

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

Please go to your goodreads settings and switch your messaging settings to "anyone can send me messages" so that moderators and others in the round can communicate with you.

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...

[W.R.]

Kat wrote: "Wes, this round still needs one more person and would love to have you:

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

Please go to your goodreads settings and switc..."

W. wrote: "I would like to join a round when possible.
Heroes Borne: Tales of the One True Realm

Obviously haven't figured out the process. Help please!

W.R. (Wes) Rosche"

I have made the change to my profile and would like to participate!

[W.R.]

Heroes Borne: Tales of the One True Realm

I would like to participate with my book Heroes Borne. I have changed my profile as requested.

Wes

[Kat]

Hi Wes, I've send you a private message. The round you are currently posting in (round 349) is already full, however the round I linked below (round 346) needs one more person. Please go to that thread and post your book information there, indicating you would like to join:

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

[Peter]

Hi Kat et all.
I've posted a review for my Round 1 book on Goodreads and on Amazon.ca.

I'm editing this post because I neglected to provide the links. Here they are:
Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/4b2m3k6v
Goodreads: http://tinyurl.com/4ar9tr9d

I promise to include the links next time. chrs. Peter

[E.K., Admin]

Hi Shurbelle, I sent you a message on Goodreads last Sunday, but I'm not sure you received it. Unfortunately I can't download a copy of your book as my kindle is too old, so I need a pdf or ePub - my email address is in the message. If you didn't receive the message, I can resend. Please let me know.

Thanks!

[E.K., Admin]

E.K. wrote: "Hi Shurbelle, I sent you a message on Goodreads last Sunday, but I'm not sure you received it. Unfortunately I can't download a copy of your book as my kindle is too old, so I need a pdf or ePub - ..."

Hi Shurbelle, got your email, thanks!

[E.K., Admin]

Here are my round three links:

GRs: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Zon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-...

Happy New Year! 😁

[David]

Hi Everyone. Happy New Year to all of you. Here is my first review of Marti's book. Take care and have a prosperous 2024.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2NBQG8...

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

[David]

Hi Everyone. Here is my review of Sandra Rector's A Shared House. Take care.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2JV15I...

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

[Sandra]

David wrote: "Hi Everyone. Here is my review of Sandra Rector's A Shared House. Take care.

https://www.amazon.com/review/R2JV15I...

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

Thank you, David!

[Peter]

Hi all.

I've posted reviews for A Darker Shade of Sorcery for my Round 2 book. Here are my reviews:

Amazon.ca: http://tinyurl.com/yt3cd4yx
Goodreads: http://tinyurl.com/2t2f28e6

Take care. Peter

[Shurbelle]

Hi Everyone and Happy New Year!

I've completed my Round 1 Reviews for "A Darker Shade of Sorcery" by William Collins. Here are links to both Amazon and Goodreads reviews.

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

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

[P.L.]

Round One: Seeking Truth at Ardwick House:

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

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

[G.J.]

P.L. wrote: "Round One: Seeking Truth at Ardwick House:

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

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

Thanks for your great review, P.L. :-)

Graham

Marti,
Please don't forget to post your review links here.
Thank you, I loved it BTW :-)

[G.J.]

Here is my Round 1 review of The Compound:

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

Amazon: to come
Here is the Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2XDJ...

[E.K., Admin]

G.J. wrote: "Here is my Round 1 review of The Compound:

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

Amazon: to come"

Thanks for the review.

--

Here are my links for round four - Darker Shade of Sorcery:

Zon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-...
GRs: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Marti]

I have finished my reviews for EK Frances' The Compound and GJ Griffiths' Ardwick House:

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

[William]

Thanks a lot E.K. I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

[Shurbelle]

I have completed my Round 2 selection - David Gordon's "Jigsaw: Powder Keg: An Adventure in Time and History".

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

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

[David]

Thank you Shurbelle. Much appreciated and take care.

[G.J.]

Marti wrote: "I have finished my reviews for EK Frances' The Compound and GJ Griffiths' Ardwick House:

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

Thanks Marti, but you do not appear to have posted your review on Amazon anywhere? Is there a problem?

[David]

Hi Everyone. Here is my review of P.L.'s book Vengeance. One more to go. Take care.

https://www.amazon.com/review/RQ7P9AV...

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

[Peter]

Hi all. I'm trying to keep up with David: I just posted my third review -- of Jigsaw: Powder Keg by David Alyn Gordon.

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

https://www.amazon.ca/review/create-r...

I'm diving into my final book tonight. Chrs. Peter

[Sandra]

Here is my review for P.L. Tavormina's Vengeance.

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

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

I fear my review for Marti Huber's Disjointed has not posted on Amazon yet, although I submitted it days before this one. I'll post both the Amazon Goodreads reviews once it does post.

[Sandra]

The review for Marti's Disjointed came in. Here it is:

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

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