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Group 351. Out of This World - Mod. Kat
Hi Kat, it looks like my Goodreads author page was approved. Is there still a spot to join in this round for my book The El Camino? Thank you!
Hi Car! Absolutely! Please switch your messaging settings over to "anyone can send me private messages."
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...
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. Ann Birdgenaw*Labyrinthia
2. Florian Armas*Errant
3. Mark J. Engels*Werecats Emergent
4. Joseph Carrabis*Search: The First John Chance Mystery
5. Alistair Rey*The Art of Ghost Writing
6. Arriah Kiprujistho*Wishing for a Parallel World
7. J. A. Freely*A Quick Spin Around the Galaxy
8. Salustiano Berrios*Growing Children
9. Car F. Romero*The El Camino
10. S. Lynn Helton*Crystalborne Sigils
Hi Kat, thank you no conflicts as this is my first time participating and have never left reviews before for any author. I also updated my message settings.
so we're reviewing book 1 of 3 of the Crystalborne Sigils series?
and which book of the labyrinthia series?
J wrote: "so we're reviewing book 1 of 3 of the Crystalborne Sigils series?"The book is called "Crystalborne Sigils". That's what you'll be reading when the round gets going. The link in messages 1 and 55 takes you directly to the book's page.
(The series is called "The Deliberia Chronicles".)
-Lynn
Everyone, Salustiano has decided to withdraw. Hang tight. I'm re-opening the group and we now just need to find one more person. Sorry!
Kat wrote: "Everyone, Salustiano has decided to withdraw. Hang tight. I'm re-opening the group and we now just need to find one more person. Sorry!"No worries. Hanging tight. :)
Hi Kat,When the round begins, are we to send our book to the four names above ours? If so, Joseph Carrabis (above me) has reviewed my book in a previous round, so this would need to be corrected. I cannot be reviewed by him or S. Lynn Helton. Thanks.
Alistair wrote: "Hi Kat,When the round begins, are we to send our book to the four names above ours? If so, Joseph Carrabis (above me) has reviewed my book in a previous round, so this would need to be corrected...."
Alistair, I apologize. From your bookshelf, it appeared that you had at least one alternate book available for review that wasn't a collection. Since you only have one book available for review and two people have already read it, I will not be able to fit you in this round.
Going forward, could you please help me and other mods out when you enter rounds by stating "I only have one book available for review and do not have any alternate books" or something similar? Sorry for the confusion.
Hi Kat, I'm not sure from the thread above whether there is still a space remaining in this reading round, but if so could I join with:Status Red -
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
If not, I can easily wait for the next group to get going....
Welcome, Clive! We just need one more person!
Hi Kat, can I join? I've reviewed Lynn and Florian before, but different books. Arriah has reviewed me before though and I've only got one book. I've reviewed no one else and they haven't reviewed me.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
PJ, I wish I could fit you in. Arriah already has someone who needs to go into her blind spot and as you only have one book available, mathematically there is not a way I can make it work. New rounds open every few weeks, though, so keep checking back!
Hello:If there is still a spot open I would like to join with my fantasy book Heroes Borne
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
It has already been reviewed by Ann. Other than that, there are no conflicts.
WR (Wes)
W. wrote: "Hello:If there is still a spot open I would like to join with my fantasy book Heroes Borne
..."
Wes, I wish I could add you. Ann already has someone who needs to go into her blind spot and as you only have one book available, mathematically there is not a way I can make it work. Keep checking back though, because there are always new rounds opening!
I suppose I can submit my dark fantasy The God Makers. The one on Amazon has a different cover image than the one on GR.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Florian has reviewed one of my books but not this one, and I haven't reviewed anyone listed.
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. Ann Birdgenaw*Labyrinthia
2. Florian Armas*Errant
3. Mark J. Engels*Werecats Emergent
4. Joseph Carrabis*Search: The First John Chance Mystery
5. Clive Hawkswood*Status Red: Book Three in the Ascent Trilogy
6. Arriah Kiprujistho*Wishing for a Parallel World
7. Guy E. Estes*The God Makers
8. J. A. Freely*A Quick Spin Around the Galaxy
9. Car F. Romero*The El Camino
10. S. Lynn Helton*Crystalborne Sigils
We are halfway checked in! We just need to hear from Ann, Florian, Joseph, Arriah and Car, and then we will be ready to start!
Excellent! That's 8 out of 10 checked in. We just need to hear from Joseph and Car, and then we can start :).
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. Ann Birdgenaw*Labyrinthia
2. Florian Armas*Errant
3. Mark J. Engels*Werecats Emergent
4. Joseph Carrabis*Search: The First John Chance Mystery
5. Clive Hawkswood*Status Red: Book Three in the Ascent Trilogy
6. Arriah Kiprujistho*Wishing for a Parallel World
7. Guy E. Estes*The God Makers
8. J. A. Freely*A Quick Spin Around the Galaxy
9. Car F. Romero*The El Camino
10. S. Lynn Helton*Crystalborne Sigils
START DATE: January 30, 2024
END DATE: April 23, 2024
Round 1 – post your review by Feb 20, 2024
Round 2 – post your review by Mar 12, 2024
Round 3 – post your review by Apr 2, 2024
Round 4 – post your review by Apr 23, 2024
As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:
Ann Birdgenaw
Lynn Helton-Round 1
Car Romero-Round 2
JA Freely-Round 3
Guy Estes-Round 4
Florian Armas
Ann Birdgenaw-Round 1
Lynn Helton-Round 2
Car Romero-Round 3
JA Freely-Round 4
Mark Engels
Florian Armas-Round 1
Ann Birdgenaw-Round 2
Lynn Helton-Round 3
Car Romero-Round 4
Joseph Carrabis
Mark Engels-Round 1
Florian Armas-Round 2
Ann Birdgenaw-Round 3
Lynn Helton-Round 4
Clive Hawkswood
Joseph Carrabis-Round 1
Mark Engels-Round 2
Florian Armas-Round 3
Ann Birdgenaw-Round 4
Arriah Kiprujistho
Clive Hawkswood-Round 1
Joseph Carrabis-Round 2
Mark Engels-Round 3
Florian Armas-Round 4
Guy Estes
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 1
Clive Hawkswood-Round 2
Joseph Carrabis-Round 3
Mark Engels-Round 4
JA Freely
Guy Estes-Round 1
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 2
Clive Hawkswood-Round 3
Joseph Carrabis-Round 4
Car Romero
JA Freely-Round 1
Guy Estes-Round 2
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 3
Clive Hawkswood-Round 4
Lynn Helton
Car Romero-Round 1
JA Freely-Round 2
Guy Estes-Round 3
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 4
As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:
Ann Birdgenaw
Florian Armas-Round 1
Mark Engels-Round 2
Joseph Carrabis-Round 3
Clive Hawkswood-Round 4
Florian Armas
Mark Engels-Round 1
Joseph Carrabis-Round 2
Clive Hawkswood-Round 3
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 4
Mark Engels
Joseph Carrabis-Round 1
Clive Hawkswood-Round 2
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 3
Guy Estes-Round 4
Joseph Carrabis
Clive Hawkswood-Round 1
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 2
Guy Estes-Round 3
JA Freely-Round 4
Clive Hawkswood
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 1
Guy Estes-Round 2
JA Freely-Round 3
Car Romero-Round 4
Arriah Kiprujistho
Guy Estes-Round 1
JA Freely-Round 2
Car Romero-Round 3
Lynn Helton-Round 4
Guy Estes
JA Freely-Round 1
Car Romero-Round 2
Lynn Helton-Round 3
Ann Birdgenaw-Round 4
JA Freely
Car Romero-Round 1
Lynn Helton-Round 2
Ann Birdgenaw-Round 3
Florian Armas-Round 4
Car Romero
Lynn Helton-Round 1
Ann Birdgenaw-Round 2
Florian Armas-Round 3
Mark Engels-Round 4
Lynn Helton
Ann Birdgenaw-Round 1
Florian Armas-Round 2
Mark Engels-Round 3
Joseph Carrabis-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 :)
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.
For those I am reading and reviewing, if your book is available through KU, I'll get it that way.For those who will be reading and reviewing my book, it's available through KU, if you have that. Otherwise, I can send you a pdf copy - I've messaged about that.
-Lynn
HelloTo all the authors of the books I am reviewing I will get your books from KU.
Florian is it ok if I read the second book after Errant?
Thanks, Ann.For those I will be reviewing:
Arriah Kiprujistho-Round 1
Guy Estes-Round 2
JA Freely-Round 3
Car Romero-Round 4
I will pick up copies from Amazon.
Here's my first review, for Ann Birdgenaw's Labyrinthia.-Lynn
GR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amz: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
S.Lynn wrote: "Here's my first review, for Ann Birdgenaw's Labyrinthia.-Lynn
GR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amz: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re..."
Thanks for the review, Lynn!
Here's my second review, for Errant by Florian Armas.-Lynn
GR: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amz: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
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Hi Nancy! Welcome to Review Group :). While I would love to have you join a reading round, this round is an "out of this world" round, which is for fantasy, paranormal and sci fi books. When I read your blurb and look at your marketing categories on Amazon, it seems like your book may not fit into this classification. Let me know if I am wrong.
We have new rounds forming all the time, including "General" (any book can enter), "Novella" (under 45,000 words), "18+" (may contain mature elements, but any book can enter this category as long as the author is okay reading mature books), "clean" (does not contain any explicit language, violence, graphic scenes, or sexual content), and of course "out of this world" (sci fi, fantasy, paranormal.) Check back every few days and look for a round that says "Now Forming" in the thread title.
Hope this helps!