Group 379. General - Mod. E.K.

[Juliette]

Ok, thanks Loralee. I’ll try again for another round.

Take care.

[Shoshana]

I would like to join for review with my book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
I have reviewed 2 books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/profile/amz...
I would be interested in Ballet Classes, by Blake.

[P. Pherson]

Just a reminder, but my book will be free on Amazon for kindle this Saturday. After that, I am out of free promotions for it.

So...it might be wise to grab it, in the event that you may draw it during the reading round.

https://www.amazon.com/Ebon-White-Swo...

[E.K., Admin]

Juliette wrote: "Ok, thanks Loralee. I’ll try again for another round.

Take care."

Hi Juliette, I think Loralee added you to round 378.

[E.K., Admin]

Shoshana wrote: "I would like to join for review with my book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
I have reviewed 2 books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/profi..."

Hi Shoshana,

Before I can add you, you need to claim your author profile on Goodreads. Right now you are posting from a regular user profile.
The author profile is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

You can contact Goodreads with any questions here: https://www.goodreads.com/about/conta...

Once that's done, 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 from your author profile (once you've claimed it.)

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

Also... the way that reading rounds work here is that you will be assigned four books to read by the moderator (me in this case.) Four different people will be assigned to read your book. This will happen once we have all ten people signed up (right now we only have eight.)

If you would rather choose the books that you read one at a time, instead of being in a reading round, we have the one for one list:

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

With the one for one list, you choose a book from the first post of the list, read and after your reviews are posted to GR/Amz, your book is added to the list for someone else to choose. Full instructions are in the first post of the thread.

[Shoshana]

Thank you. I did claim my author profile and it is in review. I will check back once it is approved.

[E.K., Admin]

Shoshana wrote: "Thank you. I did claim my author profile and it is in review. I will check back once it is approved."

Sounds good :)

[Shoshana]

I was approved for the author's profile. I will look forward to reading the four books.
I am having a bit of trouble navigating all the messages and notifications. I don't know if it's a software issue or what, but I'm working on it...

[E.K., Admin]

Shoshana wrote: "I was approved for the author's profile. I will look forward to reading the four books.
I am having a bit of trouble navigating all the messages and notifications. I don't know if it's a software ..."

That's great. Before I can add you to the round, you need to adjust your settings so people can send you messages... 'Who Can Send Me Private Messages' needs to be 'anyone'.
Please follow this link to check your privacy setting from your author profile and adjust:

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

We're still waiting for the group to fill up. Once it does, I'll send further instructions.

[E.K., Admin]

Shoshana wrote: "I was approved for the author's profile. I will look forward to reading the four books.
I am having a bit of trouble navigating all the messages and notifications. I don't know if it's a software ..."

And I need to know if you've been reviewed by or have reviewed anyone listed in message 1. Thanks :)

[Lisbeth]

I would like to join this sign-up with my novella, Fake Rich in London.
I'm new here and haven't been read or reviewed by anyone.
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...

Thanks very much.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[E.K., Admin]

Lisbeth wrote: "I would like to join this sign-up with my novella, Fake Rich in London.
I'm new here and haven't been read or reviewed by anyone.
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1...

T..."

Hi Lisbeth,

I would love to add you but before I can you need to claim your author profile on Goodreads. Right now you are posting from a regular user profile.
The author profile is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

You can contact Goodreads with any questions here: https://www.goodreads.com/about/conta...

Once that's done, 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 from your author profile (once you've claimed it.)

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

[E.K., Admin]

Lisbeth, I've added you now as I've seen your profile has come across. Just waiting for one more person to join and then I'll send some instructions.

[Shoshana]

E.K. wrote: "Shoshana wrote: "I was approved for the author's profile. I will look forward to reading the four books.
I am having a bit of trouble navigating all the messages and notifications. I don't know if..."

No I have not been reviewed by nor reviewed anyone in the list.

[E.K., Admin]

Shoshana wrote: "E.K. wrote: "Shoshana wrote: "I was approved for the author's profile. I will look forward to reading the four books.
I am having a bit of trouble navigating all the messages and notifications. I ..."

Thanks for confirming. I can't add you to the round until you adjust your settings so people can send you messages... 'Who Can Send Me Private Messages' needs to be 'anyone'.
Please follow this link to check your privacy setting from your author profile and adjust:

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

[E.K., Admin]

Hi Lisbeth, I've removed you from this round. You are due to be reviewed by Ann as part of a different Goodreads review group (RWR Club). The only remaining slots in this round would have you reviewing Ann, which wouldn't be possible as we don't allow reciprocal reviews. There should be more rounds opening soon.

[Shoshana]

E.K. wrote: "Shoshana wrote: "E.K. wrote: "Shoshana wrote: "I was approved for the author's profile. I will look forward to reading the four books.
I am having a bit of trouble navigating all the messages and ..."

Got it. Thank you!

[P. Pherson]

I keep forgetting what group im in and the number of messages are a lot. Mostly from the other groups.


I had thought we would be rolling by now, but…

For those in the group who may draw my book, it is free today on kindle. It wont be free tomorrow.

The eye of ebon.

[E.K., Admin]

Shoshana wrote: "E.K. wrote: "Shoshana wrote: "E.K. wrote: "Shoshana wrote: "I was approved for the author's profile. I will look forward to reading the four books.
I am having a bit of trouble navigating all the ..."

Shoshana, welcome to the round :)

Just need one more person to join and then we can get started.

[E.K., Admin]

P. Pherson wrote: "I keep forgetting what group im in and the number of messages are a lot. Mostly from the other groups.


I had thought we would be rolling by now, but…

For those in the group who may draw my book..."

Thanks! Grabbed a copy, just in case :)

[Audrey]

P. Pherson wrote: "I keep forgetting what group im in and the number of messages are a lot. Mostly from the other groups.


I had thought we would be rolling by now, but…

For those in the group who may draw my book..."
I just picked up a copy. Thanks!

[T.E.W.]

I would like to enter with Remnants : The Forsaken Goddess & The Eternal Flame https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

I have completed All of my reviews and have no conflicts

[E.K., Admin]

T.E.W. wrote: "I would like to enter with Remnants : The Forsaken Goddess & The Eternal Flame https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

I have completed All of my reviews and have no conflicts"

Welcome to the round, Tameka.

[E.K., Admin]

We finally have our ten! We'll now 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. J.R. Gibson | Wizard Bamzooki's Election
2. Jennifer Withers | Gloam: A Gritty Dystopian Revenge Murder Mystery
3. Sass Green (also Cat Green) | Billionaire's Naughty Secret
4. E.K. Frances | The First Alpha - The Beginning
5. Audrey Driscoll | Winter Journeys: A Novel of Music and Memory
6. Linda A. Sanchez | Lost & Found: The Journey of Socorro
7. Shoshana Yarin | Story Time With YaYa
8. T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley | Remnants : The Forsaken Goddess & The Eternal Flame
9. P. Pherson Green | The Eye of Ebon
10. Ann Birdgenaw | Black Hole Radio - Furilani

[E.K., Admin]

I'm good to go :)

[P. Pherson]

I dont know anyone on the list. Im good to go.

[Linda]

I’m ready. 😁📖

[Audrey]

I am good to go.

[E.K., Admin]

Thanks! That's four down, six to go...

[Sass]

Thanks. Good to go.

[Ann]

Good to go!

[Jennifer]

Both J.R and Ann have already reviewed Gloam. So they'll have to review my debut, The War Between.
I've reviewed Sass Green before, but not this particular book.

[T.E.W.]

Good to go 😁👍🏾

[E.K., Admin]

Thank you! So that's eight confirmed, two to go...

Shoshana, J.R., please review and confirm when you get a chance...

[J.R.]

Good to go!

[Tajammul]

Dears,

Hi there!!

So glad to join this group. I have just released my third book named "Mixed Bag- Short Stories"

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

I would like to participate too.

Warm Regards,

Tajammul Kothari

[Lisbeth]

Hi there,

Please may I join this group with my contemporary fiction: Fake Rich in London

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

Linda A. Sanchez and I have already reviewed each other's books.

Thanks,
Lisbeth

[Shoshana]

E.K. wrote: "Thank you! So that's eight confirmed, two to go...

Shoshana, J.R., please review and confirm when you get a chance..."

Sorry, my internet was down. I'm ready!

[P. Pherson]

I think this one is filled up but 380 is started.

[E.K., Admin]

Tajammul wrote: "Dears,

Hi there!!

So glad to join this group. I have just released my third book named "Mixed Bag- Short Stories"

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

I would like to partic..."

Hi Tajammul, this group is full, but I think you found Group 380 which is still looking for participants.

[E.K., Admin]

P. Pherson wrote: "I think this one is filled up but 380 is started."

Thanks :)

[E.K., Admin]

Lisbeth wrote: "Hi there,

Please may I join this group with my contemporary fiction: Fake Rich in London

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

Linda A. Sanchez and I have already rev..."

Hi Lisbeth,

I'm sorry, this group is full. There will probably be other groups opening soon that you can join.

I know you've signed up to Round 68 in the RWR group. When signing up to any groups here, you should also mention the person your due to review there and the person who is due to review you as conflicts.

Thanks

[E.K., Admin]

Thank you all for confirming...

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. J.R. Gibson | Wizard Bamzooki's Election
2. Jennifer Withers | Gloam: A Gritty Dystopian Revenge Murder Mystery
3. Sass Green (also Cat Green) | Billionaire's Naughty Secret
4. E.K. Frances | The First Alpha - The Beginning
5. Audrey Driscoll | Winter Journeys: A Novel of Music and Memory
6. Linda A. Sanchez | Lost & Found: The Journey of Socorro
7. Shoshana Yarin | Story Time With YaYa
8. T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley | Remnants : The Forsaken Goddess & The Eternal Flame
9. P. Pherson Green | The Eye of Ebon
10. Ann Birdgenaw | Black Hole Radio - Furilani

START DATE: Apr 29, 2025
END DATE: Jul 23, 2025
Round 1 – post your review by May 21, 2025
Round 2 – post your review by Jun 11, 2025
Round 3 – post your review by Jul 2, 2025
Round 4 – post your review by Jul 23, 2025

As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

J.R. Gibson
Ann Birdgenaw-round 1
P. Pherson Green-round 2
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley-round 3
Shoshana Yarin-round 4

Jennifer Withers
J.R. Gibson-round 1
Ann Birdgenaw-round 2
P. Pherson Green-round 3
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley-round 4

Sass Green
Jennifer Withers-round 1
J.R. Gibson-round 2
Ann Birdgenaw-round 3
P. Pherson Green-round 4

E.K. Frances
Sass Green-round 1
Jennifer Withers-round 2
J.R. Gibson-round 3
Ann Birdgenaw-round 4

Audrey Driscoll
E.K. Frances-round 1
Sass Green-round 2
Jennifer Withers-round 3
J.R. Gibson-round 4

Linda A. Sanchez
Audrey Driscoll-round 1
E.K. Frances-round 2
Sass Green-round 3
Jennifer Withers-round 4

Shoshana Yarin
Linda A. Sanchez-round 1
Audrey Driscoll-round 2
E.K. Frances-round 3
Sass Green-round 4

T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley
Shoshana Yarin-round 1
Linda A. Sanchez-round 2
Audrey Driscoll-round 3
E.K. Frances-round 4

P. Pherson Green
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley -round 1
Shoshana Yarin-round 2
Linda A. Sanchez-round 3
Audrey Driscoll-round 4

Ann Birdgenaw
P. Pherson Green-round 1
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley-round 2
Shoshana Yarin-round 3
Linda A. Sanchez-round 4


As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

J.R. Gibson
Jennifer Withers-round 1
Sass Green-round 2
E.K. Frances-round 3
Audrey Driscoll-round 4

Jennifer Withers
Sass Green-round 1
E.K. Frances-round 2
Audrey Driscoll-round 3
Linda A. Sanchez-round 4

Sass Green
E.K. Frances-round 1
Audrey Driscoll-round 2
Linda A. Sanchez-round 3
Shoshana Yarin-round 4

E.K. Frances
Audrey Driscoll-round 1
Linda A. Sanchez-round 2
Shoshana Yarin-round 3
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley-round 4

Audrey Driscoll
Linda A. Sanchez-round 1
Shoshana Yarin-round 2
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley-round 3
P. Pherson Green-round 4

Linda A. Sanchez
Shoshana Yarin-round 1
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley-round 2
P. Pherson Green-round 3
Ann Birdgenaw-round 4

Shoshana Yarin
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley-round 1
P. Pherson Green-round 2
Ann Birdgenaw-round 3
J.R. Gibson-round 4

T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley
P. Pherson Green-round 1
Ann Birdgenaw-round 2
J.R. Gibson-round 3
Jennifer Withers-round 4

P. Pherson Green
Ann Birdgenaw-round 1
J.R. Gibson-round 2
Jennifer Withers-round 3
Sass Green-round 4

Ann Birdgenaw
J.R. Gibson-round 1
Jennifer Withers-round 2
Sass Green-round 3
E.K. Frances-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 :)

[E.K., 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. When posting you Amazon links, please post a "clean link." A clean link on Amazon means you delete everything after and including the letters "ref" in the link.

The reason this is important is because everything after "ref" is linked to your personal Amazon account.

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.

[E.K., Admin]

And just a tip from me -- since Amazon can take days and days to post the review, you might want to wait until the Amazon review appears, then post your Goodreads review, and post both links together in one message on this thread.

If you don't have the Goodreads and Amazon links on the same date, please do not edit your post to add the second link. I likely won't see that, so create a new post with the link.

Thank you! :)

[Shoshana]

E.K. wrote: "Thank you all for confirming...

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!

..."
I'm sorry, but can you clarify "four people above".? I see a list of four names under my name for both authors and reviewers.

[E.K., Admin]

Shoshana wrote: "E.K. wrote: "Thank you all for confirming...

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..."

Hi Shoshana,

The ABOVE and BELOW comments are based on the original list of ten which you can see in message one or at the start of message 93.

You are reviewing:
T.E.W. Tameka E. Wesley-round 1
P. Pherson Green-round 2
Ann Birdgenaw-round 3
J.R. Gibson-round 4

You are being reviewed by:
Linda A. Sanchez-round 1
Audrey Driscoll-round 2
E.K. Frances-round 3
Sass Green-round 4

[P. Pherson]

Howdy all,

So, as fate would have it, I am in a battle with cancer, and my kemo started 2 days ago. For me, I am three days on, and three weeks off. For the last few days, I have been out of it.

I have obtained all the books I am slated for, but if you have not gotten a copy from me, and still need one, please let me know so I can send it.

Thanks
P.

[J.R.]

Noticed a conflict here. I've already read Gloam, so I'll review Jennifer's book The War Between instead.

[Linda]

P. Pherson wrote: "Howdy all,

So, as fate would have it, I am in a battle with cancer, and my kemo started 2 days ago. For me, I am three days on, and three weeks off. For the last few days, I have been out of it.

Thank you so much for the update—and I’m truly sorry to hear about what you’re facing right now. I want you to know I’ve gotten your book. Please don’t worry about anything else on your end right now—wishing you strength, healing, and rest during this time.

Warmly,
Linda