ILL READ YOURS, IF YOU ...

[Michael]

Okay Lee tnx; I'll get it right.

For now everyone, just tag me "stoooopid."

:)

[Lee]

Hey, Mike. We are all learning. There's tons I have yet to learn.

[Isabella]

1.Fiction- Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Paranormal and General Fiction.

In non-fiction: history, biography, philosophy,
theology

2. Young Adult - Paranormal
3. http://www.amazon.com/Afterlife-Disco...

Description

When Fleur and Louisa are orphaned and forced to stay with their horrible aunt Petiniua their lives are turned upside down. Aunt Petiniua a witch of a woman sends the sisters off to Miss Madisons Academy for girls where they endure physical pain and violence . However, Louisa escapes with a dashing magician who happens to be a vampire and leaves Fleur to look after herself . Fleur vowing revenge on Jacques St Cloud leaves miss Madisons house of horrors and finds herself faced in the midst of a dangerous romance with a dashingly handsome young vampire Daniel.


4. State your preferred tags.

boarding school(2)
fantasy(2)
paranormal romance(2)
paranormal series(2)
romantic suspense
southern vampire mysteries(2)
vamp love(2)
vampire(2)
Afterlife
5. Done
6. Done

[Lee]

Hi, Isabella, welcome to the thread. Your book is not one in one of the genres I follow, but I tagged it on amazon. I hope you connect with someone on the thread who's into vampires, etc.

Lee

[Isabella]

Hi Lee thanks for the friend request ! Please send me your books so that I can return the favour!!

[Lee]

Isabella, one published so far. Here are links for paperback, Kindle and Nook:
http://www.amazon.com/Abomination-Ass...
http://www.amazon.com/Abomination-Ass...
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-...
Thanks, Lee

[Isabella]

Just tagged them ...unfortunately I don't have a barnes and noble account!

[Elizabeth]

Hey everyone

I'd love to swap reads and reviews. My book is a scifi psychological thriller with a dollop of romance and humour, called The Empire

Genres I like to read are:
1. Scifi
2. Mystery (esp detective fiction, crime thrillers)
3. Adventure
4. Anything with a generous helping of intelligent humour

Rashaad, I've just picked up your Forgotten Future. Looking forward to reading it.

[Lawrence]

Welcome to the thread Elizabeth! And Lee thanks you so much for cluing me in on Adrienne Su! She's every bit as good as you said!

[Lee]

Welcome to the thread Elizabeth. I've looked at your book and put it on my To Read shelf. If you're looking for adventure take a look at:
The Abomination Assignment: a Bowin novel
Thanks again for joining.

[Elizabeth]

Thanks for the welcome, Lee. I've added yours to me To-Read list

[Lee]

I've purchased and received copies of the following and they're moving up on my To Read list:
Rabid: A Novel
The Liar's Diary
Love of a Stonemason
:)

[Lee]

This is the sequel to my first war on terror thriller:The Honeymoon Assignment: a Bowin novel

[Shaeeza]

Hi,
Putting in my two cents here.
My book is a picture read aloud book for children which I know many people shy away from, but I need all the exposure I can get. Maybe someone here knows someone who knows .... ( six degrees )
The Rice Bag Hammock
You will find it on GR, kindle and the nook.

I like to read YA, AF, horror, romance, historical fiction and books from foreign authors.

Now going back to like, tweet, tag if amazon will let me (all tags disappeared a few days ago - amazon is up to something!)all the books above in this thread.

[Lee]

Welcome to the thread Saeeza. We do like and tag each others' books, but the thread is really about finding books to read and review. I hope someone on the thread will read and review (not less than 4 stars) yours.

[Natasha]

My name is Natasha Larry, I read adult and teen paranormal/urban fantasy.

My links: http://www.amazon.com/Darwins-Childre...

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Darw...

[Lee]

Welcome to the thread, Natasha. I looks like you write what you read. Looks like an interesting read, but at the moment I'm without an ereader. I know, I'm out of it. I publish ebooks but only read print. Have you considered Creatspace for bringing out a paperback? It's free and easy to use.

[Natasha]

Lee wrote: "Welcome to the thread, Natasha. I looks like you write what you read. Looks like an interesting read, but at the moment I'm without an ereader. I know, I'm out of it. I publish ebooks but only read..."

Yes, the paperback should be out next month sometime =) Its still being prepared.

[Lee]

Please let me know when it's available.

[Natasha]

Lee wrote: "Please let me know when it's available."

=) Sure thing

[Shaeeza]

Lee wrote: "Welcome to the thread Saeeza. We do like and tag each others' books, but the thread is really about finding books to read and review. I hope someone on the thread will read and review (not less tha..."

Hi, I've read Natasha's book and find it to be great. Please read my review here on good reads and also on my blogDarwin's Children

http://shaeeza.blogspot.com/

Thanks
Shaeeza

[Natasha]

:)

[Lee]

Thanks, Shaeeza, for your post and the nice review of Natasha's book. That's eaactly what we're trying to do on this thread: help each other in an honest way. I enjoyed your blog - I see we're both cat lovers.

[Shaeeza]

Lee wrote: "Thanks, Shaeeza, for your post and the nice review of Natasha's book. That's eaactly what we're trying to do on this thread: help each other in an honest way. I enjoyed your blog - I see we're both..."

Thanks Lee for taking the time to read the blog. Cat lovers are special people, I think!

[Lee]

I've finally started Christa's Love of a Stonemason. See my blog post and shout-out on FB.

[Lee]

I finished Love of a Stonemason and gave it 5 stars and a like review. I'm half way through T. K. Kenyon's Rabid and enjoying it thoroughly. To Mike: I'm getting a Kindle for Father's Day so I will be able to read your Archangel!

[Stephen Livingston]

Hi all,


1. I read a lot of different books but mostly fiction, literary and speculative.
2. My books genre is Short Stories.
3. Kindling - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindling-eboo...
4. short stories, contemporary fiction.

Best wishes, Stephen Livingston.

[Lee]

I just finished T. K. Kenyon's Rabid. I gave it 5 stars. Please see my blog for the review.

I broke down and ordered a Kindle. The first books to go on it will be Archangel, The Empire and Satan's Mirror.

[Lee]

My Kindle arrived! Archangel, The Empire and Satan's Mirror are loaded and ready to read.

[Natasha]

Lee wrote: "Please let me know when it's available."

Its in paperback now
http://www.amazon.com/Darwins-Childre...

[Natasha]

http://www.romancing-the-book.com/201...

[Cynthia]

I am so excited I received a couple of reviews. Definitely need more. Check out the link.

http://www.amazon.com/Had-Happen-Cynt...

[Lee]

Hi Natasha. Thanks for the heads up. Now that I have a Kindle I'll probably read Darwins Children on it. The book is on my To Read list.

[Lee]

For those who don't follow my blog, I've cut the prices of the ebook editions to $3.99 on
The Abomination Assignment and
The Honeymoon Assignment

[Lee]

I finished Mike's Archangel and gave it 5 stars. Please see his book or my blog for the review.

[Lee]

I finished Elizbeth's The Empire and gave it 5 stars. Please see my review.

[Lee]

Under a Texas Star is on my Kindle and next up for reading.

[Lee]

I gave Alison Bruce's Under a Texas Star 5 stars.

The context of the book is an authentic depiction of the old west. It is a well-plotted mystery and a terrific love story with engaging characters. It was a most enjoyable read. Highly recommended!

[Aubrey]

My novel "Altered" is available now on Lulu
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback...

If someone wants to buy and read it I will do the same for them, and post a review on their page here if they have one and want me to.

[Zoe]

Thank you for this thread. It was very enlightening (I didn't know about Amazon tagging until very recently and I'm afraid I still don't know much :))

To participate:
1. I love mostly historical fiction, but may enjoy historical fantasy and an occasional general fiction.

2. I write historical fiction (have found a nice, untouched niche of history ;))

3. My book The Cahokian - a novel of pre-Columbian North America - is on Amazon (and other e-reading devices).
The Amazon link is here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Cahokian-eb...

4. The tags I would appreciate are:
action
adventure,
american history,
kindle,
native americans,
historical fiction,
and such :)

5. I will go through the links posted on this thread and try to tag you all :)

Thank you in advance,
Zoe

[Lee]

Hi Zoe,

I put The Cahokian on my To Read list. Don't bother with either of my published thrillers. They're not in one of your reading genres. I hope to publish Impediments, the first book of a trilogy saga, next month. It's literary fiction and more likely to be of interest to you. I'll post it on this thread, when it's available.

If you don't mind, please tag your GR author profile here as I did mine below.

Lee Holz

Thanks, Lee

[Zoe]

Hi Lee,

Thank you!!! :)
I'll be ready to pounce on "Impediments", but for some reason "The Honeymoon Assignment" sounded appealing, even if not my genre, (probably all this mix of exotic places/people, especially the ex-Mossad assassin, my countryman/woman, lol), so I added it to the reading list. Who knows, I may try a good thrilled and get hooked :)


What do you mean "tag GR profile"?
Sorry for this newbie question :) I'm new to this tagging concept, either on Amazon or here.

Thanks, Zoe :)

[Lee]

Hi Zoe,

Sorry I went brain dead on your there. I meant the little icon with your picture, and yours was there. I wanted to click on it and read up on you, which I have now done. Hope you like Honeymoon. Abomination (#1) and Honeymoon (#@) are the first two of a series of books about the same characters (Alice and Tom Bowin) but they are standalone and there's no reason you can't read one and not the other. I'm working on the third Bowin novel, but want to bring out several other books first.

Best, Lee

[Zoe]

Maximum I'll read it in a reverse order :)

[Larry]

Lee wrote: "You're a published Goodreads author. You're a voracious reader always on the lookout for new reads in your favorite genres. If so, read on. Here is a way to find good new reads and at the same time..."

We've been having discussions about the practice on other forums. FYI, it's unethical to do mutual good reviews. Here's what the New York Times and Cornell researchers had to say:

It seems I'm a trend-setter. In another Goodreads group, Shawn just posted the following, along with my response.

Shawn wrote: "Here's an interesting article very pertinent to this discussion and reviews from the NY Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/tec......"

Shawn, thank you so much for posting that story. Interesting that fake reviews are dilluting the value of the remainder. Didn't I say something like that? :-) Oh yeah, I did. I especially liked the following passage from the New York Times story: “The whole system falls apart if made-up reviews are given the same weight as honest ones,” said one of the researchers, Myle Ott. Among those seeking out Mr. Ott, a 22-year-old Ph.D. candidate in computer science, after the study was published was Google,.."

I also must admire the mild language used by the Times: "...an industry of fibbers and promoters has sprung up to buy and sell raves for a pittance." I would have used stronger terms: ...an industry of liars and con artists attempting to defraud book buyers.

[J.R.]

Zoe wrote: "Thank you for this thread. It was very enlightening (I didn't know about Amazon tagging until very recently and I'm afraid I still don't know much :))

To participate:
1. I love mostly historical f..."

Zoe wrote: "Thank you for this thread. It was very enlightening (I didn't know about Amazon tagging until very recently and I'm afraid I still don't know much :))

To participate:
1. I love mostly historical f..."

Tagged and liked, Zoe. Sounds like an interesting book.

[Lee]

Larry,

No one is asking for dishonest reviews. This is a thread for authors to read and review each others' books honestly. The idea of avoiding negative reviews is because some participant may read a book not in a genre they usually like (not a bad thing in itself) and thus not be able to give an unbiased review.

Larry, there are a lot of trolls out there in GR land that like to give negative reviews of books they haven't even read. We have all suffered at their hands. We don't need more. We also really don't need critics demeaning the efforts of authors to get a little exposure to potential readers. Of course, you're entitled to your opinions and I'm sure we'll continue to see them.

I've seen your comments on other GR threads. I get the distinct impression that you have an abiding dislike of self-published authors. I hope I'm wrong for your sake because self-publishing is not a trend. It's a tidal wave. There are plenty of good books in that wave and plenty that ere not so good. The same is true of the output of mainstream publishing.

Best, Lee

[Zoe]

J.R. wrote: Tagged and liked, Zoe. Sounds like an interesting book. "

Thank you so much!!! :)

[Larry]

Lee wrote: "Larry,

No one is asking for dishonest reviews. This is a thread for authors to read and review each others' books honestly. The idea of avoiding negative reviews is because some participant may re..."

Actually, I have an abiding dislike of inept amateurs. I'm currently a self published author myself and see it as the wave of the future, as I've said on many occasions here, on Facebook and in reply to others postings on Publishers Weekly.

[Lee]

Larry,

I'm glad I was wrong about your attitude toward self-publishing. I think it would be better to simply ignore the "inept" amateurs. I think you're a little strong on the amateur vs. professional thing. Jane Austin found a publisher, but she was always an amateur. By the way, I happen to agree with your definition of a professional. I was one myself for 34 years. On the other hand, I've been exposed to the work of a number of professional writers who I consider hacks. I think a large dose of ego, vanity if you will, is required for anyone to write a book. If people write and want to call themselves writers, so be it. My concern is good writing versus bad, not what the writer calls herself.

Best, Lee