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message 151: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Sure, send away!


message 152: by James (new)

James Alexander (james_alexander) | 4 comments I would love a review if anyone has interest in reading a scifi novel. "Conduit: The Beginning" kicks off a new series involving an alien invasion.

Beings from another world, having suffered greatly from their own society's war of science versus religion, have made their presence known and that their visit is not a peaceful one. With their race dying, they are running against the clock to certain extinction unless they act now and take control of the human population. However, they did not factor in Marc, an experiment from the past; half-human, half alien, whom they thought to be dead. Now, with the help of an unlikely cast of heroes, Marc must survive long enough to understand and control his abilities. If he does not succeed, humanity will be lost without him.

http://www.amazon.com/Conduit-The-Beg...


message 153: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Alien invasions, huh? I'll jet over to Amazon and download a sample to see if it's something I'd like.

Thanks for letting us know about it! Don't forget, if you haven't done so already, to add your book to the club's bookshelf!

Big J


message 154: by James (new)

James Alexander (james_alexander) | 4 comments Jeffrey wrote: "Alien invasions, huh? I'll jet over to Amazon and download a sample to see if it's something I'd like.

Thanks for letting us know about it! Don't forget, if you haven't done so already, to add..."


Thanks! I hope you find it interesting. I'll try to add my book now. I admit, I'm fairly new to Goodreads so I'm still learning the ropes. :)


message 155: by Nicola (new)

Nicola Palmer | 7 comments If anyone here enjoys children's fantasy, may I offer my book: Alice Parker's Metamorphosis.

The target audience is children of 10+, and it's 41000 words. I'll gladly email a copy if it would be of interest to you.


message 156: by Charles (new)

Charles Verhey (charlesverhey) | 70 comments Oh - oh - a chance to get a review?! I'm all about that. For fans of contemporary fantasy that doesn't involve vampires or werewolves, I hope you'll check out the first few chapters of my book Firecracker.

SAMPLE CHAPTERS ON AMAZON:
http://amzn.com/B007AW9700

If you like the sample chapters and are willing to give it a review, I'd be glad to email you a free copy (in ePub or Mobi format for you eReader folks). Just let me know.

Thanks!!!


message 157: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Charles - If you don't have a specific time frame, I'd read/review it for you. Sounds like my kind of book!

Big J


message 158: by Charles (new)

Charles Verhey (charlesverhey) | 70 comments Big J - I have nothin' BUT time, man! Toss me a message with your email, and let me know your preferred format, and I'll get you a copy of my book. Thanks!


message 159: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Cool! Use jmpoole (at) gmail dot com .

Thanks, Charles! Mobi works great for me!

Big J


message 160: by Charles (new)

Charles Verhey (charlesverhey) | 70 comments Jeffrey wrote: "Cool! Use jmpoole (at) gmail dot com .

Thanks, Charles! Mobi works great for me!

Big J"


Sent! Thanks!!


message 161: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Got it! Thanks!


message 162: by M.D. (new)

M.D. Eyre | 8 comments I'd sure like a review for my historical fiction novel Tabnit Gisgo if anyone is interested- it's free this Friday over at Amazon (the 13th...a portent of doom if ever there was one!)

Cheers Mark
Tabnit Gisgo  by M.D. Eyre


message 163: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Thanks for letting us know, Mark! I'll jet over there to take a look at it to see if it's something I'd like to read!

Big J


message 164: by Scott, Fabled Reviewer o' Tales! (new)

Scott (bookblogger) | 1316 comments Mod
Seems like an interesting book Mark. I'll have to put a reminder in my phone so I remember to pick up a copy.


message 165: by M.D. (new)

M.D. Eyre | 8 comments Cheers Jeff and Scott-I'll post a reminder on Friday as well.
Thanks for the interest.
Mark


message 166: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (last edited Apr 13, 2012 11:57PM) (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Have started Firecracker...


message 167: by Scott, Fabled Reviewer o' Tales! (new)

Scott (bookblogger) | 1316 comments Mod
Looking forward to that one myself.


message 168: by [deleted user] (new)

I'd love some reviews for my book Quest. It's epic fantasy and details an ongoing battle between light and dark, carried primarily by one man and one woman. It has around 114,000 words, last I checked. Targeted for YA or adult. I'm planning for a free promo weekend on Amazon in May (more details later), but if you'd like a copy now, I'll gladly send you one. Formats available are PDF, .epub, and possibly .mobi.
Thanks!

Quest (A World of Heroes, #1) by Michayla Roth

http://www.amazon.com/Quest-A-World-H...


message 169: by Mia (new)

Mia Darien (mia_darien) | 425 comments My heart will always ultimately belong to epic fantasy. I would be happy to review it, although I can't promise a super fast turnaround right now. :)


message 170: by [deleted user] (new)

I messaged you, Mia... thanks for your interest!


message 171: by Mia (new)

Mia Darien (mia_darien) | 425 comments Yep, got it and replied!


message 172: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Charles - have finished Firecracker. Good job! I really enjoyed it! With regards to the ending...

(view spoiler)

Only saw a few minor things. Extra punctuation. "To" instead of "too". A lot of "?!?". Nothing major. I really enjoyed it!

So. Sequel??


message 173: by Scott, Fabled Reviewer o' Tales! (new)

Scott (bookblogger) | 1316 comments Mod
I thought it was a good book as well Jeff. This is a talented group of authors here in the club.


message 174: by Charles (new)

Charles Verhey (charlesverhey) | 70 comments Thanks guys! And Jeff, I'm looking forward to your review. YES, there is a sequel in the works and I will make sure my friends here on GoodReads get first dibs on it.


message 175: by Sean (new)

Sean DeLauder (sean_delauder) | 4 comments Hi all. I'm always looking for reviews and willing to hand out a free copy to interested readers. It's been pretty well received, but I never tire of getting feedback and learning what people take away from the story.

The story is a very short (30,000 words) sci-fi/fantasy/satire about plants posing as humans to determine whether or not humanity deserves to continue as the dominant species on Earth. It's a fast read and not at all pedantic, despite sounding like it might be a heavy and dull subject.

The Speaker for the Trees by Sean DeLauder

It fills me with sadness to note that the book is available via e-reader only (preferably Kindle, Kindle app, or something similar), though I suppose I could always give you a phone call and spend a few hours reading it to you if all else fails.


message 176: by Mia (new)

Mia Darien (mia_darien) | 425 comments I'd like to review that one. Plants pretending to be humans amuses me. Alas, it will take me a little longer to read in a Kindle format, since I have to read it on my computer. (My Sony only likes .rtf, .pdf and .epub) but if you don't mind my taking a little time, it sounds like fun. :)


message 177: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Plants disguising themselves as humans? That's an interesting take.

If you're not interested in timelines, I'd be more than happy to read it. I have an iPad that has just about every reading app on it, including Amazon's Kindle app!

Big J


message 178: by Scott, Fabled Reviewer o' Tales! (new)

Scott (bookblogger) | 1316 comments Mod
Mia have you looked at Calibre? Pretty sure that's the name anyway. It lets you convert ebooks into other formats like .mobi to .epub or vice versa. I've used it a few times and it worked fairly well although there are a few formatting hiccups occasionally.

That is an interesting concepts Sean. I'll have to take a closer look.


message 179: by Charles (new)

Charles Verhey (charlesverhey) | 70 comments Okay Sean, that one's caught my attention too. I'd like to read that one. And I have a Kindle. Look forward to reading it.


message 180: by Sean (new)

Sean DeLauder (sean_delauder) | 4 comments Thanks, Mia and Jeff. I don't mind waiting at all. Just send a message to my goodreads account with the email you prefer to have amazon gifts directed to and I will have copies to both of you before you can... ah... think of a 10-digit prime number. Probably long before you can do that, actually.


message 181: by Sean (new)

Sean DeLauder (sean_delauder) | 4 comments Sorry to not include a thanks to you as well, Charles. I took too long typing out my response and trying to tie it up cleverly--my success was probably subjective. In any case, shoot me a message and I will get you a copy posthaste, along with a solid dollop of appreciation.


message 182: by Sean (new)

Sean DeLauder (sean_delauder) | 4 comments And Scott...


message 183: by Mia (new)

Mia Darien (mia_darien) | 425 comments Scott: I think I did but I think that was the one that said you had to strip the DRM with a different program, and that program said it couldn't do it with the current version of the Kindle previewer, which would require more rigmarole to fix... and it started seeming easier to just read things on my computer. >.>

Sean: Will do! Thanks.


message 184: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Charles - Ok, got my review posted! I have it up at: Amazon, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and Shelfari. Couldn't find it at iBooks or Smashwords.

Looking forward to the next one!

Big J


message 185: by Scott, Fabled Reviewer o' Tales! (new)

Scott (bookblogger) | 1316 comments Mod
Jeff - your review on Goodreads added as a comment on your "review coming soon" message instead of posting as the actual review. I went to read it and got confused for a sec lol.


message 186: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Hmmm, whoops. Let me fix that...


message 187: by Jeffrey, Lentarian Fire Thrower (new)

Jeffrey Poole (authorjmpoole) | 2287 comments Mod
Ok, got it fixed. Apparently dumba$$ here put the review as a comment to my original "review coming soon" review. Lordy.

Comment deleted, review fixed! Thanks for letting me know, Scott!


message 188: by Lorena (new)

Lorena Bathey (lorenabathey) | 12 comments Hello all,
Working to get more reviews on Amazon.com to raise the roof and get them to notice my books. So...I'm at about 22 reviews so far for Beatrice Munson my novel.

But I'm offering free pdf (sorry no smashwords availabilty) of Beatrice to anyone that will read and review on Amazon.com ( or anywhere else for that matter)

Please email me at Lorena@LorenaBBooks.com if you're interested.

Thanks!!!


message 189: by Lorena (new)

Lorena Bathey (lorenabathey) | 12 comments Lorena wrote: "Hello all,
Working to get more reviews on Amazon.com to raise the roof and get them to notice my books. So...I'm at about 22 reviews so far for Beatrice Munson my novel.

But I'm offering free pdf ..."


Also..willing to do the same for others!!!!


message 190: by Benjamin (new)

Benjamin Burrell (benjamindavidburrell) | 2 comments Hey Everyone,

I'd like to offer a complimentry copy of my new novel, "Red Leaves and the Living Token," to anyone interested in reviewing. I can get you a .mobi or epub file, if that works, a print copy if it doesn't.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007...

Red Leaves and the Living Token by Benjamin David Burrell

Doctors tell Raj that his son Emret won't survive his illness. As Raj struggles to prepare himself and Emret for the inevitable, he's confronted by Moslin, his son's nurse, who’s been filling Emret’s head with fairytales about heroic quests and powerful disease curing miracles. Emret now thinks that all he has to do is find the mythical Red Tree from the nurse's stories, and he'll live.

In an attempt to protect his son from further emotional damage, Raj asks Moslin to stay away from Emret. He returns hours later to find them both missing.

Now, he has to dig into the loathed fairytales to figure out where they may have gone. He’d also like to know why he keeps blacking out and having visions of a temple on a mountain with a vat of glowing weapons, a vaporous black creature emerging from a lightning storm, himself in glowing armor leading an army, and the same mythical Red Tree hidden in a dense forest.


message 191: by Venus (new)

Venus Perez (BlessedBklynite) | 12 comments I really need reviews before next week because I am doing a promotion for my e-book on the 15th and 16th. My book is Mentality Listens. Of course I would love for you to purchase a copy through amazon here: http://amzn.to/IML5TH But if you really can't pay the $ 1.99 then I will give you a PDF version. This is for reviews for Amazon for my Kindle book. It is a very unusual poetry book written when I was in my worst pain imaginable, so let's just say it is not your average poetry. When some people think poetry, they get scared off. This was written by a former Marine and a disabled veteran, so once again, not your typical poetry. It is 68 pages, large print, very easy read. It is categorized under Inspirational.


message 192: by Rob (new)

Rob Lopez (roblopez) Hi everyone. Need reviews for my sci-fi novel 'Even the dead dance to live'. Message me and I will send you a .mobi file, or a PDF if you prefer. If you like space thrillers with a lot of action, you may enjoy this one.

Even the dead dance to live by Rob Lopez Even the dead dance to live


Callisto. Jupiter's second largest moon. Cold enough to suck the heat out of any pressure suit, and scoured by lethal levels of radiation every sixteen days as it orbits through Jupiter's magnetotail. Nobody in their right mind would want to live there. Work there, maybe. But live there?

But people do live there. Humanity built its first space city there. And for a while it looked like a good prospect. Mankind's stepping stone to the stars.

It's all gone wrong though. Civilization is crumbling. And the cycle of life and death is whirling faster than was ever intended. Survival is a delicate balancing act that requires soft and careful steps.

Enter Shakespeare Cruz, a man on the run from his own dark past. He doesn't do soft. And he's anything but delicate. He's got a price on his head, enemies on his tail and an ever tightening noose around his neck. He's got a warlord who wants him to keep his appointment with death and a ghost who wants him to fulfil an impossible obligation. It's not clear that either of them has picked the right man for the job.

The time has come for him to make his choice however, and he's got to make it fast. At stake is the soul of a city, the memory of a woman, and the life of one little girl.

Only one thing is certain - it's going to get ugly.


message 193: by Bennett (new)

Bennett Coles | 4 comments Hi folks,

Thanks for offering to do reviews - we all know that as indie authors we need as much exposure as we can get! Allow me to introduce "Virtues of War" a military sci-fi thriller that is different from most mil SF in that it's all about the characters. Set far enough in the future to divorce itself from any politics of today, it explores the question: what really happens when young men and women see combat for the first time?

I served for 15 years myself, including two tours in the Middle East, but instead of writing about my own experiences, I made the book way cooler and set it in space! :)

You can find Virtues of War on Goodreads, learn more about it (and read a sample chapter) at www.virtuesofwar.com and if anyone would like to pick up a copy it's available on all the e-reader formats and in paperback form at www.chapters-indigo.ca

Many thanks!

Bennett R. Coles


message 194: by Mia (new)

Mia Darien (mia_darien) | 425 comments I need more funny!

Lately, I've apparently been on a comedy kick. I've read The Dark Lord's Handbook, Luna for the Lunies!, and The Speaker for the Trees. Apparently, I'm not done, 'cause I'd like to read some more like these. I'm a fan of satirical type stories, or First Person Sarcastic (like Basement Blues.

Anyone have a book like this they'd like reviewed? I do indie book reviews on my blog. (Or if anyone just has one to recommend...)


message 195: by Steve (last edited May 30, 2012 08:09PM) (new)

Steve Thomas | 198 comments Mia wrote: "I need more funny!

Lately, I've apparently been on a comedy kick. I've read The Dark Lord's Handbook, Luna for the Lunies!, and The Speaker for the Trees. Apparently, I'm not done, 'cause I'd like..."


You might try my short story, Smite Me, Oh Dark One.

It sounds like just what you're after: a comedic story of an evil god written in First Person Sarcastic. It's free on Amazon, Smashwords, etc.

Set in the same universe is Klondaeg The Monster Hunter, a novella so recently released that I haven't even set up the Goodreads page yet. I wrote it as an action-comedy.

Klondaeg is a simple Dwarf with a simple plan: rid the world of monsters. When he was a boy, his parents were killed by unidentified monsters, and he swore revenge against all of them. Armed with a talking battle axe with two personalities, Klondaeg travels the countryside, slaying everything from tiny werewolves to gold-devouring demons. He negates prophecies, disproves history, and even comes face to face with Acerbus, the god of darkness himself. But will he ever find the thing that killed his parents?

I'd be happy to send a review copy of the ebook.


message 196: by Mia (new)

Mia Darien (mia_darien) | 425 comments Certainly, I'd be glad to read it! My poor old ereader can take epub or pdf. ^_^


message 197: by Mia (new)

Mia Darien (mia_darien) | 425 comments It's me again. This time, I'm actually looking for reviews for my own work.

I'm looking for reviews for "When Forever Died," which is the second book in my Adelheid series but it stands alone too. It's paranormal suspense, but for those who'll groan about more vampires (damn you, Stephanie Meyer), I've been told it's not like other paranormal stories and the main character isn't a vampire, so I hope some folk will give it a try. :)

"Forever is a long time.

The life of a hunter is a lonely one. Perhaps more for Dakota than others in her line of work. Not only is she better than anyone else at chasing down the things that go bump in the night, but her past chases her with the same tenacity.

She's built walls around her solitary existence and that's the way she likes it, but the past never sleeps. When she's hired to hunt an ex-lover for murder, it's just the first in a string of memories that will bring Dakota's past, present and future into a collision course.

And when she agrees to take on a second case and hunt down an Ancient, a vampire over one thousand years old, it unleashes circumstances onto that collision that will shake the foundation of everything she's built and force her, for the first time in a long while, to look to others.

Can she survive it, like she's survived these past four centuries? Or will the weight of it all finally crush her?"

Let me know if you're interested and I'll be happy to provide a free copy.


message 198: by Martin (new)

Martin Gibbs If anyone has written any bizarro or really out-there humor, I'm looking to review your work! Pop on by: http://voltairereviews.blogspot.com/


message 199: by Joe (new)

Joe Russomanno (jrider4) | 2 comments Hi, everyone!
Thanks for having me in the group and I'm looking forward to chatting. I am in search of people to read and review my new book Sons of Titan: Rise of the Bloodwraiths. It is an Epic-Fantasy of 451 pages and the first in a series.

You can view the listing on Amazon at:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_...

I am willing to gift Kindle copies, PDF or Epub to anyone willing to read, provided a review is given. Thanks!


message 200: by Scott, Fabled Reviewer o' Tales! (new)

Scott (bookblogger) | 1316 comments Mod
Hi Joe,

I can't promise a time frame that I would get your book reviewed in, but it seems like a good premise to me so if you don't mind a wait I'd enjoy a review copy.


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