[archived]Round_102 "General" (reviews on GR & Amz)-Done! > Likes and Comments

This is a "General, Goodreads & Amazon" round
Any and all types of books, both fiction and non-fiction, are acceptable here. This means you might be reading anything from a book about tax returns to creative nonfiction to horror or erotica and anything in between. Books must be published, finished works and available on Amazon.

In Goodreads+Amazon rounds, every participant must be able to leave a review on their local Amazon store, so everyone’s starting with the same options. Participants post reviews to Goodreads, and please also post on your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to.

Before you sign up, please make sure:

1. You’ve thoroughly read and understand How Read/Review Rounds Work (The Rules). Participating in the round indicates your understanding and acceptance of the rules and compliance with them.

2. You’ve claimed your Goodreads author page.
If you’re on a regular Goodreads user account, rather than an author account, you’ll need to do this before joining a round. You’ll find the directions for claiming your author profile page here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/program.

3. Your Goodreads account setting "Who Can Send Me Private Messages" allows people to message you, i.e. it’s set to "anyone".
(See Private Messaging Settings for how to check/change this.)

4. You’ve completed your review commitment if you’re currently in another read/review round in this group. (You can’t sign up to a new round until after you’ve completed that review commitment (posted both review links) in the other round in this Goodreads group.)

5. Your book is fit and ready to be reviewed.
If it’s not, due to editing or other issues, you risk poor reviews. For GR+Amz rounds, your book must be currently available for sale or free download at Amazon and other online booksellers (not pre-order).

6. You have enough time to read and review a book within the round timeframe of three weeks.

7. Your book fits the round theme.

8. You can provide — and accept — at least PDF files.
You’re not expected or required to buy the books you’re scheduled to read, although that’s a nice gesture. And doing so for GR+Amz rounds will give a "Verified Purchase" review on Amazon, which is a nice thing for the author. Each participant is responsible for getting a review copy of their book to their reader in the round and must be able to provide — and accept — at least PDF files. Many provide and accept other formats as well. Please ask your reader’s preference if you can provide files in a variety of formats. And many authors have books available via KU and others might provide Smashwords coupons.

Note that International Copyright laws apply: you cannot sell or give away material you’ve received, without the author’s express permission.

9. You are able to submit reviews to Amazon.

(On Amazon, only people who have spent $50 in the last year can leave reviews in each of their stores. If you’re uncertain about your Amazon reviewer status, try to post a "test" review before you sign up for the round. If you’re unable to post reviews on Amazon, please don’t sign up for GR+Amz rounds. Instead, look for rounds that say “reviews on GR+ (NOT Amz)”.)

To sign up for this read/review round, please reply to this thread with these details:

1. Your Goodreads Profile link

Please also include any additional names/profiles under which you publish, to help the other participants check for and avoid reciprocal reviewing.

2. Your Goodreads Book info link for your book that you want to have reviewed

3. Specify which of the other authors in the round have previously reviewed any of your books (if none, please specifically say so), and also which of the other authors in the round you have previously reviewed (if none, please specifically say so), to help everyone avoid reciprocal reviews. Also, state any relationship you have with other members in the round.

It’s a more-professional practice to avoid reviews from the same household on a book from that same household, or if you are an editor, relative, or close friend of the author. And Amazon doesn’t allow this anyway.

How to check for reciprocal reviews:
Go to your reviews through your profile (the link is under your portrait), and search for the other author’s name. Check if someone has reviewed you in the same way… through their profile, searching for your name.

Please check back as the round fills to report any new conflicts.

And be sure to check back periodically, so you don't miss out on anything in the round (note that Goodreads notifications aren't reliable).

By joining this round, you agree to accept for reading and reviewing whatever book you are scheduled for. Please note that it’s possible that the book you’re scheduled to read may contain material you find upsetting or offensive. You are expected to finish the book — that’s only fair. If you can't commit to this, please don’t sign up.

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Round Parameters:

-Three weeks to complete reading the book and post your review.

Read the entire book and write your unbiased and honest review of the book, making every attempt to avoid spoilers if possible, and post it. For what constitutes a book review for this group (and for reviewing tips), please see Book Reviewing.

-After your review is posted, add the link(s) to it to this reading-round thread so the mod can "sign you off" for the round.

When you add your link(s) to this thread, make sure the links are to your own review not the book page. Please shorten the links (always a good practice for any social media). See GROUP TIPS: Finding review links to post them in the group for specific tips.

Additional Notes:

Reviews that state you received a copy "in return" or "in exchange" for a review will probably be removed/disallowed by some retailers. If you wish to add a disclaimer, the following would be more acceptable: "I received a free copy from the author without an obligation to review".

Your Goodreads details and the rounds you participate in may be recorded by moderators on a database. We don’t retain details of email addresses, etc.

If you have questions, please first review How Read/Review Rounds Work (The Rules) and check Questions about Review Rounds for an answer. If you still have questions, please ask before signing up.

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Each author will review one other book in this reading round.

(Person 1 reviews 2. Person 2 reviews 3. Person 3 reviews 1. (And if the round expands to a 4-way or 5-way round, reviewing follows the same pattern, just expanded for the additional participants.))

Please don’t get books or begin reading/reviewing until the moderator has posted that the round has started.

Participants & Book Links
1. Jane C.R. Reid✓ - Who Am I?
2. Ann Birdgenaw✓ - Black Hole Radio
3. Ela Sharp✓ - Everheld: Outside the Lines of Love
4. Eva Bey✓ (illustrator Eliza Thorncroft) - Arthur and the Kingswell Trio
5. M.T. Groom✓ - Steady & Strong: Balance Exercises for Seniors Over 60 - Large Print Illustrated Exercise Book - 12-Week At-Home Strength Training and Fall Prevention Program

(✓ means the participant is done with their review commitment, ✍︎ means the participant has provided one review link but hasn't yet posted the other link)

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Ann wrote: "Hi. Can I join this round with my scifi for middle grade? Black Hole Radio..."

Since Ann was unable to join the previous round, she's the first to join this new round.

Hi, can I join the round with my book, Who am I please?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

I have read Ann's book, Black Hole Radio.

Hello, May I join with my book, Everheld?

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

Jane has read my book, but not this one.
I haven’t reviewed Ann, nor has she reviewed me.

Thank you.

May I join with my new children book Arthur and the Kingswell Trio?

My GR author profile Eva Bey

-Eva

Hi can I join with this book please? I have not reviewed Eva, Ann, Ela or Jane, and they have not reviewed my book. Thanks!

Steady & Strong: Evidence-Based Exercises for Balance, Confidence & Fall Prevention

Eva wrote: "May I join with my new children book Arthur and the Kingswell Trio?
My GR author profile Eva Bey"

Eva, I need two things please to be able to add you to the round:

1. Your Goodreads account setting "Who Can Send Me Private Messages" needs to allow people to message you, i.e. it’s set to "anyone" - see Private Messaging Settings for how to check/change this (#3 under "Before you sign up, please make sure" in message 1).

2. Please specify which of the other authors in the round have previously reviewed any of your books - if none, please specifically say so - and also which of the other authors in the round you have previously reviewed - if none, please specifically say so (#3 under "To sign up for this read/review round" in message 1). And since Eliza is also reviewing, I'll need this information for her, too, to avoid inadvertently setting up a reciprocal reviewing situation.

Thanks!

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Welcome to the round Jane C.R., Ela, and M.T.

And everyone, since Goodreads notifications aren't reliable, please be sure to check back from time to time to report any new conflicts and avoid missing out on anything posted in the round.

I'd like to join with The Rise and Fall of Antocracy. I have no conflicts with Ela or M.T.

Terry wrote: "I'd like to join with The Rise and Fall of Antocracy. I have no conflicts with Ela or M.T."

We're waiting to hear back from Eva, but if that doesn't happen, then you'd be next up for that last spot for this round.

Okay, thanks.

Hello again. I have fixed message settings. I have not read or been read by anyone in group.

Eva wrote: "Hello again. I have fixed message settings. I have not read or been read by anyone in group."

Thank you Eva and welcome to the round.


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And now we're ready for the...
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Final Check
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I think we're good on having no one set for a reciprocal review, but before the round can get underway, everyone please do a double-check for reciprocal and other review conflicts to make sure. You can’t be listed to review someone who reviewed you before and vice versa. It’s all about who has already read whom, when positioning the readers in the slots.

Please double-check these things (please don't rely on memory):

1. Have you previously reviewed the person directly above you on the list in message 1 (the list wraps around so the last number is "above" 1.)?

If you have, please post a reply that says so. That way we can fix the list so as to avoid a reciprocal review, which isn’t allowed here.

2. Have you already reviewed the book listed for the person directly below you on the list (the list wraps around so "1." is "below" the last number)?

If you have, post a reply that says so. That way we can fix the list so it shows the correct book for reviewing.

3. Are you an editor, relative, close friend, or from the same household of either the person whose book you'll be reviewing or the person who'll be reviewing your book?

If so, please state any relationship you have with those other members. It’s a more-professional practice to avoid reviews from people in those relationships to the author. And Amazon doesn’t allow this anyway.

Reminder of how to check for reciprocal reviews:
Go to your reviews through your profile (the link is under your portrait), and search for the other author’s name. Check if someone has reviewed you in the same way… through their profile, searching for your name.

If you have no review conflicts, please post a reply with "Ready to start" or similar words.

After everyone has posted that they’re ready, I'll post the official "start the round" message to get the round rolling! :)

Please don’t get books or begin reading/reviewing until that official "start the round" message has been posted. The order can still change before then.

Ready to start.

Ann, are you happy for me to review another of your books, as I've read Black Hole Radio?

If so, I'm ready to go.

Hi Jane. Did you read Furilani?

Good to go

Hi Ann, yes it was Furilani.

Jane C.R. wrote: "Hi Ann, yes it was Furilani."

You can read any of the others in the series. Do you want to read Labyrinthia?

Jane, this book that Ann has listed is a different book in the same series as Furilani, so you should be fine to read and review it. (Or we could switch to Labyrinthia - that's okay too.)

Hi, I'm happy to read the one listed here - the first in the series.

Thanks.

Hi everyone. Im good to start, too!

Thank you all for the confirmation. Just waiting now to hear from M.T.

yes, all good from me and ready to go!

can you use this link instead for book? thanks

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

Thank you all - I'll move the round to the next step shortly.
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M.T., you might want to combine the different editions of your work. Doing that ensures that all the ratings and reviews show up across all editions of the book.

On your author page, there's a link "Combine Editions", above your list of books, that will let you do that.

Okay, let’s get this round going!

You have three weeks to read and review.
Start date: Oct. 23, 2025
End date: Nov. 13, 2025

Please post your review no later than NOVEMBER 13, 2025.

As AUTHORS, you’ll send your book file to your reviewer, and as REVIEWERS, you’ll receive a book file to read.

1.__Jane C.R. Reid
You're reviewing Black Hole Radio (Ann Birdgenaw).
M.T. Groom is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

2.__Ann Birdgenaw
You're reviewing Everheld: Outside the Lines of Love (Ela Sharp).
Jane C.R. Reid is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

3.__Ela Sharp
You're reviewing Arthur and the Kingswell Trio (Eva Bey).
Ann Birdgenaw is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

4.__Eva Bey
You're reviewing Steady & Strong: Balance Exercises for Seniors Over 60 - Large Print Illustrated Exercise Book - 12-Week At-Home Strength Training and Fall Prevention Program (M.T. Groom).
Ela Sharp is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

5.__M.T. Groom
You're reviewing Who Am I? (Jane C.R. Reid).
Eva Bey is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

It's the responsibility of each author to get their book to their reader in a format the reader can manage. Everyone must be able to provide and accept PDF. You may buy or borrow the book you are due to read, if you want, but it’s not required.

Please honor the commitment you’re making to your fellow group members to give an honest review.

Quick "start-up" summary:

-You’re reviewing the book "below" you on the list.

You can choose to buy the book, but you don’t have to. If you do buy, certainly the author will appreciate the verified review on Amazon.

You can choose to read the book through KU, if you’re a subscriber and the book’s available there.

-You need to message the person who will be reviewing you (the person above you on the original list of names) through their Goodreads author page (links provided above) to 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.

(Using messaging is recommended for exchanging email addresses to avoid the chance of spammers getting your email addresses from this open forum).

To message someone: on their Goodreads author page, click on the down arrow beside the "Follow Author" button under their picture and it opens a menu which should give you the option to "Send message".

The person who you’re reviewing should be in touch with you in a similar way or post on the thread to say they are getting your book directly from a retailer. If you - as a reviewer - haven't heard from the book's author about a review copy, feel free to message them. You don't have to wait for them to contact you.

-Please make sure you have sent your book - or have been assured by your reviewer they will buy your book or read it through KU - as soon as possible so your reader can start reading.

-For this round, you’re requested to please post your review to Goodreads, and on your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to. Posting a review to other sites is by agreement between both author and reviewer.

-After you’ve posted your reviews, please reply to this thread with the links to your reviews (not the book page) so you can be "signed off" for reviewing.

You can post your Goodreads review link before the Amazon one has been approved. Just please—when the Amazon one comes in—post a separate message. Notifications don’t pop up for edits, so the moderator won't know to go hunting for it.

For GR+Amz Rounds:
The moderator will note whether participants have posted reviews on Amazon. Members who persistently fail to post to Amazon will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent GR+Amz rounds, as joining these rounds indicates both a capability and a willingness to review on Amazon.

For the good of all, participants in any type of round who persistently fail to post reviews, or DNF reviews, will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent rounds.

Please let me know ASAP if I missed something that results in you being asked to review someone who’s already reviewed you.

Feel free to ask questions if you need to, either here or via messaging.

Happy reading & reviewing! :)

Hi Ela. I got your book on KindleUnlimited. No need to send.

Thank you Ann.

Eva, I got your book from Kindle Unlimited as well. No worries!

Great, Ela!

Here is my review of MT Groom's book:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Excellent resource! Thanks MT!

Just waiting on Amazon link.

-EB

Eva wrote: "Great, Ela!

Here is my review of MT Groom's book:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Excellent resource! Thanks MT!

Just waiting on Amazon link.

-EB"
Thanks Eva - much appreciated!
here is Amazon page:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX9N9ZJH

Here are my reviews. v interesting book :)

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

M.T. wrote: "Here are my reviews. v interesting book :)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-revi..."

Thank you for the review links, M.T. You're all done with your reviewing commitment for the round.

Eva wrote: "Great, Ela!
Here is my review of MT Groom's book:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Excellent resource! Thanks MT!
Just waiting on Amazon link.
-EB"

Thanks for that review link, Eva. When the review on Amazon shows up, please post its link in a new comment.

M.T. wrote: "Here are my reviews. v interesting book :)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-revi..."

Thank you, M.T!

Please find my reviews for Black Hole Radio

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

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3VLH...

Jane C.R. wrote: "Please find my reviews for Black Hole Radio
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3VLH..."

Thank you for those review links, Jane C.R. You're done with your reviewing commitment for the round.

Here is review for Eva's "Arthur and the Kingswell Trio".

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

Amazon: Waiting

Ela wrote: "Here is review for Eva's "Arthur and the Kingswell Trio".
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: Waiting"

Thank you for the GR review link, Ela. When the review on Amazon shows up, please post its link in a new comment.

Here's my review of Ela's book
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amazon pending

Amazon link
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R3PETSWP...

Ann wrote: "Here's my review of Ela's book
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......
...Amazon link
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R3PETSWP..."

Thank you for those review links, Ann. You're all done with your reviewing commitment for the round.

Here is amazon review for Eva's "Arthur and the Kingswell Trio".

https://www.amazon.com/review/R16HN21...

Thank you!

Ann wrote: "Amazon link
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R3PETSWP..."

Thank you Ann!

Ela wrote: "Ann wrote: "Amazon link
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R3PETSWP..."

Thank you Ann!"

Thank you Ela, for the story. ❤️

Same issue with my Amazon review. Have emailed MT. Posted again using a different account.

-EB

Ela wrote: "Here is amazon review for Eva's "Arthur and the Kingswell Trio".
https://www.amazon.com/review/R16HN21...
Thank you!"

Thank you for that second review link, Ela. You're done with your reviewing commitment for the round.

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Eva, sometimes Amazon can take a long time to post a review. Sometimes submitting it again can get it to go through. Sometimes shortening a review does the trick (although your review on GR doesn't look that long to me). It can be frustrating, unfortunately. Hang in there!

please could I add my book?

A.A. wrote: "please could I add my book?"

A.A. this round is full and underway, meaning it's no longer open to more participants. You'll want to find a round that says "FORMING". Those rounds are the ones that are open to more participants.

Perhaps this round: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Amazon review finally posted for MT Groom

https://www.amazon.ca/review/R24W39EQ...

-EB

Eva wrote: "Amazon review finally posted for MT Groom
https://www.amazon.ca/review/R24W39EQ...
-EB"

Thank you for that review link, Eva. You're all done with your reviewing commitment for the round.

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And that finishes this round, Thank you all!
(I'll file the round away in a bit.)