Group 394. Novella - mod. Loralee > Likes and Comments
Hi, everyone. As you're aware, we no longer have the Direct Message feature on Goodreads. The mods have discussed the best way to go forward, and have determined that we will need an email address from everyone, which will be collected in an online form.(Please refer to the revised Rule 8 above.)
If you'd like to join this round, please remember that I can't add you until I have links to your Goodreads book and your email address, provided in this form. For the sake of everyone's privacy, we're asking participants to list the email address on the form and not in the actual thread where it's visible to all online.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18d_E...
Edit: This is also important. Please read the information below. You can also access the information here as well: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Considering Amazon’s recent delay in posting reviews, the moderators have been looking for a way to address the issue. We can’t do anything about Amazon’s policies, but if we have sufficient proof you did submit a review, we would like for you to be “checked off” and free to join a new review thread.
So, we’re asking for everyone to take a screenshot of the Amazon page that appears when you post a review. It’s the page that says “Thank you for reviewing…” In that screenshot, please also include the bottom of the screen, as the right-hand corner will verify the date.
We’ll also need to see the URL in the screenshot, as the URL includes the book’s unique Amazon product ID number (thus proving the review was for the book and not something else.)
This page only appears right after you post the review, so you’ll have to be mindful about catching it in time.
If the Amazon review isn’t up in two weeks, you can email this screenshot to the moderator and be cleared for the next round. If the review does post after that, we’d still appreciate you posting the link in that group’s review thread (as always, please post Amazon links in a new post).
Screenshots are intended as a backup method when reviews are delayed for over two weeks. Members who frequently rely on screenshots instead of live review links risk being blocked from future rounds.
Screenshots should not be altered, edited, or manipulated in any way. Providing false, misleading, or manipulated proof will lead to removal from the review group.
Can I join this group with my new book Black Hole Radio - Nebulis
I'd like to join with my children’s picture book Min: the Cat Who Guards the Castle.My GR book link: www.goodreads.com/book/show/208081707...
My Goodreads author link: www.goodreads.com/lynnhelton
(I also write and review as S. Lynn Helton)
I've filled out the form.
I've previously reviewed both Loralee and Ann, but not these books of theirs.
I would like to join with my book A Legacy of FlowersI have reviewed Ann, and both Lynn & Loralee have reviewed me.
Hi, Can I join this group with my book Snow? I haven't reviewed Loralee, Ann, Lynn and Linda. My author link Bill Carmona
I was able to include Ann, Lynn, Linda, and Bill.Everyone: When signing up, please remember to list all the people currently on the list whom you have reviewed, as well as all the people on the list who have reviewed you.
I'd like to join with any of my books but mostly Holey Ghosts. I have been reviewed by everyone now on the list except Ann who I have reviewed and Bill, with whom I have no conflicts. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Laura, it looks like I was able to fit you.
A. Gomez, I see that you have signed up on the Google sheet. Will you also post your information here, including links to your book and author page?
Loralee wrote: "A. Gomez, I see that you have signed up on the Google sheet. Will you also post your information here, including links to your book and author page?"Somehow, my comment was removed. I assumed I couldn't join. I'm trying to get the librarians to link my account to my book, but I haven't been successful yet, so I don't have an author page yet. I did just fill out the form again yesterday.
Here's my book, though. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Thanks for the reply, A. Gomez!Your author page is here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Have you tried to claim your author page yet? If you are in the process of trying, I apologize. But here is how to do it quickly; it should take only a few days.
Either follow the link I just posted, or do this:
Once you are signed in on Goodreads, go to your book.
Click on your name near the book title.
Go to the bottom of that page.
Near the bottom of the page you will find a link in the question:
Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite A. to Goodreads.
Click on Let us know.
Then follow the prompts to join the author program.
You should receive an email in a few days confirming your approval.
If you are already in the process of doing all that, I apologize.
Once you have claimed your author page, please come back here and post that you have. Also, please check the names currently on the list and say if you have reviewed anyone currently on the list, or if anyone on the list has reviewed you.
I have been trying to do this exact thing for a few months now. I have even emailed the librarians, so I don't understand what the issue is. I understand if I'm unable to join due to this, I will continue to try to claim on my end.
Tony has previously reviewed me - one of my books written under my other pen name (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...).
I am so sorry, A. Gomez. It must be terribly frustrating. I will talk to the other moderators, and see if I can't let you join.Tony, it looks like you have reviewed Lynn. Whom else have you reviewed, or who else has reviewed you on the list? Also, before I can try to add you, I'll need you to fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18d_E...
It's a new step we need to take since we can't use messages any more.
Loralee wrote: "I am so sorry, A. Gomez. It must be terribly frustrating. I will talk to the other moderators, and see if I can't let you join.Tony, it looks like you have reviewed Lynn. Whom else have you revie..."
I have review Laura on the Book listed, Ann on a previous book. Form completed.
-Tony
A. Gomez, I am sorry. I'm afraid I can't let you join without an author profile.Thanks for completing the form, Tony.
A. Gomez:If you've only emailed the Librarians, you might want to also try contacting them on their forum: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Tony, it looks like you've also reviewed me. I'll see if I can fit you into the group.Edit: Also, you have not reviewed Ann Birdgnaw. Ann Birdgenaw, though, has reviewed you.
Tony, it looks like I was able to make a spot for you!
Everyone, please double check as people join and let me know if you have conflicts with them.
Also, A. Gomez, have you tried to contact Goodreads through this link: https://www.goodreads.com/about/conta...
?
Hi LoraleeMay I join with my second Moly book: Journey to Pompeii?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I have read Tony's book in a previous round, but I can read another one of his and yours. I have not read Lynn's book in this round yet. Anne and Laura have read different works of mine, but not the second Moly. I have not read Bill or Linda's works either and they have not read Moly either.
Please advise and take care,
David, Linda reviewed your book Jigsaw Shadow Ball in July.I believe I can fit you, David. Will you fill this out, and then let me know that you did? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18d_E...
Hi LoraleeI submitted the form. Please advise and take care.
Welcome, David! We've only got two more spots to fill.
Hi Loralee, I’ve finally been able to claim my author account if you can still fit me in. Thank you :)
That's great! It looks like Linda has reviewed you, however. Since you have just the one book so far, you have to be in her blind spot. Fortunately, it looks like I was able to move David up a spot without disrupting his review constraints, and unless I missed something, I think I was able to fit you.In the future, you need to check who on the list of the group you want to join has reviewed you, and whom you have reviewed.
Sherabim Joy, I see that you have signed up on the Google sheet. Will you also post your information here, including links to your book and author page? Also, if you've reviewed or been reviewed by anyone already on the list, please post that information, too.
Hi Loralee,I wish to join this Novella round 394 with my book The Ressurrection of Goodtown.
It is the second in the series of Urban Mysteries. (Book one is Saving Goodtown).
I have been read and reviewed by Ann Birdgenaw, but all else should be okay.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
I just filled out the google form.
J., if Ann is the only one who has read you, and you haven't read anyone else, I may be able to fit you.
Everyone, it looks like J. was able to fit in that last spot! Now, everyone needs to check their conflicts, and post that they are "good to go" if they are. The 4 people above you will be reviewing you, and so to avoid reciprocal reviews, you need to make sure you have never reviewed any of them. Also, You will be reviewing the 4 people below you, so you need to check and make sure none of them have reviewed you before. The person 5 spots from you is in your blind spot.
Do not rely on memory as this has caused trouble in the past!
To check for conflicts, please follow these instructions:
To check if you've reviewed the 4 authors above you.
1. Go to your profile.
Under your picture, or where your picture would be, are three links. Click the middle link.
2. In the small box "Search and add books" type the name of one of the 4 people above you. Click the icon of the magnifying glass.
3. If the next page says You have no books matching "author's name", then you are good to go with that person.
4. Check the other three people above you in the same way. If you have not reviewed any of the 4 people above you, you are good to go in that direction.
To check if any of the 4 people below you have reviewed you, follow these instructions.
1. Go to the profile of one of the 4 people below you. Click on the middle link under their picture, or where their picture would be.
2. In the box with "Search and add books" type in your name.
3. If the next page says Author's name has no books matching "Your Name" Then you are good to go with that person.
4. Go to the profiles of the other three people below you, and check your name in the same way. If each says Author's name has no books matching "Your Name" then you are good to go in that direction.
If you are good to go both above and below, then come back here and type "Good to go" or something similar. When all 10 of us have said that they are good to go, then we will be. Please reply within a week from today. Otherwise, your spot will be open again.
Here is a list of everyone:1. Linda A. Sanchez
2. Laura Koerber
3. Ann Birdgenaw
4. J Salvatore Domino
5. David Alyn Gordon
6. A. Gomez
7. Bill Carmona
8. Tony Travis
9. Lynn Helton Also writes as: S. Lynn Helton
10. Loralee Evans
I have just checked for myself, and I am good to go.
Thanks, David, J., Lynn, Bill, Ann, A., and Tony. We still need to hear from Linda and Laura, and once they've posted their "good to go"s, we will be!Linda and Laura, please let us know soon if you are good to go!
Great! Thanks, Laura. Linda, please let us know before April 6, if you're good to go.
Thanks, Linda! Great! We're all ready! Since we can no longer PM each other on here, be looking for an email from me. The 4 people above you (the list wraps so 10 is above 1) will be reading you, and you will be reading the 4 people below you.
Also, look for a schedule on here of the people you will be reviewing, and the people reviewing you, and the deadlines for reviews.
We’re ready! Be looking for an email from me with our emails listed. Send your ebook to the 4 people above you. You should receive the ebooks of the 4 people below you.
1. START DATE: 30-Jan-26
END DATE: 23-July-26
Round 1 – post your review by 21-May-26
Round 2 – post your review by 11-Jun-26
Round 3 – post your review by 2-July-26
Round 4 – post your review by 23-July-26
You will be SENDING your book file to the four people above you, and RECEIVING a book file from the four people below you. Read below, including the instructions further down.
As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:
394-01__Linda A Sanchez
Loralee Evans for round 1
Lynn Helton for round 2
Tony Travis for round 3
Bill Carmona for round 4
394-02__Laura Koerber
Linda A Sanchez for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Lynn Helton for round 3
Tony Travis for round 4
394-03__Ann Birdgenaw
Laura Koerber for round 1
Linda A Sanchez for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Lynn Helton for round 4
394-04__ J Salvatore Domino
Ann Birdgenaw for round 1
Laura Koerber for round 2
Linda A Sanchez for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4
394-05__ David Alyn Gordon
J Salvatore Domino for round 1
Ann Birdgenaw for round 2
Laura Koerber for round 3
Linda A Sanchez for round 4
394-06__A Gomez
David Alyn Gordon for round 1
J Salvatore Domino for round 2
Ann Birdgenaw for round 3
Laura Koerber for round 4
394-07__ Bill Carmona
A Gomez for round 1
David Alyn Gordon for round 2
J Salvatore Domino for round 3
Ann Birdgenaw for round 4
394-08__ Tony Travis
Bill Carmona for round 1
A Gomez for round 2
David Alyn Gordon for round 3
J Salvatore Domino for round 4
394-09__ Lynn Helton
Tony Travis for round 1
Bill Carmona for round 2
A Gomez for round 3
David Alyn Gordon for round 4
394-10__ Loralee Evans
Lynn Helton for round 1
Tony Travis for round 2
Bill Carmona for round 3
A Gomez for round 4
As REVIEWERS you will RECEIVE books from:
394-01__Linda A Sanchez
Laura Koerber for round 1
Ann Birdgenaw for round 2
J Salvatore Domino for round 3
David Alyn Gordon for round 4
394-02__Laura Koerber
Ann Birdgenaw for round 1
J Salvatore Domino for round 2
David Alyn Gordon for round 3
A Gomez for round 4
394-03__Ann Birdgenaw
J Salvatore Domino for round 1
David Alyn Gordon for round 2
A Gomez for round 3
Bill Carmona for round 3
394-04__ J Salvatore Domino
David Alyn Gordon for round 1
A Gomez for round 2
Bill Carmona for round 3
Tony Travis for round 4
394-05__ David Alyn Gordon
A Gomez for round1
Bill Carmona for round2
Tony Travis for round3
Lynn Helton for round4
394-06__ A Gomez
Bill Carmona for round1
Tony Travis for round2
Lynn Helton for round3
Loralee Evans for round4
394-07__ Bill Carmona
Tony Travis for round 1
Lynn Helton for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Linda A Sanchez for round 4
394-08__ Tony Travis
Lynn Helton for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Linda A Sanchez for round 3
Laura Koerber for round 4
394-09__ Lynn Helton
Loralee Evans for round 1
Linda A Sanchez for round 2
Laura Koerber for round 3
Ann Birdgenaw for round 4
394-10__Loralee Evans
Linda A Sanchez for round 1
Laura Koerber for round 2
Ann Birdgenaw for round 3
J Salvatore Domino for 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. You can finish as quickly as you like, provided you have read all your assigned books. (See rule #10.)
All reviews must be posted to GR. We also expect 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, email each other to request and send your epubs, mobis, or PDFs.
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’.
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 email the four people who will be reviewing you (the four above you on the original list of names).
Do not expect people to buy your books. You need to be prepared to send at least PDFs to the people reviewing you. If you insist that people buy your books, or not send your books to your readers, you may be removed permanently from the review group.
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Here are the preferences:
1. Linda: PDF, Epub, KU
2. Laura: I buy the books I review
3. Ann: PDF, Epub
4. J Salvatore Domino: PDF, Epub, Depending on cost I may buy the book
5. David Alyn Gordon: PDF
6. A Gomez: KDP (I'm not sure what you mean by KDP. Do you mean you will buy the books you review?)
7. Bill Carmona: PDF, Epub
8. Tony Travis: PDF
9. Lynn Helton: PDF
10. Loralee Evans: PDF
Contact the four people whom you are reviewing (below 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 email me with any issues. Thanks.
EDIT: It appears that Tony's email in the google forms is not correct. I'm hoping there was just one extra y. I removed one of the ys and resent the list, hopefully to Tony, and I haven't gotten a failure notice yet. Tony, let me know if you do not get the email.
Everyone who needs to contact Tony (that is everyone but Ann) it appears that Tony's email needs to lose one of the ys in order for him to get your communications. Tony let us know if that's not correct. If you need to, refill your information on the google form. If you did get my email though, then no worries.
Loralee wrote: "...Here are the preferences:
...Lynn Helton: PDF..."
For the authors that I'll be reviewing (Loralee Evans, Linda A Sanchez, Laura Koerber, and Ann Birdgenaw), if your book's available via KU, I'll grab a copy that way.
For the authors who'll be reviewing my book (Tony Travis, Bill Carmona, A Gomez, and David Alyn Gordon), my book's available through KU, if you have that. Otherwise, I'm happy to send a PDF - just please let me know if you need one. Thanks!
Hello, to the authors who will be reviewing my book: my book is available on KU. In any case, I’ll send you PDF and EPUB files of the novel so you can use whichever format you prefer (I personally prefer the EPUB format). Thanks.
I have made my ebook, The Resurrection of Goodtown, FREE on 5/2/26 & 5/3/26.Loralee Evans, Linda Sanchez, Laura Koerber, Ann Birdgenaw, or anyone else who wants a copy. If possible, please purchase the ebook, it will be free at checkout.
Let me know of any problems.
Here is a link to J.'s book, for me, Linda, Laura, and Ann. It is not free as of right now, so wait until tomorrow. https://www.amazon.com/Resurrection-G...?
I have gotten emails from Linda and J. Thank you! Ann and Laura, will you email me PDFs of your books ASAP?I have also sent off PDFs to A, Bill, Tony, and Lynn. (Sorry Lynn, I didn't notice until now your note that you would get them from KU.) A, Bill, and Tony, please let me know if you have not gotten the PDF.
The founding principle of the group is honest, non-reciprocal reviews, so please help maintain the integrity of the group by letting me know as you sign up if you have been reviewed by, or have reviewed another author in the group and do check back as the group fills to report any clashes. Usually places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
This is a 'Novella' round
Fiction and non-fiction, adult and children's books under 45,000 words accepted.
Please note it is always possible that the books you are assigned may contain material you find upsetting or offensive. If you can't commit to this, please do not sign up.
Communication & Contact Details
As Goodreads has disabled private messaging, participation in this round requires providing a contact email address via a Google Form (or an alternative method specified by the moderator). This email will be used by the moderator to resolve round-related issues and will be shared with other participants solely for the purpose of exchanging review copies. Email addresses must not be used for marketing or shared more widely. The form with all collected email addresses will be deleted once the round has closed. If you are not comfortable with this, please do not sign up for the round.
Any participant who knowingly uses the email addresses for marketing, or is caught selling them, will be blacklisted from the group.
If you’re uncomfortable with sharing email addresses, you’re encouraged to establish a new free Gmail or Yahoo account, to be used exclusively for Review Group.
Now for the boring stuff, but please read it, it saves a lot of time if everyone is on the same wavelength.
Before signing up below with your Goodreads author and Goodreads book link in the thread below, please ensure that:
1. You have enough time to read and review 4 books within the 12 weeks of time allowed.
2. Your book is currently available for sale on Amazon (not pre-order) and it complies with the individual round theme, if there is one.
3. Your book is written in English, or you can provide an English translation, and it is fit to be reviewed. If it is not, due to editing or other issues, you risk poor reviews. This is your problem, not that of the reviewers or the groups. The number one error new authors make is not having their book beta read and edited, by non-family members.
4. You can submit reviews to Goodreads and Amazon.
Amazon allows only those people who have spent $50 in the last year to leave reviews in each of their stores. If you are unsure about your Amazon reviewer status, try posting a ‘test’ review before signing up. If you are unable to post reviews on Amazon, please do not sign up.
5. You can provide (and accept) at least PDF files.
You are not expected or required to buy the books you are allocated to review, but as this will give a ‘Verified Purchase’ review on Amazon, it is welcomed when you choose to do so. Many authors have books available via KU and others might provide smashwords coupons. Most authors can provide mobi and/or epub files directly by email. Please note: International Copyright laws apply. You cannot sell, or give away material you have received without the author’s express permission.
6. You have completed your reading if you are currently in another review round in this group. You can be involved in the ‘one for one’ list whilst you are in a round.
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The link to the mod's email form will be in the next post.
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Amazon will not allow reviews from the same household on the same book or if you are an editor, relative or close friend of another member.
10. You agree to finish assigned books before leaving a review, that your reviews will be unbiased and honest, whatever the star rating, and based on your perception of the merits of the book not on whether you like the genre or not, and you will try to avoid ‘spoilers’. i.e. giving away the finale of a book. Please note the Review Group will back any reviewer's right to express their opinion about a book, but personal comments about a fellow author are against both Review Group and Goodreads policy. If you DNF* an assigned book, you run the risk of not being allowed into review rounds in the future.
11. You will not ask a fellow author to change a review of your book because you don’t agree with it.
If you think you have a legitimate concern, talk to the mod of your round, NOT the other author. Personal attacks, or pressurizing other members WILL NOT BE TOLERATED and will result in you being blacklisted.
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13. Books which include AI-generated writing are not permitted. Reviews may not be written by AI.
Please note:
*We all want reviews, it’s why we joined the group. It is bad taste to expect other people to review your book and then not do the same for other people in the group. People that Do not Finish (DNF) and/or don’t post reviews will find it difficult to get into a subsequent group.
It is not necessary to leave any kind of disclaimer in your review. Reviews that state you received a copy ‘in return’ for a review will probably be removed/not allowed by amazon.com.
Your Goodreads details and the rounds you participate in may be recorded by the admin mod on a database. We do not retain details of email addresses after the round has closed.
Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate personal preference. The ONLY circumstance in which you may duck out of giving a review is if YOU provide a stand-in reviewer.
The only way this group can function is if we trust each other to behave honourably. And it IS perfectly possible to give a fair-minded review of a text that does not coincide with our normal choice of reading matter. If you need a few hints/tips, please see this thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I will do my best to fit everyone into the group they request, but occasionally, particularly in the case of our more prolific good standing members, I may have to decline a member request to fit the maximum number of people into a particular round. I will always endeavour to start another round as soon as possible with that member in mind.
It is permissible to review an author more than once if a different book is available.
If you need anything clarified please ask on the thread below before signing up. It’s a pain to have to keep rearranging the list because people haven’t read the above.
Your group moderator will be: Loralee Evans
Member Links | Book Links
1. Linda A. Sanchez | A Legacy of Flowers
2. Laura Koerber | Holey Ghosts
3. Ann Birdgenaw | Black Hole Radio: Nebulus
4. J Salvatore Domino | The Resurrection of Goodtown
5. David Alyn Gordon | The Adventures of Moly: The Time Traveling Dog: Journey to Pompeii
6. A. Gomez | Poems of a Broken Woman
7. Bill Carmona | Snow
8. Tony Travis | Season of the Stranger
9. Lynn Helton Also writes as: S. Lynn Helton | Min The Cat Who Guards The Castle
10. Loralee Evans |Felicity and the Raccoons