Lynn’s Comments (group member since Jun 14, 2022)

Lynn’s comments from the Review / Write / Read Club (Indie & Self-Published) group.

M.T. wrote: "Hi,
reviews of no 17 here:
amazon
https://amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-revi...
Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
thanks!"

Thank you for those links, M.T. In the future, please shorten links you post here, to remove potentially identifying information (for Amazon, remove "?" and everything after it).

Authors who review from the list can have a book of theirs then added for others to review. Is there a book of yours you'd like added to the list? If so, please reply with your Goodreads book link. Thanks!

M.T. wrote: "Hi everyone,
I’m new here and just getting used to how Goodreads works. I’ve recently published my first book and thought I’d join this group to connect, learn, and support others by reading and r..."

Hello & welcome, M.T.

Thank you all - let’s get this round going!

You have three weeks to read and review.
Start date: Oct. 11, 2025
End date: Nov. 1, 2025

Please post your review no later than NOVEMBER 1, 2025.

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

1.__Lynn Helton
You're reviewing The Châtenay Fables: The Festival of Empty Baskets (Eloïse Belleveau).
Seth Hobbs is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

2.__Eloïse Belleveau
You're reviewing Black Powder, Black Heart: A Dark Flintlock Fantasy Novel (Seth Hobbs).
Lynn Helton is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

3.__Seth Hobbs
You're reviewing Min: the Cat Who Guards the Castle (Lynn Helton).
Eloïse Belleveau 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! :)

Thank you all - let’s get this round going!

You have three weeks to read and review.
Start date: Oct. 11, 2025
End date: Nov. 1, 2025

Please post your review no later than NOVEMBER 1, 2025.

Remember, this is a Goodreads+ round, so post your review to Goodreads and one other place, such as BookBub, LibraryThing, IG, Twitter, B&N, FB, Kobo, etc., but NOT Amazon.

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

1.__Tajammul Kothari
You're reviewing The Siren's Cursed Kiss (Kat Kinney).
Eliza Thorncroft is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

2.__Kat Kinney
You're reviewing A Hedgerow Hollows Tale: Squirrel's First Day (Eliza Thorncroft).
Tajammul Kothari is reviewing your book, so please make sure they have a copy to read.

3.__Eliza Thorncroft
You're reviewing An Ode to Life (Tajammul Kothari).
Kat Kinney 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.

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 at least one place elsewhere, if possible, such as BookBub, IG, Twitter, B&N, FB, Kobo, etc. (but not Amazon).

-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.

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! :)

Linda wrote: "Here are my reviews for book #7
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2OKNNK..."

Linda, I appreciate the review, but because I've reviewed your books previously, you cannot review mine here. Like with the rounds and chains, non-reciprocal reviewing applies.

(And I'll make it clearer that's me in the list.)

Ann wrote: "Hi. Can I join this round with my scifi for middle grade? Black Hole Radio. I would have to go into spot 3 as I have read seth's books but not all. and I have no conflicts with Eloise."

Ann, I'm sorry, the round's already in the final check phase. If something doesn't work out there, I'll circle back to see about adding you, but otherwise please watch for new rounds to open.

Certainly Seth and welcome to the round.
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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.

No worries, Kat.

Thank you Tajammul for specifying an alternate book. I've updated the list.

Now just waiting for the final check from Eliza.

Eliza wrote: "They have been so annoying. I just report, block."

Yup, me too.

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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.

Eliza wrote: "Hi Lynn
Can I join group with my childrens book, A Hedgerow Hollows Tale: Squirrel's First Day? I have already reviewed Taj but not Kat's book."

Certainly, Eliza, and welcome to the round. 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 see that Kat has previously reviewed you - that's something that I also need to know when you sign up, please. That information up-front makes it much easier to place people in the round so there aren't conflicts. Thanks!

And it looks like Tajammul has other books, so I think the order works.

Kat wrote: "I would like to join, please, with The Siren's Cursed Kiss or any other book by me. Tajammul has reviewed me in the past, but not this book."

Welcome to the round, Kat. Since Goodreads notifications aren't reliable, please be sure to check back periodically to report any new conflicts and avoid missing out on anything posted in the round.

Eloïse wrote: "Hello, could I join for review of my B1 reading level chapter book?
My GR link The Châtenay Fables: The Festival of Empty Baskets
My GR author profile [author:Eloïse Belleveau|56..."

Certainly, Eloïse, and welcome to the round.

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.

Jason wrote: "Hi
I've reviewed #14 Darklands Paranormal
Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RIO2L...
Can my book "Understanding Procrastinat..."

Thank you for those links, Jason. I've added your book to the list.

Marlowe wrote: "I will edit my post, thanks..."

(Marlowe, as I said in message 256, you needed to post in a new comment. Moderators get no notification for edits to previous posts and so have no idea that anything has happened there. I'm only now seeing that you changed that previous post.)

Thank you for the review links, Marlowe. I've added your book to the list.

Eliza wrote: "My review of Tajammul Kothari's Mixed Bag Short Stories:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mixe......"

Thank you for those review links, Eliza. You're done with your reviewing commitment for this round.

Note that you'll want to post clean links in this open form, so for Barnes & Noble, that means removing the "?" and everything after it, then post the rest of the link.

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

The down-arrow on the account's "home" page (that would let you message them) has an option to report that account.

Just a heads-up, fellow authors...
There's been a recent rash of friend requests coming from numerous "well-known authors" that are actually fake accounts that have joined GR recently.

If you get any of these, I suggest reporting them.

Since the round was just sitting here for almost a month as a "Novella" round, I've changed it to "General". Hopefully that will help it get going.

Nathalie wrote: "Hi everyone ! I am Nathalie, French author and nomadic mum :) Joined this group as I recently translated my book in Englaish and got to know Goodreads through a friend (was more familiar with Babel..."

Hello and welcome to the group, Nathalie!