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Thanks for the review, Sebastian.
Laura, are you waiting for an Amazon review to post?
Here is what I have so far in terms of reviews completed. Let me know if I've missed anything. Thanks.Jeff 2
P. Pherson 3
Mehmet 4
J.A. 3
Lynn 4
Vanessa 2
Linda 4
Sebastian 2
Laura 3
Sotto 4
My review of The Eye of Ebon has emerged from the mists of the Amazon. I wish I could say it was being chased by an anaconda but it just appeared on the website.https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...
We're doing great, everyone. Round 1 is complete. Four members have completed all their reviews, and 23 of 40 total reviews have been completed.
I've completed my review of The Eye of Ebon.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Amazon review is posted but lost somewhere in the Amazon cloud.
Thanks for the review, Linda.
Way to go everyone! 17 of 40 reviews completed. And Mehmet and Lynn are done.
Lynn and Sebastian, Amazon will post that review some day. I have confidence, I think.
We're off to a great start. Seven of forty reviews have been completed.
Thanks for the review, Sotto.Sotto wrote: "My first round review:
The Breath of the Sea (Jeff Chapman):
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/review/R2YPCBY..."
AND SOME FINAL THINGS:Some final notes: Please shorten your Amazon link, removing everything after and including the letters "ref" -- that will give you a clean link that doesn't include any of your personal information.
It's important to respond to messages and send your book files as soon possible, as some reviewers read faster than others and they shouldn't be held up waiting for their review copy.
And just a tip from me -- since Amazon can take days and days to post the review, you might want to wait until the Amazon review appears, then post your Goodreads review, and post both links together in one message on this thread.
If you don't have the Goodreads and Amazon links on the same date, please do not edit your post to add the second link. I likely won't see that, so create a new post with the link.
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 PM the four people who will be reviewing you (the four above you on the original list of names) through their Goodreads author pages. Click on the down arrow beside the 'Follow Author' button under their picture and it opens a menu which will allow you to message them.
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.
The four people who you are reviewing should be in touch with 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.
Please post your review to Goodreads, your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to as well.
Please DM me with any issues. Thanks.
Everyone, let us begin.Member Links | Book Links
1. Jeff Chapman | The Breath of the Sea
2. P. Pherson Green | The Eye of Ebon
3. Mehmet Çalışkan | Children of Jotunheim
4. J.A. Freely | A Quick Spin Around the Galaxy
5. S. Lynn Helton | Crystalborne Sigils
6. Vanessa MacLellan | Reluctant Hero: Book One of the Seeded Saga
7. Linda A. Sanchez | Truth: A Conspiratorium Novel
8. Sebastian Black | Ridge Stryker in the 23rd Century
9. Laura Koerber | Wild Hare
10. Sotto Voce | A Scarred Drifter
START DATE: August 12, 2025
END DATE: November 4, 2025
Round 1 – post your review by September 2, 2025
Round 2 – post your review by September 23, 2025
Round 3 – post your review by October 14, 2025
Round 4 – post your review by November 4, 2025
As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:
-01__Jeff Chapman
Sotto Voce for round 1
Laura Koerber for round 2
Sebastian Black for round 3
Linda A. Sanchez for round 4
-02__P. Pherson Green
Jeff Chapman for round 1
Sotto Voce for round 2
Laura Koerber for round 3
Sebastian Black for round 4
-03__Mehmet Çalışkan
P. Pherson Green for round 1
Jeff Chapman for round 2
Sotto Voce for round 3
Laura Koerber for round 4
-04__ J.A. Freely
Mehmet Çalışkan for round 1
P. Pherson Green for round 2
Jeff Chapman for round 3
Sotto Voce for round 4
-05__ S. Lynn Helton
J.A. Freely for round 1
Mehmet Çalışkan for round 2
P. Pherson Green for round 3
Jeff Chapman for round 4
-06__ Vanessa MacLellan
S. Lynn Helton for round 1
J.A. Freely for round 2
Mehmet Çalışkan for round 3
P. Pherson Green for round 4
-07__ Linda A. Sanchez
Vanessa MacLellan for round 1
S. Lynn Helton for round 2
J.A. Freely for round 3
Mehmet Çalışkan for round 4
-08__ Sebastian Black
Linda A. Sanchez for round 1
Vanessa MacLellan for round 2
S. Lynn Helton for round 3
J.A. Freely for round 4
-09__ Laura Koerber
Sebastian Black for round 1
Linda A. Sanchez for round 2
Vanessa MacLellan for round 3
S. Lynn Helton for round 4
-10__ Sotto Voce
Laura Koerber for round 1
Sebastian Black for round 2
Linda A. Sanchez for round 3
Vanessa MacLellan for round 4
As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:
-01__Jeff Chapman
P. Pherson Green for round 1
Mehmet Çalışkan for round 2
J.A. Freely round 3
S. Lynn Helton for round 4
-02__P. Pherson Green
Mehmet Çalışkan for round 1
J.A. Freely for round 2
S. Lynn Helton for round 3
Vanessa MacLellan for round 4
-03__Mehmet Çalışkan
J.A. Freely for round 1
S. Lynn Helton for round 2
Vanessa MacLellan for round 3
Linda A. Sanchez for round 4
-04__ J.A. Freely
S. Lynn Helton for round 1
Vanessa MacLellan for round 2
Linda A. Sanchez for round 3
Sebastian Black for round 4
-05__ S. Lynn Helton
Vanessa MacLellan for round 1
Linda A. Sanchez for round 2
Sebastian Black for round 3
Laura Koerber for round 4
-06__ Vanessa MacLellan
Linda A. Sanchez for round 1
Sebastian Black for round 2
Laura Koerber for round 3
Sotto Voce for round 4
-07__ Linda A. Sanchez
Sebastian Black for round 1
Laura Koerber for round 2
Sotto Voce for round 3
Jeff Chapman for round 4
-08__ Sebastian Black
Laura Koerber for round 1
Sotto Voce for round 2
Jeff Chapman for round 3
P. Pherson Green for round 4
-09__ Laura Koerber
Sotto Voce for round 1
Jeff Chapman for round 2
P. Pherson Green for round 3
Mehmet Çalışkan for round 4
-10__ Sotto Voce
Jeff Chapman for round 1
P. Pherson Green for round 2
Mehmet Çalışkan for round 3
J.A. Freely 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.
All reviews must be posted to GR. We also encourage 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, my advice is to use PM to give email addresses to each other (save the chance of spammers getting your addies from this open forum).
Setting up and modding these rounds is a labor of love, with a lot of emphasis on the ‘labor’. 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’.
Happy reviewing, everyone :)
Mehmet,In order to participate in this round, your setting for 'Who Can Send Me Private Messages' needs to be 'anyone'.
Please follow this link to check - and if necessary, change - your privacy setting.
https://www.goodreads.com/user/edit?t...
Thanks, Lynn! I could not have said it better.Everyone, as Lynn said, we are still pending. I know everyone is ready to get started, but hold on.
I am still waiting for a "good to go" from Vanessa and Laura.
WooHoo! All ten slots are filled.Member Links | Book Links
1. Jeff Chapman | The Breath of the Sea
2. P. Pherson Green | The Eye of Ebon
3. Mehmet Çalışkan | Children of Jotunheim
4. J.A. Freely | A Quick Spin Around the Galaxy
5. S. Lynn Helton | Crystalborne Sigils
6. Vanessa MacLellan | Reluctant Hero: Book One of the Seeded Saga
7. Linda A. Sanchez | Truth: A Conspiratorium Novel
8. Sebastian Black | Ridge Stryker in the 23rd Century
9. Laura Koerber | Wild Hare
10. Sotto Voce | A Scarred Drifter
Everyone - please post to tell me if you have reviewed any of the four people above you on the list (the list wraps around so (10) is 'above' (1) ). Please also check that if you have already reviewed any of the four people 'below' you on the list they have more books available that you have not yet reviewed and post to tell me if they have not.
If you write under a pen name or have additional Goodreads profiles, then you'll have to follow these instructions for every pen name or additional Goodreads profile.
Remember that you can check if you have reviewed anyone before by going to your reviews through your profile (the link is under your portrait), and searching their name. You can check if someone has reviewed you in the same way through their profile and searching for your name.
Please check all those who are the 4 above and 4 below you.
If you have no review clashes - or if you are scheduled to review someone who you have reviewed before but can see they have another book available just post 'Good to go :)' or words to that effect.
If you spot a clash or someone in the four below you who has no book you can review, please say.
When everyone has posted 'Good to go' we will be :)
If you are new to these rounds do not worry, full instructions will be provided at every stage.
Welcome, Mehmet. Thanks for signing up.
Sorry, K.A., but I cannot fit you in with your conflicts with Lynn and Sotto.Try Group 384. It has 5 open slots.
