Genre Specific Review Groups discussion

In joining this review group you have agreed to review the novels assigned to you on a two month schedule. The sign up phase is over and the review stage is starting.

This is Thriller Review Group 1, which will include all types of novels classified as any type of thriller including but not limited to crime, espionage, adventure, and combat. (Note that the thriller element of the works submitted will be a greater factor in the ratings than in other genre.) As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the book assigned to you. Assignments will be made after the group sign-up has filled.

Participants are expected to post reviews to Goodreads. If the Goodreads review is positive (three stars or higher), the review should be posted to Amazon at the same star level, if the book is available there. This makes having accounts with both Goodreads and Amazon.com a requirement.

If a reviewer and the author agree that the review should not be posted to Goodreads due to quality issues, the reviewer is relieved of the requirement of posting the review. If this occurs in the first round, the second reviewer is relieved of the requirement to read and review the book. This is entirely at the discretion of the reviewer and is not intended in any way to manipulate the rating of any book.

Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to receive a review copy of their work.

Please post to this topic, both when you receive review copies and when you post the reviews.

If you are going to be late with your review, either post to this topic as soon as possible or message the author and the moderator.

If your book has not been reviewed by the deadline for either round, contact the review group moderator. This is necessary to make certain that the review process is fair for everyone.


THE AUTHORS AND NOVELS ARE:

1 K.S. Ferguson - No Place Like Hell

2 Brandon Collier - Red Days and Grey Nights

3 G.J. Griffiths - So What Do I Do? A Crime Thriller from the High School

4 Laurel Heidtman - Bad Girls

5 Jon Reisfeld - The Reform Artists

6 Ben Hammott - An Insatiable Thirst for Murder - Serial Killer Henry Holmes

7 Diana J. Febry - Point of no Return



THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:

November 30 to December 30

K.S. Ferguson reviews Laurel Heidtman
Brandon Collier reviews Ben Hammott
G.J. Griffiths reviews K.S. Ferguson
Laurel Heidtman reviews Jon Reisfeld
Jon Reisfeld reviews Diana J. Febry
Ben Hammott reviews G.J. Griffiths
Diana J. Febry reviews Brandon Collier


December 30 to January 30

K.S. Ferguson reviews Brandon Collier
Brandon Collier reviews Jon Reisfeld
G.J. Griffiths reviews Laurel Heidtman
Laurel Heidtman reviews Diana J. Febry
Jon Reisfeld reviews G.J. Griffiths
Ben Hammott reviews K.S. Ferguson
Diana J. Febry reviews Ben Hammott

Hi R,

I'd like to submit No Place Like Hell if I may.

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

Thanks,
Kathy

I'd like to submit Red Days and Grey Nights. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Please sign me up with:

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

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

I have reviewed Brandon's book and a different book by K S Ferguson previously.
G.J.
PS Hello Laurel, nice to see you've arrived :)

Thanks G J Griffiths

I'd like to submit Bad Girls (An Eden Mystery).



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

I'd like to submit The Reform Artists, a legal-suspense / spy thriller. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Authors:

If we do not have a sixth book by Monday (11/23/15), I think we should close the sign up and proceed to review with five books. If you have any input on this, please post it to this topic before Monday.

R.

R. wrote: "Authors:

If we do not have a sixth book by Monday (11/23/15), I think we should close the sign up and proceed to review with five books. If you have any input on this, please post it to this topic..."

I have written to a couple of authors of thrillers I know with a link to this topic. They might be in touch?
G.J.

Oops! I just noticed it's the same Kathy Ferguson above. Sorry about that, Kathy :( Must get more sleep!

I checked with one I know who is just releasing a new book, but she doesn't have the time. Emailed another this morning. But if we don't get a sixth, I'm fine going with five.

How would we do it--each person review the two books before or after his/her name or what? Does that work out right? I think this is a math problem so help me out here. I'm challenged! :-)

There's a mystery genre review group that's been open for months and months with almost no signups. I'm one of the people in that group. Perhaps messaging the others to see if their work would fit in this group? Maybe we could cut a little slack if the book is more mystery than thriller?

Kathy

How would we do it--each person review the two books before or after his/her name or what? Does that work out right? I think this is a math problem so help me out here."

That is not a problem. I have arranged review groups of five before. As long as there is not a conflict from a previous review, it will work out fine.

R.

K.S. wrote: "There's a mystery genre review group that's been open for months and months with almost no signups. I'm one of the people in that group. Perhaps messaging the others to see if their work would fit ..."

Good idea. I will look into it, as long as the members of this group agree to accept the sixth book as a mystery.

R. wrote: "K.S. wrote: "There's a mystery genre review group that's been open for months and months with almost no signups. I'm one of the people in that group. Perhaps messaging the others to see if their wo..."

Okay. I took a look at the mystery review group. One of its members is already a member of this group. Another has been dismissed from the Genre Specific Review Groups for failure to fulfill commitments. The third has a current review rating of 2.31. I have some trepidations about inviting such a low rated book to be reviewed in this group. Take a look at Catharsis. If at least two members of the group are willing to read it, I will write to the author and see if she wants to join.

R.

I've emailed an author who has a suitable book to see if he's available, and I can think of one other I know of who might be interested. If neither have gotten back to the group by Monday, and no one else has tossed their hat in the ring, then I'd say go with five.

Kathy

I also emailed another author in addition to the one I'd already contacted. All the ones everyone has contacted will probably want to sign up! :-)

As for Catharsis, I'd prefer passing on such a low-rated book myself. The author certainly doesn't need any more bad reviews and the odds are that's what would happen.

Hi to everyone here, my author name is Ben Hammott. Laurel asked if I would like to join this group, and as you see I was and I have. If it is not to late I would like to take part in the review process and submit my new novel based on the serial killer Henry Holmes - An Insatiable Thirst for Murder: Serial Killer Henry Holmes, for your approval. This is the Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Insatiable-Thir...

Am I too late to join? Don't worry if I am as my books are more mystery than thriller & heading over to that group now.

Diana wrote: "Am I too late to join? Don't worry if I am as my books are more mystery than thriller & heading over to that group now."

Hi Diana,
Glad you made it! I think your books are highly suitable so I hope the Moderator, R.Leib, will accept my recommendation!

G.J.

Is there an active mystery review group now? I saw where one had been closed, but don't see another.

There doesn't seem to be much interest in a mystery review group. The last one was open over six months without getting close to filling. Since it's been a little difficult to fill this thriller group, perhaps a mystery/thriller cross-over group might be considered.

Kathy

K.S. wrote: "There doesn't seem to be much interest in a mystery review group. The last one was open over six months without getting close to filling. Since it's been a little difficult to fill this thriller gr..."

Erm, Kathy, Laurel, you may not have noticed but I think we have our sixth member...

G.J. wrote: "Diana wrote: "Am I too late to join? Don't worry if I am as my books are more mystery than thriller & heading over to that group now."

Hi Diana,
Glad you made it! I think your books are highly sui..."

I think you need to add your author and book links to Goodreads, Diana? Just saying...

G.J. wrote: "G.J. wrote: "Diana wrote: "Am I too late to join? Don't worry if I am as my books are more mystery than thriller & heading over to that group now."

Hi Diana,
Glad you made it! I think your books a..."

Thanks! If I'm in great but I think I'm author 7? Here are my links just in case. Diana J. Febry and Point of no Return although I'm happy for any of my books to be chosen for review.

Authors:

We're going to try a group with seven. I will post the schedule later today.

R.

Laurel wrote: "Is there an active mystery review group now? I saw where one had been closed, but don't see another."

The Mystery group was open for sign up for months, and only three members signed up. We won't start another mystery group unless members ask for it, since there does not seem to be enough interest in that genre to fill a group.

R.

Authors:

We are underway. The books and schedule are posted in the initial post to this topic. Please post to this topic when you receive your books to review and when you post your reviews.

R.

I've already read Ben Hammott's book so can I be assigned a different book for round 2?

Authors:

I just found out about a conflict. Do not exchange books yet. I will rework the schedule and repost it soon.

R.

R. wrote: "Authors:

I just found out about a conflict. Do not exchange books yet. I will rework the schedule and repost it soon.

R."


Okay. A new schedule has been generated. Authors can go to the initial post of this topic to find out which books they are scheduled to review and when reviews are due.

R.

R. wrote: "R. wrote: "Authors:

I just found out about a conflict. Do not exchange books yet. I will rework the schedule and repost it soon.

R."


Okay. A new schedule has been generated. Authors can go to t..."

Sorry, R. but I have reviewed Brandon Collier previously - see message 5 above. This would be reciprocal reviewing :( I have also reviewed both Diana and K.S Ferguson before but they each have alternative books I believe for this time around. :)

Authors:

One more time. The schedule has been redone. Hopefully this is the last change. Sorry for the inconvenience.

R.

R. wrote: "Authors:

One more time. The schedule has been redone. Hopefully this is the last change. Sorry for the inconvenience.

R."

Erm, R.
Did you really want me to review Ben Hammott in Round 1 and Ben to review me in Round 2?
Frustrating isn't it? I had a "difficult" group like this to schedule a couple of months ago.

Like I said Diana and Kathy each have other books I could review instead. It might help?
G.J. (giggles suppressed - honest!)

Review Copies.

What's the practice/preference here? Do we exchange EBooks or paperbacks? EBooks clearly would be more efficient and less expensive, but I haven't done this before and just want some guidance.

I hate to be a wet blanket, but I've reviewed Diana before so she can't review me. I haven't reviewed Diana's new submission here, so I can at least still review her. Sorry, R, that this is turning into such a scheduling nightmare.

Kathy

Jon wrote: "Review Copies.

What's the practice/preference here? Do we exchange EBooks or paperbacks? EBooks clearly would be more efficient and less expensive, but I haven't done this before and just want som..."

The couple of times I've done review groups, we always did ebooks. If a book I'm to review is in Unlimited, I get it that way. Figure the author might as well get some benefit over and above the review. (Mine is available through Unlimited, too--hint, hint!) Otherwise, we always sent each other files in the preferred format.

Okay. Well take another try at this.

Authors:

I have regenerated the schedule. The starts have been moved forward to give the participants a chance to review the schedule for any other conflicts.

R.

R. wrote: "Authors:

I have regenerated the schedule. The starts have been moved forward to give the participants a chance to review the schedule for any other conflicts.

R."

You're going to hate me but Graham has reviewed me v recently so I can't really review him.

Hi Ben,

Your profile appears to be set to private. I am unable to message you about your preferred format and a place to email you a copy of my book. Can you please message me?

Thanks,
Kathy

Diana wrote: "R. wrote: "Authors:

I have regenerated the schedule. The starts have been moved forward to give the participants a chance to review the schedule for any other conflicts.

R."

You're going to hate..."

Hey, R, where should we send the extra-large bottle of aspirin? ;) And thank you. You get my vote for Moderator of the Year.

K.S. wrote: "Diana wrote: "R. wrote: "Authors:

I have regenerated the schedule. The starts have been moved forward to give the participants a chance to review the schedule for any other conflicts.

R."

You're..."

I was just appointed to the board of directors of the aspirin company for being one of their major investors.

All kidding aside, I just want these groups to be a positive experience for the participants. If I have to regenerate the schedule a few times, I'm okay with that.

R.

Authors:

It appears that we still have a conflict. I am working on resolving it.

R.

Authors:

I think we have a workable schedule now. Check the first post to this topic to see if you agree. Let me know about any problems as soon as possible. I apologize for all the confusion. Here's hoping that things go smoothly from here on out.

R.

Ben, You are down to review my book in Round 1. To send it you as an email attachment I need to know your email address, but your Direct message (inbox) option needs to be "open" for us to swap email addresses. Better to use the DM (private message) method so as to avoid scammers.
G.J.

Just to let you all know I have received my review copies and will start reading very soon.
Ben

Hi, I've completed my review of my first book by Brandon & posted to GRs & both Amazon sites.

Hi,

Here's my review of Laural Heidtman's Bad Girls

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R2LOF0A...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R2OWO...

Thanks,
Kathy

Thanks, Kathy.

Hi all,

Here's my second review, Brandon Collier's Red Days and Grey Nights.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R14P6V9...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/RDRHI...

Thanks, R, for your hard work getting the group set up. Happy holidays to everyone!

Here's my Goodreads review of Jon Reisfeld's The Reform Artists. I wasn't able to put it on Amazon because the book hasn't been released yet. Also, when I did the review here, it showed up on an earlier release of the book, not the current one, and I'm not sure why or how to correct that.

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