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. This group is now in the review phase and is no longer open for sign up.

This is Non-Fiction Group 3 - Memoirs. As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the books assigned to you. Assignments will be made after the group sign-up has filled.

Participants are expected to post reviews to Goodreads. If the review is positive (three stars or higher on Amazon), the review should be posted to Amazon (US and UK) as well, 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. Note that Amazon has made a minor change in how reviews are displayed. As long as a review that is not verified as a purchase is recent, it will be displayed on the book's Amazon page. Once it rolls off, it will still be counted in the ranking of the book, but the link to show more reviews has been modified by Amazon to show only reviews that come from verified purchases. Authors may consider gifting their book to assigned reviewers so that they will qualify as verified purchases. Reviewers may bypass this limitation by offering to purchase the books assigned to them. All of this is voluntary. Authors may still provide review copies for free, and reviewers can still post reviews to Amazon that are not from a verified purchase. This change in Amazon policy has no effect on Goodreads.

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.

Note that any participant who makes no effort to fulfill his or her commitment to this group will have all reviews of his or her work resulting from this group deleted and his or her membership in the Genre Specific Review Group will be terminated.


THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:

1 J.P. Willson - Through the Mind's Eye: A Journey of Self-Discovery

2 Bobbie Yeates - Oh! The Journey: My Spiritual Path to Thriving With Traumatic Brain Injury

3 Teresa Schapansky - Memoirs of a Pakhtun Immigrant

4 Anthony Stancomb - Notes From a Very Small Island

5 Molly McHugh - Bipolar 1 Disorder: How to Survive and Thrive

6 Lucy Lang - DISLOCATION - a moving story of a turbulent childhood: Kenya; Tanzania; Scotland; England


THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:

January 3 to February 3

J.P. Willson reviews Lucy Lang
Bobbie Yeates reviews Molly McHugh
Teresa Schapansky reviews Bobbie Yeates
Anthony Stancomb reviews Teresa Schapansky
Molly McHugh reviews J.P. Willson
Lucy Lang reviews Anthony Stancomb

February 3 to March 3

J.P. Willson reviews Anthony Stancomb
Bobbie Yeates reviews J.P. Willson
Teresa Schapansky reviews Lucy Lang
Anthony Stancomb reviews Molly McHugh
Molly McHugh reviews Teresa Schapansky
Lucy Lang reviews Bobbie Yeates

S.T. Heller

R. wrote: "In joining this review group you have agreed to review the novels assigned to you on a two month schedule. If you do not agree, please do not sign up below.

This is Non-Fiction Group 3 - Memoirs. ..."
Hi there, I would like to sign up for this review group if there is still space available.Through the Mind's Eye: A Journey of Self-DiscoveryJ.P. Willson
jpwillson@gmail.com

I would love to participate... as an editor I have done two memoirs in just this year - and in the process - read approximately a dozen to get a good feel.

Oh! The Journey: My Spiritual Path to Thriving With Traumatic Brain Injury

http://amzn.to/2hS2A9C

Thank you - I would love to join.
Teresa Schapansky - Memoirs of a Pakhtun Immigrant: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

I'd like to join the group
My Book:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Hi, I've been trying to start one of these for weeks, glad to see it happening!

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

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

Please add me!

Hi -- my apologies. I had planned on this, but won't be able to participate. It looks like it's very nearly there so best of luck everyone. thanks, B

Hi ~~~~ I'm on board with Molly. I hope I'm on time to join.

My book is Dislocation by Lucy Lang. https://www.goodreads.com/book/author...

Authors:

We now have six participants. The list of books has been updated in the initial post of this topic. Please let me know as soon as possible of any conflicts. Note that a description of a change to Amazon policy has been described in the initial post of this topic. Take this into consideration when obtaining copies of books for review.

I will post a schedule of review in a day or two.

R.

Where is the list of books? ....

I'm very interested in the brain injury memoir. Lucy Lang.

Lucy wrote: "I'm very interested in the brain injury memoir. Lucy Lang."

It right above your comment....I'm really interested in Anthony's book although they all have their own appeal to me. Thing is, I don't think we get a choice....

Oh thanks. Yes, they all look good. Lucy.

So excited to read these!

I can do any except Anthony and Lucy's books - already read and reviewed.

Thank you!

How are the assignments determined; looks like there are already some preferences - my own would be the book on bi-polar!

Do I understand you have two months to review them once assigned? Or are new books only added in every two months?

Could I do the first or second author? I have already enjoyed and reviewed Molly's book. Lucy.

'Through the mind's eye' also looks very interesting and I would be happy to review this book. Lucy.

Lucy wrote: "'Through the mind's eye' also looks very interesting and I would be happy to review this book. Lucy."
I certainly wouldn't mind Lucy....

As long as it is all right with the group that Anthony reviews Molly, I can generate a schedule. Otherwise, we will need to open the group up for a seventh participant.

Is everyone okay with this?

R.

R. wrote: "As long as it is all right with the group that Anthony reviews Molly, I can generate a schedule. Otherwise, we will need to open the group up for a seventh participant.

Is everyone okay with this?..."
I'm good with this....

I'm fine with this too..Lucy...

I'm good with all of the above! Sorry for my late reply - I was away for a few days :)

Authors:

The schedule of review has been published in the initial post of this topic. Please post a comment to this topic, when you obtain your review copies and when you post your reviews.

R.

Fantastic - I look forward to reading your book, Bobbie! Please send the .mobi file to teresaschapansky@gmail.com

Thank you in advance :)

Lovely, well Lucy, it looks as if I get to review your book instead of the other way round! Looks like a very interesting read...pdf would be wonderful, yet I can adapt to anything as far as I know
jpwillson@gmail.com

and Thank You....

Hello Anthony, I'm looking forward to reviewing your book. Should I order it as a kindle? All the best, Lucy Lang

Hi JP, Will be in touch tomorrow morning. Lucy.

Hi Anthony,

Please can you contact me or leave a message for me here. I am due to review your book and looking forward to it. Please advise......Lucy Lang

Good Morning Moderator,
I'm trying to make the first contact with Anthony, so that I can make arrangements to read his book. So far, I have not had a response to my messages. Is there any way you can contact him? Many thanks,
Lucy Lang

Lucy wrote: "Good Morning Moderator,
I'm trying to make the first contact with Anthony, so that I can make arrangements to read his book. So far, I have not had a response to my messages. Is there any way you c..."

Go to Anthony Stancomb's author page. There is a "Follow Author" button. To the right is a gray down arrow. Click on the arrow. The menu displayed will have an option to send a message.

I noticed that your page does not have this on it. You might want to contact Goodreads support to get that fixed.

R.

I've contacted the team to take a look at my author page and thank you for letting me know. Cheers, Lucy Lang

Bobbie Yeats tried to send you a copy of book but I can't message you.

Only a 'follow author' option on your page linked to above. Is there a way to send you a message?

Send me one maybe? Happy New Year, Molly

Can we make a change to the second round.

Anthony is reviewing my book = can you assign to someone else. Not Lucy either, LOL.

Teresa? Can they switch?

I'm open to whatever! I've also found that I cannot send a message to Bobbie via Goodreads - perhaps Bobbie is away for a few days?

I'm looking forward to reading Bobbie's book in the 2nd round...Thank you for message Anthony and Molly...All the best and Happy New Year to the whole group. Cheers, Lucy.

R. wrote: "Authors:

The schedule of review has been published in the initial post of this topic. Please post a comment to this topic, when you obtain your review copies and when you post your reviews.

R."I have my copy of Lucy's book. All good here....

Lucy wrote: "I'm looking forward to reading Bobbie's book in the 2nd round...Thank you for message Anthony and Molly...All the best and Happy New Year to the whole group. Cheers, Lucy."

Hi Lucy - I am reviewing your book in the second round - I think it would be okay for you to send it to me in advance of the second round start date! teresaschapansky@gmail.com Thanks in advance and yes, a very Happy New Year to everyone!

Molly wrote: "Can we make a change to the second round.

Anthony is reviewing my book = can you assign to someone else. Not Lucy either, LOL.

Teresa? Can they switch?"

No. Due to other conflicts, the only way the schedule works is if Anthony reviews your book. I did ask the group before posting the schedule if this was okay. (See my post to this topic on December 29.) For example, if Teresa switched with Anthony, you and Teresa would be reviewing each other's books in the second round. This was the best schedule I could produce based on the conflicts. If this is unacceptable to you, message me and we will look into another solution.

R.

Teresa wrote: "I'm open to whatever! I've also found that I cannot send a message to Bobbie via Goodreads - perhaps Bobbie is away for a few days?"

Bobbie Yeates is her pen name. She can be messaged from her personal Goodreads page at https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2....

R.

R. wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I'm open to whatever! I've also found that I cannot send a message to Bobbie via Goodreads - perhaps Bobbie is away for a few days?"

Bobbie Yeates is her pen name. She can be messag..."

Thanks so much R., I've sent a message to her :)

R. wrote: "Molly wrote: "Can we make a change to the second round.

Anthony is reviewing my book = can you assign to someone else. Not Lucy either, LOL.

Teresa? Can they switch?"

No. Due to other conflicts,..."

I've already bought your book on Amazon two weeks ago, Molly.
Looking forward to reading it next week.

Anna wrote: "I would love to participate... as an editor I have done two memoirs in just this year - and in the process - read approximately a dozen to get a good feel.

Oh! The Journey: My Spiritual Path to Th..."

Hi Anna - I have been trying to contact you to obtain a .mobi file or .pdf of your book so I can read and review it - but I have received no response! Please get in touch? Thanks:
teresaschapansky@gmail.com

I've just finished Teresa's book

www.goodreads.com/review/show/1871625...

Thank you, Anthony :)

Hello, I received Anthony's book today and really enjoying it so far. Lucy Lang

Just finished Molly McHugh's book

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

Anthony is already reviewing my book for a different review group.

That's the problem.

But too late now. Thanks for the review Anthony.

I have just posted my review of Lucy's book....
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Molly wrote: "Anthony is already reviewing my book for a different review group.

That's the problem.

But too late now. Thanks for the review Anthony."

This is the only group for which I've reviewed your book so far as I know.