Genre Specific Review Groups discussion

In joining this review group you have agreed to review the works 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 Short Story Review Group 4. (This includes works in all genres that are 15,000 words or less.) As with other review groups, you will be expected to read and give an honest review of the works assigned to you. Assignments will be made after the group sign-up has filled.

Participants are expected to post reviews to Goodreads. The review should be posted to Amazon (US and UK) as well, if the work is available there. This makes having accounts with both Goodreads and Amazon.com a requirement.

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THE AUTHORS AND BOOKS ARE:

1 Chance Maree - Longhorn

2 K.T. Munson - The Gate Guardian's Daughter

3 Angel Leya - Banned: A Young Adult Fantasy Adventure

4 J.B. Trepagnier - Origins

5 Tristen Kozinski - A Crime of Honor

6 R. Leib - Albedo

7 Robby Charters - The Wrong Time The Filmmaker and the Sceptor

8 Tassa Desalada - Call me lady


THE ORDER OF REVIEW IS AS FOLLOWS:

June 22 to July 22

Chance Maree reviews Angel Leya
K.T. Munson reviews R. Leib
Angel Leya reviews Tristen Kozinski
J.B. Trepagnier reviews K.T. Munson
Tristen Kozinski reviews Chance Maree
R. Leib reviews Tassa Desalada
Robby Charters reviews J.B. Trepagnier
Tassa Desalada reviews Robby Charters

July 22 to August 22

Chance Maree reviews K.T. Munson
K.T. Munson reviews Robby Charters
Angel Leya reviews J.B. Trepagnier
J.B. Trepagnier reviews R. Leib
Tristen Kozinski reviews Tassa Desalada
R. Leib reviews Chance Maree
Robby Charters reviews Tristen Kozinski
Tassa Desalada reviews Angel Leya

I agree to the terms. Please add me to the review group.

Chance Maree

Longhorn

Thanks!

I'd like to have The Gate Guardian's Daughter be added to this review group.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35...

Thanks!

Yay! I'd like to submit Skye's Lure for the review group. Thank you!

I'd like to submit Special Agent Mauve: Origins

Just FYI - Chance and Angel have read a different book of mine so I can't read theirs, but they can read this one. ☺️ thanks!

I would like to join. Please add A Crime of Honor to the group.
Note-I have already read J.B Trapaigner's novella.

I'll join with one of the stories from The Wrong Time. I'll send the link a bit later. It's a collection of short fiction, so if I have to choose which story, I'll go with the first one, The Filmmaker and the Sceptor

BTW, I'm in the process of writing the review of Angel's excellent story, Sky's Lure. I've also met all the others signed in to this group so far, though not theirs or my current entries. If you think it's best, I could sit this one out, as there's only one more slot.

I've read Robby's Zondon and could read this one as well if the arrangements get right.

Hi,

I'm interested in joining this review group. Is romantic erotica acceptable? If so, the link to my short story is right here -

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

JB already reviewed it.

Thanks.

Tassa

Authors:

We have an author that has submitted a work described as romantic erotica. Are there any authors who are not willing to review a work in this category?

R.

On another point, I have just finished a short story myself. I would like to participate in this group as an author. Do any of the current participants feel uncomfortable with the moderator also participating as an author?

R.

I don't have a problem with it but I'm pretty sure Tassa reviewer another book of mine so I can't read hers. Thanks!

No problems with the moderator participating. I could read and review the erotic one, but it's not a great fit for my audience/brand...

Here's the link to my book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
On the other matters under discussion: I'm probably not making the scheduling of assignments any easier by saying I'd prefer not to review erotica. On the other point, I am not opposed to the moderator joining as a reviewer. I suppose one way out might be to expand this group beyond the usual six as some of the other groups have been doing?

Since you asked:

I have no issue with author/moderator combo.
I'd rather not read erotica.

Status:
I read KT, JB, and Angel, but not current submitted work.
Robby has read my work, but not Longhorn.
No history with Tristen.

Robby wrote: "Here's the link to my book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1..."

Robby:

What is the name of the story from this book that will be reviewed in this group?

R.

I have no issues with a mod participating. Like what was already posted, I've already reviewed Tassa's short story, but don't have a problem reviewing any genre. Chance has reviewed me before, but not this short story

I suggest the first one in the book, titled The Filmmaker and the Sceptor. No particular reason except that I'm asked to choose one. If the assignee wants to do a different one, I'm okay with it.

No problem with a moderator joining the group. I'd rather not review the Erotica but will do so if that's how everything falls out.

I'll review what-ever you send my way.

Authors:

We now have eight participants. I will be posting the schedule of review in a few days. If there is any conflict not already noted, please let me know as soon as possible.

R.

In my earlier comment where I said I had been paired with all but one of those signed up up to that point, I mistakenly included JB, as I had her mistaken for another JB.

So, I've reviewed R and Chance, I am currently reviewing Angel, and KT has reviewed me.

...though I wouldn't quibble if I had to repeat a pairing

I'm not sure of the schedule, but it looks like JB is scheduled to read my short story. But JB has already reviewed "Call Me Lady".

Tassa wrote: "I'm not sure of the schedule, but it looks like JB is scheduled to read my short story. But JB has already reviewed "Call Me Lady"."

Tassa:

No schedule has been posted yet. When it is, it will be in the initial comment of this topic.

R.

Authors:

A tentative schedule has been posted in the initial post of this topic. It does not start until June 22, because I want to give everyone a chance review it and let me know about any conflicts I missed. (There were a lot of conflicts.) So do not get a review copy of your first round assignment until June 22. Also, these groups are normally scheduled for two months (One month for each round.) I scheduled this one for two months, because that is what it says in the description. However, since these are short stories, there is no reason that we cannot finish early.

R.

Ah, whoops! Reviewed the schedule and there are no conflicts for me, but I realized I submitted the wrong book for review. I meant to add Banned, not Skye's Lure (which is novella size, not short story size).

Erg. Apologies. Can't believe I'm just realizing this. :P

No conflicts here! Can't wait to get started!

No conflicts with my assignments.

No conflicts here

No conflicts.

Angel wrote: "Ah, whoops! Reviewed the schedule and there are no conflicts for me, but I realized I submitted the wrong book for review. I meant to add Banned, not Skye's Lure (which is novella s..."

Angel:

Correction made. No problem.

R.

No conflicts

I'm ok with everything

Authors:

We have heard from everyone and the schedule is okay. Let the reading begin.

R.

Copy received from Angel Leya - thanks!

Tassa

I received both review copies!

Received copies of both Call me lady and Longhorn for review.

I've got both copies. :)

Copy received from Angel.
Still need one from K.T.

Copy received from Robby.

Received both Longhorn and Call Me Lady for review.

Here's my review for Longhorn
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Tristen wrote: "Here's my review for Longhorn
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Thanks Tristen!

Banned: A Young Adult Fantasy Adventure (Running Toward Illumia)
by Angel Leya

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.amazon.com/review/R31KSE5...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3F9Y...

I have finished my review of Call Me Lady

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

Chance wrote: "Banned: A Young Adult Fantasy Adventure"

Thanks Chance!

Here are my three reviews of "Banned"

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

https://www.amazon.com/review/RY6EUZX...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R11FP...

Thanks.

Tassa