Review Group discussion

This thread is now open for you to join GROUP 40 by adding your GR (not Amazon) book link. We have 10 places – I’ll add your name as you sign in. We’ll aim to get started in just a few weeks so once you’ve signed in watch for a message that we’re ready to start.

When you add your book link it not only indicates you want to join the group – it indicates you AGREE that you are WILLING TO REVIEW ANY ALLOCATED BOOK within the set 12 week limit.
This is a ‘clean’ group ie absolutely NO explicit sex, NO violence. If you enter your book in this group and it contravenes the ‘clean’ criteria, the other members will be able to provide evidence of the contravention to the group moderator, in the form of the offending passage(s) and if the group moderator agrees there has been a contravention the members will not be penalised for not giving a review. The contravening member will still be expected to give their 4 reviews.
There is no genre filtering.
Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate genre preference. The ONLY circumstance in which you may duck out of giving a review is if YOU provide a stand-in reviewer.
Let’s be honest here – we don’t all like the same things but we all want reviews. The only way this group can function is if we trust each other to behave honourably. And it IS perfectly possible to give a fair-minded review of a text that does not coincide with our normal choice of reading matter. If you need a few hints/tips, please see this thread:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

01 Jennifer Reinoehl https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
02 K.A. Krisko https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
03 Scott Spotson https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
04 Eisah https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
05 Muhammad N Sikander https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
06 C.D. Loza https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
07 Janice Lierz https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
08 Penny Ross https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
09 Barbara Land https://www.goodreads.com/Barbara_Land
10 Laura Flynn Geissel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Please let me know if you have previously reviewed, or have been reviewed by any of the other members in the group.

Ah, I just remembered, my main character gets hit a couple times. (No blood or anything). It's fairly mild, he walks away, but I hope that's not considered too violent for the group.

I shouldn't think that will be a problem Eisah.

Please add me to Group 40.

Here's my GR link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... or this one - https://www.goodreads.com/Barbara_Land

My book's at Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JFJOY6S (this is to the Kindle version) and I'll have the paperback version up in a couple of days. I'm just finishing my review of the proof.

Thank you. I'm new to all this so I do appreciate your patience :)

Oops, sorry - here's my book link here at GR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

So many things to learn

Only one more to go folks!

GROUP 40 - moderator E. Jaye


Member Links

GRef Member MemberPage
G40-01 Jennifer Reinoehl #https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...#
G40-02 K.A. Krisko #http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...#
G40-03 Scott Spotson #https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...#
G40-04 Eisah #http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...#
G40-05 Muhammad N Sikander #https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...#
G40-06 C.D. Loza #http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...#
G40-07 Janice Lierz #https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...#
G40-08 Penny Ross #https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...#
G40-09 Barbara Land #https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...#
G40-10 Laura Flynn Geissel #https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...#

Book Links


Jennifer Reinoehl #https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...#
K.A. Krisko http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...
Scott Spotson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Eisah http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...
Muhammad N Sikander #https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...#
C.D. Loza http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...
Janice Lierz #https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...#
Penny Ross #https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...#
Barbara Land #https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Laura Flynn Geissel #https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...#



START DATE: 25/6/2014

END DATE: 17/09/2014

Round 1 – post your review by 16/7/2014
Round 2 – post your review by 06/8/2014
Round 3 – post your review by 27/08/2014
Round 1 – post your review by 17/09/2014

As AUTHORS you send your book file to:



G40-01__ Jennifer Reinoehl
Laura Flynn Geissel for round 1
Barbara Land for round 2
Penny Ross for round 3
Janice Lierz for round 4

G40-02__ K.A. Krisko
Jennifer Reinoehl for round 1
Laura Flynn Geissel for round 2
Barbara Land for round 3
Penny Ross for round 4

G40-03__ Scott Spotson
K.A. Krisko for round 1
Jennifer Reinoehl for round 2
Laura Flynn Geissel for round 3
Barbara Land for round 4

G40-04__ Eisah
Scott Spotson for round 1
K.A. Krisko for round 2
Jennifer Reinoehl for round 3
Laura Flynn Geissel for round 4

G40-05__ Muhammad N Sikander
Eisah for round 1
Scott Spotson for round 2
K.A. Krisko for round 3
Jennifer Reinoehl for round 4

G40-06__ C.D. Loza
Muhammad N Sikander for round 1
Eisah for round 2
Scott Spotson for round 3
K.A. Krisko for round 4

G40-07__ Janice Lierz
C.D. Loza for round 1
Muhammad N Sikander for round 2
Eisah for round 3
Scott Spotson for round 4

G40-08__ Penny Ross
Janice Lierz for round 1
C.D. Loza for round 2
Muhammad N Sikander for round 3
Eisah for round 4

G40-09__ Barbara Land
Penny Ross for round 1
Janice Lierz for round 2
C.D. Loza for round 3
Muhammad N Sikander for round 4

G40 -10 Laura Flynn Gissel
Barbara Land for round 1
Penny Ross for round 2
Janice Lierz for round 3
C.D. Loza for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:



G40-01__ Jennifer Reinoehl
K.A. Krisko for round 1
Scott Spotson for round 2
Eisah for round 3
Muhammad N Sikander for round 4

G40-02__ K.A. Krisko
Scott Spotson for round 1
Eisah for round 2
Muhammad N Sikander for round 3
C.D. Loza for round 4

G40-03__ Scott Spotson
Eisah for round 1
Muhammad N Sikander for round 2
C.D. Loza for round 3
Janice Lierz for round 4

G40-04__ Eisah
Muhammad N Sikander for round 1
C.D. Loza for round 2
Janice Lierz for round 3
Penny Ross for round 4

G40-05__ Muhammad N Sikander
C.D. Loza for round 1
Janice Lierz for round 2
Penny Ross for round 3
Barbara Land for round 4

G40-06__ C.D. Loza
Janice Lierz for round 1
Penny Ross for round 2
Barbara Land for round 3
Laura Flynn Geissel for round 4

G40-07__ Janice Lierz
Penny Ross for round 1
Barbara Land for round 2
Laura Flynn Geissel for round 3
Jennifer Reinoehl for round 4

G40-08__ Penny Ross
Barbara Land for round 1
Laura Flynn Geissel for round 2
Jennifer Reinoehl for round 3
K.A. Krisko for round 4

G40-09__ Barbara Land
Laura Flynn Geissel for round 1
Jennifer Reinoehl for round 2
K.A. Krisko for round 3
Scott Spotson for round 4

G40 -10 Laure flynn Geissel
Jennifer Reinoehl for round 1
K.A. Krisko for round 2
Scott Spotson for round 3
Eisah for round 4


Please remember the commitment you are making to your fellow group members. If you don’t think you can manage to do 4 book reviews between these dates please let me know now. I will find someone else for this group and you will be able to choose a later group that will be more suitable for you. 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 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 reviewer in a format the reviewer can manage. 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 by 17/09/2014.

When you have posted your review on GR please post a link to your review in this thread.

All reviews must be posted to GR, Amazon .com and Amazon.co.uk.

Postings to any 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.

You have the next few days to exchange your 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).. Happy reviewing, everyone :)

Hi Laura, no problem.
You will be reviewing books from Jennifer Reinoehl, K.A. Krisko, Scott Spotson and Eisah. They are responsible for getting their books to you in an appropriate format.

The following authors are reviewing your book, so you need to contact them so you can get your book to them.
Barbara Land for round 1
Penny Ross for round 2
Janice Lierz for round 3
C.D. Loza for round 4

Contact them via their author pages so no email addresses appear on the forum.
Hope that helps.

For those of us who are new to reviewing books, I found two helpful blog posts here at GR posted by Lesley Ann McDaniels.

Fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

Nonfiction: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

Can I just remind everyone that reviews for this group cannot be 'cut and paste' from other reviews, it needs to be clear that the reviewer has actually read the book concerned and isn't just giving a 'five stars it was great' type review. it isn't fair to the other members of the group.

My fill in review for Jennifer for round 4.

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

My review for round 1.

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

Busily exchanging books, here. I've started my first one.

Hi Laura, post all your reviews, whatever the star rating to goodreads, amazon.com and amazon.uk.

Add the link to your goodreads review to this thread.

My review for Round 1, The Youth Prescription, by Laura Flynn Geissel.

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

Thanks Barbara.

I have just posted my Round 1 review for Penny Ross’ Cave of Journeys to GoodReads, Amazon.com and Amazon.uk. Thanks for the good read, Penny! Best to you.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-r...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-revie...

Following Janice's wise lead, here are my other two links for The Youth Prescription:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-revie...
http://www.amazon.com/The-Youth-Presc...

Learning, learning ...

Oh good, someone thinks I'm wise. I'm rushing off to tell my teenage sons... Thanks, Barbara!

Janice wrote: "I have just posted my Round 1 review for Penny Ross’ Cave of Journeys to GoodReads, Amazon.com and Amazon.uk. Thanks for the good read, Penny! Best to you.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1285..."

Thanks for the review Janice! I appreciate the thorough review and thoughtful, heartfelt descriptions. I have one favour - can you please repost your goodreads review - it's not showing up on my page.

I'm so glad you're pleased, Penny. The review is showing up on my page, so it won't let me add another review. Anyone have any ideas?

Janice wrote: "I'm so glad you're pleased, Penny! The review is showing up on my page, so it won't let me add another review. Anyone have any ideas?"

Just showed up on my dashboard now Janice,
Thanks again.
Penny

thanks Laura

Here's my Round 2 review of Jennifer Reinoehl's The Inconvenient Widow:

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

http://www.amazon.com/review/R1I002ZJ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1HS6I...

Thanks Barbara

Here's my Round 1 review of 'Delusional' by Scott Spotson:

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

Interesting genre-crossing!

Thanks K.A.! Glad you thought it had a lot of potential!

My Round 2 review of 'Flute of the Wind Queen':

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

My Round 3 review of Kindle Empire:

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

I had a few issues with this one, sorry.

Thanks Kathy.

Thank you very much K.A.

Here's my Round 3 review of The Snow Deer and Other Stories:

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

http://www.amazon.com/The-Snow-Deer-O...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Snow-Deer-Oth...

Well done, Kathy!

My round one review of "Flute of the Wind Queen." A delightful read! These young adult books always do hook me if well-written...

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

Thanks so much, Barbara! Glad you enjoyed them.

Posted my round two review for "Kindle Empire". I will just leave this on Goodreads for now.

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

Thanks Barbara and Scot.

Hi Laura,

The UK link above only points to your review but if you go to the book page: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Snow-Deer-Oth... you'll see all the reviews so far. I'm thinking it's the same for the Amazon link as well.

Best,
Barbara

Thanks, Laura!

Thanks Laura.

My review for C.D.'s book is here:

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

Thanks Eisah

Here's my Round 4 review for CD Loza's 'Life, Everlasting':

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

And I believe I'm done with my reviews...

First past the finising post Kathy, well done.

For the rest of you mere mortals, first round reviews are due by 16/07/14.

Emma

Thank you, Laura and Barbara for your reviews of my book! I am bouncing between a few different review groups and moderating a quarterly Hunger Games challenge in the 2014 Reading Challenge Group, so I haven't been diligent about popping in here.

Here is my review of K.A.'s book: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... (which I highly recommend if anyone has some free time).

Thanks Jennifer.

Thanks, Jennifer!

Thank you, Jennifer. You're welcome :)

Thanks Luara

Thanks... good you like to keep spoilers away from readers!

Here's my review of Roastmaster. Lovely book.

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

Amazon Review
http://www.amazon.com/review/R255EVT8...