Review Group discussion

UPDATE: This is the Historical Fiction review group (Reviewing), which will include all types of novels classified as such; so may include books about the distant past where there is an aspect of verisimilitude to the plot ( I love that word!). 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 and to Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk as well. This makes having accounts with both Goodreads and Amazon a requirement. The author and reviewer can discuss other sites to post reviews as well - Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, etc.

This topic will be updated with the list of 10 authors as they sign up with their names and Goodreads links to their books and author sites. First come; first served. This is an authors only peer review group and is not a reciprocal review group. Please indicate in your submission if you have been reviewed before by another author listed to give me chance to change the final listing.

**Note if there too many conflicts regarding previous reviews that author may need to wait for the next opportunity of a similar genre group.

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 any round, contact the review group moderator. This is necessary to make certain that the review process is fair for everyone.

**Sign-ups are open until February 21st--or until all ten spots are filled**
**Please note that if you have joined an earlier group but did not fulfil your commitment you will not be accepted into new review groups. You may risk losing your membership of this review group in that event**

Your Moderator is G.J. Griffiths

Author Members:

1. B. Duane Whitlow B. Duane Whitlow and Target: Villa Target: Villa!: America's First Terrorist

2. D.E. Haggerty D.E. Haggerty and Searching for Gertrude Searching for Gertrude

3. Jean Wilde Jean Wilde and A Gentleman's Bidding A Gentleman's Bidding

4. A.P. Martin A.P. Martin and Spy TrapSpy Trap

5. Brenda Davies Brenda Davies and Secrets of Greenoak Woods Secrets Of Greenoak Woods

6. Daniel Roland Banks https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... and Yellow Horse Yellow Horse: A Sage Country novel

7. Joel Thimel Joel Thimell and Long Road Out of Ur Long Road Out of Ur

8. Gretchen Jeannette Gretchen Jeannette and A Devil of a Time A Devil of a Time

9. Helen Mathey-Horn Helen Mathey-Horn and Laurel Laurel

10. John Dizon John Reinhard Dizon and Wolfsangel Wolfsangel

I have amended the list to accommodate some conflicts and authors dropping out of the group. Assignments to follow very soon - please bear with me. If I can I will set up a second group but it's very complicated. :-/

So I have a historical fiction and would love to get in on this. However, I am currently in group 169. I have no outstanding reviews, but I have upcoming deadlines. Am I allowed to be in two groups at once, as long as I hit both sets of deadlines?

I'd love to join this group with my historical fiction novel, Searching for Gertrude.

D.E. Haggerty

Searching for Gertrude

Hello G.J.,

Please include my novel A Devil of a Time in this review group. I have reviews outstanding for another group, but I can manage the deadlines.

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

Book: A Devil of a Time

Thanks for creating a true "Historical Fiction" group!

Best wishes,

Gretchen

Hi,
I'm in if possible with any from my series Redway Acres (here's book 1)
Redway Acres: Book 1 - Helena
and me
Trish Butler

From the other post, and above it looks like four of us from #169 are interested in this group, so I hope it all works out.
Trish - reviewed Gretchen
Gretchen - reviewing none of the others
B. - to review Trish and Christina
Christina - to review Trish and Gretchen

Hope that's helpful

Trish
Here's a link to #169 grid if that helps
https://scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/...

I would love to join this review group with my regency romance:

A Gentleman's Bidding

Jean

B. Duane Whitlow - Author
Book: "Target: Villa!"
https://goodreads.com/author/show/757.... Duane Whitlow

https://goodreads.com/book/show/34383193

Hi, I wonder if I could enter my WW2 spy adventure Spy Trap?


Spy Trap

A.P. Martin

AP Martin

Hi, I'd love to join this group with my book Secrets Of Greenoak Woods
Secrets Of Greenoak Woods

Brenda Davies

Not part of any other group right now.

I'd love to participate. My book is in pre-order now.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07933JYXC
My author page on Goodreads is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Thanks,

Dan

Long Road Out of Ur

Joel Thimell

I have not reviewed or been reviewed by any of the other authors who have signed up thus far.

Hi, I have a novel in the pipe-line, but have still to edit it so it will be a short while before it is ready for review. I have moved twice in two years (1000 miles the first time), and lost five years work when my back up drive failed, my laptop conked out and my computer froze simultaneously.
Today I have been given a new laptop and will start gathering what I can find and editing it all. Meantime I have written a lot of stories covering several millennia, and edited five books for another Goodreads author.
However I am more than willing to read someone else's work and give a frank appraisal of it if that is acceptable.
Gill

Hey, it's me, JRD! I'd love to have my WWII action/adventure suspense thriller Wolfsangel reviewed, and would be more than glad to reciprocate!

https://www.amazon.com/Wolfsangel-Joh...

I don't have a historical fiction book in the works, but I'd be glad to read and review one.

Note that I prefer not to leave a review on Amazon, as I have a separate 'reader' profile there (and here), and prefer to remain anonymous with this Goodread's author profile.

I'm interested, but the novel I'm working on now isn't finished. I'd like to join a second round, however. By then I will be done.

I have a historical fiction book and I would like to be involved in this if possible.

The book is called Hist Last Witch and can be found here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

And here is my author page, as per request:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thank you.

Hi - Thank you very much for starting this review group. It is much needed.

I am interested for my Book 1 in the `Horse Lords' series - `Serpent Goddess.' This is a Romantic Adventure Saga - Ancient World Historical Fiction. Best read by an avid Romance reader.

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

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

List of books written -

https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8...

Hi there. I am very interested in going this group as well. I have my new book Laurel - set in the 1830's during the Cholera epidemic in London.

Here is my goodreads book page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Link to the book
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0796J761S

I am prepared to be a reviewer, but have none of my own books up for review at the time. I'm happy to just review.

If putting up a book is an essential requirement, in the past I have published four 'Alternative History' books based on Rome starting from 91 B.C., using the pen-name Tito Kithes Athano. Let's pick 'Sulla and Silo', available as a free download through my Author Page.

Hello. I am interested in joining this group.

My book, which explores the history of the main character's ancestors, can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Emma-Ancestors...

My author's page is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I have not been reviewed in the past, and have not reviewed any of the authors who have posted for inclusion thus far.

I'd be very happy to review an assigned book. Thank you for the opportunity.

Wow! That filled up very quickly - so many that I may consider forming two groups. It depends upon the many and varied complications involved in avoiding conflicts. So in the cause of simplicity the first group will mainly include those authors who have not been reviewed by/not reviewed others before in the list of submissions above. But in addition I may not include authors who are currently in another GR review group. I'm not sure yet but apologies if that eventually means you. :-(

I now need some time to arrange 10 authors reading/reviewing 4 books over 4 rounds (of about 3-4 weeks each round). Please bear with me and if I can remind everyone there are no reciprocal reviews in this group so if you spot a conflict please tell me ASAP.
A couple of people above have not posted their GR author + book page. I need this if you are not to be left out of the assignments. Thanks.
G.J.

D.E. wrote: "I'd love to join this group with my historical fiction novel, Searching for Gertrude."

Christina wrote: "So I have a historical fiction and would love to get in on this. However, I am currently in group 169. I have no outstanding reviews, but I have upcoming deadlines. Am I allowed to be in two groups..."

Christina, Trish, B. Duane, Gretchen - no promises yet as this is too complex at present.
G.J.
GR links please, D.E. if you want to be included.

Hello,

If the group has not been filled up already, I would love to participate as well. My book "The Reencounter" is a historical romance that takes place in the Venetian Empire of the 17th century.

Goodreads link here:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Amazon link here:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...

Cheers
Angelos

I see you are already oversubscribed - but that you may consider creating two groups. With that in mind please consider my book Strongbow's Wife. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

John wrote: "Hey, it's me, JRD! I'd love to have my WWII action/adventure suspense thriller Wolfsangel reviewed, and would be more than glad to reciprocate!

https://www.amazon.com/Wolfsangel-Joh......"

John, I need your Goodreads links to author + book page.

Daniel wrote: "I'd love to participate. My book is in pre-order now.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07933JYXC
My author page on Goodreads is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show......"

Daniel, GR links to your book please or a guarantee that you can provide PDF or similar for the reviews meanwhile. Thanks

Helen wrote: "Hi there. I am very interested in going this group as well. I have my new book Laurel - set in the 1830's during the Cholera epidemic in London.

Here is my goodreads author page:
https://www.good..."

Helen, GR links to your book please. Thanks.

Paula wrote: "Hello. I am interested in joining this group.

My book, which explores the history of the main character's ancestors, can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Emma-Ancestors......"

Paula, GR links to your book please. Thanks.

And a final reminder it will be first come (with the requirements requested above) first included in my list of ten. Thanks.

This is fran
I'm a reviewer and many of these books sound great to review. I don't write historical fiction but if you'd like me to be included in this review group I would review a title in print .

This is B. Duane Whitlow
I would like to join your group with my historical novel "Target: Villa!". please
Here are the links:

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

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

Hi I'd like to know how to add my book to this list? It's part historical fiction / speculative fiction about a man that gets reincarnated through 14 lives across 4,000 years.

Book: Servant of Memory

Regards,

Richard Gradner

Is Historical Fantasy OK? I have a SciFantasy Historical Series Children of Stone - Ancient Egyptian GoT with aliens... Just Asking if that's too far outside what you want.

I'd like to be in this round -

Hock G. Tjoa

The Battle of Chibi (Red Cliffs): Selected and Translated from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

G.J. wrote: "D.E. wrote: "I'd love to join this group with my historical fiction novel, Searching for Gertrude."

Christina wrote: "So I have a historical fiction and would love to get in on this. However, I am..."

Disappointed, but I get it. Keep me in mind for a second group if you do one.

Wondering if it helps if you split the four of us from #169 between this group and a second if you do it - less conflicts in just one group is my thinking. Not sure if that's how it works.

Thanks for all your efforts putting this together. Obviously a very popular idea!

Trish

I would love to participate. My historical fiction, The Pacifist was published by Cosmic Teapot Publishing. It was reviewed by The Midwest Book Review.

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

I've updated my post to the goodreads book page. Thanks!

G.J. wrote: "Helen wrote: "Hi there. I am very interested in going this group as well. I have my new book Laurel - set in the 1830's during the Cholera epidemic in London.

Here is my goodreads author page:
ht..."

Not good timing for me but please keep me in the loop.

Not good timing for me, but please keep me posted for future groups.

Answer? Historical Sci-Fantasy acceptable or not? I have a series of which Book 1 could be in the cycle (for starters)Voices in Crystal

UPDATE:
**NOTE ** Daniel Banks has replaced L.J. Hodgson in the list**
Review Assignments: Start date Saturday 10 Feb; End date Saturday 2 June 2018

Round One: runs from 10 Feb to 10 Mar

B.Duane reviews Jean
D.E. reviews Joel
Jean reviews Gretchen
A.P. reviews Helen
Brenda reviews L.J. (Daniel?)
Daniel reviews B.Duane
Joel reviews John
Gretchen reviews Brenda
Helen reviews D.E.
John reviews A.P.

Round Two: runs from 10 Mar to 7 Apr

B.Duane reviews John
D.E. reviews B.Duane
Jean reviews Helen
A.P. reviews Gretchen
Brenda reviews A.P.
Daniel reviews Joel
Joel reviews Jean
Gretchen reviews Daniel
Helen reviews Brenda
John reviews D.E.

Round Three: runs from 7 Apr to 5 May

B.Duane reviews Joel
D.E. reviews A.P.
Jean reviews Daniel
A.P. reviews B.Duane
Brenda reviews Jean
Daniel reviews Helen
Joel reviews Gretchen
Gretchen reviews D.E.
Helen reviews John
John reviews Brenda

Round Four: runs from 5 May to 2 June

B.Duane reviews Gretchen
D.E. reviews Brenda
Jean reviews A.P.
A.P. reviews Daniel
Brenda reviews Joel
Daniel reviews D.E.
Joel reviews Helen
Gretchen reviews John
Helen reviews B.Duane
John reviews Jean

NOTES: Contact the authors you are scheduled to review to arrange to receive a review copy of their work. I strongly suggest that you do not exchange email addresses through this topic stream but use the GR direct message system, to avoid scammers and co.

If you have been reviewed before by anyone in the list you must let me know immediately to allow me to rearrange things.

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.

A polite “Thank you, Reviewer name” from the author is a pleasant way of acknowledging a review and all that is expected. I hope we all agree that it is not seemly or very professional to publicly engage in unpleasant banter or rant about one’s review.

The author/book links will be posted later in the author members list above - but if you know how to contact them go ahead.
So if all is OK on 10th Feb then let the reviewing commence!
G.J.
(I am working on a second group).

Hello G.J. (we have the same initials, by the way). There are no review conflicts for me.

Brenda, I just purchased the Kindle edition of Secrets of Greenoak Woods from Amazon, so no worries about sending me a copy.

Best to everyone,

Gretchen

Should I drop out of this group? I'm trying to get an answer to my genre question to see if I fit in to a future review group. I think I'm being ignored.

G.J. wrote: "Daniel wrote: "I'd love to participate. My book is in pre-order now.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07933JYXC
My author page on Goodreads is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...?..."

Yes, I can provide any format the reader/reviewer prefers.

Mary you are probably correct in that the blurb for your book makes me think it comes under the fantasy/sci-fi genre. This review group is about arranging peer group reviews so there will be one set up at some time that suits you and your book.

Daniel ideally a book should be available for exchange with four other author reviewers. But even so there were many more submissions here than usual. If I get chance I may set up another historical fiction group as I stated above, but no guarantees. We moderators are volunteers and life can get in the way sometimes sorry to say.

G.J. wrote: "Mary you are probably correct in that the blurb for your book makes me think it comes under the fantasy/sci-fi genre. This review group is about arranging peer group reviews so there will be one se..."

If you do start another group (time willing), can you pull us from this feed? I was among the first to request to be in this and as it's been so popular, I would hate to miss another cos I didn't see it in time.

Thanks again for doing what you do.

Trish

I'm not on the list, but keen to review historical fiction.

Trish wrote: "G.J. wrote: "Mary you are probably correct in that the blurb for your book makes me think it comes under the fantasy/sci-fi genre. This review group is about arranging peer group reviews so there w..."

Hi Trish, Yes, I have been very aware from the start that your reply to my question helped initiate this genre group's creation. Unfortunately, every time I tried to include you with another author from #169 it would not work because of conflicts. If I can get time to create Historical Fiction Part 2 I will attempt to fit you in once more. Thanks for your helpful input.
G.J.

Tito wrote: "I'm not on the list, but keen to review historical fiction."

Thanks for the offer to review, Tito, but as you can see this is a peer group so each member has to review 4 fellow authors. However, if problems arise (illness, life etc) your offer could be very helpful later.

G.J. wrote: "Trish wrote: "G.J. wrote: "Mary you are probably correct in that the blurb for your book makes me think it comes under the fantasy/sci-fi genre. This review group is about arranging peer group revi..."

:(

TY

Have a good weekend.

T

Daniel wrote: "G.J. wrote: "Daniel wrote: "I'd love to participate. My book is in pre-order now.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07933JYXC
My author page on Goodreads is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show......"

And here is the Goodreads book page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...