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The review group is the most successful group for peer reviews on goodreads. It hosts non-reciprocal reading/review rounds of ten authors with a variety of themes and genres, as well as ‘general� rounds where any book is permitted, from non-fiction, to horror. When a round has ‘now forming� in the title, there are places available, you can sign up. If it doesn’t, it’s full � look for another round or check back another time.

The Amazon rules state that authors/publishers are not allowed to specifically supply published books in return for reviews on Amazon. To comply with this rule, we don’t insist members review on Amazon, but we do insist that every participant in the round has the capacity to leave a review on their local Amazon store, so we all start with the same options.

The founding principle of the group is honest, non-reciprocal reviews, so please help maintain the integrity of the group by letting me know as you sign up if you have been reviewed by, or have reviewed another author in the group and do check back as the group fills to report any clashes. Usually places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

This is a 'Novella' round
Fiction and non-fiction, adult and children's books under 45,000 Words

Please note it is always possible that the books you are assigned may contain material you find upsetting or offensive. If you can't commit to this, please do not sign up.

Now for the boring stuff, but please read it, it saves a lot of time if everyone is on the same wavelength.
Before signing up below with your Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author and Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ book link in the thread below, please ensure that:

1. You have enough time to read and review 4 books within the 12 weeks of time allowed.

2. Your book is currently available for sale on Amazon (not pre-order) and it complies with the individual round theme, if there is one.

3. Your book is fit to be reviewed.
If it is not, due to editing or other issues, you risk poor reviews. This is your problem, not that of the reviewers or the groups. For a small fee, the group admin will look at the first few pages of your book to advise. The number one error new authors make is not having their book beta read and edited, by non-family members.

4. You can submit reviews to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and Amazon.
Amazon allows only those people who have spent $50 in the last year to leave reviews in each of their stores. If you are unsure about your Amazon reviewer status, try posting a ‘test� review before signing up. If you are unable to post reviews on Amazon, please do not sign up.

5. You can provide (and accept) at least PDF files.
You are not expected or required to buy the books you are allocated to review, but as this will give a ‘Verified Purchase� review on Amazon, it is welcomed when you choose to do so. Many authors have books available via KU and others might provide smashwords coupons. Most authors can provide mobi and/or epub files directly by email. Please note: International Copyright laws apply. You cannot sell, or give away material you have received without the author’s express permission.

6. You have completed your reading if you are currently in another review round in this group. You can be involved in the ‘one for one� list whilst you are in a round.

7. You have an author profile set up before you join.

8. Your Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ profile allows people to message you, i.e. your profile is not set to private.

9. You declare any relationship you have with another member in the round.
Amazon will not allow reviews from the same household on the same book or if you are an editor, relative or close friend of another member.

10. You agree that your reviews will be unbiased and honest, whatever the star rating, and you will try to avoid ‘spoilers�. i.e. giving away the finale of a book.

11. You will not ask a fellow author to change a review of your book because you don’t agree with it.
If you think you have a legitimate concern, talk to the mod of your round, NOT the other author. Personal attacks, or pressurising other members WILL NOT BE TOLERATED and will result in you being blacklisted.

Please note:
We all want reviews, it’s why we joined the group. It is bad taste to expect other people to review your book and then not do the same for other people in the group. People that DNF and/or don’t post reviews will find it difficult to get into a subsequent group.

It is not necessary to leave any kind of disclaimer in your review, but ultimately, it is up to individuals. Reviews that state you received a copy �in return� for a review will probably be removed/not allowed by amazon.com. ‘I received a free copy from the author without an obligation to review� would be more acceptable if you feel the need to add a disclaimer.

Your Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ details and the rounds you participate in may be recorded by the admin mod on a database. We do not retain details of email addresses etc.

Allocation is entirely random and there will NOT be any rearranging of the listing to accommodate personal preference. The ONLY circumstance in which you may duck out of giving a review is if YOU provide a stand-in reviewer.

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:
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I will do my best to fit everyone into the group they request, but occasionally, particularly in the case of our more prolific good standing members, I may have to decline a member request to fit the maximum number of people into a particular round. I will always endeavour to start another round as soon as possible with that member in mind.

It is permissible to review an author more than once if a different book is available.
If you need anything clarified please ask, either by goodreads personal message to me or on the thread below, before signing up. It’s a pain to have to keep rearranging the list because people haven’t read the above.

Your group moderator will be:
E.M. Swift-Hook


Member Links
1. E.M. Swift-Hook
2. Rhian Waller
3. Loralee Evans
4. Felix Long
5. Grady P. Brown
6. Veronica Brush
7. Cathy Perkins
8. Elizabeth Johnson
9. Ian G. Welch
10. Nathan Milner

Book Links
1. In Verse
2. An Ode to a Toad
3. Tabby Cats and Trap Doors
4. Sophrosyne
5. Karmathaur
6. First Grave on Mars
7. Double Down
8. JANA: That Plague called Love.
9. Operation Debt Recovery
10.A Clearing of Cryptids

I'm in here with a book of poetry:

Hello! Can I join? EM has reviewed me once before, but I have plenty more for her to review.
This is a children’s book around 20,000 words.

Book: /book/show/4...

Author page: /author/show...

Welcome Loralee.

Greetings,

I have a Kaiju (giant monster) short story, which revolves around a giant monster that is created by a doomsday cult. When the creature emerges from the ocean, a group of friends fight for survival.


This novella is in need of reviews. If anyone is interested, give me your email and I will send a PDF file to review.

Grady wrote: "Greetings,

I have a Kaiju (giant monster) short story, which revolves around a giant monster that is created by a doomsday cult. When the creature emerges from the ocean, a group of friends fight ..."

Are you signing up to join the review round, Grady? Or just soliciting for reviews?

E.M. wrote: "Grady wrote: "Greetings,

I have a Kaiju (giant monster) short story, which revolves around a giant monster that is created by a doomsday cult. When the creature emerges from the ocean, a group of ..."

I am joining for the review round.

Grady wrote: "Grady wrote: "I am joining for the review round."

That means you are agreeing to read and review the four books you are assigned. Just checking you understand that. I know you have taken part in these rounds before as I have reviewed you before, but your post here and on the other round suggested you may have forgotten how we do things here.

So if you can confirm you have re-read our rules in the opening post of this thread and agree to them, I will be very happy to add you to the round.

E.M. wrote: "Grady wrote: "Grady wrote: "I am joining for the review round."

That means you are agreeing to read and review the four books you are assigned. Just checking you understand that. I know you have t..."

I agree to the terms of the thread.

Book Link: Karmathaur

Author Link: Grady P. Brown

Welcome Grady!

E.M. wrote: "Welcome Grady!"

Thank you. When do we get started reading? Do we wait for more people to join? Sorry for asking. I'm still very new to this whole concept so I'm learning as I go along. I want to make sure I'm doing it right.

Grady wrote: "Thank you. When do we get started reading? Do we wait for more people to join? Sorry for asking. I'm still very new to this whole concept so I'm learning as I go along..."

We wait until we have 10 people signed up, then I ask everyone to check they have no clashes (people who have reviewed them before or they have reviewed before). After that is sorted we start the read/review stage.

BTW, you have been in at least one review round before, I know this as I reviewed you in it, but it was a while ago so it is very understandable if you've forgotten.

E.M. wrote: "Grady wrote: "Thank you. When do we get started reading? Do we wait for more people to join? Sorry for asking. I'm still very new to this whole concept so I'm learning as I go along..."

We wait un..."

Yes. It was a while ago, but I was struggling to understand how these reading groups operate. I have autism, which means I require thorough explanations for pretty much everything. I appreciate you explaining it to me. Thank you.

Grady wrote: "Yes. It was a while ago, but I was struggling to understand how these reading groups operate. I have autism, which means I require thorough explanations for pretty much everything. I appreciate you explaining it to me. Thank you."

Feel free to ask here or PM me if you need anything clarified.

Hi, I would like to join your novella review group. I have been in several previous groups, but quite some time ago. Mine is a short 7,200-word humorous take on a series of debilitating circumstances.
Operation Debt Recovery / Ian G Welch
/book/show/3...

Welcome Ian.

If you have been in previous rounds do check you don't have any clashes with others in the group, please.

E.M. wrote: "Grady wrote: "Yes. It was a while ago, but I was struggling to understand how these reading groups operate. I have autism, which means I require thorough explanations for pretty much everything. I ..."

Thank you, Eleanor.

I'm in with An Ode to a Toad: - 30 pages, free to download.

I have already reviewed Loralee and EM has reviewed me (but not this book). Happy to review Loralee again.

Welcome Rhian!

I would like to join with A Clearing of Cryptids (/book/show/4...), a middle-grade adventure at about 30,000 words.

I have reviewed Loralee previously.

Welcome Nathan.

Ian has reviewed me before, so should be put to review me again. As has everyone else but Grady.

I would like to enter with my novella, First Grave on Mars:

Book: /book/show/2...

Author: /author/show...

It's been a few years since I was in a review group, but I don't think anyone so far has reviewed me or been reviewed by me.

Welcome Veronica - you can check if you have reviewed anyone before by going to your reviews, clicking the 'Author' heading to get them in alphabetical author order, and then checking through to see. You can check if someone has reviewed you in the same way through their profile.

Thanks for the tip! I'm all clear in both directions, reviewer and reviewee :)

I will like to join with Jana: That plague called love.

I'd like to join.

Elizabeth and Cathy - I'd love to add you both to the group but I need a Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ link to the book each of you would like to include in the round. Thanks :)

Hi Emma, here is the book cover and a link to the book. JANA: That Plague called Love.
I will also like to mention that I have reviewed Rhian before.

Hi, I wasn't sure where you were in filing the group!
I'm looking for reviews for Double Down /book/show/3...

Hello everyone,

I have just posted my final review on round 242.

May I please be considered for this round? My novella Sophrosyne meets the criteria.

I have been reviewed by your good self Ms Hook once before, but I do not know the other authors listed here.

/book/show/5...

Welcome Elizabeth, Cathy and Felix.

Looks like we are full here so I need everyone to check they have not reviewed the four people above them on the list ( the list wraps around so 10 is 'above 1). Please also check that if you have already reviewed any of the four people 'below' you on the list they have more books available that you have not yet reviewed.

You can check if you have reviewed anyone before by going to your reviews, clicking the 'Author' heading to get them in alphabetical author order, and then checking through to see. You can check if someone has reviewed you in the same way through their profile.

Any issues with these, please post to say so. If both these things check out please post to say you are good to go.

When enough have said they are good, we can start the reading phase.

As I mentioned, I have reviewed Loralee before. I've reviewed both "Tabby Cats and Trap Doors" and "Raccoons and Rabbit Holes."

Loralee, if you'd like me to review one of your other books, please let me know. Thanks.

I think I'm good to go.

In message 22, I mentioned that Ian has reviewed me before, so hopefully he can be moved to a different spot. Elizabeth has also reviewed me.

Maybe Ian can be switched with Felix? Not sure.

In this group, Em, Rhian, Ian, Elizabeth, and Nathan have all reviewed me before.

The only people I haven’t been reviewed by are Felix, Grady, Veronica, and Cathy.

Edit: Maybe if Felix is put just under me, and everyone else is pushed down one so that Ian and I miss each other, and Elizabeth is set to review me again, could that work? I’m not certain of who else has reviewed and been reviewed by others here.

Sorry for making things difficult. :(

Thanks Loralee..my bad for missing that.

Take two everyone. Please recheck and repost if still good to go.

Loralee is still in my four below so my comment above still applies. I could review one of her other books if she'd like.

Nathan - I can't move you to a place you won't be reading her without creating other clashes. Loralee will have a book for you I'm sure.

Nathan, it will be fine. I have plenty of other books for you to review.

I am good to go.

Ok, I'm good then.

The only person I've reviewed is Loralee, but not her listed book book. No one has reviewed me. I've been hibernating.

No clashes for me.

Sorted

I have reviewed Loralee, E.M and Rhian.

E.M. wrote: "Welcome Elizabeth, Cathy and Felix.

Looks like we are full here so I need everyone to check they have not reviewed the four people above them on the list ( the list wraps around so 10 is 'above 1)..."

Checked and good to go!

Looks like we are ready to roll!

START DATE: 01-April-20

END DATE: 24-June-20

Round 1 � post your review by 22-April-20
Round 2 � post your review by 13 -May-20
Round 3� post your review by 03-June-20
Round 4 � post your review by 24-June-20

As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

245-01__E.M. Swift-Hook
Nathan Milner for round 1
Ian G. Welch for round 2
Elizabeth Johnson for round 3
Cathy Perkins for round 4

245-02__Rhian Waller
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 1
Nathan Milner for round 2
Ian G. Welch for round 3
Elizabeth Johnson for round 4

245-03__Loralee Evans
Rhian Waller for round 1
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 2
Nathan Milner for round 3
Ian G. Welch for round 4

245-04__ Felix Long
Loralee Evans for round 1
Rhian Waller for round 2
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 3
Nathan Milner for round 4

245-05__ Grady P. Brown
Felix Long for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Rhian Waller for round 3
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 4

245-06__ Veronica Brush
Grady P. Brown for round 1
Felix Long for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Rhian Waller for round 4

245-07__ Cathy Perkins
Veronica Brush for round 1
Grady P. Brown for round 2
Felix Long for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4

245-08__ Elizabeth Johnson
Cathy Perkins for round 1
Veronica Brush for round 2
Grady P. Brown for round 3
Felix Long for round 4

245-09__ Ian G. Welch
Elizabeth Johnson for round 1
Cathy Perkins for round 2
Veronica Brush for round 3
Grady P. Brown for round 4

245-10__ Nathan Milner
Ian G. Welch for round 1
Elizabeth Johnson for round 2
Cathy Perkins for round 3
Veronica Brush for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

245-01__E.M. Swift-Hook
Rhian Waller for round 1
Loralee Evans for round 2
Felix Long for round 3
Grady P. Brown for round 4

245-02__Rhian Waller
Loralee Evans for round 1
Felix Long for round 2
Grady P. Brown for round 3
Veronica Brush for round 4

245-03__Loralee Evans
Felix Long for round 1
Grady P. Brown for round 2
Veronica Brush for round 3
Cathy Perkins for round 4

245-04__ Felix Long
Grady P. Brown for round 1
Veronica Brush for round 2
Cathy Perkins for round 3
Elizabeth Johnson for round 4

245-05__ Grady P. Brown
Veronica Brush for round 1
Cathy Perkins for round 2
Elizabeth Johnson for round 3
Ian G. Welch for round 4

245-06__ Veronica Brush
Cathy Perkins for round 1
Elizabeth Johnson for round 2
Ian G. Welch for round 3
Nathan Milner for round 4

245-07__ Cathy Perkins
Elizabeth Johnson for round 1
Ian G. Welch for round 2
Nathan Milner for round 3
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 4

245-08__ Elizabeth Johnson
Ian G. Welch for round 1
Nathan Milner for round 2
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 3
Rhian Waller for round 4

245-09__ Ian G. Welch
Nathan Milner for round 1
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 2
Rhian Waller for round 3
Loralee Evans for round 4

245-10__ Nathan Milner
E.M. Swift-Hook for round 1
Rhian Waller for round 2
Loralee Evans for round 3
Felix Long for round 4


Please remember the commitment you are making to your fellow group members. 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 reads/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 readers in a format the reviewer can manage. Everyone must be able to provide and accept PDF. You may buy or borrow the books you are due to read if you wish, and I’m sure the author will appreciate the verified review, but IT IS NOT COMPULSORY. 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 to GR. We also encourage members to post on Amazon. When you have posted your reviews, please post the links to each of your reviews, not the book page in this thread.
The mod of each round will record whether members have posted reviews on Amazon and for the good of all, members who persistently fail to post reviews or DNF reviews to Amazon, will find mods less than willing to add them to subsequent groups.

Postings to 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.

To exchange 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).

Setting up and modding these rounds is a labour of love, with a lot of emphasis on the ‘labour�. If you want to show appreciation for all the hard work we admins put in for the group, you could download one of our books as a ‘thank you�.

Happy reviewing, everyone :)

Please read this especially if you are new to these review rounds.

Quick 'start-up' summary for anyone new who might be scratching their heads. You are reviewing the four books 'below' you on the list.

You can, of course, choose to buy any or all of the books or read the books on KU, if you are a subscriber and the books are available there. If you can buy it adds weight to your review as it gives the 'Verified Purchase' stamp on Amazon.

However, as not everyone can buy, you should PM the four people who will be reviewing you (the four above you on the original list of names) through their Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ author pages. Click on the down arrow beside the 'Follow Author' button under their picture and it opens a menu which will allow you to message them.

Ask what kind of file they would like or say you can only offer PDF, though unless a publisher uploaded it for you, you can always download a .mobi of your own book from Amazon.

Don't forget to ask where to send it so they can give you their email.

The four people who you are reviewing should be in touch with you in a similar way.

Please make sure you have exchanged ALL FOUR books - or have been assured by your reviewers they will buy your book or read it through KU - as soon as possible. Some people read fast and it can be very frustrating to have to wait a long time to get hold of a book you are committed to review.
Don't forget to post the links to your reviews here so you can be signed off for them.

Please post your review to Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, your own Amazon store and any other Amazon stores you might have access to as well.

I shall be modding this round so PM me with any issues please.

And to set this ball rolling just to let Rhian, Loralee, Felix and Grady know I have already purchased your books directly from the Zon!

E.M. wrote: "And to set this ball rolling just to let Rhian, Loralee, Felix and Grady know I have already purchased your books directly from the Zon!"

Very kind of you.

I hope you enjoy Sophrosyne.