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The review group is the most successful group for peer reviews on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ. It hosts non-reciprocal reading/review rounds of ten authors with a variety of themes and genres, as well as ‘generalâ€� rounds where any book is permitted, from non-fiction, to horror. When a round has ‘now formingâ€� in the title, there are places available, you can sign up. If it doesn’t, it’s full â€� 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 was a 'Novella' round, but to make it more open for people to join, it has changed into a GENERAL round.

All fiction/ non-fiction accepted. This means you may be required to read anything from a book about tax returns to horror/erotica and everything in between.

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 ‘spoilersâ€�. i.e. giving away the finale of a book. Please note the Review Group will back any reviewer's right to express their opinion about a book, but personal comments about a fellow author are against both Review Group and Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ policy.

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.

12. You declare all Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ accounts when signing up for rounds, including all pen names and additional user accounts, so that these can be checked by moderators and other group members to ensure that there are not previous review conflicts.

13. Books which include AI-generated writing are not permitted. Reviews may not be written by AI.

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:
/topic/show/...

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.

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.

Please state when signing up what authors already on the list have reviewed you, and which ones you have reviewed.

To check if you’ve reviewed someone, click your “My Books�, and type their name in "search and add books".
To check if someone else has reviewed you, go to their profile, click the middle link under their picture (x reviews) then type your name into “search and add books�

If you have more than one pen name or use a different profile to leave reviews, LET US KNOW! I will do what I can to help you avoid reciprocal reviews, but ultimately, it is on you to avoid reciprocal reviews!



Your group moderator will be: Loralee Evans

Member Links
1. James W. George
2.Jennifer Reinoehl
3. J R Gibson
4.Laura Koerber
5. Jennifer Withers
6. Yatzka Sokuleva
7. David Alyn Gordon
8. Gene Kendall
9. Pablo Roy Leguísamo
10. Loralee Evans



Book Links
1. The Book of Bezadiah: A Short Novella
2.The Baroness of Surli
3. A Collection of Fascinating Fabulous Fairy Tales Volume 4
4.Alyse In Purgatory
5. Gloam
6. From Dating to Wedding Volume 1
7. The Adventures of Moly the Time Traveling Dog
8. Ten Tiny Tales
9. The Lockdown
10. Ephraim's Garden

In order to participate in this round, your setting for 'Who Can Send Me Private Messages' needs to be 'anyone'.
Please follow this link to check - and if necessary change - your privacy setting:

/user/edit?t...

Hi Loralee. May I join with The Adventures of Moly: The Time Traveling Dog?
/book/show/2...

Thanks, David! And as you have previously reviewed me, I've put you where you will review me again.

Cool. Look forward to it. Take care.

Hi Loralee, can I join with The Lockdown? /book/show/2...

I’ve already reviewed Ephraim’s Garden.

Welcome, Pablo! It looks like you don't have a conflict either way with David, and that you don't have any current obligations in any other groups.

Loralee,
I would like to enter this group. I have completed all the rounds at 370.
My book has 41k words. Thinking with rhythm.
The only conflict I have is with your book because I reviewed it for 370 group
May I join?

Hi can I join this group? My book name is Unexpected journey of life.
Regarding conflicts, I have reviewed Lorale's Ephram's garden. But she didn't review mine. Other books in the list are fine by me.

Cecilia, looking through group 370 it looks like you have 4 goodreads reviews posted and 3 for amazon, and you are waiting on your 4th amazon review to come through. Is that true? If you are still waiting for your 4th amazon review to come through, please wait until that has come through and you've posted a link to it on group 370. At that point, please post here again. If I missed the link to your 4th amazon review, will you point it out to me?

Nivedita, you've also reviewed Pablo as well as me. It looks like you have not reviewed or been reviewed by David, so I can fit you in above Pablo.

Loralee, yes, Amazon has not yet approved the review of your book (my round 4).
I will let you know as soon as I receive it and post it at group 370
Cecilia

Hi, I might be able to join. I just finished up with Trish's round.
I've reviewed Nivedita M.K.'s Unexpected Journey of Life.
I've reviewed Pablo Roy Leguísamo's Echoes of Blood.
I've reviewed a few of Loralee's books.
I've *been* reviewed by David Alyn Gordon.
My book is Ten Tiny Tales: Stories of Broken Elevators and Other Mundane Things /book/show/2...

Gene wrote: "Hi, I might be able to join. I just finished up with Trish's round.
I've reviewed Nivedita M.K.'s Unexpected Journey of Life.
I've reviewed Pablo Roy Leguísamo's Echoes of Blood.
I've reviewed a fe..."

Can confirm that Gene has finished my Round #373

Trish

Thanks, Gene. It looks like I was able to make you fit! Everyone, please double check, and make sure you don't have any conflicts. (You haven't reviewed the people above you, the people below you haven't reviewed you.)

Thanks, Loralee. If Nivedita doesn't have an alternate, I believe we'll have to be in each other's blind spots.

My mistake. If Nivedita doesn't have another book for you to read, I might not be able to fit you with the conflicts that you have. I'll see what I can do.

Edit: Gene, I'm so sorry about that. I should have checked to see if Nivedita had another book for you to read. Because she has reviewed both Pablo and me, I won't be able to put you in her blind spot.
I apologize that I did not check that first.

Understood! I figured it would be a tight fit.

Sorry gene! I have only one book. Because I'm a debut writer

Hi all,

Sorry to butt in here, but Nivedita is in the same group as Gene, was #373, which I'm modding and still has one outstanding review, whereas Gene has finished all his.

Nivedita, you are only allowed in one review group at a time. I think you're new to this and perhaps didn't realise.

You need to finish Seth's review before you can join here or another round.

Thanks all.

Trish

Trish, thanks for letting me know that.

I'm so sorry, Nivedita! Look for another group to join once you reviews in Group 373 are all complete and posted!

Welcome, Gene! There's a spot now for you.

I have reviewed Gordon and Gene and been reviewed by Loralee.

I have several novellas to offer including one that was previously published under a different title. My publisher went out of business and all of my reviews got lost, so I am starting over. People who previously reviewed that book can do it again.

There is a slight problem: I have met all my obligations to a different group but Amazon has not yet posted my last review--and who knows when they will finally get around to it!

/book/show/2...

I have three other novellas which a reviewer could choose from if not interested in the above book.

Laura, if nothing changes, I may be able to fit you once your amazon review is ready, and you have posted a link to it in your other group.

All your reviews from Amazon and goodreads need to be posted before you can join another group.

I have seen Amazon reviews take as much as 2 weeks, and it can be frustrating!

My last review is up and my obligations to the group are complete.

Thanks, Laura! It looks like you can fit.

Loralee, I think I need to go up one step on the list because Pablo has reviewed me.

Trish wrote: "Hi all,

Sorry to butt in here, but Nivedita is in the same group as Gene, was #373, which I'm modding and still has one outstanding review, whereas Gene has finished all his.

Nivedita, you are on..."

I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Since I'm new to this I didn't know one could be in more than one group. My bad! No issues I'll find another group or join here if available when I'm done with the old round.

Thankyou Trish and Loralee for letting me know.

Laura wrote: "Loralee, I think I need to go up one step on the list because Pablo has reviewed me."
Thanks for letting me know, Laura. That was an easy fix.

Loralee,
Finally, the Amazon review for your book arrived and I posted it on Group 370.
May I now join this group with my book Thinking with Rhythm?
Cecilia
Thinking with Rhythm

Welcome, Cecilia! It looks like I was able to fit you in! You've also reviewed Gene Kendall as well as me.

Loralee, thank you for taking me in. I did not read Kendall’s books. I read Helton, Munson, Sargent and yours

You're right! Oops! I saw his name in your list of books, but did not notice you had not read/reviewed it, and it was only in your want to read list.
It looks like in the current line up in this review round so far, the only person whose book you have read is me. And no one else has read or reviewed you. Is that right?

Loralee
Yes, it is correct. Other than you, the rest are all new authors for me.

This is taking a while to fill. However, both the General and Clean rounds only have one spot each left to fill. If anyone wants to drop out and join either the General Round here: /topic/show/...

or the Clean Round here: /topic/show/...

so those groups can get going, that would be fine. It's possible (especially if you're a fast reader) that your spot here may still be available when you've completed your reviews in either of those rounds.
You don't have to, but I thought I'd offer the suggestion to get those groups going since both of them are waiting on just one more person to join.

Do you think we should change this to a "general" round? It's taking forever to fill.

Thank you for sending Cecilia our way in 372! She fits that 10th spot perfectly and hopefully that round will now launch (after 3 months, geez, Louise!)

Hi i originally tried to join Group 372 with A Collection of Fabulous Fascinating Fairy Tales Volume 4 but the moderator couldnt fit me in and recommended this group. I think I could fit into this round, since the only people I've reviewed here are David and Cecilia, (Gene and Loralee have reviewed me) but Laura and Pablo I havent reviewed and theyve not reviewed me before so hopefully there's no clashes.

Here is the link: /book/show/1...

THis isn't working. Can we change it to a general group to get things moving?

Thank you for the suggestion, Laura. To move things faster, this has been changed to a General round. As Cecilia appears to have gone to join group 372 to get that group moving, and J R will be able to review David while being reviewed by me, (currently in Gene's blind spot) I have put J R in. Welcome, J R! Hopefully now that it is a General round, it will fill a bit faster!
I apologize that it is taking so long, and appreciate your patience!

I would like to join with Errant (alternative The Game and the Board, Ardent or something else).

I've reviewed Loralee, Laura and David.
I received reviews from Gene.

May I join with "The Memory of Lost Dreams?"

I have read other books from J R Gibson and David Alyn Gordon, but I haven't read their books listed on this thread.

Laura Koerber, Gene Kendall, and Loralee Evans have read a different book from me.

I haven't read or been read by Pablo Roy Leguísamo.

Joseph wrote: "May I join with "The Memory of Lost Dreams?"

I have read other books from J R Gibson and David Alyn Gordon, but I haven't read their books listed on this thread.

Laura Koerber, Gene Kendall, an..."

Joseph, please also link the other Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ accounts you have. This is required under rule 12.

Kat wrote: "Joseph wrote: "May I join with "The Memory of Lost Dreams?"

I have read other books from J R Gibson and David Alyn Gordon, but I haven't read their books listed on this thread.

Laura Koerber, G..." This is my only I account. I deleted my other accounts. My other account Davon M Custis is blank, and I no longer have control over that account. I reposted all my reviews under Joseph Minart.

Since it is a pen name you use(d) and it is an account that exists on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, please include it when signing up for rounds:

/author/show...

Kat wrote: "Since it is a pen name you use(d) and it is an account that exists on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, please include it when signing up for rounds:

/author/show..."
Okay, will do.

I would like to join in with, if possible.

Unearthing Worlds: Book Two of the Keyholes Trilogy

Thanks,

-Tony

Florian, Joseph, and Tony, I'm so sorry! This is very frustrating. But because of your current conflicts, it doesn't look like I can fit any of you in. The people here already have conflicts, and I can't move them around very much. Not enough to fit you in without review conflicts. At least there is no way that I can see. I apologize!

Loralee wrote: "Florian, Joseph, and Tony, I'm so sorry! This is very frustrating. But because of your current conflicts, it doesn't look like I can fit any of you in. The people here already have conflicts, and I..."

No worries, I will be faster next time I hope haha

BTW if this helps--I don't care what book people review, so there is flexibility there.

Loralee wrote: "Florian, Joseph, and Tony, I'm so sorry! This is very frustrating. But because of your current conflicts, it doesn't look like I can fit any of you in. The people here already have conflicts, and I..."

We get accustomed to conflicts :) Next time.

Hey Everyone! I would like to join with "Black Powder, Black Heart".

I have reviewed JR Gibson, Laura Koerber, Gene Kendall, and Loralee Evans before.

David Gordon has reviewed one of my books before.

If you can't fit me in this round, I understand, as many regulars are here. Lol. However, I do have 8 books out, and many of these authors may have several books I have not reviewed yet.

/book/show/2...?