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Group 99. General. Mod: Hock
Caught some sun up on the roof this weekend to pretend it was summer ;)
Here is my review of Introverse. Just an FYI, but Amazon UK will not allow me to post as it says the book is only available to those in the UK. /review/show...
Here is the Amazon UK Link to Introverse 
Thanks T. S., especially for persisting with Amazon U.K.Your R2 review.
Here is my review for Far-Knowing by Melinda brasher:/review/show...
That concludes my round. Thanks to all for the chance to read some really great works!
Quick question: reviews have to include the "I was given a free copy" disclaimer for these, yes?
Good question Joe, I haven't found that requirement specifically stated anywhere. As long as you acquire a book legally, I figure it doesn't really matter how you got it, otherwise friends, family and professional reviewers would have to put a similar disclaimer. I only put it if I think the reader deserves to know the book wasn't exactly my cup of tea. But I could be wrong...
Many thanks, Marco!Marco wrote: "Here is my review of From A to Zoe by Marie-Jo Fortis:
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Thank you, Marco. Looks like you are all done before the first round is due.Thanks T. S. for your second review and to Joe and Marie-Jo for your first review.
David, thanks for your R1 review, but you might want to check the link to Amazon UK ...
Joe wrote: "Quick question: reviews have to include the "I was given a free copy" disclaimer for these, yes?"Like Marco, I have not seen any rule as such. My own reviews did not have such a statement and no one pulled me over. But I now make a practice of including such a statement having noticed that it is reasonably wide-spread.
Do what you think is fair and appropriate.
Personally I never include the statement and if I did I would put it at the end of the review. I think it disengages the review's readers from reading further when it preambles the review, which is defeating for both reviewer and the book's writer. Also, I don't think it is really relevant. The means by which the reviewer received the book has no impact on their opinion of it. But that's just my view. I don't think there's an 'official' line on this.
I've heard that you should always put the "I got this book free in exchange for an honest review" statement if you got the book free from the author for reviewing purposes. Full disclosure and all that. But who knows. I put mine at the end because I agree with Allie that it might disengage readers. However, I think it might actually benefit independent authors, since it makes it clear that these reviews are not from biased friends and family.
And thanks to those who have reviewed my book so far.
Based on comments from other authors and the moderators, I've decided to no longer comment that I received the book for free in order to furnish a review as I think it detrimentally affects the impact of the review.
T.S. wrote: "Based on comments from other authors and the moderators, I've decided to no longer comment that I received the book for free in order to furnish a review as I think it detrimentally affects the imp..."Good idea. It's something many of us don't do. The more, the merrier.
My GR review of A Parallel Path. /review/show...I will post the Amazon review links when they are confirmed.
Thank you Allie for a very thorough review!
Thanks Scott and Allie for your first reviews.There are three more to come - you know who you are - before the deadline of March 10.
Thanks Marie-Jo for your second review.Please fix the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ link.
Thanks Joe for the R2 review and Marie-Jo for the good link.
Thanks Scott. Two down. March 10, tomorrow, is the deadline for first reviews and three in this group have yet to "belly up to the bar"!
Worry not, my review is coming soon. :)
Thanks, Melinda, for your first review in this group. Round 2 deadline is March 31.
Sorry, I didn't now we were supposed to post our reviews here. This review was posted on February 28. Marie-Jo Fortis' "From A to Zoe."/review/show...
My review on Amazon was posted the same day, but I just went to copy the link and it's not there. I'll retry and contact Amazon if it isn't posted.
I tried to post my review again and got the message that Amazon can't accept my review because I am connected to the author and can't leave an unbiased opinion. I am calling them now.
Here is my round two review of Tampa Star. /review/show...I will post the Amazon links when they are cleared.
I'm getting no response from Amazon about missing review for A to Zoe. I tried again under my husband's account, but see that it is not there 12 hours later. Here is my review posted on Amazon uk on February 28.
Thanks Stephanie for your two reviews.Allie, thanks for your second.
Jeanine, thanks for your first. The Amazon thing is intriguing.
Only three reviews are missing to date for the second round deadline of March 31!
We're cooking with gas, they used to say.
I have just completed Round 3. Here is my review of Scott Spotson's Bridge Through Time:/review/show...
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Marco, thanks for R1 and R4 reviews!
Everybody - First reviews due March 10 and you can do reviews in any order.