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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 an 'Out of this World' round
Fiction books classified as sci-fi, fantasy, dystopian, paranormal.

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. Noor Al-Shanti
2. J.S. Fernandez Morales
3. Scott Spotson
4. Cameron Ayers
5. Bianca Sierra-Luebke
6. Grant Price
7. C.E. Johnson
8. S.D. Brown
9. Jonathan Ammon
10. Tristen Kozinski

Book Links
1. Children of the Dead City
2. The Lost Signal
3. The Strange Life of Brandon Chambers
4. The Truth Circle
5. The Replacement: Book 1 of The Replacement Series
6. By the Feet of Men
7. Bluestone
8. Saving Bigfoot Valley
9. Around the Solar System in 80 Days
10. The City of Locked Doors

Hey, I'd like to join this group with Children of the Dead City

Author page: Noor Al-Shanti

Thanks!

I would like to join with

Book: The Lost Signal- /book/show/5...

Author profile- /author/show...

I was booted from the last round so I'll sign up with The Strange Life of Brandon Chambers.

Noor has reviewed me before, and this will be a new book for her.

I would like to join with my book "The Truth Circle."
I just finished all my commitments to Group 252 earlier today.

Book: /book/show/5...

Author Page: /author/show...

I'll join with The City of Locked Doors. I have already read books by Scott but not this one. I've also read Noor.
/book/show/3...

I’d like to join with The Replacement. /book/show/4...

I'd like to add book 1 of my series The Shard Chronicles

If someone has already reviewed it, feel free to read book 2 instead :)

Book 1


Book 2:

Great, seven people so far, and I only know two of them. Tristen who has reviewed me, as he pointed out, and Noor, as I pointed out earlier. Should be more conflict-free this round!

Scott wrote: "Great, seven people so far, and I only know two of them. Tristen who has reviewed me, as he pointed out, and Noor, as I pointed out earlier. Should be more conflict-free this round!"
Only 6. I think Ono signed up in the other group

I'd like to join with Saving Bigfoot Valley., a middle-grade novel.

/book/show/1...

"Only 6. I think Ono signed up in the other group"

I can do both - I have an editor who is a speed reader :)

Welcome Noor, J.S., Scott, Cameron, S.D. and Bianca.

Please all check back daily as the group is forming to let me know if anyone who joins the group has a clash with you. Thank you.

Ono - you can only sign up for one group at a time. Please pick between the groups and give me a list of all the people in that group who your editor has reviewed and who has reviewed your book. Thanks.

S.D. who recently joined has reviewed me very recently, but my book here is different.

Scott wrote: "S.D. who recently joined has reviewed me very recently, but my book here is different."

Thanks Scott!

S.D. - I assume you have no other clashes? If you do please let me know ASAP. Thanks!

No, this is good.

Hi, I'd like to join this group with By the Feet of Men. This is the first time, so nobody has reviewed it before/I haven't reviewed anyone.

Cheers!

Hi, if there's still a spot, I'd like to sign up with Around the Solar System in 80 Days. This would be my first time doing this, so no conflicts.
/book/show/5...

I have reviewed one of S.D. Brown's previous books � "Calcite Corpse" � but not the latest one. No other conflicts for me thus far.

I think you may be filled (if Ono is in this group). If Ono does the other group, I'll submit Bluestone. Scott reviewed it, and I think that is my only conflict.

Welcome - Grant, Jonathan and C.E.!

And it looks like we are might be good to go. But let's be sure...

Please post to tell me if you have reviewed any of the four people above you 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 and post to tell me if they have not.

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.

If you are new to the group, it's worth checking out how this works so you know for future reference.

When enough people have reported in with no clashes, I can move us on to the reading phase.

No conflict for me apart from the one I mentioned earlier with S.D. Brown, and I've not read the book she's submitted for the group, so I should be good to go.

I'm good!

Good with me, I have already declared all (resolved) conflicts and don't see any new ones.

I just have Scott as reviewing my book in the past, but I haven't reviewed anyone on here

looks okay

No conflicts. I have already read Children of the Dead City but Noor probably has another book I can read.

Tristen wrote: "No conflicts. I have already read Children of the Dead City but Noor probably has another book I can read."

Yes, I do. You've read all my published fantasy, but I have two sci fi shorts: Earth 2.0 and Always the Same. Let me know which one you'd like to read for this round :)

No conflicts here.

I can probably review both since they're short.

I've previously read and reviewed S.D. Brown. No other clashes.

Bianca wrote: "I've previously read and reviewed S.D. Brown. No other clashes."


oops/// I missed this... double checked and don't see any additional conflicts.

Looks like we are ready to go!

START DATE: 17-July-20

END DATE: 09-Oct-20

Round 1 � post your review by 07-Aug-20
Round 2 � post your review by 28 -Aug-20
Round 3� post your review by 18-Sept-20
Round 4 � post your review by 09-Oct-20

As AUTHORS you SEND your book file to:

262-01__Noor Al-Shanti
Tristen Kozinski for round 1
Jonathan Ammon for round 2
S.D. Brown for round 3
C.E. Johnson for round 4

262-02__J.S. Fernandez Morales
Noor Al-Shanti for round 1
Tristen Kozinski for round 2
Jonathan Ammon for round 3
S.D. Brown for round 4

262-03__Scott Spotson
J.S. Fernandez Morales for round 1
Noor Al-Shanti for round 2
Tristen Kozinski for round 3
Jonathan Ammon for round 4

262-04__ Cameron Ayers
Scott Spotson for round 1
J.S. Fernandez Morales for round 2
Noor Al-Shanti for round 3
Tristen Kozinski for round 4

262-05__ Bianca Sierra-Luebke
Cameron Ayers for round 1
Scott Spotson for round 2
J.S. Fernandez Morales for round 3
Noor Al-Shanti for round 4

262-06__ Grant Price
Bianca Sierra-Luebke for round 1
Cameron Ayers for round 2
Scott Spotson for round 3
J.S. Fernandez Morales for round 4

262-07__ C.E. Johnson
Grant Price for round 1
Bianca Sierra-Luebke for round 2
Cameron Ayers for round 3
Scott Spotson for round 4

262-08__ S.D. Brown
C.E. Johnson for round 1
Grant Price for round 2
Bianca Sierra-Luebke for round 3
Cameron Ayers for round 4

262-09__ Jonathan Ammon
S.D. Brown for round 1
C.E. Johnson for round 2
Grant Price for round 3
Bianca Sierra-Luebke for round 4

262-10__ Tristen Kozinski
Jonathan Ammon for round 1
S.D. Brown for round 2
C.E. Johnson for round 3
Grant Price for round 4

As REVIEWERS you will receive books for review from:

262-01__Noor Al-Shanti
J.S. Fernandez Morales for round 1
Scott Spotson for round 2
Cameron Ayers for round 3
Bianca Sierra-Luebke for round 4

262-02__J.S. Fernandez Morales
Scott Spotson for round 1
Cameron Ayers for round 2
Bianca Sierra-Luebke for round 3
Grant Price for round 4

262-03__Scott Spotson
Cameron Ayers for round 1
Bianca Sierra-Luebke for round 2
Grant Price for round 3
C.E. Johnson for round 4

262-04__ Cameron Ayers
Bianca Sierra-Luebke for round 1
Grant Price for round 2
C.E. Johnson for round 3
S.D. Brown for round 4

262-05__ Bianca Sierra-Luebke
Grant Price for round 1
C.E. Johnson for round 2
S.D. Brown for round 3
Jonathan Ammon for round 4

262-06__ Grant Price
C.E. Johnson for round 1
S.D. Brown for round 2
Jonathan Ammon for round 3
Tristen Kozinski for round 4

262-07__ C.E. Johnson
S.D. Brown for round 1
Jonathan Ammon for round 2
Tristen Kozinski for round 3
Noor Al-Shanti for round 4

262-08__ S.D. Brown
Jonathan Ammon for round 1
Tristen Kozinski for round 2
Noor Al-Shanti for round 3
J.S. Fernandez Morales for round 4

262-09__ Jonathan Ammon
Tristen Kozinski for round 1
Noor Al-Shanti for round 2
J.S. Fernandez Morales for round 3
Scott Spotson for round 4

262-10__ Tristen Kozinski
Noor Al-Shanti for round 1
J.S. Fernandez Morales for round 2
Scott Spotson for round 3
Cameron Ayers 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.

I just picked up the books from Amazon that I will be reviewing

Looks like a fun round and I look forward to reading each of them.
Thanks EM for moderating.

Hey guys, I’m guessing I missed the boat? If so, I’ll wait for the next round

Christopher - you have. New rounds will be set up next month, but if you have a shorter work, the Novella round is still looking for more.

This sounds great. Looking forward to the next round!

Just wanted to pop in and say I've sent and received all my books for this round. Can't wait to read all of these great-looking books! :)

Thanks for saying so Noor.

Has everyone else got their books for the round sorted? If you have yet to do so, please do and if there are any problems post here to say :)

I have them all and delivered all. :)

Round 1 Review for The Lost Signal:

GR: /review/show...

Amazon:

Noor wrote: "Round 1 Review for The Lost Signal:

GR: /review/show...

Amazon: "

Thanks for reading and review! :)

Round 1 Saving Bigfoot Valley



/review/show...

C.E. wrote: "Round 1 Saving Bigfoot Valley



/review/show......"

Thanks C.E.!

My review for The Truth Circle



/review/show...

Thank you Scott for your kind words and your insightful critique.

My review for The City of Locked Doors

/review/show...

:( just dropped my Kindle in the bathtub

Thanks Noor, C.E., Scott and Jonathan for kicking us off!

S.D. - Terrible news! I hope you can replace it but if that is an issue you can always download the Kindle app for free from the Zon onto your phone or computer in the meantime.