Details on the process are at the bottom of the email.

Don't forget to email me a link or a screenshot of your review on at least one of the above sites.

Hey guys.

A few of you are already way ahead of me on the review process for the Last First Time. Thank you so much!

Honestly? Goodreads is a mystery to me. I've never figured out how to manage my own books in my author dashboard over there and the way Goodreads is set up makes me want to kick puppies. (NOT REALLY! But I am angry and violent when frustrated-- it's not pretty.)

So at this point, it appears that at least 3 of us have attempted to add the new book to GR. Unfortunately-- one of the books has the wrong title, none of them have a cover image, and I can't add it myself because the ASIN has been used.

Does GR make it easy to find help? Nope.

I've included the link to the accurate listing on Goodreads, and meanwhile, I'll figure out how to get all the listings combined.

Here are the places you can leave reviews:

AMAZON US

AMAZON UK

AMAZON CA

AMAZON AU

GOODREADS

BOOKBUB

(Woohoo! I at least got my listing on Goodreads to show the cover! Let's hear it for minor victories!)

Greetings and thanks for joining Rocklyn Ryder's Review team!

If you're new to the review team (or just need a reminder,) let me explain how mine works:

Take a look at the book description here in the newsletter and/or on the Bookfunnel landing page, and decide if the book being offered is one you're interested in reviewing.

If not, no sweat, don't download it and I won't wonder where your review is.

If you decide to download the advance copy, please review it.

Once the book is available, I'll send out a second email with links to all the places where you can leave your review.

Once you leave your review, please send me proof of your review. A link, a screenshot, the little "thanks for your review" receipt that Amazon gives you, whatever is easiest. Just something so I know you followed through on your end so I don't remove you from the team.

I'm pretty easy going: It really helps to get reviews posted as soon as possible. I ask that you get them posted in the first 30 days. If it takes you a little longer or if you space out on sending in your proof of review-- don't stress out. Just don't make a habit of waiting six months to get around to it. I do remove members from the team after several downloads and no reviews.

About my ARC files:

It's important to understand that I send my review copies out rough. That means that I'm an impatient author! I get all excited about finishing a book and I want to share it with you as soon as I'm done.

I do two full read throughs when I finish a book, making sure the story makes sense and doing all the major edits and fixing as many typos as I can find.

When I'm satisfied that the story is final, I send it off to you.

So you are reviewing the story, not my spelling. Please.

I know my ARC files are filled with typos. While you are reading the advance copy, the final draft is going through another set of eyes for the final edits and another set of eyes when the book gets formatted for publishing.

I welcome your feedback! If you find typos, grammar problems (sometimes those are on purpose though,) or consistency errors, feel free to let me know about them.

About your ratings:

Of course I love having enthusiastic readers who love my books.

However, the goal is your honest opinion of the story. Always.

Reviews help other readers discover new authors and books to love, so it only makes sense to ask you to be authentic in your review.

I understand that not every reader is going to love every story I tell, however, if you find that you don't like anything I write-- that's a good indication that we just aren't a good fit for each other and you shouldn't be reviewing for an author you don't like.

No hard feelings. If you want to leave the team but stay on the mailing list, you can update your subscription perferences or send me an email and I can do it on my end. If you choose to leave the mailing list entirely, it's easy to hit the unsubscribe link included with every email.

Thank you so much for your participation.

I hope you enjoy the book!

~Rox