Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Reviews are Important, right?

There are a fair number of posts on the internet about how to rustle up book reviews.

• We can add a plea to our author’s pages.
• We can give away copies of our books (with a disclaimer stating that a review is optional, of course).
• We can research top reviewers of books like ours, make lists, send emails, try not to be annoying.
• We can pay to add our books to lists where potential reviewers can download copies.
• We can hire marketing professionals.
• We can badger, beg, remind, reward, and ask nicely.

I browse the web once in a while, looking for the miracle formula.

You guessed it – I never find it.

However, I did find a Goodread’s Review Group and have participated several times in Reading Rounds. Their process is “Amazon Approved” because the reviews aren’t reciprocal.  I actually like this no-fuss process. The…