Category: Beta Book Reviews

I beta read for Steven back in early 2019.  Due to… a certain global pandemic… he’s only just now (self)publishing his novel Fixing Your Stars.  Time travel is dear to my heart, even though how it’s treated is often …

I read Jen’s story twice, as she tweaked it to her exacting standards.  We’ve become friends during that process and I wish her the very best of luck with her novel.

I love this story. It’s crisp, well written and …

I beta read for Steve a while ago (over a year, according to my notes) and really loved his story.  The only thing I didn’t like was that it didn’t end and I have to wait until he can make …

This is a little premature, but I’m excited on her behalf, so want to blog about it.  Many moons ago I beta read Dr. Bella Ellwood-Clayton’s romance novel “Camera Ready.”  She’s since decided to go with “Lights, Camera…Kiss Me!” which …

Andrea and I have become friendly, exchanging a number of emails on a variety of topics.  She has a diverse background that has some parallels with mine.  One of the reasons, I guess, she asked me to beta read for …

I’m big into scifi, probably 80% of my bookshelf over the years, so was excited to read “Full Dive.” As I title my review, I “Retained [the] sim[ulation] even after reading.”

Tom’s website.

Amazon link; my review:

I …

I’ve read a number of romance novels since I started beta reading through Goodreads.  Not something I’d likely ever pick up off the shelf, but that’s part of what I like about beta reading: exposure to new things.

Katia’s website…