RITA Reader Challenge Update

We’re about a third of the way through this year’s RITA® Reader Challenge and I want to thank everyone so far for participating! We’ve had some great reviews!

However, we also understand that life happens, and we have some books still needing to be reviewed and are passed their deadline. On the sign-up sheet, if you see a book with a gray-shaded square, that means we’re still waiting on the book to be reviewed and you’re welcome to take that slot! These reviews can be submitted anytime before the end of the Reader Challenger, which is mid-July.

If you have already signed up for a book, there’s no need to fill out the contact form a second time!

And in case anyone is wondering, I strike-through a name on the sheet when a review has been submitted and I highlight the square in yellow when it’s been scheduled to go on the site.

 

For a refresher on the rules and how they work:

We did something new last year with including a sign-up sheet, and we’re keeping that same format with just a few minor changes. You can also see the official announcement for RITA finalists here!

Basics:

There are 9 different reading deadlines, spanning every ten days. We started with books that are a little shorter to give those who wish to read longer titles more time to read.

We’re asking readers/reviewers to fill out a short contact form. This is purely to send out deadline reminders. We will not use this information for anything else, and we won’t sell it to or share it with anyone – not even if they promise unlimited book budgets and a lifetime supply of dark chocolate.

We’re limiting the reviews to 2 per book to help keep from overflooding the site. These reviews will be posted throughout the week, leading up to the next deadline. However, we may ask for more people to sign up for particular books if we’re still waiting on reviews.

You can sign up for more than one book, though of course, sharing is caring!

Rules:

The contact form can be accessed here! Once you’ve entered your name and email address, the link to the sign up spreadsheet will be on the confirmation page.

Or, if you missed it, click here (but please make sure to give us your name and email in the form above before registering to review books!). 

In the sign-up column, simply list the name you want to be known as when posting the review. Please be respectful of those who’ve signed up before you.

Remember, 2 reviewers per book! Unless otherwise stated.

The deadline is when readers should submit their reviews. Send them to: amanda@smartbitchestrashybooks.com

Reviews will be proofread before posting. If there are any serious changes or clarifications, we’ll let you know!

Thank you for signing up to review books for the RITA® Reader Challenge. This is a community project that we really enjoy because it makes the RITA® ceremony each year more fun, as we know a little bit about all the books that are nominated.

We can’t provide copies of all the books to those who sign up to review – I wish we could! However, if you’d like to support the site and the RITA® Reader Challenge project with your fine and excellently selected purchases, these retailer links are affiliate coded to provide a 6-8% commission. If you use them, that is most terrific, and if not, that’s perfectly good, too.

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There are always new books to discover in the nominees, too, and I know some readers love to review in genres they don’t normally read. However you do it, thank you for joining us this year.

Any questions, feel free to email Sarah or Amanda!

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