Advanced Reader Copies & Beta Reads

by Various

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Fiction

ebook

About the author

Various is the correct author for any book with multiple unknown authors, and is acceptable for books with multiple known authors, especially if not all are known or the list is very long (over 50).

If an editor is known, however, Various is not necessary. List the name of the editor as the primary author (with role "editor"). Contributing authors' names follow it.

Note: WorldCat is an excellent resource for finding author information and contents of anthologies.

Reviews

[Caitlin Miller]

Books I read for editing projects yet to be released (with author initials):

-January 2024 - MC
-February 2024 - AJ
-March 2024 - AS
-April 2024 - ND
-May 2024 - AS
-June 2024 - CM
-July 2024 - KL
-August 2024 - DH
-August 2024 - EH
-August 2024 - SB
-September 2024 - CLM
-September 2024 - SA
-October 2024 - MM
-October 2024 - KT
-October 2024 - KC
-November 2024 - HB
-November 2024 - KJ
-December 2024 - HB
-December 2024 - MC
-December 2024 - AT

-January 2025 - DK
-January 2025 - JA

[Christina Baehr]

BETA READS:

FAEDRA WESLENBERG’S MYTHICAL CREATURE CAFE

A fabulous romantic fantasy with cozy vibes and high stakes by Joanna Ruth Meyer

SAGE AND STONE

An appealingly cottagecore alt-history YA low/no magic fantasy about art and family by Hanna C Howard

I have the best writer friends in the world and I cannot wait to see these books find great publishing homes!!!

A NECESSARY DARKNESS by RJ Anderson

Beyond thrilled that this award winning YA author (one of my favourites authors!) has written an immersive, thoughtful, numinous, suspenseful Nordic-saga-inspired romantic fantasy aimed at adults that handles revenge, loyalty, and repentance. Prose you could eat with a spoon. A carved wooden, preferably.

[Suzannah Rowntree]

Beta reads!

UNTITLED VIKING ROMANTASY by RJ Anderson - 21 July
I've been waiting on this one for years since reading the first half in 2022. A fabulously vivid and evocative adult romantasy inspired by medieval Iceland. Features a world so real and convincing you can smell it, an enemies-to-lovers romance that had me kicking my little feet, and slyly classy pop culture references.

SAGE & STONE by Hanna C Howard - 31 May
I INHALED this alternate-history fantasy in which a tile-maker and a court physician forge a fragile bond in the deadly viceregal palace of French-ruled Oklahoma.

UNTITLED COSY FANTASY CAFE NOVEL by Joanna Ruth Meyer - 3 May
best I can do is: Howl's Moving Castle x Wormwood Abbey. Absolutely glorious.

UNTITLED CLOCKWORK ROMANCE NOVELLA by Christina Baehr - 9 April
Billed as "50% Stolen Bridegroom and 50% Protestants Arguing", my mother asked me this morning why I was making such unhinged noises last night, it was because of THIS STORY

EVERY LONGING HEART by Claire Trella Hill - 22 February
Cosy gaslamp vampire romance with found family, Christmas, and, I cannot emphasise this enough, a BLUESTOCKING VAMPIRE.

[Chelsey Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

March 2024:
- Beta read for Millie Shepherd (Project RED)
- Beta read for L. Taylor (AGWO)

April 2024:
- Beta read for Tania Ibrahim (DOQ Book 1)
- Alpha read for Rachel Chamberlayne (MEME)

May 2024:
- Beta read for Anna Barroso (Seas the Day)

October 2024:
- Beta read for Rachel Chamberlayne (MGE)
- A Realm of Rebels by Tania Ibrahim

November 2024:
- Developmental edit for Melody Faith (These Mending Hearts)
- Beta read for Rowan Paige (Pieces of my Broken Heart)

December 2024/January 2025:
- A Mirror Dimly by Rachel Lohnes (Beta read) *450 pages

March 2025:
- IABU by Rachel Chamberlayne (Alpha Read) *308 pages

July 2025:
- IABU by Rachel Chamberlayne (Beta Read) *415 pages

August 2025:
- These Mending Hearts by Melody Faith (Proofread) *133 pages

September 2025:
- Under the Birch Tree by Melissa Higgins (Line/Copy Edit) *342 pages

[Abigail Hawthorne]

Beta read for Anna Augustine (01/2024)

Beta read for L. Taylor (04/2024)

[Elizabeth]

JUNE 2023
- One Crisis at a Time beta read
- incomplete: The Crownless Prince ARC

AUGUST 2023
- psychology textbook (not on Goodreads)

[Morgan Giesbrecht]

✨2024✨

January
Beta read — Anna Augustine

February
Beta read (This Knot of Thorns) — Faith R. Mathewson

May/June
beta read (The Last Rose) — Victoria Lynn

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✨2023✨

February
Beta read — The Ten Commandments of Fake Marriage (J.M. Brinson)

April
Beta read (Millie Shepherd)


November/December
Beta read — You & I Were Fictional (Caitlin Miller)

[Lily]

Proofread for Danny Mac. :)

[M.L. Milligan]

CLASSIFIED - short story
Infinite - M. L. Milligan - short story

[Molly]

February 2024 - Novella
April 2024 - Novella
August 2024 - Multiple shorter pieces
May 2025 - YA Novel

[Beka]

June 2025: Edit for THE TEMPEST OF RECKONING by Hannah Carter ~ you guys aren’t ready for this book 🤧

[Jessica Dillema · Rating 4 out of 5]

2025 juli - Proeflezen feelgood
2025 juni/juli - Proeflezen feelgood
2025 maart - Proeflezen feelgood
2024 oktober - Proeflezen feelgood
2024 september - Proeflezen feelgood
2024 februari - Proeflezen feelgood
2023 november - Fantasy roman, 4 sterren
2023 oktober - Roman, 3,75 sterren
2023 juli - Roman, 5 sterren
2023 juni - Roman, 2,5 sterren
2023 juni- Roman, 4,5 sterren
2020 - Queer NA, 4 sterren

[Deigan Marie]

* CLASSIFIED POETRY BOOK - Unnamable ;)

* UNDEFINED - M. L. Milligan

* INFINITE - M. L. Milligan

* CLASSIFIED MEDIEVAL BOOK - Unnamable ;)

* CLASSIFIED REVIEW READ - Unnamable ;)

* THE YOUNG WRITER - Erin Hylands

[Elyse]

Project Daughter by Hannah Gaudette (beta read) - 12/7/24–2/6/25

Empyreal Book Two by A.M. Daylin - (alpha read of the first act) - 9/24

A Curse Upon Tides by A.M. Daylin (beta read) - 2/12/25–3/1/25

ATT by Stephanie Crachiolo - (prebeta read) - 7/18/25

[Kelsey Gietl]

Reading Whispers of Her Worth by Tanya E. Williams

[Laura (laurascozyreads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

gansey voice "what do you know about professional wrestling?"

excuse me while i scream

[Jessica Brown]

Beta read - historical romance - February 2025
Beta read - historical romance - May 2025

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Beta read - rom-com - January 2024
Beta read - historical romance - April 2024

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Beta read - rom-com - April 2023
Beta read - Biblical fiction - May 2023
Beta read - rom-com - June 2023
Beta read - poetry - August 2023 - September 2023
Beta read - historical fiction - October 2023

[Abigail Harris]

2025 edits - Read a new story submission.
x2: Edited a story for publication.

March 2025:
x3 anthology submissions
proofread - Z.A.G
format job
writing submission - page 21
ZG submission

April 2025:
format job for CG.

May 2025:
format job for EM/B-SB
edit job x 2 for MC

June 2025:
writing submission

August 2025:
writing submission
format job for FtF

[Latisha Sexton]

Beta read

[Kysa · Rating 5 out of 5]

June 2025 Terms and Traditions by Morgan Giesbrecht


April 2023 Life of an FDAA Agent by Mackenzie Bird

[Olivia G.]

2024 Reads:

- TMT by JB (Alpha)

- PC by EC (Alpha)

- MM by AV (Alpha)

[graceee · Rating 5 out of 5]

finished a novel my best friend wrote!! (june 14 2025) 6 stars

finished the second novel my best friend wrote!! (june 15 2025) 6 stars

(this chick needs to publish)

[B]

*ARCs and Beta Reads*

6. For the magazine i edited irl in 2025: Read March 2025

5. Basically proofread a 250 page thesis in 2025 so adding it here: Read Feb 2025

4. For all the fanfiction I read in 2025: Read Feb 2025

3. For all the fanfiction I read in 2024: Read Dec 2024

2. Basically I edited a magazine in my real life so going to add it here because of the amount of articles I've read!: Read 25th Nov 2024

1. ARC of Tied to Hevean by Vee Debras: Read 3rd March 2024

*****


DISCLAIMER-All opinions on books I’ve read and reviewed are my own, and are with no intention to offend anyone. If you feel offended by my reviews, let me know how I can fix it.

How I Rate-
1 star- Hardly liked anything/was disappointed
2 star- Had potential but did not deliver/was disappointed
3 stars- Was ok but could have been better/was average/Enjoyed a lot but something was missing
4 stars- Loved a lot but something was missing
5 stars- Loved it/new favourite

[Tara Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Current ARC
The Author by Jeff Scott
Status: Actively Reading


Super 8 by Adam Lewis - ARC - Release Date September 9, 2024

Set in the 70s, this book takes us on a gripping ride as we follow young Emilia as she sets out into the big wide world to become famous, by any means necessary. Women want to be her and men adore her, some maybe a little too much.

This novel is gritty and dark and is not for the faint of heart. This is not a story with a happy ending, well maybe it is, it depends on which definition we're using here... Yeah, I said it. Truthfully, although the backdrop is the 70s porn industry, the spicy parts are pretty mild. The violence, less so.

If you're looking for a gripping, soul wrenching, chilling, murderous, passionate thriller with a love story (or two) molded in, and maybe flirting with horror a bit then this book is for you. Entirely unputdownable.

Can't wait to read what Adam writes next!

[Rachel Sheumaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beta Read: AGWO by L. Taylor

Alpha Read: A Brystel Family Christmas by Elyse Cotton

ARC Read: Echoes of Absence by Chelsey Gordon

Alpha Read: Project Sparks by Elyse Cotton

ARC Read: Birth of America by Thomas R. Drummond

[Paige Knowlton]

Beta:
All That There Is(n't) to Know About Frogs - Amelia E. Clawford | Aug. 2023
(not published) The Arrogance of Elegance - Aggie F. Kopp | Mar. 2025
(not published) OBRG - Amelia E. Clawford | May 2025

[V.K.]

Seas the Day by Anna Barroso — beta read — (5/15/24-
The Darkest Prince by Rochelle McPherson — beta read — (4/29/23-5/10/23)

[Bella Raine]

UTTTM by Micaiah K.

[Valerie Cotnoir · Rating 4 out of 5]

To Have and to Hold Fast by Kait Schirmer

[Natalie Dickinson]

Thank you to Sara Noelle for letting me beta read her novel! 💗