Join My Ann Charles Review Crew!

Reader reviews are like gold coins for us author-pirates. We sail the seven seas of publishing, scribbling our adventures on the page to share with you wonderful readers. All the while, we hope to find vast treasures of review gold tucked away in caves or buried under palm trees with X-marked trunks to add to our piles of literary wealth.

What is the big deal with reviews?

Over the years, I have been a fortunate author-pirate.

Many kind readers have taken the time to write reviews for my books on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, etc.

These reviews have lured new-to-me readers to give my books a try, which in turn makes each new release more exciting and keeps me typing away at my keyboard while new stories flow onto the pages.

It’s a wonderful circle and I am so appreciative that I can keep telling stories about my characters’ adventures year after year.

What is a Review Crew?

I decided to change things up on my author-pirate ship this year.

Instead of sharing the rewards of my adventures with those who help holler to the world about my books, I thought I’d focus on sharing pieces-of-eight treasures (aka “author swag”) with my fellow book-page travelers who leave reviews sprinkled here and there on the digital landscape (in both old lands and new worlds),

In short, if you leave a review for one of my books somewhere, I’ll throw your pirate hat into the ring to win a prize via a random drawing.

For CHEWED UP BY THE JUNGLE (Dig Site Mystery Book 3–released October 22, 2025), after you share a review I will mail you a book swag gift and add your name to the prize drawing. (Note: One book swag gift per person.)

This review crew reward drawing may happen monthly, quarterly, or whenever a new book is released.

I will update this page regularly with the latest prize drawing, so be sure to bookmark it and/or revisit it regularly.

CHEWED UP THE JUNGLE prizes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How does this all work?

1. For this first time, review the newly released book, CHEWED UP BY THE JUNGLE.
2. Email me a link to your review (or send a copy of it) and your mailing address. Be sure to let me know where you left the review (Amazon, Goodreads, Kobo, the local newspaper, a truckstop bathroom stall door, mass fliers dropped from an airplane, etc–you get the picture). Send it to: AnnCharlesAuthor@gmail.com with BOOK REVIEW in the Subject line.
3. Go out and share the review on another platform and send me that information, too. You can throw your pirate hat into the ring multiple times for the drawing, matey.

Note: Periodically, I might use your reviews in quotes about your favorite book to share with other readers sailing the high seas of fiction.

What is in this for you?

Besides my humble gratitude for helping me reach new readers, you will get some fun author swag plunder and more page-turners to keep you entertained during rough seas and smooth sailing adventures.