On Top Down Under Book Reviews is Moving

When On Top Down Under Book Reviews was created in October 2012, never would we have dreamed that it would grow as quickly as it has. Two total strangers, from two different hemispheres, came together over the shared love of books.  A friendship between these two strangers happened first, of course, otherwise there would be no collaboration.  Not only has the friendship grown but so has the reviewing site.

Soon On Top Down Under Book Reviews will be switching over to a new-look WordPress site. The look of On Top Down Under may change but the books will still be reviewed the same, by the same two people with some guest reviewers thrown into the mix, and there will still be current and personal posts as well. Our name will remain the same. Our little reading hobby has taken on a life of its own and we, both Kazza K and Cindi, feel that it's in the best interest of the blog to move to a site with more flexibility and another server, one that is more accepting of the types of books we review and our occasional NSFW photo or GIF. Okay, sometimes more than occasional.

As changes occur they will be noted with additional blog posts.  We hope that our members will continue to follow us once the transfer is complete and that all will continue to support us as we continue to grow. We are aiming for September 1st as our transfer date as our resident computer guru has been working diligently to make everything happen quickly. 

What will change?  On top of having a more professional and inviting look, the site will be easier to navigate as each post will be properly categorized. Purchase links will be in place for ease of use as well as other dynamic more user-friendly functions. Our Facebook page will be accessible with the click of a mouse as will our Tumblr account. Our contact information and submission policies will also be easier to find. The only major thing (other than appearance and navigation) that will change is that each current member must rejoin the site. Once this is done, emails will be sent to members advising all of new reviews, contests, interviews and other posts. Choosing to follow our new-look site allows subscribers anonymity and access to reviews as soon as they are posted via email, if desired. 

We hate to ask our members to rejoin as all of you have been very supportive of our endeavor. However, this is the only way for us to move forward with the new server. Once we are up and running you will see why we felt that it was necessary to make these changes.  

Also, On Top Down Under Book Reviews will be celebrating our one year anniversary on October 6, 2013. We are very proud of this milestone. More on that will be posted as we move closer to that date.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, email us at the address below or click our pictures on the right of this post and send us an individual Goodreads message. If you are interested in receiving an email reminder when the time for the transfer comes, contact us at ontopdownunderbookreviews@gmail.com or click here and one will be sent to you. Any and all email addresses shared will remain confidential. We go to great lengths to keep our own personal information private and respect the need for privacy and anonymity.

We are excited to see what is in store for On Top Down Under Book Reviews in the coming years. We look forward to sharing that growth with you, our members.

Cindi and Kazza K

Welcome Guest Reviewers!

- By Cindi and Kazza K

In the upcoming weeks you will see new names on some of the reviews on On Top Down Under. We are lucky enough to have some of our closest reading friends consent to do reviews for the blog on occasion.  We aren't going anywhere and nothing will change with the exception of us sharing a bit of the love so to speak.  So we hope you will check out the reviews by our friends and show them the same love you have shown the two of us and the blog as a whole.  Give them a big welcome and comment on their reviews if you'd like. You know how hard it is to put your words out there so I hope you will give these folks a huge welcome.  Below is a little bit of information about our guest reviewers.  More info will be added to this post as we add new reviewers.  If you are interested in posting a guest review on On Top Down Under Book Reviews, click the Contact Us link on the right side of the page and all the information is listed.

K.M. - K.M. was Cindi's first real reading buddy on Goodreads.  K.M. can either blame or credit Cindi with pushing her in the right direction in regards to the LGBT genre as well as the BDB series. Shared love of Nora Roberts brought them together and the same can now be said for good M/M romance.  K.M. is a busy girl away from her Kindle but somehow she still manages to find time to sneak in a good M/M book every now and again.

Kazza K waves at K.M. *waving madly from Oz* and says a big "thank you" for adding to our blog. Taking the time to put your thoughts down on some books here with Cindi and I.


Today we have another guest reviewer in the form of the fabulous Letti. Letti is a busy lady in her everyday life and we seriously do not know how she finds the time to read, let alone write a great review. No matter, we're glad she decided to write some reviews for OTDU Book Reviews. Both Cindi and Kazza K are friends with Letti on Goodreads and we connect over the same books time and again. Welcome Letti!! We look forward to your first review today.

And welcome to the debonair Mr Austro-Hungarian. Student, avid reader, dancer extraordinaire, SpongeBob AND Gone With The Wind aficionado. Hmm, random, much like Mr A-H. Mr A-H is mostly over at Greedy Bug Book Reviews our LGBT YA site but he has recently added to On Top Down Under Book Reviews and will flit between the two sites as he sees fit.