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Jellybooks is always looking for readers interested in test reading some great books. This is how it works when you join a test reading campaign:

  1. Make your choice from the list of ebooks available (see below)
  2. Complete the registration process by providing a few details
  3. Download the ebook(s) to the device of your choice

The books in this test reading project are provided in the ePub 3 format and can be read only with selected reading apps:

Instead of one of the reading applications mentioned above, you can also use the Jellybooks Cloud Reader without installing any app. The Jellybooks Cloud Reader can be used on any device with browser support. Simply click the green "Read with Cloud Reader" button instead of the blue "Download Epub" button. After registration, the link can also be found in the "My Books" section.

Click the “Sync Reading Stream” button at the end of each chapter to send your reading data to Jellybooks, and please complete the one-page survey at the end of the book.

The ebooks that were tested as part of this reading campaign were:


Book Cover of Glory Over Everything by Kathleen Grissom (ISBN: 9781476748467)
Glory Over Everything Kathleen Grissom

The "gripping. . . breathless until the end" (Kirkus Reviews) New York Times bestseller by the author of the beloved book club favorite The Kitchen House.

Book Cover of The Scribe of Siena by Melodie Winawer (ISBN: 9781501152276)
The Scribe of Siena Melodie Winawer

The Girl with a Pearl Earring meets Outlander in this gripping time-travel story about a woman who inherits a house in Siena and is transported back in time to the city, where she discovers a conspiracy to destroy Siena just as the plague is about to devastate Italy.

Book Cover of The Fall of Lisa Bellow by Susan Perabo (ISBN: 9781476761497)
The Fall of Lisa Bellow Susan Perabo

The suspenseful, breakout novel from the critically acclaimed author of the short story collections Who I Was Supposed to Be and Why They Run the Way They Do—when a middle school girl is abducted in broad daylight, a fellow student and witness to the crime copes with the tragedy in an unforgettable way.

Book Cover of The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak (ISBN: 9781501144431)
The Impossible Fortress Jason Rekulak

A dazzling debut novel—at once a charming romance and a moving coming-of-age story—about what happens when a fourteen-year old boy pretends to seduce a girl to steal a copy of Playboy but then discovers she is his computer-loving soulmate.

Book Cover of The Twilight Wife by A.J. Banner (ISBN: 9781501152122)
The Twilight Wife A.J. Banner

In the vein of Before I Go to Sleep, a new novel of psychological suspense by bestselling author, A.J Banner.

Book Cover of The Music of Ghosts by Vaddey Ratner (ISBN: 9781476795805)
The Music of Ghosts Vaddey Ratner

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of In the Shadow of the Banyan, a new novel set in contemporary Cambodia about a young woman who travels there in response to a letter from a mysterious man who claims to have come through the holocaust with her father's musical instruments.

Book Cover of The River at Night by Erica Ferencik (ISBN: 9781501143212)
The River at Night Erica Ferencik

A high stakes drama set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, charting the journey of four friends as they fight to survive the aftermath of a white water rafting accident, The River at Night is In a Dark, Dark Wood mixed with Deliverance—a nonstop and unforgettable thriller by a stunning new voice in fiction.

Book Cover of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (ISBN: 9781501154843)
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane Lisa See

A thrilling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been adopted by an American couple. This powerful story about a family, separated by circumstances, culture, and distance paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond that connects mothers and daughters.

Book Cover of I Found You by Lisa Jewell (ISBN: 9781501154614)
I Found You Lisa Jewell

In a windswept seaside town, single mom Alice Lake finds a man sitting on the beach outside her house. He has no name, no jacket, and no idea how he got there. She invites him inside. Two decades of secrets, a missing husband, and a man with no memory are at the heart of this suspenseful drama that will appeal to fans of Liane Moriarty and JoJo Moyes.

Book Cover of The Cutaway by Christina Kovac (ISBN: 9781501141713)
The Cutaway Christina Kovac

The Cutaway draws you into the tangled world of corruption and cover-up as a young television producer investigates the disappearance of a beautiful Georgetown lawyer in this stunning psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Paula Hawkins and Gillian Flynn.

Important information

Please note that our eBooks are protected with watermarking technology in addition to our own tracking technology and should not be shared or posted to torrent or sharing sites of any kind (the file can be traced to its original owner).

The Sponsor for this test reading project is Simon & Schuster.

Some of the ebooks being provided may have been from uncorrected proofs, not final pages (“advance reading copies”). You may see typographical or grammatical errors that will be corrected in the finished book.

The purpose of this project is to allow Jellybooks Ltd and the Sponsor, to collect and analyze data relating to your interaction with the eBook.

The full Jellybooks Privacy Policy can be found here: https://www.jellybooks.com/about/legal/privacy and further specific details about how your data will be used during this particular campaign are set out below:

What data will be collected about me during this campaign?

Jellybooks will be collecting certain elements of your personal data, such as your name, email address, gender and age as well as information about your reading behavior and your feedback on the ebooks.

Who will my data be shared with?

Jellybooks will assign you a unique identity number and will share this identity number as well as your reading data with the Sponsor. No information which can identify you personally will be shared with Sponsor. Other than this, your data will not be shared by Jellybooks with any other third parties.

How will my data be used?

The data you send us will be used to help Jellybooks and the Sponsor to better understand the ebook’s audience, as well as to help improve future content.

The full Privacy Policy for the project’s Sponsor can be found here: http://www.simonandschuster.com/about/privacy_policy.

With that in mind, YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE that by clicking the “Sync Reading Stream” button the data collected in your reading device or reading application, through your interaction with the eBook, will be sent to Jellybooks, which will analyze the information for the purpose of this project and share it with the Sponsor as described above. If you do not wish your data to be collected and shared in this way, please do not take part in this project.