Before we show you a very interesting convo from inside the “secret” Asshat group (sent to us by one of our undercover investigators 
), we have a few updates:
1. We were given that Pete uses reviews to manipulate people into liking him and buying his books:
Also mentioned here:
It appears that the guy who wrote the review is part of a . Very interesting.
2. Sadly, another because GR bullies stalked her twitter and also yet another has left Goodreads altogether because she was targeted for sticking up for a fellow author. In her post, she writes an encouraging poem (that some of you will already recognize) and speaks out against the abuse on GR. She also posted this:
We can’t tell you how many times we’ve seen authors terrorized out of their minds by these jerks, to the point where it does start to affect their health. So, Madeline is right.
If you haven’t already read her post, we recommend it. All we have to say is that you rock, Madeline!
3. Eve Thomas is back on GR with her #OneVoice book, Fifty Shades Of Abuse. Be sure to check it out on her blog.
And speaking of Eve, we hate to break this to Angela, but Punked Punx isn’t Eve. Sorry. We know who Punked is and she isn’t Eve. Oh, and Annabeth Hole isn’t Katy. Nice try, though, Asshats. It cracks us up that you think you know who is who. Here’s a hint: you have NO clue.
Now, onto the convo…
The following was sent to us by a “member” of the Asshats (i.e. our investigator) and gives a glimpse into how they think. The whole conversation is about sock puppets. When you get to the end, you’ll notice Angela becoming a little defensive regarding a certain sock. Our investigator told us that Kathy, who brought up the subject of La Medusa as a sock, was booted out of the Asshat group by Angela as soon as their convo was finished. He also told us he knows for certain that Angela is indeed operating under several socks on GR and Amazon. He’s still in the group and watching the Asshats closely. He said he’ll have more information for us later on.
So, here’s the convo. We’ll see what you think.
They are unraveling. They don’t know up from down anymore… Gotta love how they linked STGRB to terrorists and jihad. That nearly made me pee myself from laughing so hard. Have they no shame??
Yesterday their membership number was 65. Today it’s 56.
Angela says… “There is no middle ground. It’s either censorship or it’s freedom. I support readers’ rights so I support freedom even if my author friends and I get shelved negatively.”
GTFO Angela. Coming from a witch that instigated a nasty attack on me when I dared to respond to BS shelving and that clearly believes no one is allowed to respond to anyone claiming to be a “reader” (aren’t we all?), that statement is a bad joke. She has no clue what freedom of expression or censorship mean.
I was ticked yesterday and opted for retribution. Of course I woke-up later and deleted the work made towards that goal because that’s not who I am. She’s lucky I’m a gemini or I’d have bought her 20 nasty reviews by now. haha What a dumb POS.
And I must add… she seems to vomit in her mouth far too often and should consider a doctor for that serious mental problem.
Did you know that Angela was writing under the name Bijou Hunter?
Thank you Will. I’ll file that away for future reference – I evolved from payback mode yesterday.
I think you should put that info (pseudonym Bijou Hunter) under Angela’s name on the sidebar. I think it’s important for people to know this.
Over on the BBA#3 thread, they’re all congratulating Pete Morin and telling him his credibility and honesty are spotless and beyond question. Urgh.
And he’s received 5 helpful votes on his reviews in the last 24 hours. And they talk about gaming the system.
I think what really bothers me about Angela and the rest of her gang is the abuse that they dish out assuming that the victims will just leave or ignore it. I have never allowed anyone to abuse me in my lifetime – not an ex long ago, not a gang of bad cops, not the DOJ, not the mayor of a he11hole town in Oklahoma, not any former employer, not a misogynist, and most definitely not Angela. It ain’t happenin’ no matter how much they want it to.
One point in her favor is that at least she uses her author name when she abuses. I seriously doubt that it’s her real name, but at least it’s not a TinaNicole or a Miranda or any alias hiding as an anonymous troll abusing anyone that crosses her path. At least she also has something to lose. The only thing most of ‘em have to lose is their latest GR alias account.
Looks like Angela is no longer a member of the Asshat group. She’s running around desperately attacking anyone who’s friends with or even tweeted with Rick. Could this be the full-blown meltdown?
Get screenshots!
I’m glad Angela’s melting down. Everything she’s said about Eve Thomas is so totally wrong. Eve doesn’t operate under any socks. Whenever she posts here, if she does, she does it under her own name. Eve isn’t even paying attention to these jerks. She’s more concerned with her charities and publishing her books on domestic abuse.
Well. I’ve been blown away again. And just when I didn’t think it could happen. Just want to say thanks for reporting these things.
You’re welcome!
Have you seen that the asshat group is now public?
Of course they’ve eliminated anything worth reading.