Answer:
1. A blog tour is arranged by the blog tour host/hostess (i.e. if you purchase a blog tour package with The Coffee Pot Book Club, and The Hist Fic Chickie is one of the blog tour stops) - any reviews given during that blog tour will be posted on the Hist Fic Chickie blog and, if awarded a five-star review, will be entered into the Yearly Book Awards. HFP does not arrange blog tours, you must go to The Coffee Pot Book Club to arrange a book blog tour. Speak with Mary Anne about who is a blog tour stop and if you wish to have The Hist Fic Chickie on the tour (you can request, but there is no guarantee). These may be accepted (possible) by Amazon with a disclaimer.
2. Any guest post review given by a blog writer, whether four or five-star, is at the discretion of the individual blog writer, is treated as only a guest post and is not subject to inclusion in the book awards.
3. To enter the book awards with HFP, you must have either gone through a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club (of which The Hist Fic Chickie is one of the blog stops) or purchased an editorial review from HFP.
All editorial reviews purchased with The Coffee Pot Book Club are exclusive to CPBC, and will only be eligible for their end-of-the-year book awards. The reviews will not be posted on the HFP blog, nor entered into the HFP Book Awards.
All editorial reviews purchased with HFP are exclusive to HFP, and will only be eligible for the HFP end-of-the-year book awards. The review will not be posted on the Coffee Pot Book Club website.
These are separate editorial reviews and separate book awards.
Editorial reviews are not posted to Amazon per their requirements. You may add the editorial review to the description section of the book on your own.
RECENT EXAMPLES:
Blog tour of "The Queen's Rival" arranged thru The Coffee Pot Book Club - blog tour stop at The Hist Fic Chickie - book reviewed by The Hist Fic Chickie - book awarded a five-star rating and entered into the HFP Book Awards
Guest post review of "Flight of the Sparrow" submitted to the blog by blog writer, Salina Baker - this is a guest post and is not eligible for inclusion in the book awards. This is a Staff Recommendation only.
All HFP Editorial Reviews purchased, and if awarded a five-star rating will be entered into the Book Awards. (The first editorial reviews are coming by the end of June!)
More questions? Email the HFP Customer Service at thehistoricalfictionpress@gmail.com - SUBJECT: Reviews
I appreciate that you explained all this so carefully. It is a bit of jungle.