Melanie’s Comments (group member since Oct 17, 2017)

Melanie’s comments from the NetGalley Addicts Support Group group.

Got to another backlog Netgalley book in one of my favorite romantic suspense series.



Lie To Her (Bree Taggert #6) by Melinda Leigh

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

One of my reads from last month that I finally reviewed, a phenomenal thriller.



She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica

My Review - 5 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

One more backlog read.



Frozen Souls (Detective Ellie Reeves #4) by Rita Herron

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Another backlog read.



Fortune Favors the Duke (Cambridge Brotherhood, #1) by Kristin Vayden

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finally reviewed one of my backlog that I read a little while ago.



Yours Truly, The Duke (Say I Do, #1) by Amelia Grey

My Review - 3 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Ankit wrote: "But Why NG removed reviews to be posted directly to Goodreads?"

It was actually due to a change Goodreads made to their API which made it so Netgalley (as well as other sites) can no longer connect to Goodreads. Unless Goodreads changes their API back then the feature likely won't return.

This one was a great sci-fi horror.



Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

One of my backlog from last year. An excellent mystery.



The House Beyond the Dunes by Mary Burton

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A great contemporary romance and a nice conclusion to the series.



Counting on a Cowboy (Star Valley, #3) by Sara Richardson

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Got to another one of my backlog.



Not Your Valentine by Jackie Lau

My Review - 3.5 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Read one from my backlog.



The Runaway Viscount (Matchmaking Chronicles #3) by Darcy Burke

My Review - 3.5 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A great historical romance.



It Takes a Rake (Rogues to Lovers, #3) by Anna Bennett

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I really enjoyed this one, a cute contemporary romance.



Finding Mr. Purrfect by Codi Gary

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Read one from my backlog.



Bookclubbed to Death (Mystery Bookshop #8) by V.M. Burns

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Read one of my backlog, another great installment in the Bree Taggert series.



Dead Against Her (Bree Taggert #5) by Melinda Leigh

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Star wrote: "This year I am DNFing. I'm treating these like library books. I read DNFing will affect percentage, I will find out. Now you have me wanting to count mine by year. 😉"

If you use the Will Not Give Feedback option then yes it affects your ratio because it doesn't count towards your ratio (i.e. the book is removed from your shelves but your feedback sent number is not increased).

I avoid using the Will Not Give Feedback option and just write a short DNF review, basically just a few sentences saying why it didn't work for me. My long-term goal is to get to 100% on my ratio and you can't do that if you use the Will Not Give Feedback option so I won't use it.

I break mine out by published year, not when I got the book. Here is what I currently have left that published prior to 2024 (67 books).

2019 - 6 books
2020 - 5 books
2021 - 10 books
2022 - 19 books
2023 - 27 books

Thankfully the backlog doesn't really hurt me since my feedback ratio is still over 80%. I've gotten over 500 books from Netgalley since starting so having 67 older than this year isn't bad at all.

Read one of my backlog.



Midnight, Repeated by Dani McLean

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Read one of the oldest books I had left on my Netgalley TBR (published in 2020).



Every Little Piece of Me (Orchid Valley #1) by Lexi Ryan

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Only a little late with this one but I really enjoyed it.



The Duchess and the Wolf (Renegade Dukes #2) by Lydia Drake

My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...