Connie N.’s Comments (group member since Sep 03, 2013)

Connie N.’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

A good month. Percentage stays the same. I added a few new books and finished up the oldest on the list.

NetGalley Challenge – October
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 10/1/23 - 10
Read: 4
Added: 6
On Shelf 10/31/23 - 12

Cold Malice by Toni Anderson - 10/10/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
I Loved You in Another Life by David Arnold - 10/14/23 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Hell of an Angel by Christi Barth - 10/24/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Emergency Contact by Lauren Layne - 10/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – October
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 10/1/23 - 10
Read: 4
Added: 6
On Shelf 10/31/23 - 12

2021


October 2023 (10/24)


November 2023 (11/7 - 11/7 - 11/21)


December 2023 (12/12)


January 2024 (1/3 - 1/16 - 1/23)


April 2024 (4/9 - 4/30)


May 2024 (5/7)


Completed/Reviews:

Cold Malice by Toni Anderson - 10/10/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
I Loved You in Another Life by David Arnold - 10/14/23 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Hell of an Angel by Christi Barth - 10/24/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Emergency Contact by Lauren Layne - 10/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I added a couple, deleted a couple this month. Some good reads:

NetGalley Challenge – September
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 9/1/23 - 9
Read: 2
Added: 3
On Shelf 9/30/23 - 10

Completed/Reviews:

Love, Holly by Emily Stone - 9/28/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Beginning of Everything by Jackie Fraser - 9/29/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Rain or Shine - Part 2

Mist (4/4)
M - Michael Murphy - The Big Brush-off -- 8/24/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán - 4/12/23 ♥♥♥
S - Shameless by Lisa Renee Jones - 8/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - 12/11/22 ♥♥♥♥

Nimbus (6/6)
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ♥♥♥♥
B - Beauty and the Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 1/24/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey - 10/31/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sarah Jio - The Bungalow - 10/8/22 ♥♥♥♥

Overcast (8/8)
O - Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
V - Valerie Bowman - No Other Duke But You - 7/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - The First Kiss of Spring - 8/12/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - 7/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
C - Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Autumn Chiklis - Smothered - 8/31/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 8/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan - 12/26/22 ♥♥♥

Polar (5/5)
P - Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 5/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Obsession by Helen Hardt - 1/18/23 ♥♥♥
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Magician's Nephew - 8/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Glory in Death - 6/2/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

Quake (5/5)
Q - Quinn, Spencer - Scents and Sensibility - 9/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Ashlyn by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 12/22/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
K - Klima, Jeff - L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery - 11/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Jackson - 10/25/22 ♥♥♥♥

Rain (4/4)
R - Robyn Carr - The Family Gathering - 3/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Apparent Wind by Dallas Murphy - 1/14/23 ♥♥♥
I - In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin - 6/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Norah by Debbie Macomber - 3/13/23 ♥♥♥♥

Sleet (5/5)
S - Sophie Sullivan - How to Love Your Neighbor - 9/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - The Longing by Beverly Lewis - 9/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elle Cook - The Man I Never Met - 11/30/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Edna Buchanan - Suitable for Framing - 2/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
T - Trentham, Laura - Light Up the Night - 3/14/23 ♥♥♥♥

Twister (7/7)
T - The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains - 4/15/23 ♥♥♥♥
W - A Whole Latte Murder by Caroline Fardig - 10/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Blood Heir - 8/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Stephanie by Debbie Macomber - 10/29/22 ♥♥♥
T - Tonya Kappes - Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - 5/3/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - A Stardance Summer - 8/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Holiday in Death - 12/6/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

Updraft (7/7)
U - Until Sage by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 3/29/23 ♥♥♥♥
P - The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman - 7/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
D - Don Mann - Hunt the Fox - 9/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/8/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Andy Straka - A Killing Sky - 8/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
F - A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery - 12/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tom Kakonis - Double Down - 5/10/23 ♥♥♥

Vapor (5/5)
V - Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker - 11/16/22 ♥♥♥
P - Patterson, James - James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life - 8/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once Upon a Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 2/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Reynolds, Aurora Rose - Until Jax - 9/8/22 ♥♥♥♥

Wind (4/4)
W - Weekend Fling by Stacey Lynn - 12/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester - 8/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Noreen Ayres - The Juan Doe Murders - 3/23/23 ♥♥♥
D - Dover, L.P. - Blocked - 11/11/22 ♥♥♥

X - Vortex (6/6)
V - Vacancy by Tracy Ewens - 4/6/23 ♥♥♥
O - One Duke Down by Anna Bennett - 3/13/23 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Ceremony in Death - 9/28/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Tracy Ewens - Playbook - 5/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - The Christmas Wishing Tree - 8/21/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
X - Xavier by Lane Hart - 7/26/22 ♥♥♥♥

Y - Advisory (8/8)
A – All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin - 2/26/23 ♥♥♥♥ D - The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne - 11/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
V - Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Rebel - 8/19/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert - 9/20/23 ♥♥
S - Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting - 11/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Drake - Abducted by a Prince - 4/8/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rains, Annie - Springtime at Hope Cottage - 12/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Yarnall, Beth - Lush - 2/11/23 ♥♥♥♥

Zephyr (6/6)
Z - Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - The 18th Abduction by James Patterson - 2/19/23 ♥♥♥
P - Playmaker by L.P. Dover - 11/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne - 11/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
Y - You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus - 3/9/23 ♥♥♥
R - R.K. Lilley - Mr. Beautiful - 10/23/22 ♥♥♥♥

*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 9/20/23*****

All done! Thanks for the spelling fun!

Rain or Shine
Timeframe: 4/1/22 to 9/20/23
164/164
26/26 Weather Words

Atmosphere (10/10)
A - Au, Linda - Fork in the Road ... and Other Pointless Discussions - 4/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman - 5/16/22 ♥♥♥
M - Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne - 4/22/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Oath Breaker by Erin S. Riley - 5/5/22 ♥♥♥
S - Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 4/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
P - Pekkanen, Sarah and Greer Hendricks - The Golden Couple - 4/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - Home Field Advantage by Liz Lincoln - 7/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison - 4/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Abandoned in Death - 4/9/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Miracle Road - 4/21/22 ♥♥♥♥

Barometer (9/9)
B - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center - 5/10/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Ashenden, Jackie - The Wicked Billionaire - 5/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosenfelt, David - Bury the Lead - 5/12/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - One for the Rogue by Manda Collins - 6/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
M - The Main Corpse by Diane Mott Davidson - 5/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Dreamweaver Trail - 5/2/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - To Love and Be Loved by Amanda Prowse - 5/19/22 ♥♥♥
E - Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost - 5/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rosenfelt, David - Sudden Death - 5/20/22 ♥♥♥♥

Climate (7/7)
C - Christine Warren - Baby, I'm Howling for You - 4/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lisa Renee Jones - Provocative - 7/11/22 ♥♥♥
I - Ivy, Alexandra - Embrace the Darkness - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥
M - MacAlister, Katie - Fire Me Up - 5/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Andy Straka - A Witness Above: A Frank Pavlicek Mystery - 6/14/22 ♥♥♥
T - Then He Kissed Me by Laura Trentham - 6/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erin S. Riley - A Flame Put Out - 4/27/22 ♥♥♥

Downpour (8/8)
D - Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 4/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Opal Carew - Six - 8/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Farmer Boy - 8/6/22 ♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Kiss of Snow - 4/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
P – Picking up the Pieces by Amanda Prowse - 2/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge - 9/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - The Undercover Billionaire by Jackie Ashenden - 6/11/22 ♥♥♥
R - Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon - 4/11/22 ♥♥♥♥

El Nino (6/6)
E - Eileen Garvin - The Music of Bees - 6/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love Untamed by J.H. Croix - 7/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - The Nantucket Beachfront Inn: 'Sconset Beach by Ainsling Delaney - 5/31/22 ♥♥♥
I - Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nina LaCour - Everything Leads to You - 6/25/22 ♥♥♥
O - One Last Gift by Emily Stone - 10/26/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

Frost (5/5)
F - Fox, Calista - The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers - 9/22/22 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Naked in Death - 5/24/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker - 11/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal - 5/28/22 ♥♥♥
T - Teardrop Lane by Emily March - 6/6/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

Gust (4/4)
G - Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark - 7/31/22 ♥♥♥
U - Ursula Dubosarsky - The Word Snoop - 9/7/22 ♥♥♥♥
S – Sophie Sullivan - A Guide to Being Just Friends - 2/10/23 ♥♥♥♥
T - Till I Kissed You by Laura Trentham - 8/19/22 ♥♥♥♥

Humidity (8/8)
H - Hard Stick by L.P. Dover - 9/10/22 ♥♥♥
U - Until June by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 9/17/22 ♥♥♥♥
M - Mr. Nice Guy by Jennifer Miller - 6/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Isobel Chace - A Man of Kent - 5/27/22 ♥♥♥♥
D - Death Before Decaf by Caroline Fardig - 8/4/22 ♥♥♥
I - In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett - 7/2/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - Thorne, Olivia - Hard as Rock - 9/13/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You by Kunal Nayyar - 5/18/22 ♥♥♥♥

Ice (3/3)
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥
C – The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare by Lilian Jackson Braun - 2/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elin Hilderbrand - Silver Girl - 6/26/22 ♥♥♥♥

Jet stream (9/9)
J - Janna MacGregor - The Luck of the Bride - 9/4/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Escape to the Little French Café by Karen Clarke - 6/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant - 9/21/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter - 7/21/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - 28 Dates by Stacey Lynn 10/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Reunion Pass by Emily March - 7/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Christmas in Eternity Springs - 7/23/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Alberts, Diane - The CEO's Seduction - 7/4/22 ♥♥
M - Marie Force - Fatal Consequences - 7/8/22 ♥♥♥♥

Kelvin (6/6)
K - Kit Morgan - Lottie: Bride of Delaware - 9/27/22 ♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Heartsong Cottage - 6/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Last Words by George Carlin - 7/27/22 ♥♥♥
V - Virginia Brown - Dixie Divas - 5/29/22 ♥♥♥
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe This Time - 8/7/22 ♥♥♥

Lightning (9/9)
L - Lewis, Beverly - The Forbidden - 8/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor - 9/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - Heffernan, Laura - Sweet Reality - 10/27/22 ♥♥♥
T - Tracy Ewens - Stirred - 11/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe for You - 8/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Triumphs - 4/7/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Now You See Her to James Patterson - 5/22/22 ♥♥♥
G - Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ♥♥♥♥

Time for another new month...

NetGalley Challenge – September
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 9/1/23 - 9
Read: 2
Added: 3
On Shelf 9/30/23 - 10

2017


2021


October 2023 (10/23 - 10/24)


November 2023 (11/7 - 11/21)


January 2024 (1/3 - 1/16)


April 2024 (4/9 - 4/30)


Completed/Reviews:

Love, Holly by Emily Stone - 9/28/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Beginning of Everything by Jackie Fraser - 9/29/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I read (and loved) the book published in August, plus I added a couple more.

NetGalley Challenge – August
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 8/1/23 - 8
Read: 1
Added: 2
On Shelf 8/31/23 - 9

2017


2021


September 2023 (9/26)


October 2023 (10/24)


November 2023 (11/7 - 11/21)


January 2024 (1/16)


April 2024 (4/9)


Completed/Reviews:

Through the Snow Globe by Annie Rains - 8/23/23 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – August
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 8/1/23 - 8
Read: 1
Added: 2
On Shelf 8/31/23 - 9

2017


2021


September 2023 (9/26)


October 2023 (10/24)


November 2023 (11/7 - 11/21)


January 2024 (1/16)


April 2024 (4/9)


Completed/Reviews:

Through the Snow Globe by Annie Rains - 8/23/23 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Whew, I no longer have to read so many NetGalley books in a month. Now I can selectively choose the ones I really want to request and take my time reading them!

NetGalley Challenge – July
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 7/1/23 - 7
Read: 2
Added: 3
On Shelf 7/31/23 - 8

Completed/Reviews:

Overruling Judgment by Liz Ellyn - 7/12/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center - 7/14/23 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I've made some progress, but I'm still working on the full alphabet.

Andrew (6/6)
A - Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
D - Debbie Macomber - Stephanie - 10/29/22 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Holiday in Death - 12/6/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Jackson - 10/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - A Whole Latte Murder by Caroline Fardig - 10/21/22 ♥♥♥♥

Balmoral Castle (14/14)
B - Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas - 5/30/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker - 11/16/22 ♥♥♥
L - Lynn, Stacey - 28 Dates - 10/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
M - Mass, Wendy - Finally - 3/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker - 11/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D.17065 - Vengeance in Death - 10/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Springtime at Hope Cottage - 12/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - Laura Heffernan - Sweet Reality - 10/27/22 ♥♥♥
C - Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Ashlyn - 12/22/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sarah Jio - The Bungalow - 10/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - 12/11/22 ♥♥♥♥
L - L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery by Jeff Klima - 11/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily Stone - One Last Gift - 10/26/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

Corgi (5/5)
C - Christmas at Two Love Lane by Kieran Kramer - 1/11/23 ♥♥♥
O - Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.K. Lilley - Mr. Beautiful - 10/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
G - Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥

Diana (5/5)
D - Dover, L.P. - Playmaker - 11/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella - 11/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - Apparent Wind by Dallas Murphy - 1/14/23 ♥♥♥
N - Norah by Debbie Macomber - 3/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Amanda Prowse - Picking up the Pieces - 2/4/23 ♥♥♥♥

Edward (6/6)
E - Ewens, Tracy - Stirred - 11/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
D - The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne - 11/23/22 ♥♥♥♥
W - The Wrong Billionaire's Bed by Jessica Clare - 1/27/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Albom, Mitch - The Five People You Meet in Heaven - 2/13/23 ♥♥♥
R - Robyn Carr - The Family Gathering - 3/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
D - Darynda Jones - A Hard Day for a Hangover - 2/6/23 ♥♥♥♥

Funeral (7/7)
F - Falling for Max by Shannon Stacey - 6/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
U - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey - 10/31/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Noreen Ayres - The Juan Doe Murders - 3/23/23 ♥♥♥
E - Elle Cook - The Man I Never Met - 11/30/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Conspiracy in Death - 3/4/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
A - A.A. Milne - Winnie-the-Pooh - 3/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lynn, Stacey - Weekend Fling - 12/16/22 ♥♥♥♥

G - Sandringham (11/11)
S - Susan Mallery - A Fool's Gold Christmas - 12/15/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - The Summer Cottage - 3/19/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nevermore Bookstore by Kerrigan Byrne - 4/22/23 ♥♥♥♥
D - Dover, L.P. - Blocked - 11/11/22 ♥♥♥
R - Rat Race by Dick Francis - 3/31/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - A Nine-to-five Affair by Jessica Steele - 5/21/22 ♥
G - A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan - 2/10/23 ♥♥♥♥
H - The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne - 11/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Sage - 3/29/23 ♥♥♥♥
M - Marcia Clark - Killer Ambition - 5/5/23 ♥♥♥♥

Harry (5/5)
H - Helena Hunting - Starry-Eyed Love - 11/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - The Christmas Village - 4/10/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Rains, Annie - The True Love Bookshop - 4/15/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Romancing the Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 4/27/23 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Yarnall, Beth - Lush - 2/11/23 ♥♥♥♥

Ireland (7/7)
I - Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - R.L. Mathewson - Truce - 5/22/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Playbook - 5/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lawrence Block - The Burglar in the Closet - 5/28/23 ♥♥♥
A - Allen, Sarah Addison - The Sugar Queen - 6/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Tangle of Need - 5/24 23 ♥♥♥♥
D - The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne - 5/11/23 ♥♥♥♥

NetGalley Challenge – July
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 7/1/23 - 7
Read: 2
Added: 3
On Shelf 7/31/23 - 8

2017


2021


August 2023 (8/22)


September 2023 (9/26)


October 2023 (10/24)


November 2023 (11/21)


January 2024 (1/16)


Completed/Reviews:

Overruling Judgment by Liz Ellyn - 7/12/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center - 7/14/23 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Another good month, thanks to the push from this challenge!

NetGalley Challenge – June
Feedback ratio - 98% - Increased to 99%!

On shelf 6/1/23 - 9
Read: 4
Added: 2
On Shelf 6/30/23 - 7

When the Stars Come Out by Laura Trentham - 6/17/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Set the Night on Fire by Laura Trentham - 6/20/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
What the Neighbors Saw by Melissa Adelman - 6/24/23 ♥♥♥ - My Review
And Then There Was You by Nancy Naigle - 6/27/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

A small update. I'm making progress and can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Lightning (9/9)
L - Lewis, Beverly - The Forbidden - 8/14/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Into the Mist by Maya Banks - 12/3/22 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor - 9/30/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - Heffernan, Laura - Sweet Reality - 10/27/22 ♥♥♥
T - Tracy Ewens - Stirred - 11/28/22 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nicole McLaughlin - Maybe for You - 8/26/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Triumphs - 4/7/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Now You See Her to James Patterson - 5/22/22 ♥♥♥
G - Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ♥♥♥♥

Mist (4/4)
M - Michael Murphy - The Big Brush-off -- 8/24/22 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán - 4/12/23 ♥♥♥
S - Shameless by Lisa Renee Jones - 8/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
T - The Trouble with Mistletoe by Jill Shalvis - 12/11/22 ♥♥♥♥

Nimbus (6/6)
N - Nalini Singh - Wild Invitation - 3/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
M - Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ♥♥♥♥
B - Beauty and the Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 1/24/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey - 10/31/22 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sarah Jio - The Bungalow - 10/8/22 ♥♥♥♥

Overcast (8/8)
O - Oke, Janette - Love's Enduring Promise - 12/13/22 ♥♥♥♥
V - Valerie Bowman - No Other Duke But You - 7/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - The First Kiss of Spring - 8/12/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
R - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - 7/19/22 ♥♥♥♥
C - Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Autumn Chiklis - Smothered - 8/31/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
S - Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 8/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥
T - Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan - 12/26/22 ♥♥♥

Polar (5/5)
P - Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 5/25/22 ♥♥♥♥
O - Obsession by Helen Hardt - 1/18/23 ♥♥♥
L - Lewis, C.S. - The Magician's Nephew - 8/9/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - The Airman's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/16/22 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Glory in Death - 6/2/22 ♥♥♥♥♥

Quake (5/5)
Q - Quinn, Spencer - Scents and Sensibility - 9/20/22 ♥♥♥♥
U - Until Ashlyn by Aurora Rose Reynolds - 12/22/22 ♥♥♥♥
A - Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ♥♥♥♥
K - Klima, Jeff - L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery - 11/10/22 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Jackson - 10/25/22 ♥♥♥♥

I'm ready for June!

NetGalley Challenge – June
Feedback ratio - 98% - Increased to 99%!

On shelf 6/1/23 - 9
Read: 4
Added: 2
On Shelf 6/30/23 - 7

2017


2021


July 2023 (7/11)


August 2023 (8/22)


September 2023 (9/26)


January 2024 (1/16)


Completed/Reviews:

When the Stars Come Out by Laura Trentham - 6/17/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Set the Night on Fire by Laura Trentham - 6/20/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
What the Neighbors Saw by Melissa Adelman - 6/24/23 ♥♥♥ - My Review
And Then There Was You by Nancy Naigle - 6/27/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I had a fantastic reading month in May, bringing my total of outstanding books to 9, even after adding some new ones!

NetGalley Challenge – May
Feedback ratio - 97% - Increased to 98%!

On shelf 5/1/23 - 14
Read: 8
Added: 3
On Shelf 5/31/23 - 9

Completed/Reviews:

The (ex) Spy Who (maybe) Loved Me by Christi Barth - 5/4/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Killer Ambition by Marcia Clark - 5/5/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Double Down by Tom Kakonis - 5/10/23 ♥♥♥ - My Review
The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne - 5/11/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake - 5/17/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Competition by Marcia Clark - 5/18/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Exposure by Tracy Ewens - 5/20/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I'm in for May!

NetGalley Challenge – May
Feedback ratio - 97% - Increased to 98%!

On shelf 5/1/23 - 14
Read: 8
Added: 3
On Shelf 5/31/23 - 9

2017


2018


2021


June 2023 (6/20)


July 2023 (7/11)


August 2023 (8/22)


September 2023 (9/26)


Completed/Reviews:

The (ex) Spy Who (maybe) Loved Me by Christi Barth - 5/4/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Killer Ambition by Marcia Clark - 5/5/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Double Down by Tom Kakonis - 5/10/23 ♥♥♥ - My Review
The Duke with the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne - 5/11/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Scandalous Flirt by Olivia Drake - 5/17/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Competition by Marcia Clark - 5/18/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Exposure by Tracy Ewens - 5/20/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Identity by Nora Roberts - 5/26/23 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I'm making some real progress with my outstanding list!

NetGalley Challenge – April
Feedback ratio - 96% - Increased to 97%!

On shelf 4/1/23 - 19
Read: 5
Added: 0
On Shelf 4/30/23 - 14

The Christmas Village by Annie Rains - 4/10/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains - 4/15/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Good Luck Cafe by Annie Rains - 4/18/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Nevermore Bookstore by Kerrigan Byrne - 4/22/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Wedding at Two Love Lane by Kieran Kramer - 4/26/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – April
Feedback ratio - 96% - Increased to 97%!

On shelf 4/1/23 - 19
Read: 5
Added: 0
On Shelf 4/30/23 - 14

2014 (0/2):


2015 (0/1):


2017 (0/2):


2018 (1/5):


2021 (1/2):


2022 (1/1):

March 2023 (3/20)


May 2023 (5/23)


June 2023 (6/20)


July 2023 (7/11)


Completed/Reviews:

The Christmas Village by Annie Rains - 4/10/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The True Love Bookshop by Annie Rains - 4/15/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Good Luck Cafe by Annie Rains - 4/18/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Nevermore Bookstore by Kerrigan Byrne - 4/22/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Wedding at Two Love Lane by Kieran Kramer - 4/26/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I added 3 but read 2, so I'm happy with this month. My list is much more manageable now.

NetGalley Challenge – March
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 3/1/23 - 18
Read: 2
Added: 3
On Shelf 3/31/23 - 19

One Duke Down by Anna Bennett - 3/13/23 ♥♥♥ - My Review
The Juan Doe Murders by Noreen Ayres - 3/23/23 ♥♥♥ - My Review

How is it March 5th already? (And I've already added one more book to my list!)

NetGalley Challenge – March
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 3/1/23 - 18
Read: 0
Added: 1
On Shelf 3/31/23 - 19

2014 (0/2):


2015 (0/2):


2017 (0/2):


2018 (0/5):


2021 (0/2):


2022 (0/1):


January 2023 (1/24)


March 2023 (3/14)


May 2023 (5/23)


June 2023 (6/20)


July 2023 (7/11)


Completed/Reviews: