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

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

Where did February go?

NetGalley Challenge – February
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 2/1/23 - 20
Read: 4
Added: 2
On Shelf 2/28/23 - 18

Completed/Reviews:

Picking up the Pieces by Amanda Prowse - 2/4/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones - 2/6/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan - 2/10/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Scot Beds His Wife by Kerrigan Byrne - 2/22/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Way to go, Kristie! You're off to a quick start.

NetGalley Challenge – February
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 2/1/23 - 20
Read: 4
Added: 2
On Shelf 2/28/23 - 18

2014 (0/2):


2015 (0/2):


2017 (1/3):


2018 (0/5):


2021 (0/2):


2022 (0/1):


January 2023 (1/24)


March 2023 (3/14)


June 2023 (6/20)


July 2023 (7/11)


Completed/Reviews:

Picking up the Pieces by Amanda Prowse - 2/4/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Hard Day for a Hangover by Darynda Jones - 2/6/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Guide to Being Just Friends by Sophie Sullivan - 2/10/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Scot Beds His Wife by Kerrigan Byrne - 2/22/23 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

January was kind of a lost month for me, but I was able to take another book off my NetGalley list.

NetGalley Challenge – January
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 1/1/23 - 21
Read: 1
Added: 0
On Shelf 1/31/23 - 20

Completed/Reviews:

Apparent Wind by Dallas Murphy - 1/14/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review

I was able to read a couple more in December. Slow but steady progress!

NetGalley Challenge – December
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 12/1/22 - 22
Read: 2
Added: 1
On Shelf 12/31/22 - 21

Completed/Reviews:

Springtime at Hope Cottage by Annie Rains - 12/8/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Weekend Fling by Stacey Lynn - 12/16/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – December
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 12/1/22 - 22
Read: 2
Added: 1
On Shelf 12/31/22 - 21

2014 (0/2):


2015 (0/3):


2017 (0/3):


2018 (0/5):


2019 (1/1):


2021 (1/3):


January 2022 (1/5):


December (12/6)


January 2023 (1/10 - 1/17 - 1/24)


March 2023 (3/14)


Completed/Reviews:

Springtime at Hope Cottage by Annie Rains - 12/8/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Weekend Fling by Stacey Lynn - 12/16/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Still making steady progress and getting my outstanding list to a much more manageable level. Increased another point as well.

NetGalley Challenge – November
Feedback ratio - 95% - Increased to 96%!

On shelf 11/1/22 - 26
Read: 5
Added: 1
On Shelf 11/30/22 - 22

Completed/Reviews:

Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery by Jeff Klima - 11/10/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Playmaker by L.P. Dover - 11/13/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting - 11/26/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook - 11/30/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I'm ready to go for November!

NetGalley Challenge – November
Feedback ratio - 95%

On shelf 11/1/22 - 26
Read: 5
Added: 1
On Shelf 11/30/22 - 22

2014 (0/2):


2015 (1/4):


2017 (0/3):


2018 (1/6):


2019 (0/1):


2021 (0/3):


2022 (1/2):


December (12/6)


January 2023 (1/10 - 1/17 - 1/24)


Completed/Reviews:

Imperfect Angel by Christi Barth - 11/6/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery by Jeff Klima - 11/10/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Playmaker by L.P. Dover - 11/13/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting - 11/26/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Man I Never Met by Elle Cook - 11/30/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I wasn't able to read as many as I'd hoped this month, but I'm still making progress. Increased my percentage another point!

NetGalley Challenge – October
Feedback ratio - 94% - Increased to 95%!

On shelf 10/1/22 - 28
Read: 3
Added: 1
On Shelf 10/31/22 - 26

Completed/Reviews:

Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
One Last Gift by Emily Stone - 10/26/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Sweet Reality by Laura Heffernan - 10/27/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review

Queen Elizabeth II – Part 2

Mary of Teck (10/10)
M - Marie Force - Fatal Destiny - 5/15/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Adelman, Melissa - What the Neighbors Saw - 6/24/23 ♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Loyalty in Death - 4/24/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
Y - You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus - 3/9/23 ♥♥♥
O - Obsession by Helen Hardt - 1/18/23 ♥♥♥
F - Fatal Flaw by Marie Force - 7/16/23 ♥♥♥♥
T - Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan - 12/26/22 ♥♥♥
E - The 18th Abduction by James Patterson - 2/19/23 ♥♥♥
C - The Competition by Marcia Clark - 5/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
K - Kerrigan Byrne - The Scot Beds His Wife - 2/22/23 ♥♥♥♥

N - Anne (4/4)
A - Ayres, D.D. - Primal Force - 6/29/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Novak, Brenda - A Baby of Her Own - 7/9/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nomi Eve - Henna House - 8/6/23 ♥♥♥
E - Exposure by Tracy Ewens - 5/20/23 ♥♥♥♥

O - Windsor (7/7)
W – Webber, Heather - Trouble in Spades - 8/22/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagán - 4/12/23 ♥♥♥
N - Natalie Spark - Once More With Feeling - 8/17/23 ♥♥
D - Drake, Olivia - Bella and the Beast - 5/7/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sherryl Woods - Flowers on Main - 3/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Drake - Abducted by a Prince - 4/8/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Witness in Death - 6/9/23 ♥♥♥♥♥

Philip (6/6)
P - Popek, Michael - Forgotten Bookmarks: A Bookseller's Collection of Odd Things Lost Between the Pages - 5/23/23 ♥♥♥
H - Hart, Jillian - Gingham Bride - 2/21/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Blood Heir - 8/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Light Up the Night by Laura Trentham - 3/14/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - If the Earl Only Knew by Amanda Forester - 8/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
P - Possession by Helen Hardt - 7/21/23 ♥♥♥♥

Queen (5/5)
Q - Quinn, Julia - Because of Miss Bridgerton - 10/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
U - Unbridled by Tori Carrington - 8/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Brew - 8/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Ewens, Tracy - Smooth - 8/28/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - The 19th Christmas by James Patterson - 11/4/23 ♥♥♥♥

Royal (5/5)
R - Robyn Carr - The Best of Us - 6/19/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
O - Olivia Drake - The Scandalous Flirt - 5/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
Y - Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto by Maile Chapman - 4/30/23 ♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Snowfall on Cedar Trail - 7/30/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Linwood Barclay - Far From True - 5/2/23 ♥♥♥♥

Scotland (8/8)
S - Set the Night on Fire by Laura Trentham - 6/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
C - The Cat Who Sniffed Glue by Lilian Jackson Braun - 6/8/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - Overruling Judgment by Liz Ellyn - 7/12/23 ♥♥♥♥
T - Taken with You by Shannon Stacey - 6/6/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Louise Penny - The Cruelest Month - 6/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis - 8/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nora Roberts - Once Upon A Star - 11/19/23 ♥♥♥♥
D Daniel Keyes - Flowers for Algernon - 5/25/23 ♥♥♥♥

Thatcher (8/8)
T - Tom Kakonis - Double Down - 5/10/23 ♥♥♥
H - The Happy Pants Cafe by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff - 5/6/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Ayres, D.D. - Rival Forces - 8/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
T - The Twenty-Three by Linwood Barclay - 7/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
C - Croix, J.H. - Tumble Into Love - 7/24/23 ♥♥♥♥
H - Helen Hardt - Melt - 8/9/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evans, Katy - Remy - 5/8/23 ♥♥♥
R - R.L. Mathewson - The Game Plan - 6/26/23 ♥♥♥♥

United Kingdom (13/13)
U - Unbecoming by Rebecca Scherm - 7/27/23 ♥♥
N - Natalie Murray - Love, Just In - 1/10/24 ♥♥♥♥
I - In Bed with Mr. Wrong by Katee Robert - 9/20/23 ♥♥
T - Trust Me on This by Jennifer Crusie - 7/11/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Evanovich, Stephanie - Under the Table - 6/22/23 ♥♥♥
D - Double Dare by R.L. Mathewson - 7/3/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
K - Katherine Center - Hello Stranger - 7/14/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Tides - 9/25/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Shield of Winter - 1/18/24 ♥♥♥♥
G - Gabrielle Zevin - Because It Is My Blood - 5/31/23 ♥♥♥♥
D - Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas - 7/26/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - Once Upon a Castle by Nora Roberts - 9/22/23 ♥♥♥
M - Maisey Yates - Heir to a Desert Legacy - 6/30/23 ♥♥♥♥

V – George VI (8/8)
G - The Giver by Lois Lowry - 9/25/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Emily March - Tucker - 7/10/23 ♥♥♥
O - Oneill, Therese - Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners - 10/19/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - R.L. Mathewson - Christmas from Hell - 7/8/23 ♥♥♥♥
G - The Good Luck Cafe by Annie Rains - 4/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoy - Music I heard with you - 7/31/23 ♥♥♥♥
V - Vivian Arend - Rocky Mountain Rebel - 8/19/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - I Loved You in Another Life by David Arnold - 10/14/23 ♥♥♥

William (7/7)
W - When the Stars Come Out by Laura Trentham - 6/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - Inmon, Shawn - Feels Like the First Time - 10/17/23 ♥♥♥
L - Leave The Night On by Laura Trentham - 6/10/23 ♥♥♥
L - Lost and Found by Carolyn Parkhurst - 7/20/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Claims - 10/22/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Aurora Rose Reynolds - Until Harmony - 8/15/23 ♥♥♥♥
M - Mathewson, R.L. - Fire & Brimstone - 7/17/23 ♥♥♥♥

X - Wessex (6/6)
W - Woods, Sherryl - A Chesapeake Shores Christmas - 8/7/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - The Ex-Girlfriends' Club by Rhonda Nelson - 7/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs - 6/25/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Sherryl Woods - Driftwood Cottage - 8/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Elizabeth Hoyt - Duke of Desire - 9/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
X - xo, Zach by Kendall Ryan - 3/4/24 ♥♥♥♥

York (4/4)
Y - You Make Me by Erin McCarthy - 5/19/23 ♥♥♥
O - On Middle Ground by Sierra Rydell - 10/27/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robb, J.D. - Judgment in Death - 8/14/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
K - Kieran Kramer - A Wedding at Two Love Lane - 4/26/23 ♥♥♥♥

Z – Elizabeth (9/9)
E - Ewens, Tracy - Vacancy - 4/6/23 ♥♥♥
L - LeighAnn Kopans - Solving for Ex - 4/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - Inheritance by Nora Roberts - 11/25/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
Z - Zevin, Gabrielle - All These Things I've Done - 2/26/23 ♥♥♥♥
A - Annie Rains - Through the Snow Globe - 8/23/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
B - Barclay, Linwood - Parting Shot - 9/9/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - The (ex) Spy Who (maybe) Loved Me by Christi Barth - 5/4/23 ♥♥♥♥
T - Tonya Kappes - Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries - 5/3/23 ♥♥♥♥
H - Harbor Lights by Sherryl Woods - 4/11/23 ♥♥♥♥

*******CHALLENGE COMPLETE 3/4/24*****

I like this idea, so I'm going with a longer version of this challenge and will spell out one word per letter of the alphabet.

In Memoriam Queen Elizabeth II
Timeframe: 10/1/22 to 3/4/24
190/190
26/26 Items

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 ♥♥♥♥

Jubilee (7/7)
J – Joe Morella - Forever Lucy: The Life of Lucille Ball - 7/29/23 ♥♥♥
U - Under the Maui Sky by Kellie Coates Gilbert - 5/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
B - Blair, Annette - Tulle Death Do Us Part - 8/31/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin - 6/13/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Love a Little Sideways by Shannon Stacey - 5/29/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Erica Bauermeister - The Lost Art of Mixing - 5/16 23 ♥♥♥
E – Elise, Rebecca - Fall into My Heart - 9/8/23 ♥♥♥

King Charles (11/11)
K - Kerrigan Byrne - A Dark and Stormy Knight - 6/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
I - Ilona Andrews - Magic Triumphs - 4/7/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
N - Nalini Singh - Heart of Obsidian - 6/15/23 ♥♥♥♥♥
G - Gemma Halliday - Spying in High Heels - 2/18/23 ♥♥♥♥
C - Clare, Jessica - Beauty and the Billionaire - 1/24/22 ♥♥♥♥
H - Helen Hardt - Craving - 1/5/23 ♥♥♥
A – Already Home by Susan Mallery - 9/24/23 ♥♥♥♥
R - Robin McKinley - Fire - 6/3/23 ♥♥♥♥
L - Lilian Jackson Braun - The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare - 2/2/23 ♥♥♥♥
E - Edna Buchanan - Suitable for Framing - 2/5/23 ♥♥♥♥
S - Stranded with a Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 1/21/23 ♥♥♥

London (6/6)
L - Last Stop This Town by David H. Steinberg - 2/24/23 ♥♥♥
O - Once Upon a Billionaire by Jessica Clare - 2/17/23 ♥♥♥♥
N - Nancy Naigle - And Then There Was You - 6/27/23 ♥♥♥♥
D - David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day - 4/25/23 ♥♥♥♥
O - One Duke Down by Anna Bennett - 3/13/23 ♥♥♥
N - Never Too Late by Robyn Carr - 7/2/23 ♥♥♥

I'm ready to make some progress in October!

NetGalley Challenge – October
Feedback ratio - 94% - Increased to 95%!

On shelf 10/1/22 - 28
Read: 3
Added: 1
On Shelf 10/31/22 - 26

2014 (1/3):


2015 (0/4):


2017 (1/4):


2018 (0/6):


2019 (0/1):


2021 (0/3):


2022 (0/2):


October (10/25)


November (11/22)


December (12/6)


January 2023 (1/17 - 1/24)


Completed/Reviews:

Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
One Last Gift by Emily Stone - 10/26/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Sweet Reality by Laura Heffernan - 10/27/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review

I made some good progress this month, but I couldn't resist adding a couple of books too, which slowed my progress.

NetGalley Challenge – September
Feedback ratio - 94%

On shelf 9/1/22 - 32
Read: 6
Added: 2
On Shelf 9/30/22 - 28

Completed/Reviews:

The Luck of the Bride by Janna MacGregor - 9/4/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Hunt the Fox by Don Mann - 9/9/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan - 9/14/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant - 9/21/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers by Calista Fox - 9/22/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor - 9/30/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Excellent month, Kristie!

NetGalley Challenge – September
Feedback ratio - 94%

On shelf 9/1/22 - 32
Read: 6
Added: 2
On Shelf 9/30/22 - 28

2014 (0/3):


2015 (1/5):


2017 (1/5):


2018 (2/8):


2019 (0/1):


2021 (1/4):


2022 (1/3):


October (10/11 - 10/25)


November (11/22)


December (12/6)


January 2023 (1/17)


Completed/Reviews:

The Luck of the Bride by Janna MacGregor - 9/4/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Hunt the Fox by Don Mann - 9/9/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
How to Love Your Neighbor by Sophie Sullivan - 9/14/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
That Cowboy of Mine by Donna Grant - 9/21/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers by Calista Fox - 9/22/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
The Good, the Bad, and the Duke by Janna MacGregor - 9/30/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

This was an outstanding NetGalley month for me--I don't think I'll ever be able to top it. I made some awesome progress and am getting close to being at a manageable level.

NetGalley Challenge – August
Feedback ratio - 92% - Increased 2 percentage points to 94%!

On shelf 8/1/22 - 41
Read: 11
Added: 2
On Shelf 8/31/22 - 32

Completed/Reviews:

A Stardance Summer by Emily March - 8/3/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Death Before Decaf by Caroline Fardig - 8/4/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Maybe This Time by Nicole McLaughlin - 8/7/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
A Killing Sky by Andy Straka - 8/11/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The First Kiss of Spring by Emily March - 8/12/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 8/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily March - 8/21/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Big Brush-off by Michael Murphy - 8/24/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Maybe for You by Nicole McLaughlin - 8/26/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Smothered by Autumn Chiklis - 8/31/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Thanks! I'm very happy with my percentage. Now my goal is to get the number of outstanding books down to 8-12 or so. At this rate, that should only take a few more months.

My best month yet!

NetGalley Challenge – July
Feedback ratio - 91% - Increased to 92%!

On shelf 7/1/22 - 47
Read: 7
Added: 1
On Shelf 7/31/22 - 41

Completed/Reviews:

The Princess and the Rogue by Kate Bateman - 7/6/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Reunion Pass by Emily March - 7/10/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Provocative by Lisa Renee Jones - 7/11/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Home Field Advantage by Liz Lincoln - 7/14/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
No Other Duke But You by Valerie Bowman - 7/16/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - 7/19/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark - 7/31/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – August
Feedback ratio - 92% - Increased 2 percentage points to 94%!

On shelf 8/1/22 - 41
Read: 11
Added: 2
On Shelf 8/31/22 - 32

2014 (0/3):


2015 (3/8):


2016 (1/1):

2017 (1/6):


2018 (5/13):


2019 (0/1):


2021 (1/5):


2022 (0/):


October


November


January 2023


Completed/Reviews:

A Stardance Summer by Emily March - 8/3/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Death Before Decaf by Caroline Fardig - 8/4/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Maybe This Time by Nicole McLaughlin - 8/7/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
A Killing Sky by Andy Straka - 8/11/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The First Kiss of Spring by Emily March - 8/12/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Summer Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 8/16/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Christmas Wishing Tree by Emily March - 8/21/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Big Brush-off by Michael Murphy - 8/24/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Maybe for You by Nicole McLaughlin - 8/26/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Smothered by Autumn Chiklis - 8/31/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

What happens if you want to read them sooner? Will NetGalley accept a review months early?