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

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

My name seems to have been removed from the spreadsheet. See my post at #100.

I did add two books this month, but I read four, so I'm making slower but still steady progress!

NetGalley Challenge – January
Feedback ratio - 87%

On shelf 1/1/22 - 69
Read: 4
Added: 2
On Shelf 1/31/22 - 67

Completed/Reviews:

I'll Be Home for Christmas by Karen Clarke - 1/5/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Always, in December by Emily Stone - 1/11/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch - 1/17/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Barreled Over by Jenna Sutton - 1/21/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – February
Feedback ratio - 87% - Increased to 88%!

On shelf 2/1/22 - 67
Read: 2
Added: 0
On Shelf 2/28/22 - 65

2014 (0/4):


2015 (1/14):


2016 (0/3):


2017 (0/8):


2018 (0/20):


2019 (0/4):


2020 (0/1):


2021 (1/11):


2022 (0/2):


Completed/Reviews:

Girls Before Earls by Anna Bennett - 2/2/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Wings in the Dark by Michael Murphy - 2/8/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review

Great results! And think of all of those languishing old books off our TBR lists!

I've made a huge improvement in my outstanding NetGalley list since I started participating in these challenges--thanks for the encouragement!

NetGalley Challenge – January
Feedback ratio - 87%

On shelf 1/1/22 - 69
Read: 4
Added: 2
On Shelf 1/31/22 - 67

2014 (0/4):


2015 (1/15):


2016 (0/3):


2017 (0/8):


2018 (1/21):


2019 (1/5):


2020 (0/1):


2021 (1/12):


2022 (0/2):


Completed/Reviews:

I'll Be Home for Christmas by Karen Clarke - 1/5/22 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Always, in December by Emily Stone - 1/11/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch - 1/17/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Barreled Over by Jenna Sutton - 1/21/22 ♥♥♥ - My Review

I added 3 but managed to read 5, so I'm still ahead. AND I was able to move my percentage up another point!

NetGalley Challenge – December
Feedback ratio - 86% - Moved to 87%!

On shelf 12/1/21 - 71
Read: 5
Added: 3
On Shelf 12/31/21 - 69

Completed/Reviews:

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Suzanne Enoch - 12/13/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Billionaires: The Bosses by Calista Fox - 12/19/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones - 12/20/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Home for a Cowboy Christmas by Donna Grant - 12/28/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Even though I didn't quite reach my goal of 4 books per month, I was still able to read 46 old books from my TBR. Thanks for the encouragement!

Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2021
Timeframe: 1/1/21 to 12/31/21
46/48

2012
1. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple - 1/2/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/25/12)
2. Slightly Married by Mary Balogh - 2/4/21 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/19/12)
3. A Slice of Murder by Chris Cavender - 8/21/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 10/4/12)
4. Summer Desserts by Nora Roberts - 10/29/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 10/15/12)



2013
1. Bloody Mary by J.A. Konrath - 2/10/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/25/13)
2. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells - 2/23/21 ♥♥ (Added 9/18/13)
3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - 3/9/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 5/7/13)
4. Heartbreak, Tennessee by Ruby Laska - 4/12/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 6/3/13)
5. At Home on Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball - 4/30/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 6/12/13)
6. You Wish by Mandy Hubbard - 7/4/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 8/29/13)
7. Off Her Game by Suzan Butler - 7/20/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 3/21/13)
8. Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh - 7/23/21 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/9/13)
9. The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson - 9/15/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 6/7/13)
10. At Wit's End by Erma Bombeck - 10/17/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 5/14/13)
11. Slightly Scandalous by Mary Balogh - 10/20/21 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/14/13)
12. Just Good Friends by Rosalind James - 11/10/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 3/26/13)
13. Reflection Point by Emily March - 11/11/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 7/10/13)
14. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay - 12/11/21 ♥♥ (Added 1/29/13)
15. Zamba: The True Story of the Greatest Lion That Ever Lived by Ralph Helfer - 12/16/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 7/30/13)
16. Focus - A Memoir by Ingrid Ricks - 12/31/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 3/26/13)



2014
1. Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen - 3/4/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 1/22/14)
2. On Her Watch by Rie Warren - 3/18/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 5/13/14)
3. Hunt the Wolf by Don Mann - 7/16/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 4/25/14)
4. Chocolate Dipped Death by Sammi Carter - 9/11/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/30/14)
5. Avenge Me by Maisey Yates - 9/20/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 5/31/14)
6. The Sexiest Man Alive by Juliet Rosetti - 9/28/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 7/15/14)
7. 13:24 by M. Dolon Hickmon - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/27/14)



2015
1. A Whisper of Desire by Bronwen Evans - 3/21/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 10/24/15)
2. If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch - 4/6/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/24/15)
3. The Unlikely Angel by Nadine Miller - 5/24/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 7/10/15)
4. The Rhyme of the Magpie by Marty Wingate - 6/5/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/9/15)
5. The Navy SEAL's E-Mail Order Bride by Cora Seton - 6/13/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/23/15)
6. Memphis Ribs by Gerald Duff - 7/6/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 3/20/15)
7. Slow Heat by Jill Shalvis - 7/31/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 6/3/15)
8. Judas the Apostle by Van R. Mayhall Jr. - 9/13/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 1/8/15)



2016
1. One More Taste by Melissa Cutler - 1/14/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 8/31/16)
2. Sin for Me by Lisa Marie Perry - 1/21/21 ♥♥ (Added 12/12/16)
3. One Night More by Mandy Baxter - 1/26/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 1/31/16)
4. At Risk by S.G. Redling - 1/29/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/1/16)
5. Reaper's Legacy by Joanna Wylde - 4/4/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/24/16
6. Coming Clean by C.L. Parker - 5/17/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 7/5/16)
7. Hot Finish by Erin McCarthy - 6/2/21 ♥♥ (Added 11/28/16)
8. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman - 6/27/21 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 11/10/16)
9. To Steal a Heart by K.C. Bateman - 7/29/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 1/29/16)
10. The Dolphin by Craig Bennett Hallenstein - 8/27/21 ♥♥♥ (Added 3/4/16)
11. Wilde Side by Jannine Gallant - 11/29/21 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 8/23/16)

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2022
Timeframe: 1/1/22 to 12/31/22
65/48

2012
1. Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay - 1/25/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/26/12)
2. The Inn at Eagle Point by Sherryl Woods - 3/13/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/19/12)
3. The Bungalow by Sarah Jio - 10/8/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 10/5/12)
4. Almost a Family by Stephanie Bond - 11/8/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 10/4/12)
5. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker - 11/16/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 8/29/12)



2013
1. A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch - 1/17/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 1/18/13)
2. Violet by Lauren Royal - 2/10/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 2/7/13)
3. Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close - 2/16/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 1/12/13)
4. Slightly Tempted by Mary Balogh - 2/20/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/17/13)
5. Slightly Sinful by Mary Balogh - 2/23/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/17/13)
6. Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh - 2/24/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/17/13)
7. Bluestone Homecoming by M.J. Fredrick - 3/30/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/25/13)
8. Only Us by Susan Mallery - 4/5/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 6/7/13)
9. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris - 4/8/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 1/17/13)
10. Miracle Road by Emily March - 4/21/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 11/24/13)
11. Dixie Divas by Virginia Brown - 5/29/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 4/12/13)
12. Silver Girl by Elin Hilderbrand - 6/26/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 6/24/13)
13. Zero Visibility by Sharon Dunn - 9/5/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/29/13)
14. A Fool's Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery - 12/15/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 8/28/13)
15. Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - 12/18/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 2/7/13)



2014
1. Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper - 1/2/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 7/10/14)
2. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb - 5/24/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 12/10/14)
3. Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark - 7/31/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 7/2/14)
4. Guilt by Degrees by Marcia Clark - 10/5/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 7/2/14)



2015
1. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella - 1/14/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 12/14/15)
2. Wings in the Dark by Michael Murphy - 2/8/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 5/6/15)
3. Lush Life by Dallas Murphy - 3/16/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 3/24/15)
4. Home for Christmas by Lily Everett - 3/20/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/22/15)
5. Suddenly One Summer by Julie James - 4/2/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/29/15)
6. Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke - 5/25/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 12/24/15)
7. Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal - 5/28/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 5/11/15)
8. Glory in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/2/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 7/31/15)
9. A Witness Above: A Frank Pavlicek Mystery by Andy Straka - 6/14/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 4/29/15)
10. Immortal in Death by J.D. Robb - 6/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 8/10/15)
11. Heartsong Cottage by Emily March - 6/20/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/22/15)
12. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - 7/19/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 7/8/15)
13. Death Before Decaf by Caroline Fardig - 8/4/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 9/23/15)
14. Rapture in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/8/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/18/15)
15. A Killing Sky by Andy Straka - 8/11/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/29/15)
16. The Big Brush-off by Michael Murphy - 8/24/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 12/11/15)
17. Hunt the Fox by Don Mann - 9/9/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 4/9/15)
18. Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb - 9/28/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 10/3/15)
19. Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb - 10/15/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 10/9/15)
20. L.A. Rotten: A Tom Tanner Mystery by Jeff Klima - 11/10/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/9/15)
21. Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb - 12/6/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 12/23/15)



2016
1. First Time Lucky? by Natalie Anderson - 1/23/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 6/26/16)
2. Knit, Purl, Die by Anne Canadeo - 2/13/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 1/23/16)
3. Tailored for Trouble by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff - 3/27/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 6/21/16)
4. Dreamweaver Trail by Emily March - 5/2/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/15/16)
5. Teardrop Lane by Emily March - 6/6/22 ♥♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/15/16)
6. Reunion Pass by Emily March - 7/10/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 3/15/16)
7. Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder - 8/6/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 5/3/16)
8. Mug Shot by Caroline Fardig - 8/29/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 2/26/16)



2017
1. Mile High by R.K. Lilley - 1/27/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 9/18/17)
2. America's Next Reality Star by Laura Heffernan - 1/29/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/21/17)
3. The Bride Who Got Lucky by Janna MacGregor - 3/4/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 8/25/17)
4. Baby, I'm Howling for You by Christine Warren - 4/19/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 11/16/17)
5. Fatal Consequences by Marie Force - 7/8/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 7/26/17)
6. Provocative by Lisa Renee Jones - 7/11/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 4/14/17)
7. Last Words by George Carlin - 7/27/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 2/6/17)
8. A Stardance Summer by Emily March - 8/3/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 5/16/17)
9. Once in a Blue Moon by Eileen Goudge - 9/3/22 ♥♥♥♥ (Added 9/14/17)
10. Hard Stick by L.P. Dover - 9/10/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 11/16/17)
11. The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers by Calista Fox - 9/22/22 ♥♥♥ (Added 9/21/17)
12. Sweet Reality by Laura Heffernan - 10/27/22 ♥♥♥ (Added7/12/17)

Well, you're off to a great start!

Kristie wrote: "Second review of the month done! Both 3.5★"

Great progress already, Kristie!

NetGalley Challenge – December
Feedback ratio - 86% - Moved to 87%!

On shelf 12/1/21 - 71
Read: 5
Added: 3
On Shelf 12/31/21 - 69

2014 (0/4):


2015 (0/15):


2016 (0/3):


2017 (1/9):


2018 (0/21):


2019 (0/5):


2020 (1/2):


2021 (3/15):


Completed/Reviews:

In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren - 12/7/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Suzanne Enoch - 12/13/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Billionaires: The Bosses by Calista Fox - 12/19/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
A Good Day for Chardonnay by Darynda Jones - 12/20/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Home for a Cowboy Christmas by Donna Grant - 12/28/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

It was a busy month for me, but I was still able to finish 3 books.

NetGalley Challenge – November
Feedback ratio - 86%

On shelf 11/1/21 - 73
Read: 3
Added: 1
On Shelf 11/30/21 - 71

Completed/Reviews:

A Cowboy Kind of Love by Donna Grant - 11/18/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Completely by Ruthie Knox - 11/23/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Wilde Side by Jannine Gallant - 11/29/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Excellent month, especially since I moved up another percentage point AND took off the oldest book on my review list.

NetGalley Challenge – October
Feedback ratio - 85% - Moved to 86%!

On shelf 10/1/21 - 78
Read: 5
Added: 0
On Shelf 10/31/21 - 73

Completed/Reviews:

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones - 10/2/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Win Big by Kelly Jamieson - 10/4/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse - 10/12/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
All Night Long with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 10/16/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
13:24 by M. Dolon Hickmon - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – November
Feedback ratio - 86%

On shelf 11/1/21 - 73
Read: 3
Added: 1
On Shelf 11/30/21 - 71

2014 (0/4):


2015 (0/15):


2016 (1/4):


2017 (1/10):


2018 (0/21):


2019 (0/5):


2020 (0/2):


2021 (1/13):



Completed/Reviews:

A Cowboy Kind of Love by Donna Grant - 11/18/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Completely by Ruthie Knox - 11/23/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Wilde Side by Jannine Gallant - 11/29/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I couldn't resist adding a bunch of holiday (and other) books this month!

NetGalley Challenge – September
Feedback ratio - 85%

On shelf 9/1/21 - 76
Read: 4
Added: 6
On Shelf 9/30/21 - 78

Completed/Reviews:

It's All About the Duke by Amelia Grey - 9/6/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Judas the Apostle by Van R. Mayhall Jr. - 9/13/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Sadie's Highlander by Maeve Greyson - 9/18/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Sexiest Man Alive by Juliet Rosetti - 9/28/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – October
Feedback ratio - 85% - Moved to 86%!

On shelf 10/1/21 - 78
Read: 5
Added: 0
On Shelf 10/31/21 - 73

2014 (1/5):


2015 (0/15):


2016 (0/4):


2017 (0/10):


2018 (0/21):


2019 (1/6):


2020 (2/4):


2021 (1/13):



Completed/Reviews:

A Bad Day for Sunshine by Darynda Jones - 10/2/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Win Big by Kelly Jamieson - 10/4/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse - 10/12/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
All Night Long with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 10/16/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
13:24 by M. Dolon Hickmon - 10/30/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Four more off the list and another percentage point increase - good progress!

NetGalley Challenge – August
Feedback ratio - 84% - moved to 85%!

On shelf 8/1/21 - 80
Read: 4
Added: 0
On Shelf 8/31/21 - 76

Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie Grazer - 8/17/21 ♥♥ - My Review
When You Wish Upon a Rogue by Anna Bennett - 8/22/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Dolphin by Craig Bennett Hallenstein - 8/27/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
A Duke Like No Other by Valerie Bowman - 8/31/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

NetGalley Challenge – September
Feedback ratio - 85%

On shelf 9/1/21 - 76
Read: 4
Added: 6
On Shelf 9/30/21 - 78

2014 (1/6):


2015 (1/16):


2016 (0/4):


2017 (1/11):


2018 (1/22):


2019 (0/6):


2020 (0/4):


2021 (0/13):



Completed/Reviews:

It's All About the Duke by Amelia Grey - 9/6/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Judas the Apostle by Van R. Mayhall Jr. - 9/13/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Sadie's Highlander by Maeve Greyson - 9/18/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Sexiest Man Alive by Juliet Rosetti - 9/28/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Looking forward to another successful month!

NetGalley Challenge – August
Feedback ratio - 84% - moved to 85%!

On shelf 8/1/21 - 80
Read: 4
Added: 0
On Shelf 8/31/21 - 76

2014 (0/6):


2015 (0/16):


2016 (1/5):


2017 (0/11):


2018 (1/23):


2019 (0/6):


2020 (2/6):


2021 (0/7):



Completed/Reviews:

Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie Grazer - 8/17/21 ♥♥ - My Review
When You Wish Upon a Rogue by Anna Bennett - 8/22/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Dolphin by Craig Bennett Hallenstein - 8/27/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
A Duke Like No Other by Valerie Bowman - 8/31/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

I had an incredibly successful month in July. Even though I added another 2 books, I still was able to read and review 7 to increase another percentage point!

NetGalley Challenge – July
Feedback ratio - 83% - Increased to 84%!

On shelf 7/1/21 - 85
Read: 7
Added: 2
On Shelf 7/31/21 - 80

Completed/Reviews:
Memphis Ribs by Gerald Duff - 7/6/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Secret Nights with a Cowboy by Caitlin Crews - 7/9/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
The Duke Is But a Dream by Anna Bennett - 7/11/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham - 7/14/21 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Hunt the Wolf by Don Mann - 7/16/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
To Steal a Heart by K.C. Bateman - 7/29/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Marek by Sawyer Bennett - 7/30/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review