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message 1: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)
Dec 09, 2016 04:42PM

Moderators of NBRC | 33589 comments Mod
NetGalley

Feed Your Readers, the NetGalley Challenge

Duration: Monthly

How to Participate:

The NetGalley Challenge is designed to not only get you to read your NetGalley books, but to also advertise your reviews for others to see because after all, that's what NetGalley is all about.

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the NetGalley Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.


1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

Then start a new post for the next month!


But Wait, There's More

Do you ever get so caught up in your reading that you don't want to stop to write your reviews?

Thinking about that, it was decided we need a "Review Weekend", once each month, set aside to write those reviews you've been not doing in favor of reading!

Review Weekends will vary randomly each month and is meant to be a time set aside to review. Take one, or both days and get caught up on reviews so you can spend the rest of the month reading!!

The next Review Weekend is set for January 14/15



**When linking your reviews, please link only to the book(s) here at GoodReads. At this time, linking to a personal blog is not allowed. Thank you!


message 2: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (last edited Dec 09, 2016 04:44PM) (new)
Dec 09, 2016 04:42PM

Moderators of NBRC | 33589 comments Mod
Special for January 2017!

For this month you can earn a
Spessartite Coin Monthly Challenges ~ Spessartite Coin Spessartite Coin

To Earn a Spessartite Coin:
Spessartite Coin One Coin for achieving atleast a 5% improvement on your NetGalley rating for the month! (or exceeding 95%)


Learn about Gem coins here


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Dec 09, 2016 04:42PM

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message 4: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (last edited Jan 31, 2017 01:27PM) (new)
Dec 29, 2016 08:51PM

Karen ⊰✿ | 16696 comments Mod


Start of Month:
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Books on Shelf : 1
Books:
Feedback ratio: 99%


FINISHED

ADDED
The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor The Hidden Thread by Liz Trenow The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion It Started With Goodbye by Christina June The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 9
Feedback Ratio:88%

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message 5: by Kazen (last edited Jan 30, 2017 05:43PM) (new)
Dec 29, 2016 09:03PM

Kazen January

Start: 2 books on shelf, 94% feedback ratio

Lotus by Lijia Zhang Foundations Of Clinical Psychiatry by Sidney Bloch

Added in January:
Modern Mindfulness How to Be More Relaxed, Focused, and Kind While Living in a Fast, Digital, Always-On World by Rohan Gunatillake Buzz Books 2017 Spring/Summer by Publishers Lunch February Buzz Books Monthly by Publishers Launch Passing Strange by Ellen Klages Rogue Magic by Kit Brisby

Finished in January:
Lotus by Lijia Zhang → 3★ review

Foundations Of Clinical Psychiatry by Sidney Bloch →　4★ review

February Buzz Books Monthly by Publishers Launch (no review)

Modern Mindfulness How to Be More Relaxed, Focused, and Kind While Living in a Fast, Digital, Always-On World by Rohan Gunatillake →　3★ review

Current ratio: 92%


message 6: by Nicole (last edited Jan 26, 2017 02:12PM) (new)
Dec 29, 2016 09:48PM

Nicole Field (nicolefield) | 1778 comments Hahah, non-phone using indeed, Kazen :)

I am thankfully not on my phone right now, so I'm just gonna go do a copy paste from the last month.

Shelf count 29
Ratio 67% (oh, I've gone up 3% since last month, no one's more surprised than me!)

To read:
Emily by Novala Takemoto The Form of Things Unknown by Robin Bridges Out of Order (The Survivor's Club, #1) by Casey Lawrence Hunter's Moon (Insolita Luna #2) by M.J. O'Shea
One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison The Mermaid and the Murders by Rachel Graves Clancy of the Undertow by Christopher Currie Looking for Group by Alexis Hall
Faithful by Alice Hoffman Keeping Love Alive as Memories Fade The 5 Love Languages and the Alzheimer's Journey by Gary Chapman Lavender in Bloom by Lily Velez The Queer and the Restless (Queers of La Vista, #3) by Kris Ripper A Shoe Addict's Christmas by Beth Harbison
Victoria by Daisy Goodwin
Assassins Nemesis (Assassins, #2) by Erica Cameron Chemistry (Stella Blunt Book 1) by C.L. Lynch
Meg & Linus by Hanna Nowinski Intermission by Serena Chase Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) by Alwyn Hamilton Traitor to the Throne (Rebel of the Sands #2) by Alwyn Hamilton The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak The Rule of the Land Walking Ireland's Border by Garrett Carr
The Trouble by Daria Defore As La Vista Turns (Queers of La Vista, #5) by Kris Ripper A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles Something in the Wine (The Moonstone Series, #1) by Jae Scissor Link by Georgette Kaplan The Dreamcatcher by Barrett The Search for Aveline (Sink or Swim #1) by Stephanie Rabig


message 7: by Lara (last edited Feb 26, 2017 07:38PM) (new)
Dec 29, 2016 10:06PM

Lara | 676 comments January starting Books on Shelf: 34
January starting ratio: 81%
This month I'm continuing to focus on getting through some of my old and unfinished books/reviews.

Books I've had too long: 10
An Empire Asunder (The Scourwind Legacy #2) by Evan Currie Soda Politics Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) by Marion Nestle Sprint How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp Sealed Up The Course of Fate--Book One by Steve Dunn Hanson Your Writing Well Common-Sense Strategies & Logic-Based Skills in 15 Essays for the 21st Century by Bob Davis When You Wish by Alexandra Ivy Don't Be Such a Scientist Talking Substance in an Age of Style by Randy Olson 10 Reasons You Feel Old and Get Fat... And How YOU Can Stay Young, Slim, and Happy! by Frank Lipman Written in Fire (Brilliance Saga, #3) by Marcus Sakey Completing Our Streets The Transition to Safe and Inclusive Transportation Networks by Barbara McCann

(Other) Books that have been published: 7
Wake of Vultures (The Shadow, #1) by Lila Bowen In Such Good Company Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox by Carol Burnett Conspiracy of Ravens (The Shadow, #2) by Lila Bowen The Cartographer's Daughter by Kiran Millwood Hargrave Gather Fresh, Tasty Recipes for Sharing by Tim Read The Recipe Hacker Confidential Break the Code to Cooking Mouthwatering & Good-For-You Meals without Grains, Gluten, Dairy, Soy, or Cane Sugar by Diana Keuilian The Eat Fat, Get Thin Cookbook More Than 175 Delicious Recipes for Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health by Mark Hyman

Books being published in January: 4
Beautiful Money The 4-Week Total Wealth Makeover by Leanne Jacobs The Golden Gate by Robert Buettner The Elusive Elixir (An Accidental Alchemist Mystery) by Gigi Pandian Nourishing Fats Why We Need Animal Fats for Health and Happiness by Sally Fallon Morell

The rest: 13
Fearless and Free How Smart Women Pivot — And Relaunch Their Careers by Wendy Sachs Micro-Resilience Minor Shifts for Major Boosts in Focus, Drive, and Energy by Bonnie St. John Packed Lunch Hacks to Squeeze More Nutrients Into Your Day by Becky Alexander Space Tripping by Patrick Edwards Bright Line Eating The Science of Living Happy, Thin & Free by Susan Peirce Thompson Good Veg Ebullient Vegetables, Bold Flavors—Thoughtful Vegetarian Eating for Life by Alice Hart Tartine All Day Modern Recipes for the Home Cook by Elisabeth Prueitt Food52 Ice Cream and Friends 60 Recipes and Riffs for Sorbets, Sandwiches, No-Churn Ice Creams, and More by Editors of Food52 Food52 Mighty Salads 60 New Ways to Turn Salad Into Dinner--And Make-Ahead Lunches, Too by Editors of Food52 The Book of Greens A Cook's Compendium of 40 Varieties, from Arugula to Watercress, with More Than 175 Recipes by Jenn Louis Nopalito by Gonzalo Guzmán Uncorking a Lie by Nadine Nettmann Fiery Ferments 70 Stimulating Recipes for Hot Sauces, Spicy Chutneys, Kimchis with Kick, and Other Blazing Fermented Condiments by Kirsten K. Shockey

Read and Reviewed: 0

Finishing Ratio: 81%


message 8: by Kristie (last edited Jan 30, 2017 12:34PM) (new)
Dec 30, 2016 06:24AM

Kristie | 3601 comments I'm in.

January

Beginning of the month:

Books on shelf: 12

Books:
Your Cholesterol Matters What Your Numbers Mean and How You Can Improve Them by Richard Furman Windwitch (The Witchlands, #2) by Susan Dennard Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia Hitler The Psychiatric Files by Paul Roland The Girl in the Garden by Melanie Wallace Fat Fridays by Judith Keim The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff Life Moves Pretty Fast The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don't Learn Them From Movies Any More) by Hadley Freeman The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald The Forgotten Girls by Sara Blaedel Hidden Bodies (You, #2) by Caroline Kepnes The Goodbye Year by Kaira Rouda

Netgalley ratio: 86%


End of the month:

Books read/removed: 8
Hidden Bodies (You, #2) by Caroline Kepnes The Goodbye Year by Kaira Rouda Life Moves Pretty Fast The Lessons We Learned From Eighties Movies (And Why We Don't Learn Them From Movies Any More) by Hadley Freeman Hitler The Psychiatric Files by Paul Roland Windwitch (The Witchlands, #2) by Susan Dennard Fat Fridays by Judith Keim Every Body Yoga Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body. by Jessamyn Stanley Your Cholesterol Matters What Your Numbers Mean and How You Can Improve Them by Richard Furman

Reviews: 4
Hitler: The Psychiatric Files review
Fat Fridays review
Every Body Yoga review
Your Cholesterol Matters review

Shelf count: 8

Ratio: 91%

Books Added: 4
Every Body Yoga Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body. by Jessamyn Stanley Always by Sarah Jio My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella The Trophy Child by Paula Daly

I unintentionally removed Windwitch from my shelf by sending a note to the publisher. I still intend to read & review it once I can get it from the library. Hopefully, in January, since it already changed my ratio.


message 9: by Sassafrass (last edited Jan 31, 2017 08:10PM) (new)
Dec 30, 2016 06:51PM

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments My spot. I don't have any current books right now, so I'll have to go request some...

I'm also going to work on these old archived books that have been on my shelf for years and didn't know I could still review and get my average up until I started doing this challenge!

1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf: 11

b: What books are on your NG shelf
Every Part of You: Resists Me (2014) 1/1/17
Palace of Spies (2013)
Waking Up Pregnant (2013) 1/1/17
His to Possess (2013) 1/30/17
The Dominant (2013)
Truth (2013)
Lover Undercover (2013) 1/2/17
The Seduction Hypothesis (2013) 1/2/17
Covet Thy Neighbor (2013) 1/29/17
Lip Service (2012)
Grave Mercy (2012)




Books Added During the Month: 9

Dear Jane (archive 1/23/17) 1/9/17
Planned Seduction (archive 2/1/17) 1/22/17
Playing the Player (archive 2/1/17) 1/14/17
Nine Kinds of Naughty (archive 2/21/17)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (archive 6/9/17)
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight (archive 1/24/17) 1/26/17
Etched in Bone (archive 4/7/17)
Silence Fallen (archive 4/7/17)
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America (archive 4/4/17)





c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is: 86%

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)
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3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

Books Read:

NetGalley Review

Waking Up Pregnant (Waking Up, #2) by Mira Lyn Kelly Review

Every Part of You Resists Me (Every Part of You, #2) by Megan Hart Review

Lover Undercover (McCade Brothers, #1) by Samanthe Beck Review

The Seduction Hypothesis (Science of Temptation #2) by Delphine Dryden Review

Dear Jane (Animal Attraction #1) by Marissa Clarke Review

Playing the Player (Sydney Smoke Rugby, #3) by Amy Andrews Review

Planned Seduction by Jess Dee Review

Eleventh Grave in Moonlight (Charley Davidson, #11) by Darynda Jones Review

Covet Thy Neighbor (Tucker Springs, #4) by L.A. Witt Review

His to Possess (His to Possess, #1-6) by Opal Carew Review


message 10: by Nicole (new)
Dec 30, 2016 08:10PM

Nicole Field (nicolefield) | 1778 comments You poor thing. Having to go request some books ;)


message 11: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (new)
Dec 30, 2016 10:02PM

Karen ⊰✿ | 16696 comments Mod
Sassafrass wrote: "My spot. I don't have any books right now, so I'll have to go request some..."

;)
I'm down to one so I went and requested about a dozen last night. Lol!


message 12: by Sassafrass (new)
Dec 31, 2016 07:23AM

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments Nicole wrote: "You poor thing. Having to go request some books ;)"

LOL


message 13: by Sassafrass (last edited Dec 31, 2016 02:41PM) (new)
Dec 31, 2016 07:25AM

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Sassafrass wrote: "My spot. I don't have any books right now, so I'll have to go request some..."

;)
I'm down to one so I went and requested about a dozen last night. Lol!"


Smart, I need to get on that. But you know what. I have some really OLD ones that got archived. Twelve to be exact. I'm going to work on those over the this next year to get them off my shelf too. Maybe do one a month or something. I'd like to be able to get my average up.


message 14: by Ashley M (last edited Feb 01, 2017 04:01AM) (new)
Dec 31, 2016 10:58AM

Ashley M (read-a-hol-ic) | 762 comments Start of Month:
Books on Shelf : 727 ... someone smack me, please!
Books: I won't list all, just the ones I plan on doing. I need this. The Adventures of Basil and Moebius, Volume 4 The Fate of All Fools by Ryan Schifrin Another Castle Grimoire by Andrew Wheeler Awake Vol. 2 Escape from Gremon by Susan Beneville Big Nate What's a Little Noogie Between Friends? by Lincoln Peirce Brickleberry #1 by Waco O'Guin The Curve A Novel by Jeremy Blachman The Damned, Volume 1 Three Days Dead by Cullen Bunn Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior Crafting Alliances An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure by Cube Kid The Gandy Dancers And Work Songs from the American Railroad by Vanita Oelschlager Generation Zero #1 by Fred Van Lente Hugo Broyler by Mike Kennedy It's All Absolutely Fine by Ruby Elliot Kept in the Dark by J. Ronald M. York Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland by Alexis E. Fajardo Love The Dinosaur, Volume 4 by Frédéric Brrémaud Legal Asylum A Comedy by Paul Goldstein The Mighty Zodiac Volume 1 Starfall by J. Torres Nain Rouge The Crimson Three by Josef Bastian penguin random house excerpt sampler spring 2016 by Various The Zodiac Legacy Power Lines (Zodiac, #2) by Stan Lee The Princess Saves Herself in this One by Amanda Lovelace Rick and Morty Lil' Poopy Superstar Volume 1 by Sarah Graley A Sacred Vow by Willa Thorne Scariest Stories Ever Told by Roberta Simpson Brown The Slanted Life of Emily Dickinson America's Favorite Recluse Just Got a Life! by Rosanna Bruno Team Yankee A Novel of World War III by Harold Coyle Time Share by Patrick Keller Trish Trash #1 Rollergirl of Mars by Jessica Abel Safe Harbor (Whitehall #1.13) by Liz Duffy Adams Chadhiyana #5 by J.M. DeSantis Residential Solar Energy Your Guide to Whether Solar Will Save You Money by Vince Hough Cimarron Girl The Dust Bowl Years of Abigail Brubaker by Mike Blanc The Algonquin Reader Fall 2015 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill The Algonquin Reader Fall 2016 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill The Algonquin Reader Spring 2015 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill The Algonquin Reader Spring 2016 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill The Algonquin Reader Spring 2017 by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill Fashion In The Time Of Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) by Melinda Camber Porter The Hockey Saint (Forever Friends, #2) by Howard Shapiro Hungry (ReMade #1.2) by Andrea Phillips I Love My Love by Reyna Mays Shadows and Dreams (ReMade #1.1) by Matthew Cody A Soldier's Sketchbook The Illustrated First World War Diary of R.H. Rabjohn by John Wilson Starr and the High Seas Wedding Drama (Flower Girl World, #3) by Lynelle Woolley Straight James/Gay James by James Franco Tremontaine The Complete Season One (Tremontaine #1.1-1.13) by Ellen Kushner DC Essential Graphic Novels 2016 by DC Comics

Feedback ratio: 2%


FINISHED
Magic Words From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit by Edward Field A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager Bonyo Bonyo by Vanita Oelschlager Knees The mixed up world of a boy with dyslexia by Vanita Oelschlager Gross Greg by Alvin Irby A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager Christmas Truce by Aaron Shepard A Natural Man The True Story of John Henry by Steve Sanfield Pickin' Peas by Margaret Read MacDonald The Sea King's Daughter A Russian Legend by Aaron Shepard Tino and the Pomodori by Tonya Russo Hamilton Barbie Puppies #1 Puppy Party by Danica Davidson The Toothless Fairy by Timothy Jordan Abigail the Whale by Davide Cali A Chocolate In My Pocket by Eric LaBranche The Baker's Dozen A Saint Nicholas Tale (15th Anniversary Edition, with Bonus Cookie Recipe and Pattern for St. Nicholas Christmas Cookies) by Aaron Shepard Kalico Jack by Mike Nahorniak Malala Activist for Girls' Education by Raphaële Frier The Magical Forest by Amparo Polanco Mary Has a Baby by Mieke van Hooft A Gefilte Fishy Tale by Allison Marks Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington by Lynda Durrant The Bear by Renee Rahir Bedtime for Buzzy by T.J. Hackworth Caillou Good Night! Sleep Well Nighttime by Christine L'Heureux Caillou The Road Trip Travel Bingo Game included by Carine Laforest Caillou I Can Brush My Teeth Healthy Toddler by Sarah Margaret Johanson Caillou The New Soccer Coach Matching game included by Anne Paradis Clearful and the Queen by Mel Exon Dan the Biggest Dump Truck by Chris Adams Dojo Surprise by Chris Tougas I Am Josephine (And I Am a Living Thing) by Jan Thornhill I'm a Lot of Sometimes A Growing-Up Story of Identity by Jack Guinan Is a Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff Maxwell the Monkey Barber by Cale Atkinson Princess Lemonella by Saarein te Brake Want to Know. Whales by Barbara van Rheenen What Noise Do I Make? by Brian McLachlan You Are Two by Sara O'Leary #BabyLove My Toddler Life by Corine Dehghanpisheh Birds of a Feather A Book of Idioms and Silly Pictures by Vanita Oelschlager Boo the World's Cutest Dog, Volume 1 by Kristen Deacon Do Fairies Bring the Spring? by Liza Gardner Walsh Don't Dangle Your Participle by Vanita Oelschlager Dream Big by Kat Kronenberg I Came From the Water One Haitian Boy's Incredible Tale of Survival by Vanita Oelschlager The Blue Hour by Isabelle Simler Eye to Eye A Book of Body Part Idioms and Silly Pictures by Vanita Oelschlager The Green Umbrella by Jackie Azúa Kramer Roaming with Rudy, Paris! by Corinne Humphrey Roaming with Rudy, Washington DC! by Corinne Humphrey Sea Otter Rescue by Suzi Eszterhas Star Light, Star Bright Exploring Our Solar System by Anna Prokos The Five Fierce Tigers of Rosa Martinez by Burt Kempner Santa's Delight by Marisa Laycock The STEM Club Goes Exploring by Lois Melbourne Wake Up to Love! Lessons on Friendship from a Dog Named Rudy (Tao of Rudy, #3) by Corinne Humphrey Whitehall - Episode 6 "Divine Passion" by Mary Robinette Kowal Whitehall - Episode 7 "Imperfect Enjoyment" by Barbara Samuel Embarkations (Whitehall #1.1) by Liz Duffy Adams I Like, I Don't Like by Anna Baccelliere Kids Go To Work Day by Lois Melbourne Mrs. White Rabbit by Gilles Bachelet Porcupette Finds a Family by Vanita Oelschlager Postcards from a War by Vanita Oelschlager The Queen of the Frogs by Davide Cali The Pullman Porter by Vanita Oelschlager Sing Freedom! by Vanita Oelschlager Alex vs. the Four-Headed Gargantuan by Laura Peetoom Puppet Master Volume 5 Vacancy by Shawn Gabborin Grumpy Cat & Pokey Grumpus by Ben McCool

ADDED
Badge, Book, and Candle (Bookburners #1.1) by Max Gladstone The Witch Who Came In From The Cold Season One by Lindsay Smith In the Shadow of Lakecrest by Elizabeth Blackwell

Current :
Books on Shelf 660
Feedback Ratio 11%

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 660
Feedback Ratio: 11%


message 15: by Alison (last edited Jan 22, 2017 03:05AM) (new)
Dec 31, 2016 01:05PM

Alison (a1ison74) | 2826 comments Beginning of Month

Feedback Ratio 71%
Books on Shelf: 34

Planning to Read
A Christmas Day at the Office by Matt Dunn A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles My Husband's Wife by Jane Corry Baby Doll by Hollie Overton The Lazarus Curse (Dr. Thomas Silkstone #4) by Tessa Harris Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg The Fire Child by S.K. Tremayne Missing, Presumed (DS Manon, #1) by Susie Steiner The Ice Lands by Steinar Bragi The Many by Nathan Field Want You Gone (Jack Parlabane, #8) by Christopher Brookmyre The Breakdown by B.A. Paris Skullsworn (Chronicles of Unhewn Throne 4) by Brian Staveley

Read & still to Review
The Trespasser (Dublin Murder Squad, #6) by Tana French The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney Gone (Deadly Secrets, #2) by Elisabeth Naughton Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough New York, Actually (From Manhattan with Love, #4) by Sarah Morgan

Reviews Posted
The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr review Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land review The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden A Quiet Kind of Thunder by Sara Barnard

Books Added:
Traitor to the Throne (Rebel of the Sands #2) by Alwyn Hamilton New York, Actually (From Manhattan with Love, #4) by Sarah Morgan Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse The Ninth Rain (The Winnowing Flame Trilogy, #1) by Jen Williams The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion


Current

Feedback Ratio 71%
Books on Shelf 35


message 16: by ShoSho (new)
Dec 31, 2016 02:31PM

ShoSho (shoshost) | 446 comments This is good, I'm in!


message 17: by Elisha (last edited Jan 01, 2017 02:01PM) (new)
Jan 01, 2017 02:28AM

Elisha (bookjunkiemom) | 2 comments I'm a bit ashamed at my NG TBR (About 120 on my shelf...LOL...), but it is my...shall I say new years resolution...to get to my NG TBR..so a book from my NG TBR that I plan to read this month is The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel. I figure I'll start with one NG off of my NG TBR at the moment since I have other review commitments as well as life happenings but, if I find I can do more than one a month at a time, great!

My Feedback Ratio is 4% so this challenge will really help meto tackle both my feedback ratio and my NG Shelf.


message 18: by Alison (new)
Jan 01, 2017 06:08AM

Alison (a1ison74) | 2826 comments Happy 2017 everyone.

This year one of my new year's resolutions is to finally reach that elusive 80% feedback ratio (and to stop hitting that request button so much...well maybe)

As my resolutions typically only last a day or two I thought I'd better make a start so I've posted my first review for The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr so I'm now at 72% :) Only 8% (around 9 books) to go.


message 19: by CrazyCat (Alex) (last edited Jan 31, 2017 12:28PM) (new)
Jan 01, 2017 06:14AM

CrazyCat (Alex) | 397 comments NetGalley Challenge – January
Books on shelf: 14

Books:
Killing Jane (Erin Prince, #1) by Stacy Green Final Girls by Riley Sager Trapped in Wonderland by Dani Hoots Missing (Cass Lehman and Detective Ed Dyson #3) by Melanie Casey Gone (Deadly Secrets, #2) by Elisabeth Naughton Little Girl Lost by Carol Wyer The Original Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig Just Fly Away by Andrew McCarthy The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr Watch Me (Social Media Murders, #2) by Angela Clarke Stasi Wolf (Karin Müller, #2) by David Young The Stalker (Detective Sam Brody Thriller, #1) by Sally Spencer Dare to Remember by Susanna Beard Rage and Ruin by Katie Roman

Feedback Ratio: 62%

Books Added During the Month:
Discord (Echoes of Earth, #1) by Katy Haye Fangs and Fennel (The Venom Trilogy #2) by Shannon Mayer Shaken (Mind Reader, #1) by Susan Hatler Wish Upon a Fallen Star (Average Angel #1) by Felicity Green After Me (The Unfinished Series Book 1) by Joyce Scarbrough As You Lay Sleeping by Katlyn Duncan

Read + Review:
The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barrreview The Stalker (Detective Sam Brody Thriller, #1) by Sally Spencerreview Gone (Deadly Secrets, #2) by Elisabeth Naughtonreview Discord (Echoes of Earth, #1) by Katy Hayereview Watch Me (Social Media Murders, #2) by Angela Clarkereview Fangs and Fennel (The Venom Trilogy #2) by Shannon Mayerreview Little Girl Lost by Carol Wyerreview Missing (Cass Lehman and Detective Ed Dyson #3) by Melanie Caseyreview Dare to Remember by Susanna Beardreview Shaken (Mind Reader, #1) by Susan Hatlerreview Wish Upon a Fallen Star (Average Angel #1) by Felicity Greenreview After Me (The Unfinished Series Book 1) by Joyce Scarbroughreview Killing Jane (Erin Prince, #1) by Stacy Greenreview As You Lay Sleeping by Katlyn Duncanreview Trapped in Wonderland by Dani Hootsreview


message 20: by Kristie (last edited Jan 01, 2017 10:06AM) (new)
Jan 01, 2017 10:05AM

Kristie | 3601 comments I had a bit of time today and decided to clean up my NetGalley a bit. I removed 3 books from my shelf that had been there for about a year with apologies to the publishers and sent in my review for my DNF book. I still have two more books that have been on there a long time, also about a year, but I hope to read them soon.

My goal is to review four more this month. This is a catch up month for me with NetGalley, since I had no reviews last month.

NetGalley Review

Here is my DNF review:
my review of Hitler: The Psychiatric Files


message 21: by Sassafrass (new)
Jan 01, 2017 12:13PM

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments Ashley M wrote: "My spot. :)
Start of Month:
Books on Shelf : 727 ... someone smack me, please!
Books: I won't list all, just the ones I plan on doing. I need this.
#BabyLove My Toddler Life by Corine Dehghanpisheh ..."

Wow! You have a lot of books on your shelf! Good luck. I'm looking forward to see the progress you make this month. :)


message 23: by Sassafrass (new)
Jan 01, 2017 04:45PM

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments Starting off with two today. One was a very short one, but that's two down for my old unfinished reviews!

NetGalley Review

Waking Up Pregnant (Waking Up, #2) by Mira Lyn Kelly Review

Every Part of You Resists Me (Every Part of You, #2) by Megan Hart Review


message 24: by Ashley M (last edited Jan 01, 2017 08:19PM) (new)
Jan 01, 2017 05:38PM

Ashley M (read-a-hol-ic) | 762 comments Here are my reviews so far. I'm reading!

Magic Words From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit by Edward Field Review

A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager Review

Bonyo Bonyo by Vanita Oelschlager Review

Knees The mixed up world of a boy with dyslexia by Vanita Oelschlager Review

Gross Greg by Alvin Irby Review

A Tale of Two Mommies by Vanita Oelschlager Review

Christmas Truce by Aaron Shepard Review

A Natural Man The True Story of John Henry by Steve Sanfield Review

Pickin' Peas by Margaret Read MacDonald Review

The Sea King's Daughter A Russian Legend by Aaron Shepard Review


message 25: by Nancy (last edited Jan 14, 2017 11:24PM) (new)
Jan 01, 2017 10:34PM

Nancy (nancyhelen) | 1469 comments I haven't touched NetGalley for months, because I felt so bad that I had books outstanding that I didn't want to request more! Although seeing how many books some of you have, I probably shouldn't feel too guilty :-). Anyway, I'm going to try and clear them so I can go and request more with a clear conscience.

January
On Shelf: 5
Ratio: 67%
Goal: Finish all 5 books and get ratio over 80%

We've Come to Take You Home by Susan Gandar Dying to Forget Oil, Power, Palestine, and the Foundations of U.S. Policy in the Middle East by Irene L. Gendzier A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Scientific Habits of Mind by David J. Helfand The French Lesson (The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot #2) by Hallie Rubenhold Understanding Italian Opera by Tim Carter

Completed:
1. ✔A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age: Scientific Habits of Mind by David J. Helfand - 9.1.16 ★★★ (Ratio - 72%)


message 27: by Sonia (new)
Jan 02, 2017 02:20AM

Sonia (darktalynn) | 11599 comments I am back to the world of the readings... I am also back to have a ton of unread Galleys... ahem... Since I had the best start of the day - An email from netgalley approving me for a must wanted book - time to get to business:

January

Books on Shelf : 8

Books:
Magic for Nothing (InCryptid, #6) by Seanan McGuire Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson, #10) by Patricia Briggs The Masked City (The Invisible Library, #2) by Genevieve Cogman The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3) by Genevieve Cogman A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell, #2) by Deanna Raybourn Reliquary (Reliquary, #1) by Sarah Fine Mosaic (Reliquary, #3) by Sarah Fine Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2) by Daniel O'Malley

Feedback ratio: 88%


FINISHED

ADDED

End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:%


message 28: by Ashley M (new)
Jan 02, 2017 02:31AM

Ashley M (read-a-hol-ic) | 762 comments I've gone from 2% to 4%. Woohoo!


message 29: by Kristie (new)
Jan 02, 2017 06:09AM

Kristie | 3601 comments Woohoo, Ashley! Six books done in one day! Great way to start. :)


message 30: by Ashley M (new)
Jan 02, 2017 10:55AM

Ashley M (read-a-hol-ic) | 762 comments Ahem... An author asked me a while ago to give an honest review to a graphic novel of his because I like them and review them a lot. He took so long in gifting me the Kindle version, that I just bought it myself because it starts with a Q. I was kind of annoyed that he took so long and I didn't have to buy it after all, but now I have a gift claim code and I see that two of you have rated graphic novels before.

Nancy Helen and Kristie, since I see rated graphic novels on both of your shelves, I thought I would give you first stab at the gift code.
Nicole, I couldn't see all of your bookshelves for some reason even though you are my friend. If you do read graphic novels this one is up for you too.
I only want one thing from this. The author asked for an honest review for his graphic novel with the gift.
The book is called Quantum Vibe: Venus 23 by Scott Bieser.
I just thought that the NetGalley challenge would be the best place to ask this of anyone. If you are interested, you can PM me and I'll send you the gift code to read on your Kindle. You will need a Kindle Fire to get the full experience of the graphic novel out of it. If any of you aren't interested please tell me anyone you know of who likes to read and review graphic novels.
Thank you. :)


message 31: by Sassafrass (new)
Jan 02, 2017 01:13PM

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments Two more done today:

NetGalley Review

Lover Undercover (McCade Brothers, #1) by Samanthe Beck Review

The Seduction Hypothesis (Science of Temptation #2) by Delphine Dryden Review


message 32: by ShoSho (last edited Jan 04, 2017 08:52PM) (new)
Jan 02, 2017 01:49PM

ShoSho (shoshost) | 446 comments I have 2 books on my shelf:

On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins
Penric and the Shaman (World of the Five Gods, #1.6) by Lois McMaster Bujold

My ratio: 97%

5/1/2017
one down 1 more to go


message 33: by Melanie (last edited Jan 31, 2017 07:29PM) (new)
Jan 02, 2017 02:27PM

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1039 comments I'm in. I really need to clear out the older books on my shelf and up my abysmal ratio.

My plan is to get to my January pubbed books and then start working through the older ones.

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 21
Feedback Ratio: 16%
Books:
Arena (Arena Series, #1) by Holly Jennings Manga Classics Sense and Sensibility by Stacy King Interference by Amélie Antoine Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner A Christmas Day at the Office by Matt Dunn Worth Killing For (DI Fenchurch, #2) by Ed James Tell Me Again by Michelle Major
Hard Road (Jon Reznick, #1) by J.B. Turner Disney Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas Vol.1 by Jun Asuka What You Do to Me (The Haneys #1) by Barbara Longley Manga Classics Jane Eyre by Stacy King My Rogue, My Ruin (Lords of Essex, #1) by Amalie Howard All the Breaking Waves by Kerry Lonsdale Can't Stop Loving You by Miranda Liasson
Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist Frostblood (Frostblood Saga, #1) by Elly Blake Tangled Up (Taking Chances, #2) by Erin Nicholas Killing Jane (Erin Prince, #1) by Stacy Green All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai Sugar by Kimberly Stuart The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1) by Rin Chupeco

Finished:
Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist My Review
Tangled Up (Taking Chances, #2) by Erin Nicholas My Review
Interference by Amélie Antoine My Review

The following three books I had to remove and send feedback to the publishers that I was unable to review due to laptop issues and the books only being available in protected PDF format.
Manga Classics Sense and Sensibility by Stacy King Manga Classics Jane Eyre by Stacy King Disney Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas Vol.1 by Jun Asuka

Added:

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 15
Feedback Ratio: 40%


message 34: by Nicole (new)
Jan 02, 2017 10:10PM

Nicole Field (nicolefield) | 1778 comments I've only read one so far this month, an older one that's archived, but here's the review :)

The Queer and the Restless (Queers of La Vista, #3) by Kris Ripper 4 stars https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 35: by Kristie (new)
Jan 03, 2017 07:52AM

Kristie | 3601 comments I just added another book to my list. I picked up Every Body Yoga Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body. by Jessamyn Stanley . Unfortunately, it is a protected pdf and I can't get it on my Kindle. I wish they'd tell you beforehand when that's the situation. I can't stand reading on my old laptop.


message 36: by Nicole (new)
Jan 03, 2017 02:28PM

Nicole Field (nicolefield) | 1778 comments Oh I hate when that happens too Kristie :(:(


message 37: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (new)
Jan 03, 2017 08:24PM

Karen ⊰✿ | 16696 comments Mod
Kristie wrote: "I just added another book to my list. I picked up Every Body Yoga Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body. by Jessamyn Stanley. Unfortunately, it is a protected pdf and I can't get it on m..."

Oh that is one of my pet peeves!


message 38: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (new)
Jan 03, 2017 08:24PM

Karen ⊰✿ | 16696 comments Mod
None yet read, but 2 added :)
The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden The Hidden Thread by Liz Trenow


message 39: by Amanda (last edited Jan 09, 2017 02:01PM) (new)
Jan 04, 2017 01:13PM

Amanda (daughterofoak) | 3473 comments It's been too long since I made any progress on my Netgalley list. >.>

Books on Shelf I'd rather not say lol
Feedback Ratio: 26%

To Read This Month:
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney In Safe Hands (Search and Rescue, #4) by Katie Ruggle The Talented Mr. Rivers (Tough Love #2) by HelenKay Dimon In Shining Armor by E.L. Phillips Pieces of Hate (Assassin, #1-2) by Tim Lebbon How to Rescue a Rake (Book Club Belles Society, #3) by Jayne Fresina Hour of Mischief by Aimee Hyndman Getting Wilde (Immortal Vegas, #1) by Jenn Stark Lumière (The Illumination Paradox, #1) by Jacqueline Garlick Hunter (Hunter, #1) by Mercedes Lackey The Undying Legion (Crown & Key, #2) by Clay Griffith

Reviews Submitted:
A List of Cages by Robin Roe - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Waiting for the Flood by Alexis Hall - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Shadow Revolution (Crown & Key, #1) by Clay Griffith - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Still To Review
Rival Forces (K-9 Rescue #4) by D.D. Ayres


message 40: by Tammy (last edited Jan 04, 2017 06:26PM) (new)
Jan 04, 2017 05:51PM

Tammy Reidy (tammyreidy) | 8 comments I just started on NetGalley. This will be my first time doing this challenge.
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf---7 books
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is--------0%
The Village of Eben Hollow by Brad A. Braddock
All That Remains by Al Barrera
The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak
Little Heaven by Nick Cutter
The Girl from the Sea by Shalini Boland
The Devil's Prayer by Luke Gracias
Daughter of a Thousand Years by Amalia Carosella


message 41: by Kristie (new)
Jan 04, 2017 06:48PM

Kristie | 3601 comments Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "None yet read, but 2 added :)
The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Hidden Thread by Liz Trenow"

You needed to add some!


message 42: by Kazen (new)
Jan 04, 2017 07:11PM

Kazen Welcome to the challenge, Tammy! Starting out is nice - you get to see your feedback ratio grow by leaps and bounds with each book you finish :)


message 43: by Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (new)
Jan 04, 2017 07:36PM

Karen ⊰✿ | 16696 comments Mod
I know Kristie! This challenge has really kept me focused on reading my NetGalley books!


message 44: by Nicole (new)
Jan 04, 2017 11:09PM

Nicole Field (nicolefield) | 1778 comments Oh I miss my ratio going up quickly. It's been around 70% now for three months.


message 45: by Cathie (new)
Jan 05, 2017 01:14AM

Cathie (catitude) | 999 comments I just went back onto my netgalley page; hadn't been there in ages. All books (6 past) are now archived and I can't seem to get to them. So.... I started requesting new ones, lol. I got approved for one right away ~ yay!, but I probably won't get to it to next month because I'm already booked up for reads scheduled this month and I have been sick and not reading anything the last few days.

My new book on my shelf is: The Case of the Green-Dressed Ghost by Lucy Banks - gorgeous cover! :-)

I started off at 2 % and now am up to 33 %!! No idea how I did that??, lol. I only submitted 4 ratings / opinions but no reviews because they had been archived and frankly I can't remember much about most of those 6 that were archived.

So...very start of the month was this

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 0
Feedback Ratio: 2%

End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:%


message 46: by Sonia (new)
Jan 05, 2017 01:47AM

Sonia (darktalynn) | 11599 comments Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "None yet read, but 2 added :)
The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine ArdenThe Hidden Thread by Liz Trenow"

Steven was reading The Bear and The Nightingale and really enjoying it!

(I can't add more books.... I just got back from my reading slump, I need to have care not to pressure myself to avoid stop reading again)


message 47: by Kristie (new)
Jan 05, 2017 06:07AM

Kristie | 3601 comments Cathie - That is pretty cover! And it sounds interesting too. I'll be interested to see what you think of it. Also, your rating goes up as long as you submit anything, whether it is a review, or just a rating or opinion. One hint for you is to download the book as soon as you're approved so it won't disappear on you. Once you download it (assuming it's to a Kindle and not a protected pdf), it's yours forever.

Sonia - Glad your slump is over. I completely understand not putting pressure on yourself. I'm in a bit of a slump myself where I'm busy and just not really interested in picking up books, even though I'm enjoying the ones I'm reading.

I'm also interested in The Bear and The Nightingale. I've been hearing good things about it and will look forward to reading your thoughts, Karen.


message 48: by Sonia (new)
Jan 05, 2017 06:22AM

Sonia (darktalynn) | 11599 comments The downloading as soon as possible is a good tip. So is the kindle format. My first downloadings were protected pdf format... not a nice surprise when I found out about time limit..

On the other hand, I was really happy to discover that the kindle app for android was as good as having a kindle, so, no more problems in that font.

Now, if only amazon decided that shipping kindle paperwhite to Portugal was a good idea :D


message 49: by Sassafrass (new)
Jan 05, 2017 06:39AM

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments I've added 4 more books to my shelf, so now I'm back up to 12 books again. LOL


message 50: by Sassafrass (new)
Jan 05, 2017 06:45AM

Sassafrass (sass-a-frass) | 1142 comments Oh, in other news, I just noticed that the put the archive date back on your shelf. Our emails must have worked! Great going everyone.


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