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NetGalley November 2019
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Start of Month:
Books on Shelf : 6
Books:
Feedback ratio: 95%
FINISHED
review
reviewADDED
End of Month:
Books on shelf: 4
Feedback Ratio:97%
Im going to try and join in with this :)
I'm in. I expect to finish one more before the end of day tomorrow and have removed it from my list. I'll update my spot later if it affects my ratio. **updated**Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 9
Published:
January:
14
28
Netgalley Ratio: 95%
End of Month:
Read: 1
Reviews: 1
After the Fire review
Added: 3
Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 93%
I'm in again. October was a failure, so I'm hoping November is better.Start of month:
Books on shelf: 40
Feedback Ratio: 85%
Books (ordered by pub date):
Added:
Finished:
End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:
Wahoo here we go! It's been an extra long summer break but I'm back with a vengeance.Feedback Ratio: 36%
Current Titles: 7
Older than Three Months: 45
Added in November:
Total: 60 books (Yikes! Gotta stop requesting!)
Goal: 2 New, 4 Old
NEW
OLD
Completed:
NEW
5 Stars
4 Stars
OLD
3 Stars
4 Stars
OTHER - Reviews Not on GR
November 2019Beginning of Month
Books on shelf: 11
Feedback Ratio: 80%
Books past publication
Current books
READ
Essential Oils for Beginners: A Guide to What They Are & How to Use Them
ADDED
End of Month
Books on shelf: 15
Feedback ratio: 75%
November 2019 NetgalleyBooks on Shelf: 173
Feedback Ratio: 24%
Books over 3 months Old (147)
Other Books (26)
Total Starting Book Count: 173
ARC Books for November (10 books)
5 -
11 -
12 -
19 -
26 -
Books Read in November: 3
1. The Furies read 11/14, 4 stars Review
2. Restaurant Weeks Are Murder read 11/17, 4 stars Review
3. My Life in a Cat House: True Tales of Love, Laughter, and Living with Five Felines read 11/30, 5 stars
Books DNF'd in November:
Books Added in November: 14
Modern Country Cooking: Kitchen Skills and Seasonal Recipes from Salt Water Farm
End of Month:
Books on Shelf: 182
Feedback Ratio: 25%
Start of MonthBooks 23 Feedback 89%
GOALS
1. reach 90% feedback
2. Have nothing longer than 3 months
ON SHELF
READ
1. A Gift in December 06/11/2019 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. The Ex Girlfriend https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. The Art of Dying https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. So Lucky https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Tuesday Mooney Wore Black https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. It Would Be Night in Caracas https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
7. The Killer Inside https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8. Lost in the Spanish Quarter https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
9. The Confession https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
10. The German House https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
11. The Swords of Silence: Book 1: The Swords of Fire Trilogy https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
12. Akin https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
13. Little Bandaged Days https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
ADDED IN NOVEMBER
I think this is me done for the month I have a couple of big books to delve into
END OF MONTH
Feedback Ratio = 90%
Nothing over 3 months old on shelf
Books 21
Beginning of the MonthTotal Books on Shelf: 170
FR: 6%
Books Added:
End of the Month
Books Read (reviews linked):
Swell: A Waterbiography
1984 in the 21st Century
Canine Confidential
Shelf Count: 167
FR: 8%
November
Beginning of month:
Books on shelf: 167
Current titles: 31
Feedback Ratio: 26%
Books:
November releases: 6
Added: 11
Read: 1
You Deserve Each Other | Review
End of month
Books on shelf:
Current titles:
Feedback Ratio:
NovemberBooks on shelf: 6
Feedback Ratio: 95%
Books:
Added:
Read:
End of month-
Books:
Feedback Ratio:
Mama's November NGBeginning of month:
Books on shelf:
Current titles:
Feedback Ratio:
November Progress:
Added:
Read:
Reviewed:
End of month
Books on shelf:
Current titles:
Feedback Ratio:
I'm in for November. Will update once on laptop
Jammin Jenny wrote: "November 2019 NetgalleyBooks on Shelf: 173
Feedback Ratio: 24%
Books over 3 months Old (147)
[bookcover:Season of Love|4..."Thank you for posting this. It really encouraged me to to join this challenge & get serious about my NetGalley account because I have neglected it & have SO. MANY over 3 months it's ridiculous. When I saw this challenge I thought there is no way. But you having plenty of books over the three months let me know I was not alone in that.
What a great challenge! I have so many NetGalley reads that this will help me give them the attention they need!How many books on your NetGalley shelf
Current: 33 books https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Over 3 months: 96 books https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
NetGalley feedback ratio starting: 10%
My goal will be to try and read 8 in November!
Books read from current list:
1, Retreat House by Sarah Yasin https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
2. Elon by Isabella Adams https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
3. The Memory Tree by Linda Gillard
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Books read from over 3 months list:
1. The Angriest Angel by Christopher Halt https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
Beginning of November
Books on Shelf: 143
Feedback Ratio: 19%
Books:
Reviews
End of November
Books on Shelf:
Feedback Ratio:
November 2019 NetGalley Challenge:Last month was a wash (2 read, 2 added), so I'm hoping to do better this month.
Beginning of the Month:
Books on shelf: 6
Feedback Ratio: 82%
End of the Month:
Books Read with Links to Reviews:
Books Added:
Updated Books on Shelf:
Updated Feedback Ratio:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf: 18b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is: 23%
d: What books you read
Big Lies in a Small Town 11/12/19 (Review)
The Chain 11/14/19 (Review)
The Things I Know 11/20/19 (Review)
f: Your updated shelf count: 16
g: Your updated books to read
h: Your updated ratio: 36%
NetGalley November 2019Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 12
Ratio: 94%
All my titles are linked to my GR review once I've read the book
Listed by publication date:
Three Widows and a Corpse
Debra Sennefelder 11/5/19Apple Cider Slaying
Julie Anne Lindsey 11/7/19 Fan Mail
Daryl Wood Gerber 11/15/19Bookmarked for Death
V.M. Burns 11/22/19A Murderous Tangle
Sally Goldenbaum 11/23/19Cobblered to Death
Rosemarie Ross 11/26/19Invitation Only Murder
Leslie Meier 11/28/19Potions Are for Pushovers
Tamara Berry 11/30/19An Ale of Two Cities
Sarah Fox 11/30/19Bound for Murder
A Crafter Quilts a Crime
Death on the Page
A Study in Murder
Book added in November: 7
Silenced in Sequins
Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury
There's a Murder Afoot
Verse and Vengeance
To Kill a Mocking Girl
Hems and Homicide
End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read: 10
Updated ratio: 95%
Books read in November: 9
Beginning of the month
Books on shelves: 14
Older than 3 months:
Feedback Ratio: 97%
End of the Month
Books I read in November: 4
Reviews:
DNF: 0
Added: 5
Shelf count: 15
Feedback ratio: 97%
I'm doing NaNoWriMo so my expectations for this reading month is a bit low hahaHow many books on your NetGalley shelf: 21
What your Netgalley feedback ratio is: 68%
What books are on your NG shelf:
-Apr 2
-april 16
-april 16
-april 22
-may 7
-July 2nd
-July 2nd
-July 16th
-July 19th
-Sep 3
-Sep 3
-Sep 3
-jan 7New
-Jan 28
-Feb 11 Read
Reviewed
ReviewEnd of the month
Updated books on your NetGalley shelf: 23
Updated Netgalley feedback ratio is: 67%
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I really need to read all of these in November and December to have a fresh start in 2020. Fingers crossed! TBR: 13
Feedback Ratio: 84%
Finished: 2
November Netgalley Challenge Beginning of November Shelf: 13
Beginning feedback ratio: 88%
Added in November:
Finished:
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review End of November
Books on shelf: 19
Feedback ratio: 84%
I haven't finished any yet this month, but I just added
.
Well, I have had a book melt down!I was down to 2 books past publication and was excited to be all caught up.
Now I am 6 books behind publication and just added
and
I have some time off for Thanksgiving so I "plan" on making a dent in this!
Finally finished one this month!
After the Fire by Will Hill
This one was one of my really old books to review, so I'm happy to get it off my shelf. It was a really good read too. I wish I had gotten to it earlier.
After the Fire review
I just got my first approval from Berkley! I'm shocked. I requested the book 3 months ago.
Kristie wrote: "I just got my first approval from Berkley! I'm shocked. I requested the book 3 months ago. "That's awesome! I don't even bother with them anymore since I saw that they want reviewers to have a blog with 1000 or more followers. My little blog doesn't even have 200 lol. Think I should request anyway if I really want a certain book?
I honestly had just stopped requesting from them after this one. I had three just sitting on my pending shelf forever. They typically don't even respond to my requests, so I decided that was the last time I was going to request from them... and surprise! I have no idea why this one was different. My blog isn't even up and running yet. Maybe they didn't have as many requests?
Kristie wrote: "I honestly had just stopped requesting from them after this one. I had three just sitting on my pending shelf forever. They typically don't even respond to my requests, so I decided that was the last time I was going to request from them... and surprise! I have no idea why this one was different. My blog isn't even up and running yet. Maybe they didn't have as many requests?." Maybe it varies by genre too. I only read cozy mysteries, and I know there's a fairly big demand for them, but really there's probably less bloggers for them specifically than other genres. Maybe I'll give Berkeley a request again when I find one of theirs I really want to read, all they can tell me is no, right? :)
I don't know, Tari. I'm sure the number of people requesting a certain book has an effect on how likely you are to receive an ARC, but I'm not sure which books would be most in demand. I tend to like a variety of genres.
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"Yikes. I wish NetGalley would put a time limit on those to force the publishers to make a decision
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I just got my first approval from Berkley! I'm shocked. I requested the book 3 months ago. "Yikes. I wish NetGalley would put a time limit on those to force the publishers to make a decision"
Yes, sometimes it can really mess you up if you've already gotten more books and have no time to review it. Fortunately, this one doesn't publish until March, so I'm ok.
Added a third book!
I need to get my review for The Vanishing Season written before I start really falling behind again.
I finished one this month.
It was a very good beginner or refresher guide to oils and featured 20 of the most common ones. I will definitely reference this in the future.
I could probably use that one, Vicki!
Kristie wrote: "I just got my first approval from Berkley! I'm shocked. I requested the book 3 months ago. "i think approvals are just in the lap of the Gods, there are some publishers who never approve me but i do get plenty
I agree, Marie. I got two approvals this month from publishers that never approve me and I have others that didn't get approved from publishers that often do. There's just no figuring it.
I got approved for 3 more.
Dead to Her (I have liked this author in the past)
The Girls Weekend
Bob Marley in Comics! (Am trying a graphic novel)
Re msg. 21: I'm happy with this month. I maintained for once in my life--the same number of books and % are on the shelf now as I had in the beginning of Nov. I'm much better off than I was last year at this time, and I think just being accountable somewhere has helped me a lot!
I went backwards this month, but I've been doing much better about requesting this year in general, so I'm ok with a month going backwards every so often. Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 9
Netgalley Ratio: 95%
End of Month:
Read & Reviews: 1
Added: 3
Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 93%
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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!
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 November 16/17
**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!