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Start of Month:
Books on Shelf : 6
Books:
Feedback ratio: 96%
FINISHED
ADDED
End of Month:
Books on shelf: 8
Feedback Ratio:94%
I'm in again. I really need to make some actual progress in April.Start of month:
Books on shelf: 44
Feedback Ratio: 84%
Already Read, Need to Review:
Books (ordered by pub date):
Added:
Finished:
A Duke is Never Enough | My Review
End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:
Start of Month: Books on Shelf: 19
Feedback ratio: 75%
Books past publication:
Current books:
READ
You Are Not Alone
Little Secrets
ADDED
End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback ratio:
NetGalley April 2020Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 23
Ratio: 91%
All my titles are linked to my GR review once I've read the book.
Listed by publication date:
Dead on the Vine
Elle Brooke White 4/4/20Six Cloves Under
Gin Jones 4/20/20Botched Butterscotch
Amanda Flower 4/30/20Murder in the Wine Country
The Diva Spices It Up
Pulp Friction
Julie Anne Lindsey 4/11/20Mrs. Morris and the Witch
Traci Wilton 4/29/20A Fatal Finale
Kathleen Marple Kalb 4/28/20The Secrets of Bones
A Deadly Inside Scoop
Killer Chardonnay
Booked for Death
A Spell for Trouble
A Study in Murder
To Kill a Mocking Girl
The Key Lime Crime
Mums and Mayhem
Little Bookshop of Murder
Checked Out for Murder
For Whom the Book Tolls
Murder Most Sweet
Death at High Tide
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard
End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read: 25
Updated ratio: 90%
Books read in April: 6
Books added in April: 7
Still Knife Painting
A Sprinkling of Murder
Witch Hunt
Murder at the Falls
From Beer to Eternity
Death of a Wicked Witch
Red Hot
I'm in.Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 10
Published:
April:
7
14
21
June:
2
July:
14
September:
1
Netgalley Ratio: 94%
End of Month:
Read: 3
Reviews: 3
The Forgotten Home Child review
Unfollow Me review
Big Lies in a Small Town review
Added: 3
Books on Shelf: 10
Ratio: 94%
Physical:
Bookish:
7/28
Beginning of Month:Current titles: 17
Published prior to 2020: (20)
Standouts Published in past years: (read one)
Published in 2020:
February:
March: (Read 2)
April: (Read 3)
May (Read 1)
June:
July:
Netgalley Percent: 80%
End of Month:
Read:
Reviews: - Read and reviewed 7 - I'll call that a "win"
my review
my review
my review
my review
my review
my review
my reviewAdded: 2
Books on Shelf at start of May: 13 - down 4!
Published prior to 2020: 19 - down 1!
Ratio: 83% up 3%
Beginning of the month
Books on shelves: 12
Older than 3 months:
Feedback Ratio: 97%
End of the Month
Books I read in April: 2
Reviews:
DNF: 0
Added: 4
Shelf count: 14
Feedback ratio: 97%
Feedback Ratio = 83% Books on shelf = 21
Past Publication Date
Current
ADDED
READ
START OF THE MONTH
Feed back = 91%
Books on shelf = 22
Aim - maintain
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REVIEWS
1. The Last Smile in Sunder City https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. The Water Dancer https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Seeds of Deception 13/04/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep 16/04/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. The Summer Fields 17/04/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. The Sin Eater the ARC was unreadable it just keeps repeating stopping mid sentence etc
7. Diary of a Confused Feminist 17/04/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8. The Nanny State Made Me: A Story of Britain and How to Save it 18/04/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
9. Arcamira 29/04/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
10. And The Stars Were Burning Brightly https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
ADDED IN APRIL
END OF THE MONTH
Feedback Ratio 90%
Books on shelf 26
MUST HAVE BETTER WILL POWER TO GET THROUGH THESE!!!To Be Read: 38
Feedback Ratio: 19%
2016:
2017:
2018:
2019:
READ:
April NetGalleyMarch 2020 - 0 Read
Feb 2020 - 0 Read
Jan 2020 - 1 Book read and reviewed
Books on NetGalley Shelf - 126 Approved / 62 Feedback Sent
NetGalley feedback - 49%
What books are on your NG shelf - 6 New Titles / 54 Titles over 3 months.
New Titles (6)
Added April 2020 -
Added March 2020 -
Added Jan. 2020 -
Older than 3 months
Approved 2019
Approved 2018
Approved 2017
Approved 2016
End of the Month - Reviews
What Unbreakable Looks Like by Kate McLaughlinRead - 04/04/20, https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Collision Point by Lora Leigh Read - 04/19/20, https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
April NetGalley ChallengeBeginning April Books on Current Shelf: 38
Beginning April Books on Older Shelf: 0
Beginning April Feedback Ratio: 19%
Books added in April:
Finished in April: Buried in My Past https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
End of April Books on Current Shelf: 31
End of April Books on Older Shelf: 17
End of April Feedback Ratio: 17%
After 2 months of no reading, I really, really need to participate on this one...Start of Month:
Books on Shelf : 19
Feedback ratio: 83%
FINISHED
ADDED
End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:%
Start of Month:Books on Shelf : 7
Feedback ratio: 89%
FINISHED
ADDED
End of Month:
Books on shelf: 5
Feedback Ratio: 92%
Beginning of month:Books on shelf :
Feedback ratio :
On shelf:
I added a book that is 14th in a series I'm currently at #3. Why do I keep doing this to myself?One would expect I have learned my lesson by now, but nooooooooooooooooooo
Sonia wrote: "I added a book that is 14th in a series I'm currently at #3. Why do I keep doing this to myself?One would expect I have learned my lesson by now, but nooooooooooooooooooo"
I've done that before, Sonia. Though I think the most I've ever done is 6. That's quite a binge you're going to have.
yep. 12 books in 11 weeks. It's doable... But it is quite a binge. I think the most I did was 9... sure it was Mercy Thompson and its spinoff, easier to read than the Hollows... Back then I did an average of a book in two days.BUT... I lived by myself at the time... so things like dinner on time and sleep and house chores could stay behind... as long as I didn't forget to feed the cat, all was good.
Now, not so much. But, having to be working from home, cuts on commuting time... soooo...we'll see.
You can do it, Sonia! Hopefully, you love the series. That will make it so much easier.
Let's hope so. Rachel is okay, but I remember not reading book #3 at the time because her obsession on pinning all evils on a certain character was annoying me to no end.But, is a quite popular series ... so I'm giving it another go.
Trying to lessen my NG list.April 1:
Books on shelf: 56
Currently reading:
Feedback ratio: 19%
Books finished:
- 4/6/2020End of month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback ratio:
Beginning of the month ratio: 74%End of the month ratio: 83%
Beginning books: 4
On shelf:
(May)
(June)
(June)
(October) Finished:
( here )
( here
( here )
( here ) Acquired:
(July)
(May)
(June)
(September) End of the month shelf:
April 2020 NetGalley Challenge:Hope to get some more reading in for April. Only one book reviewed in March.
Beginning of the Month:
Books on shelf: 3
Feedback Ratio: 91%
End of the Month:
Books Read with Links to Reviews:
my review
my reviewBooks Added:
Updated Books on Shelf: 3
Updated Feedback Ratio: 91%
Beginning of month:Books on shelf : 21
Feedback ratio : 84%
On shelf:
Added in April:
Finished :
Review
Review
Review
Review End of month:
Books on shelf: 20
Feedback ratio: 87%
April 2020 NetGalley ChallengeBeginning of the Month
Total Books on Shelf: 193
FR: 11%
Books Added:
End of the Month
Books Read (reviews linked):
1.
2.
3.
Shelf Count:
FR:
I finished 2 I had been looking forward to .
Little Secrets - Amazing! Loved it! 5 stars. Could not put it down from the first page to the last.
You Are Not Alone - This one was not my favorite by the author. It was a good book, but not great. I didn't find it that gripping.
Vicki Willis wrote: "I finished 2 I had been looking forward to . Little Secrets - Amazing! Loved it! 5 stars. Could not put it down from the first page to the last..."I really enjoyed Little Secrets too.
I finally finished a book!! This was a really good book that I would recommend to fans of historical fiction.
The Forgotten Home Child review
Edit: This review finally brings me back down to single digits with 9 books left to review and brought my ratio up to 95%. That review was rewarded nicely. lol
Vicki Willis wrote: "I finished 2 I had been looking forward to . Little Secrets - Amazing! Loved it! 5 stars. Could not put it down from the first page to the last..."I need to finish the two NetGalleys that I have started, then this is my next one! I'm a little behind, but I hope to start in a couple of days.
Finished second book for the month. Trying for one more as I added 4 books.
I finally finished Unfollow Me
. I thought it was good, but not great. The ending was a little underwhelming for the buildup. Unfollow Me review
That brings me back down to 9 on my shelf and up to 95%. Feels good to be making a little progress.
Well, I finished my third book this month.
Big Lies in a Small Town review
I have the unpopular opinion of thinking the book was just ok. It took forever for me to read because it dragged in the middle. I just couldn't stay engaged with it. It got better around 70% when you started to find out where all the weird things in the mural came from, but it took too long to get there and I wasn't that interested by that point.
On to the next one...
Kristie wrote: "Well, I finished my third book this month. Big Lies in a Small Town review
I have the unpopular opinion of thinking the book was just ok. It took f..."
Oh, I started this but was not engaged and put it back for next month.
I did that several times Maritza. It is so highly rated!
Someone stop me now. I have added about 10 books this month.
Mod
haha
I also added and didn't read any. My reading has taken a dive the last few months
Well, I read 2 and added 1 this month, so I had a little gain in my feedback ratio. I am at 77% now.I don't have any that publish in May, but one June 2 and one June 3 so I am planning on reading those next so they don't fall behind.
I am also hoping!! to read a couple that are past publication. I want to get caught up and be current. (Ha, doesn't everyone!?)
That's my goal too, Vicki. Like Karen, my reading has been way down lately. I finally started to read again over the past week or two and I read 3 this month, but I was approved for 1 more.
I'm happy with that, but I also received 2 widgets that both publish in June. They aren't books that I would have necessarily requested, but they look interesting enough. I haven't been getting many widgets lately and I think it's because I keep saying no, so I am considering accepting. I also have no books publishing in May and was planning to use May to catch up on my April reads and some physical books that are past due. I'm not sure I want to overload myself with books publishing in June.
Edit - Widgets I'm considering:
- pub June 2nd &
- pub June 30th
Well, now I've done it. I've gone and accepted the widgets for
and
. I hope I am able to read them both on time! This means I break even with 3 books reviewed and 3 added this month. I'm still hoping to get all caught up in May. Good luck to me...
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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!
**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!