NetGalley October 2020

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

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!

[Tari]

NetGalley October 2020
Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 21
Ratio: 92%

Books will be linked to GR review when read


For Letter or Worse
Vivian Conroy 10/2/20
*Gobble, Gobble Murder
Leslie Meier 10/11/20
Christmas Cupcake Murder
Joanne Fluke 10/16/20
A Death Long Overdue
Eva Gates 10/19/20
On Borrowed Crime
Kate Young 10/22/20
A Waffle Lot of Murder
Lena Gregory 10/27/2020
Christmas Card Murder
A Crime of a Different Stripe
Puzzling Ink
Without a Brew
The Malt in Our Stars
Wine Tastings Are Murder
Finished Off in Fondant
Death at a Country Mansion
Grounds for Murder
Sit, Stay, Slay
Deadly Edition
Rhubarb Pie Before You Die
A Curious Incident
The Broken Spine (Berkley)
A Deadly Chapter


End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read: 25
Updated ratio: 91%
Books read in October: 6

*Books added in October:
A Tourist’s Guide to Murder
Irish Parade Murder
Ink & Shadows
A Catered Book Club Murder
A Glimmer of Death
Gobble Gobble Murder, read, see above
Bait and Witch
Hope, Faith and a Corpse
One Poison Pie

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Start of Month:

Books on Shelf : 11

Books:
published


to be published



Feedback ratio: 93%


FINISHED



ADDED
Piranesi (excerpt only)

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 11
Feedback Ratio:93%

[Kelly]

September was really good. I finished 29 Netgalley arcs and 8 Edelweiss arcs.

TBR: 47 books
Feedback ratio: 77%



Finished:


EDELWEISS
Finished:


(view spoiler)[
->Not reviewed : 365



(hide spoiler)]

[Roz]

One day I will put a good dent in my NetGalley TBR. It didn't happen in September. Maybe it'll happen in October.

Start
TBR: 34 books
Feedback Ratio: 34%
Goal: 50%

TBR:


End of Month:

Books Read:


Reviews:
The Places We Sleep
Gin
Lobizona
Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology
Cute Critters: An Embroidery Pattern Compendium
The Four Profound Weaves

Books Added:


Feedback Ratio: 42%

[Kristie]

I'm in! I had a great month last month and now I only have a couple of books that are past their pub dates on my shelf. My plan is to start with Nine Elms, which is the first book in the Kate Marshall series by Robert Bryndza to prepare for Shadow Sands.

Beginning of Month:

Books on Shelf: 5
Published:


November:
3

2021:
January:
26

April:
13

Netgalley Ratio: 97%


End of Month:

Read: 1


Reviews: 1
Survivors review


Added: 4


Books on Shelf: 8
Ratio: 96%

Additional: (view spoiler)[

Physical:


Bookish:
8/4

Edelweiss:
8/18

(hide spoiler)]

[Alysa]

Claiming spot!

Beginning of month:
38 books -- including 1 currently reading; not including 4 books read but still lacking reviews (not pictured)
Feedback ratio: 92%

Read:
Box Hill (my review)
Sin Eater (my review coming soon)
Down Along with That Devil's Bones (my review)
Hench (my review coming soon)

DNF:
A Man of Shadows (my review)




End of month:
35 books (including 3 new ones, ugh)
Feedback ratio 93%

[Lexi]

Start of Oct
TBR: 25 books
Feedback Ratio: 78%
Goal: 80%
Books:
2018:
2019:

2020 so far:
Jan:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
Aug:
Sept:
Oct:
Next year:

Added:

[Melanie]

I'm in again. I really need to make a dent in my backlog considering I'm hoping to clear it by the end of the year.

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 49
Feedback Ratio: 84%

Books (ordered by pub date):






Added:


Finished:


Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy | My Review
Any Rogue Will Do | My Review
A Beautiful Corpse | My Review
Cowboy SEAL Redemption | My Review

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 50
Feedback Ratio: 84%

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

I go again....at least i read one last month. Im not requesting anymore for the rest of the year.

START
To Be Read: 40
Feedback Ratio: 20%

2016:


2017:


2018:


2019:


2020:


END
To Be Read: 39
Feedback Ratio: 24%

Read:
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 12/10/2020 review
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 21/10/2020 review

[Stephie]

In be back later

[Rachel]

Claiming my spot

TBR: 12 Books
0/12


Beginning of the Month: October

Nonfiction:


Fiction:





End of Month:

Read: 0

Reviews: 0

[Emily]

on Shelf 57
Ratio 85%
10 Books

[Marie (UK)]

START OF THE MONTH
AIM - Increase feedback by 2%

FEEDBACK 91%

START OF THE MONTH



ADDED DURING OCTOBER


READ DURING OCTOBER
1. To Cook a Bear https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Waterboarding a Phoenix: and Other Meditations on Justice, Governance, Time and Thought https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Walks with Sam: A Man, a Dog, and a Season of Awakening 18/10/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. The Chalet 19/10/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Jack: A Novel 20/10/2020 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


END OF THE MONTH

[Yzabel]

Beginning of the month

Books on shelves: 19


Feedback Ratio: 96%

End of the Month

Books I read in October: 3

Reviews:


DNF: 0

Added: 0

Shelf count: 16

Feedback ratio:96%

[Kirby]

HELLO OCTOBER! The only thing that makes sense right now is reading novels. I plan to make a nice dent in this list. Last month was a good start so I'm feeling reinvigorated.

Last Month's Feedback Ratio: 31%
This Month's Feedback Ratio: 31%

All the Titles: (118)

Pub Date 2021


Pub Date 2020


Pub Date 2019


Pub Date 2018


Added in October:


Completed:


No Review on GR:

[Maritza]

Books on shelf - 63 (141 Approved / 74 Feedback Sent)
NetGalley Feedback - 52 %

Approved 2020 -

Approved 2019

Approved 2018

Approved 2017

Approved 2016


End of the Month
Reviews -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Added -
Books read in 2020 - 15
Feedback Ratio - 53%

[Kristie]

I've added one already. I couldn't help myself; it was too perfect. I popped on NetGalley and The Survivors was being offered as an audio through Macmillan Audio. I am pre-approved with them so I grabbed it right away. They haven't added much lately and the audios tend to be books that have already published or are publishing very soon, so I was really happy to see something that wasn't publishing for a while by an author I enjoy.

I'm considering grabbing Heartbreak Bay as well. It is currently a read now. This will likely be the last in the series as Rachel Caine is currently in hospice. I've read the rest of the series, but I'm trying to decide if I want to wait and buy a copy instead.

[Barbara]

October 2020 NetGalley Challenge:

Last month was a push, with two books reviewed and two books added. Hopefully, I can get some more reviews in this month.

Beginning of the Month:

Books on shelf: 10


Feedback Ratio: 81%

End of the Month:

Books Read with Links to Reviews:

my review

my review

my review

Books Added: None

Updated Books on Shelf: 7



Updated Feedback Ratio: 87%

[Chelsea]

October 2020 NetGalley Challenge

Beginning of the Month:
Books on Shelf: 3
1. Once Upon a Mail Order Bride
2. Slippers And Thieves
3. Purged Souls

End of the Month
Read and reviewed:

Updated Shelf Count:

Updated books to read:

Updated ratio:

[Connie N.]

Thanks to all your encouragement (and accountability), I'm making some progress. So here we go with another successful (hopefully) month:

NetGalley Challenge – October
Feedback ratio - 75% - Increased to 76%

On shelf 10/1/20 - 123
Read: 3
Added: 0
On Shelf 10/31/20 - 120

2014 (0/8):


2015 (1/22):


2016 (1/11):


2017 (0/19):


2018 (1/36):


2019 (0/14):


2020 (0/13):


Completed/Reviews:
The Lake Season by Hannah McKinnon - 10/18/20 ♥♥♥ - My Review
All Night with the Cowboy by Soraya M. Lane - 10/22/20 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Wrong Question, Right Answer by Elle Casey - 10/28/20 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

[Vicki Willis]

Beginning of Month
Number of Books on Shelf: 13
Feedback Ratio: 85%

Books on Shelf
Current:


Past Publication:


From 2019 (YIKES!)


READ
What Happened That Night
The Push

ADDED
The Good Sister
The Unwilling

End of Month
Books on Shelf: 13
Feedback ratio: 86%

[Vicki Willis]

I finished the oldest one from my shelf! Feels good.
What Happened That Night
Dark read, young adult characters. 4 stars

[Kristie]

Congrats, Vicki! That is great!

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

woohoo. well done

[Alysa]

First two NG reviews of October:

(my review)

(my review)

I am still a little behind on reviews, but only by 2 which is way better than usual!

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Yes!!! Finished my first ever approved read from 2016 (oops), starting the next oldest too! I will get through these!

[Cassandra]

October NetGalley Challenge
Beginning October Books on Current Shelf: 55
Beginning October Audiobooks on Shelf: 0
Beginning October Feedback Ratio: 18%




Books added in October:

Finished in October: review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

End of October Books on Shelf:
End of October Audiobooks on Shelf:
End of October Feedback Ratio:

[Alysa]

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Yes!!! Finished my first ever approved read from 2016 (oops), starting the next oldest too! I will get through these!"

Nice!

[Kristie]

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Yes!!! Finished my first ever approved read from 2016 (oops), starting the next oldest too! I will get through these!"

Way to go! It always feels good to get that oldest one off your shelf. You've got this!

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Kristie wrote: "Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Yes!!! Finished my first ever approved read from 2016 (oops), starting the next oldest too! I will get through these!"

Way to go! It always feels good to get that ..."

Thanks!! It was not my cup of tea, but I think I was click happy that first day! We go on.

[Kristie]

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Yes!!! Finished my first ever approved read from 2016 (oops), starting the next oldest too! I will get through these!"

Way to go! It always feels g..."

I think that being click happy in the beginning happens to most of us. lol

[Kristie]

I've added two more 2021 releases to my shelf. I picked up and .

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Kristie wrote: "I've added two more 2021 releases to my shelf. I picked up and ."

I bought my sister Still house Lake by Rachel Caine and she loved it - hopefully your one is just as good!

[Maritza]

I was offered Who am I to say no.

[Lexi]

I got two yesterday as well. Two authors I read were on read now, which was a surprise. and .

[Roz]

October is apparently finally my month to finish some NetGalley books! I've finished 6 and written reviews for them and I'm in the middle of a 7th. Even with adding 4 books my feedback ratio has gone up 10%! Here's to me hopefully finally hitting 50% this month! 😝

Books Read:


Reviews:
The Places We Sleep
Gin
Lobizona
Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology
Cute Critters: An Embroidery Pattern Compendium
The Four Profound Weaves

[Kristie]

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I've added two more 2021 releases to my shelf. I picked up and ."

I bought my sister Still house Lake by by Rachel Caine and she loved it - hopefully your one is just as good!"

Thanks, Gem! I've enjoyed the series so far. :) Sadly, Heartbreak Bay is likely to be the last in the series as Rachel Caine is in hospice.

[Kristie]

Lauren wrote: "October is apparently finally my month to finish some NetGalley books! I've finished 6 and written reviews for them and I'm in the middle of a 7th. Even with adding 4 books my feedback ratio has go..."

Way to go, Lauren! So far, this has just been a month for me to add books.

[Maritza]

Oops added one more and none read so far.

[Alysa]

My first (and hopefully only) DNF of the month. It also happens to be one of my oldest ARCs, from way back in 2017.


(my review)

A tedious mess, and particularly sad because some of the ideas were potentially really cool. Oh well.

[Maritza]

Gem has inspired me to read the oldest book on my shelf and guess what? I'm loving it so far.

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Loving this Maritza!! Glad your liking it. I should be finished with my next oldest tomorrow.
Then I’m in a dilemma. Read the next oldest downloaded from netgalley, or a read that was published the oldest time ago? (Think they must have added it in netgalley a couple years after publication)

[Kristie]

Maritza wrote: "Gem has inspired me to read the oldest book on my shelf and guess what? I'm loving it so far."

Which book is it, Maritza?

[Kristie]

I just picked up Seven Perfect Things by Catherine Ryan Hyde. If anyone else is interested, it is currently a read now and doesn't publish until May.

That makes 4 adds for me this month and still no reviews. I have read Nine Elms and started Shadow Sands, so hopefully I'll have at least one review this month.

I've received a couple of widgets that I'm hesitant to accept because I don't want to end up swamped again. Has anyone else received Good Eggs by Rebecca Hardiman or Astrid Sees All by Natalie Standiford? Anyone familiar with either author? I'd be interested in your thoughts.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Finally finished


It took me two months. :o

I love Backman, but this was his worst book. Hopefully just a bump in the round and back to great stuff with his next

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Oh no, I requested weeks ago and completely forgot about it....its just been accepted. so another one goes on the list. whooops (this looks a great book though)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

November thread is now open

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Maritza]

Kristie wrote: "Maritza wrote: "Gem has inspired me to read the oldest book on my shelf and guess what? I'm loving it so far."

Which book is it, Maritza?"

I've put the other books on my TBR pile, this is book 2 but characters from book 1 sound good.

[Alysa]

After a great September for NGs, I didn't do so well in October.
The first half of the month was good, but then some other stuff came up. And by other stuff, I mean other solo book challenges I've been trying to finish with older books, lol.

I only read four NGs, and DNF'd a fifth.
And I got 3 new ones.

On the bright side, I am caught up with writing reviews, except for 2 of the books I read in Oct -- whereas before reading them, I still had 2 reviews to write for books that I finished reading like several months ago. And I DID manage to go up 1% on my feedback ratio in any case.
So I am still counting it as a win. :D