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NetGalley May 2021
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Start of Month:
Books on Shelf : 11
Books:
published
to be published
Feedback ratio: 93%
FINISHED
review
review
ADDED
End of Month:
Books on shelf: 8
Feedback Ratio:94%
Just hoping to make some kind of progress this month.Start of month:
Books on shelf: 49
Feedback Ratio: 86%
Books (ordered by pub date):
Added:
Finished:
The Girl from Silent Lake | My Review
Never Conspire with a Sinful Baron | My Review
Sweet Wild of Mine | My Review
Improper | My Review
What a Widow Wants | My Review
Deep River Promise | My Review
A Duke Will Never Do | My Review
One Tough Cowboy | My Review
Duchess by Deception | My Review
The Earl Next Door | My Review
Once Upon a Cowboy Christmas | My Review
The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere | My Review
The Perfect Murder | My Review
End of Month:
Books on shelf: 40
Feedback Ratio: 89%
Beginning of MonthBooks on shelf - 62 (148 Approved / 82 Feedback Sent)
NetGalley Feedback - 55%
Approved 2021
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...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...Added -
Books read in 2021 - 8
Books read in 2020 - 15
Feedback Ratio - 56%
I'm in. I'm hoping to at least get my May and June 1st titles completed this month. My most amazing month would include the June 8th title & two older titles, but I will have company this month so I'll honestly be happy if I can just get those three most pressing books reviewed.Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 7
Published:
May:
4
🎧 June:
1
8
Aug:
3
Netgalley Ratio: 97%
End of Month:
Read: 1
Reviews: 1
Newcomer review
Added: 5
🎧
🎧Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 95%
NetGalley May 2021Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 32
Ratio: 91%
Books/reviews/author linked when read
Punning with Scissors
Becky Clark 5/12/21A Trail of Lies
Kylie Logan 5/13/21Deadly Ever After
Eva Gates 5/14/21Peaches and Schemes
Anna Gerard 5/17/21Pint of No Return
Dana Mentink 5/23/21Beyond a Reasonable Donut
Ginger Bolton 5/24/21Four Cuts too Many
Debra H. Goldstein 5/25/21Death in Bloom
Jess Dylan 5/28/21The Diva Serves Forbidden Fruit
Krista Davis 5/30/21Deadly Delights
Reserved for Murder
Ruby Red Herring
A Glimmer of a Clue
Draw and Order
Murder at the Lakeside Library
Dogged by Death
A Hex for Danger
Murder in a Teacup
Murder, She Edited
Much Ado About Nauticaling
A Scone of Contention
One for the Hooks
Cajun Kiss of Death
The Secret Staircase
Fatal Family Ties
Death of an Italian Chef
Beauty Expos Are Murder
Two Wicked Desserts
Halloween Party Murder
Slashing Through the Snow
Digging Up Trouble
In Hot Water
End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read: 37
Updated ratio: 90%
Books read in May: 8
Books added in May: 14
START
To Be Read: 39
(Approved 74 - Feedback sent 35)
Feedback Ratio: 47%
2016: (10)
2017: (7)
2018: (5)
2019: (5)
2020: (4)
2021: (9)
READ:
⭐️⭐️⭐️REVIEWEND
To Be Read: 40
(Approved 76 - Feedback sent 36)
Feedback Ratio: 47%
My participation for the May NetGalley Challenge
Books on shelf at the beginning of April:
Books on shelf: 17
Feedback Ratio: 70%
Newly added throughout the month:
Finished:
Reviews:
The Dawn of the Witch
Suicide Squad, Volume 2: Going Sane
And yet, you are so sweet
Vicarious
Elle(s)
Brindille
End of the Month:
Books on shelf: 15 (+1 audiobook)
Read this month: 6
Feedback Ratio: 76%
\ON SHELF AT BEGINNING OF THE MONTH = 37 books 90% feedback ratio
ADDED IN MAY
READ IN MAY
1. No One Is Talking About This 03/05/2021 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. At First Sight 05/05/2021 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. The Rag and Bone Shop: How We Make Memories and Memories Make Ushttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Bright Burning Things 17/05/2021 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. The Lip 20/05/2021 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
END OF MONTH
39 books
90% feedback
NetGalley May 2021
Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf:
Ratio:
OK, I have a ton of making up to do! Thanks to the MOD for helping me figure out how to use NetGalley so that now I can actually make up for a lot of non-feedbacks!
START
Feedback Ratio: 11%
315 Approved | 35 Feedback Sent
Netgalley Challenge MayBeginning of month:
Books on shelf: 66
Feedback ratio: 79%
•330 Approved •Feedback sent 261
Shelf
Added in May:
Finished:
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
Review
ReviewEnd of Month
Feedback Ratio: 80%
○ 340 Approved ●Feedback sent 272
I'm in, of course!NetGalley Challenge – May
Feedback ratio - 82% - Increased to 83%!
On shelf 5/1/21 - 92
Read: 6
Added: 2
On Shelf 5/31/21 - 88
2014 (0/7):
2015 (0/18):
2016 (1/7):
2017 (2/14):
2018 (1/26):
2019 (0/8):
2020 (2/9):
2021 (0/5):
Completed/Reviews:
Tangled in Sin by Lavinia Kent - 5/2/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant - 5/6/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Truth, Lies, and Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson - 5/12/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Coming Clean by C.L. Parker - 5/17/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Catching the Player by Diane Alberts - 5/21/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Military Wife by Laura Trentham - 5/26/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Oh! My reading has grounded to a halt. Unfortunately (or luckily) to go along with that, I haven't been requesting any new books either. SO my percentage hasn't really changed, but I have gotten further behind with the ones I do have. Summer is coming though and I usually have more time for reading then so we will see how it goes.
Beginning of Monthbooks on shelf: 12
feeback ratio: 87%
Current
Past Publication
READ
The Girl on the Platform
Added
End of Month
books on shelf: 12
feeback ratio: 88
Vicki Willis wrote: "Oh! My reading has grounded to a halt. Unfortunately (or luckily) to go along with that, I haven't been requesting any new books either. SO my percentage hasn't really changed, but I have gotten fu..."I had a lag in my reading recently as well and I've had to put a pause on my requesting. I do have a few books pending, but they are unlikely to be approved at this point. I found that I was feeling overwhelmed with pending publication dates, so decided to request less for a while. Summer tends to be a little slower reading time for me, for maybe I'll pick up again in the fall. Not that I'm rushing that! lol
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in a day.
Great writing, but terrible subject matter. I had to get to the end :o
review
Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Started and finished in a day.
Great writing, but terrible subject matter. I had to get to the end :o
review"
I saw that one available on NetGalley and thought it sounded interesting, but I ultimately decided against it. I think I probably made a good decision.
I agree. That one sounds really interesting, but the reviews are saying it didn't live up to expectations. I might have added it to my TBR otherwise. Good review, Karen.
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My own fault for pressing big shiny buttons without looking at the synopsis a bit more. haha
Ouff, so in April I once more added more books than I read so now I really need to try and do a requesting-stop!I also made an Edelweiss account and requested some books there for the first time! So that's exciting!! Are you guys on Edelweiss too?
NetGalley Challenge – May
Beginning of Month
Books on shelf: 11
Feedback Ratio: 84%
Current:
Added:
Reviews:
End of Month
Books on shelf: 14
Feedback Ratio: 83%
May 2021 NetGalley Challenge:Beginning of the Month:
Books on shelf: 11
Feedback Ratio: 85%
End of the Month:
Books Read with Links to Reviews:
Books Added:
Updated Books on Shelf:
Updated Feedback Ratio:
They tempted me with an interesting widget but I declined. I need to read the ones I have.
Way to go, Maritza. Those are always the hardest to ignore.
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I added one. I was trying not to add anything unless it is a September or later release because I'm a little behind and have enough coming up with little time to read. But... Macmillan Audio added The Maidens and since I'm pre-approved with them, I just couldn't resist. I'm pretty excited for it actually. It publishes June 15th, so I still have a month which is doable.
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(I would have done the same!)
My problem is that I can always justify it somehow. hahaAn interesting thing I have realized is that I end up reading most of the books I am declined for. I just don't have the pending pub date to worry about. I'm pretty good about only requesting books I really want to read, so my decline shelf is like a tbr for me. I usually request them through my library and they have purchased quite a few of them, but I've also purchased a few. I almost always love them.
Kristie wrote: "My problem is that I can always justify it somehow. hahaAn interesting thing I have realized is that I end up reading most of the books I am declined for. I just don't have the pending pub date t..."
I have done the same with a few books I was declined for. Normally I go back and give them my review anyway.
Maritza wrote: "I have done the same with a few books I was declined for. Normally I go back and give them my review anyway."Where do you leave your review for them?
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I'm not sure why I looked at it at all, but when I did I realized that I had read several of the books and really enjoyed them, so I started requesting them from the library and recommending them for purchase if they didn't have them.
I finished my second oldest book and one of the new ones.
Added These Silent Woods
. It was on my pending shelf for a little while and I was surprised to see the approval. I still have a couple of others hanging out there that I don't expect, but I'd love to get.
I just received and accepted a widget for The Noise
. I seem to be going the wrong way this month. lol
I declined another one and read and reviewed 3 this month. Want to get up to 60% on my way to 80%.
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It was interesting from an historical fiction point of view, but I find the author likes HEAs a little too much.
3.5 stars
review
Oh gosh... I added another. lol I had The Forest of Vanishing Stars
on my pending shelf for a long time and thought for sure it was just a decline that would eventually fall off, but I got the approval email today. I was so surprised. I loved her last book, The Book of Lost Names, so I'm super excited to read it, but I was not expecting to add another book to my current schedule. Well, that's 4 added and none reviewed this month. I do have one that I just finished and plan to review today, so the month won't be a complete bust review-wise.
Should I even admit that I'm considering accepting The Therapist? Anyone else read it and have thoughts on it?
Wow Kristie! Keep it going!I say YES for The Therapist. I haven't read it but I have it on my shelf and who likes to read alone??!!!
Vicki Willis wrote: "Wow Kristie! Keep it going!I say YES for The Therapist. I haven't read it but I have it on my shelf and who likes to read alone??!!!"
You're a terrible influence! lol (...I'll probably end up getting it. You know I have no self control. lol)
I finished my first audiobook from NetGalley!! The NetGalley shelf app is finally available in my country so I could finally listen to Vicarious! Here's my review and I can recommend it to anyone who enjoys science fiction and might have read Ready Player One. :)
Even though I added 2 new books, I made some awesome progress this month! Still increasing my percentage.NetGalley Challenge – May
Feedback ratio - 82% - Increased to 83%!
On shelf 5/1/21 - 92
Read: 6
Added: 2
On Shelf 5/31/21 - 88
Completed/Reviews:
Tangled in Sin by Lavinia Kent - 5/2/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Looking for a Cowboy by Donna Grant - 5/6/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Truth, Lies, and Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson - 5/12/21 ♥♥♥ - My Review
Coming Clean by C.L. Parker - 5/17/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Catching the Player by Diane Alberts - 5/21/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
The Military Wife by Laura Trentham - 5/26/21 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
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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!