What NetGalley books do you currently have?

[Lilisa]

Maame sounds interesting!

I got approved for So Shall You Reap by Donna Leon earlier this month. It’s the latest - the 32nd book in the Commissario Brunetti series set in Venice, Italy.
I’ve been reading the series since last year - not in order, which is not a problem. It’s my “new” fav mystery series and has ousted Louise Penny’s Armand Gamache series. Penny’s latest book was disappointing.

[Thereadingbell]

I read this will be a good read choice award pick it was that good. I really enjoyed it.

[Thereadingbell]

I don't see on Netgalley it is on Edelweiss and I did request it.

[Trisha]

Kristie wrote: "I have added three more:


I really need to start reviewing this month. lol At least I'm well rounded. 😂"


Maame was sooo good! I hope you love it!

[Kristie]

Thereadingbell wrote: "I don't see on Netgalley it is on Edelweiss and I did request it."

Oh, I got a widget. Didn't realize it wasn't posted to the general population yet. I'm sure it will be available to request at some point. It doesn't publish until August.

[Kristie]

Trisha wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I have added three more:


I really need to start reviewing this month. lol At least I..."

Maame was sooo good! I hope you love it!"

Thanks! I hope so too. I kept seeing good reviews for it, so I thought I'd give it a try. :)

[Elyse]

I think we'll have a good handful of people for !

[Kristie]

Elyse wrote: "I think we'll have a good handful of people for !"

I think so too :)

[Thereadingbell]

I am sad I did not get offered the widget

[Shruti morethanmylupus]

Thereadingbell wrote: "I am sad I did not get offered the widget"

Does anyone know how they decide who gets sent a given widget??

[Kristie]

I really don't know. I think you somehow just end up on a list somewhere.

[Vicki Willis]

I just got 2 more
And then I looked and I have 10 pending!
The 2 new ones are

With My Little Eye - I have had success with this author before

Speak of the Devil - this one wasn't on my radar but was offered as a read now, so I am going to try it.

[Kristie]

Vicki, I think I've mentioned this before, but I think we have very similar taste in books. lol I'm trying so hard not to request more, but I have a running list of books I want from NetGalley.

[Vicki Willis]

Haha you are my book doppelganger.

[Kristie]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Haha you are my book doppelganger."

Hahaha Yup!

[Kristie]

I just got Red Queen . It's actually an older book, but I think it's the first release of the English translation. When I originally looked at it, it only had a few reviews, but there are over 30k now and it still has an average rating of 4.10.

[Shruti morethanmylupus]

Ooh I read that one Kristie. It was good but gritty.

[Elyse]

is a Read Now for the next 5 days!

[Tasha]

oh, yay! got it, thank you!

[Tasha]

I was worried I might not be able to bc my request was still pending but I was able to get it.

[Elyse]

I recently got approved or accepted widgets for:
02 May 2023
23 May 2023
(book 3 in series) 30 May 2023
30 May 2023
20 Jun 2023
11 Jul 2023
25 Jul 2023

[Tasha]

That's a big haul! Have fun. :)

[Vicki Willis]

I recently got
What the Neighbors Saw
and
You Can Trust Me
and
The Lake House

I am really going backwards. I think I added 6 this month.

[Elyse]

Vicki, do you want to buddy read What the Neighbors Saw in like late April/early May?

[Vicki Willis]

Elyse - yes totally

[Elyse]

Vicki Willis wrote: "Elyse - yes totally"

Great I made a thread! https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Lilisa]

I haven’t been good about adding my books. Since my last post was approved for:

A Small Sacrifice for an Enormous Happiness: Stories by Jai Chakrabarti - already read and reviewed.

The French Art of Living Well: Finding Joie de Vivre in the Everyday World by Cathy Yandell

Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo. I’ve loved all her previous books - hoping I’ll feel the same about this one.

Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Almost Forgotten History by jacob mikanowski

Also added: Passport to Spy by Nancy Cole Silverman - not on GR yet, will have to add. It sounded interesting and It’s a Read Now one.

[Kristie]

After reading here that widgets can actually disappear before the pub date, I accepted a couple that I had been waiting on - & . I'll likely accept as well. I just want to be sure that I can get to it quickly first because it is an audio.

[Katrisa]

I am still a baby NGer :) I have only reviewed 1 adult book so far - The Angel Maker and I am about 2/3 done with Who Gets Believed?: When the Truth Isn't Enough. I enjoyed the Alex North book a lot, but the Who gets Believed book is really burrowing into my brain. It's one I will recommend to friends.
Most of my reviews for NG have been children's books because I am a kindergarten teacher. Can you create different Net Galley accounts? So I can have one for me books and one for work books? Is that why I have been denied books?

[Katrisa]

I also thought maybe audio books would be harder to get but I have been approved for my audio asks but not for any of my ebook asks (adult not children's books)

[Kristie]

I am reading The Angel Maker now, Katrisa. I found it a bit confusing in the beginning as there were a lot of characters introduced and different time periods as well. I ended taking a few notes to make a bit of a cheat sheet to refer back to. Fortunately, I also have the physical book because it's much easier to go back to look things up in. I'm enjoying the audio now that I have the characters sorted out.

I don't think you can have multiple accounts because it is all linked together with your Kindle and email and such. Though, I'm not really sure. Reading children's books shouldn't disqualify you from receiving adult books. I do both ebooks and audio and have done most genres in adult books, YA, middle grade, and children's. I'veeven allowed my grandson to pick a book to read with me for when he visits.

[Kristie]

Sometimes it helps to read a few "read now" books in genres you enjoy to get started. Also, be sure to set up your preferences on your NetGalley page to include both adult and children's genres.

Final tip, download everything to your Kindle (or other e-reader) as soon as you are approved so they don't disappear on you and be careful with the audios. The ebooks will stay on your device forever once downloaded, but audios will disappear from the NetGalley shelf even after they have been downloaded.

[Katrisa]

I agree about The Angel Maker. It was confusing at first but once I got into the groove I enjoyed it.
Thanks for the read now tip! I'll try that!

[Maritza]

Elyse wrote: "I think we'll have a good handful of people for !"

I have that one to read also.

[Elyse]

Maritza wrote: "Elyse wrote: "I think we'll have a good handful of people for !"

I have that one to read also."

Awesome! We're going to buddy read it in June! Here is the thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Katrisa]

I am excited I just got approved for Atalanta. I LOVE mythological retellings and I gave Ariadne five stars and Elektra four stars from this author.

[Elyse]

Katrisa wrote: "I am excited I just got approved for Atalanta. I LOVE mythological retellings and I gave Ariadne five stars and Elektra four stars from this author."

I own all 3 (just received Atalanta in the mail yesterday!) and haven't read any of them yet. lol

[Lilisa]

Approved/added:

Love Across Borders: Passports, Papers, and Romance in a Divided World by Anna Lekas Miller

The Peacock and the Sparrow by I.S. Berry

The Oud Player of Cairo by Jasmin Attia

Loot: A novel by Tania James

[Katrisa]

I got Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino” and Witch King both on audio

[Katrisa]

Yay! I am so happy!I just got Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's new book. That was on my TBR since the beginning of the year.

[Kristie]

Katrisa wrote: "Yay! I am so happy!I just got Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's new book. That was on my TBR since the beginning of the year."

I've still never read one of her books! Maybe this year.

[Katrisa]

I love how different all her books are

[Elyse]

Katrisa wrote: "Yay! I am so happy!I just got Silver Nitrate
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's new book. That was on my TBR since the beginning of the year."

Nice! I really liked but was okay. She writes such a variety of genres!

[Kristie]

I just read a positive review for a new mystery-thriller series and decided to try it. I grabbed the first in the series, The Girls on Chalk Hill, from NetGalley. Anyone have this one?

[Lilisa]

Katrisa wrote: "I love how different all her books are"

Agree Katrisa!

[Lilisa]

I got approved for Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilization by Kenneth W. Harl - it sounds really interesting.

[Tasha]

I got approved for 2 books this week:

and

I'm looking forward to both of these. I haven't been requesting many lately as I've been trying to keep my NG tbr on the smaller side so I don't feel overwhelmed.

[Kristie]

Tasha wrote: "...I haven't been requesting many lately as I've been trying to keep my NG tbr on the smaller side so I don't feel overwhelmed. "

I've been doing the same. I haven't been reading quite as much, so my NGs are falling behind. Plus, I'm feeling obligated to read them and not able to read other things, so less fun at the moment. Having less on my shelf just feels less stressful right now.

[Tasha]

Exactly, I like to be able to spread out my reads over different areas. I'm trying to focus more on my home shelves to get things moving.

[Shruti morethanmylupus]

Kristie wrote: "I just read a positive review for a new mystery-thriller series and decided to try it. I grabbed the first in the series, The Girls on Chalk Hill, from NetGalley. Anyone have this ..."

I was declined for that one.

I haven't been requesting very many. Trying to get through what I have and get my percentage up. Plus trying to make a dent in my physical TBR.