NetGalley Month in Review

[Elyse]

JUNE
35. We Won't All Survive Pub date 7/29/25. Finished 6/6/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
36. It Rhymes With Takei Pub date 6/10/25. Finished 6/9/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
37. Our Last Resort Pub date 7/8/25. Finished 6/13/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
38. Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave Pub date 3/14/25. Finished 6/26/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review

[Kristie]

June was not a great month for me review-wise, but I didn't have much on my shelf and I added a few, so that's good.

Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 5
Netgalley Ratio: 99%


End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 1
- my review of Dogged Pursuit

Added: 5


Books on Shelf: 9
Ratio: 98%

[Trisha]

I'd put a lot of my reads on hold and just pushed my Netgalley shelf for the last few months. Well, June was my last month to do that. Now I'm back to trying to read the physical books I've recently bought and read a bunch of my BOTM and Aardvark books. *sigh* I sitll have a backlog that's waaaaay too long in my Netgalley books but I'm working on it lol

June
Stats: 81% feedback ration/ 1,252 Feedback Sent / 282 books on my shelf

131. Disappoint Me ⭐⭐⭐ my review
132. The Ghostwriter ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My review
133. To the Bone ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
134. So Happy Together ⭐⭐ my review
135. Come Out, Come Out ⭐⭐⭐ my review
136. Dust ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
137. We Can Never Leave: A Novel ⭐⭐ my review
138. Don't Let Him In ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
139. The Court that Bleeds Gold ⭐⭐ my review
140. You Belong Here ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
141. Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
142. The Astrology House ⭐⭐ my review
143. The Death of Us ⭐⭐⭐ my review
144. The Safari ⭐⭐⭐ my review
145. The Three-Body Problem ⭐⭐⭐ my review
146. Our Last Resort ⭐⭐⭐ my review
147. Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts ⭐⭐⭐ my review
148. The Story She Left Behind ⭐⭐⭐ my review
149. Kiss Her Goodbye ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
150. When the World Tips Over ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
151. The Possession of Alba Díaz ⭐⭐⭐ my review
152. Forget Me Not ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
153. Ten Sleep ⭐⭐⭐ my review
154. Party of Liars ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
155. The Lady Vanishes ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
156. The Hitchhikers ⭐⭐⭐ my review
157. The Starlets ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review

[Kristie]

Well done, Trisha! That's a lot of reviews and you're over the 80% mark! You have quite a few 4 star reviews. Do you have a favorite?

[Trisha]

Thank you! Yes, it's been a work in progress but I'm getting there!!

My favorites are probably &
both of them surprised me and I loved every minute of the story!

[Kristie]

Oh, I had a widget for Party of Liars, but I didn't take it because I didn't think I'd have time to read it on time. I'll have to check it out. Ghostwriter seems right up my alley. I love books set in the 70s and that one sounds really good. I've added to my TBR. :)

[Jessie (Saffity)]

A much better month this time, though I may have grabbed a few more books. I did read one of the best books of my year though with:



Books on shelf: 35
Backlog: 10
Ratio at Beginning of Month: 70%
Ratio at End of Month: 67%

Kids Books:
46. Dinos That Drive ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47. The Maker of the Mountain: A Story About What God Is Like ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
48. The Dandelion Horn ⭐⭐⭐⭐
49. Isabel's Birthday Surprise ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Grown Up Books:
50. 50 Projects for Building Your Backyard Homestead, Updated Edition: A Hands-On, Step-By-Step Sustainable-Living Guide (Creative Homeowner) Self-Sufficiency Gardening, Chicken Coops, Sheds, and More ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
51. Threads of Empire: A History of the World in Twelve Carpets ⭐⭐⭐⭐
52. Thrifted Hearts: A Short Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐
53. Inheriting the Cottage by the Loch: A totally gripping and heart-warming Scottish romance ⭐⭐⭐
54. In the Veins of the Drowning ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

So I made a decent show of this month. I'm reading one TBR book for the Goodreads summer challenge and then back to NG.

I really need to convince the kiddos to finish reading through the kids books I have, I've stopped requesting kids books right now. They're starting to read on their own more and don't want to go through with Mommy on the phone. Sometimes I have to catch them during bath time just so they stay in one place. XD.

Goals for the summer is to get my blog more active again. I figure if I start with my blog I can branch out to my Bookstagram and Booksky, I just got too busy over spring.

[Kristie]

My July end-of-month:

Beginning of Month:

Books on Shelf: 9
Netgalley Ratio: 98%


End of Month:

Read & Reviewed:
- my Don't Let Him In review
- my Locked Ward review
- my Amigurumi Critters review
- my Forget Me Not review
Added: 4
Books on Shelf: 7
Ratio: 98%

[Elyse]

JULY
39. The Lake Escape Pub date 7/15/25. Finished 7/14/25 ⭐⭐ Review
40. The Locked Ward Pub date 8/5/25. Finished 7/19/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
41. The Night Guest Pub date 10/4/21. Read 7/25/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
42. Dexter: The Stand Up Dog Pub date 9/16/25. Read 7/27/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
43. A Lady for a Duke (audio) Pub date 5/24/22. Finished 7/29/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
44. The Hotel Maid (audio) Pub date 8/23/24. Finished 7/30/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
45. Trumpets of Death: A Graphic Novel Pub date 8/5/25. Read 7/30/25 ⭐⭐ Review
46. Red, White & Royal Blue Pub date 5/14/19. Finished 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
47. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (audio) Pub date 5/7/24. Read 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
48. The Killer Question Pub date 9/23/25. Finished 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review

Good month of ARCs for me and that's continuing into ARC August! Looking forward to clearing some of my backlisted ARCs! 😬

[Jessie (Saffity)]

August:

Books on shelf: 35
Backlog: 20
Ratio at Beginning of Month: 67%
Ratio at End of Month: 69%

Kids Books:

55. The Newest Gnome ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
56. Camilla and the Fall Festival ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Grown Up Books:

57. To Heist and to Hold ⭐⭐⭐
58. The Late-Night Witches ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Got a few more off the list, and clearly picked up a few more as my shelf has not dropped in number. My goal for the rest of the year is to get my backlog cleared up, and until it is, only read books that complete GR challenges if they aren't on NG.