NetGalley Month in Review

[Tasha]

That's a lot of books, Elyse! Looks like a good month with all those 4 star reads. I'm happy to see that Reckless Girls ended up being a 4 star read. I'm going to get to that one soon I hope.

My month:

Read: 1
Violeta 4.5 stars rounded up to 5
5 stars for the writing, I loved it
4 stars for the story

Added: 4
George Michael: A Life
Blackout by Simon Scarrow (can't find link)
The Saints of Swallow Hill
How To Live Icelandic

Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 79% (down)

[Kristie]

Oh, glad to see that you loved Violeta, Tasha!

I still need to get to Reckless Girls too. Let me know if you do get to it soon. We my be reading at the same time.

I received a widget for Blackout and am still considering it. I wasn't planning to read anything set in that time period for a while, but it sounds really good.

[Tasha]

That's exactly what I felt and thought about Blackout.

I'll let you know when I (eventually) get to Reckless Girls. I may do it on audio which would mean a super fast listen and possibly much sooner than later.

[Kristie]

I've requested the audio to help me get through it faster, so it may be the same for me.

[Tasha]

Ok, let me know if you get it and when you start. I'll see if I can get to it at that time as well.

[Lilisa]

Great to see you enjoyed Violeta, Tasha!

[Kristie]

Tasha wrote: "Ok, let me know if you get it and when you start. I'll see if I can get to it at that time as well."

Will do. I haven't gotten a response for my request. I'm wondering if they were all on vacation last week! Hoping to hear Monday if it's approved or not, which doesn't give me much time since pub day is Tuesday.

[Tasha]

I don't know what I was thinking, since Pub date is Tues I'm not sure I can get my hands on a copy of the audio or book that fast! LOL

If Scrbd ends up having the book on Pub day, or soon after, count me in. If not, just go ahead and read it and I'll get to it another time. Too many books to read anyway so it's all good!

[Tasha]

I see my library has ordered lots of copies so I put myself on the holds list just to see, maybe I'll get it soon since they have so many copies ordered. But still don't wait for me if you want to get to it, it's totally fine.

[Kristie]

I won't know if the audio is approved until at least Monday, so I'll be behind anyway. We'll just see how it goes.

[Kristie]

I had my best NetGalley month ever!

Beginning of Month:

Books on Shelf: 12
Netgalley Ratio: 95%


End of Month:

Read & reviewed: 6
(Took 9 off my shelf due to having Kindle & audio versions of a couple)

✍☊ my Reckless Girls
✍☊ my Dark Horse review
my A Flicker in the Dark review
my Last House on the Street review
✍☊ my Christie Affair review
my Josh and Gemma review

Added: 5
☊ ☊ ☊

Books on Shelf: 8
Ratio: 97%

[Elyse]

JANUARY
1. What the Cat Dragged In (audio) Pub date 12/7/21. Read 1/11/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
2. Love in the Library (audio) Pub date 1/25/22. Read 1/12/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
3. Out of a Jar (audio) Pub date 2/8/22. Read 1/12/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
4. Shattered Midnight (audio) Pub date 1/18/22. Read 1/13/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
5. The Young Woman and the Sea Pub date 12/15/21. Read 1/13/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
6. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Pub date 5/7/19. Finished 1/17/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
7. Up to No Gouda (audio) Pub date 1/25/22. Read 1/19/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
8. A Letter to Three Witches (audio & e-book) Pub date 1/25/22. Finished 1/24/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
9. How To Live Icelandic Pub date 12/28/21. Finished 1/28/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
10. The Woman Next Door (audio) Pub date 2/1/22. Finished 1/30/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
11. Ophelia After All (audio) Pub date 2/8/22. Read 1/31/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review

38 approved and 11 reviews. Only behind on one review-Ophelia After All. One book was dual audio/e-book for 2 reviews.

[Tasha]

Wow, you guys did really well!

[Lilisa]

Yeah, wow Elyse and Kristie! I read one Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China's Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere and added two - Buzz Books 2022: Spring/Summer and Breathless.

[Kristie]

Wow, way to go, Elyse! You are really catching up on reviews!

[Elyse]

FEBRUARY
12. You Truly Assumed (audio) Pub date 2/8/22. Finished 2/6/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
13. The Marriage Secret (audio) Pub date 2/11/22. Finished 2/8/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
14. Fearbook Club Pub date 1/18/22. Read 2/12/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
15. Last Will and Testament (audio) Pub date 2/8/22. Finished 2/13/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
16. Under Lock & Skeleton Key Pub date 3/22/22. Finished 2/13/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
17. Peach and the Isle of Monsters Pub date 3/15/22. Read 2/13/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
18. Not the Witch You Wed (audio) Pub date 2/17/22. Finished 2/21/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
19. The Golden Couple Pub date 3/8/22. Finished 2/26/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
20. The Suite Spot Pub date 3/8/22. Finished 2/26/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
21. Starry-Eyed Love Pub date 5/10/22. Finished 2/28/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
22. The Rumor Game (audio & e-book) Pub date 3/1/22. Finished 2/28/22 (no rating) Review
23. One Night on the Island Pub date 2/15/22. Finished 2/28/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review

26 approved and 12 reviews. Caught up on reviews! One review was dual audio/e-book.

[Tasha]

Very busy and very impressive!

[Elyse]

Tasha wrote: "Very busy and very impressive!"

Thanks!

[Kristie]

Congrats on catching up on your reviews, Elyse!

My February was pretty pathetic. Lol I forgot to update this thread though. I will do it when I’m at my computer.

Glad to see you loved The Suite Spot! I almost grabbed that one. If it published later I would have. I’ll have to add it to my TBR.

[Elyse]

Kristie wrote: "Congrats on catching up on your reviews, Elyse!

My February was pretty pathetic. Lol I forgot to update this thread though. I will do it when I’m at my computer.

Glad to see you loved The Suite..."

I loved Float Plan so I had high hopes for The Suite Spot. I wasn't disappointed!

[[deleted user]]

It's always fun to see what everyone is reading.
My February NG .. mediocre reads .. 😪

The Unveiling of Polly Forrest/Charlotte Whitney 3☆

The Hundred Trilogy/Jean M. Grant 2.75☆

A Ballad of Love and Glory/Reyna Grande 2.75☆

The White Girl/Tony Birch 2.75☆

The Wolf Den/Elodie Harper 2☆

Gold Mountain/Betty G. Yee 2.25☆

[Tasha]

I read 4 NG books in Feb which is definitely a lot for me, thanks to this group. :)

Sundial, 4 stars
Under Lock & Skeleton Key, 2 stars
How To Live Icelandic, 5 stars
The Cicada Tree, 4 stars

[Kristie]

I read and reviewed two books, but one was the oldest book on my TBR and way past publication. It felt good to finally get to it.

I also added two so it wash a bit of a wash for me, but I started two more that I plan to finish this month. So hopefully I'll be caught up again soon.

Read and Reviewed: 2
my The Chase review
my Sitting Murder review (from 2018!)

Added: 2


Books on Shelf: 8
Ratio: 97%

[Kristie]

Much slower month than I had hoped for, but not too bad.

Read & Reviewed: 2
- my Golden Couple review

- my Younger Wife review

Added: 1


Books on Shelf: 7
Ratio: 97%

[[deleted user]]

Another month of just okay reads. 9 books in March

A Brilliant Night of Stars and Ice/Rebecca Connolly 3☆

The Lives of Diamond Bessie/Jody Hadlock 3☆

Best liked .. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme: A Novel/Lars Mytting 4☆

Last Dance on the Starlight Pier/Sarah Bird 2☆

Wingwalkers/Taylor Brown 3☆

The World of Pondside/Mary Helen Stefaniak 3☆

Pay Dirt Road/Samantha Jayne Allen 2☆

Least liked .. Little Souls/Sandra Dallas 2☆

The Book Woman's Daughter/Kim Michele Richardson 3☆

[Kristie]

Nine NetGalleys is good progress, Karen, especially for mediocre reads. Hopefully next month your reads will be better quality.

[Tasha]

I have both The Book Woman's Daughter and Wingwalkers on my NG shelf and am disappointed to see both get 3 stars. Keeping fingers crossed I enjoy them more! lol

[Tasha]

My MARCH NG reads:

The Summer We Buried, 3 stars
The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women, 4 stars
Blackout, 3.5 stars
The Younger Wife, 3.5 stars
French Braid, 4 stars
The Resting Place, 3.5 stars

[[deleted user]]

Tasha wrote: " Keeping fingers crossed I enjoy them more! lol"

I hope you do too!!

[Tasha]

I'll let you know. :)

[Thereadingbell]

My March NG Reads:
Men or Paws 5 stars so funny
One Must Tell the Bees: Abraham Lincoln and the Final Education of Sherlock Holmes 4 stars
A Novel Way To Die 4 stars
Asbury High and the Thief's Gamble: Asbury High Series, Book 1 4 stars
Caroline 4 stars
The Book of Souls 3.5 stars
1984 5 stars
Prime Suspect 3 stars
Welcome to the Neighborhood 4 stars
My Mechanical Romance 5 stars
The Younger Wife 3 stars least favorite
Little Bookshop of Murder 4 stars
The New Neighbor 5 stars
Cartwheels In The Dark 5 stars the last two I read are my favorites The New Neighbor and Cartwheels in the Dark both spoke to me.

I got 14 done but I am still behind I was a bad girl and have some left from before so just really got back into reading this month. I will get all old stuff read in the next two months plus keep up with the new stuff.

[Thereadingbell]

I highly recommend Cartwheels in the Dark it is a debut author. I really liked it the story was good to me. Some parts are predictable but the story is still really good and some shocking parts. If you have Kindle Unlimited you can read for free.

[Kristie]

Thereadingbell wrote: "I highly recommend Cartwheels in the Dark it is a debut author. I really liked it the story was good to me. Some parts are predictable but the story is still really good and some shocking parts. If..."

Thanks for the recommendation. That one wasn't on my radar at all. It sounds good.

[Elyse]

MARCH
24. Star Wars The High Republic: Mission to Disaster (audio) Pub date 3/1/22. Finished 3/3/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
25. Freaks (audio) Pub date 3/1/22. Finished 3/4/22 ⭐⭐ Review
26. My Dead Husband (audio) Pub date 3/8/22. Finished 3/6/22 ⭐ Review
27. A Tasty Dish (audio) Pub date 3/8/22. Read 3/7/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
28. Our Wild Farming Life: Adventures on a Scottish Highland Croft (audio) Pub dated 3/10/22. Finished 3/13/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
29. Unlock Your Storybook Heart (audio & e-book) Pub date 3/15/22. Read 3/13/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
30. Hot for You (audio) Pub date 12/28/21. Finished 3/21/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
31. Hiccups: Fun Stories Vol. 1 Pub date 4/19/22. Read 3/27/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
32. Big Alien Moon Crush Pub date 2/22/22. Read 3/27/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
33. The Two Lives of Lydia Bird Pub date 1/30/20. Finished 3/31/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review

Read 10. 26 approved (again) and 12 reviews (One review from previous month's reads. One review was dual audio/e-book.) Behind on 2 reviews.

[Elyse]

APRIL
34. 10 at 10: The Surprising Childhoods of Ten Remarkable People Pub date 3/1/22. Read 4/4/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
35. Upgrade Pub date 7/12/22. Finished 4/8/22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
36. Providence Pub date 6/19/18. Finished 4/10/22 ⭐⭐ Review
37. Funny You Should Ask Pub date 4/12/22. Finished 4/16/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
38. Don't Look Back (audio) Pub date 3/29/22. Finished 4/20/22 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
39. Before He Kills Again (audio) Pub date 3/29/22. Finished 4/24/22 ⭐⭐ Review

Read 6. 28 approved and 8 reviews (I was 2 behind at the end of March)

[Kristie]

My April:

Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 7
Netgalley Ratio: 97%

End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 3
my Deliciously Healthy Menopause review
my DIY Resin Crafting review
my After Happily Ever After review

Added: 4
Books on Shelf: 8
Ratio: 97%

[Kristie]

Elyse - Looks like you had a couple of duds last month. I hope this month is better.

[Thereadingbell]

My April NG

Thicker than Blood 5 stars
Young Mungo 5 stars
Baby Daddy Mystery 5 stars
At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice 4 stars
Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror 3 stars
After Happily Ever After 4 stars
Upgrade 5 stars
The Final Hunt 4 stars
I Kissed Shara Wheeler 5 stars
My Wife Is Missing 5 stars

Completed 10

[Elyse]

Kristie wrote: "Elyse - Looks like you had a couple of duds last month. I hope this month is better."

I sure did but yes, I've already started May on a good foot!

[Tasha]

I read 3 in April:

Upgrade, 4 stars
Wingwalkers, 4 stars
The Book Woman's Daughter, 4 stars

[Elyse]

Thereadingbell wrote: "My April NG

Thicker than Blood 5 stars
Young Mungo 5 stars
Baby Daddy Mystery 5 stars
[book:At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a..."

Looks like you had some great books! I want to read Young Mungo and I Kissed Shara Wheeler. I do have The Final Hunt to read and review.

[Kristie]

Elyse wrote: "Looks like you had some great books! I want to read Young Mungo and I Kissed Shara Wheeler. I do have The Final Hunt to read and review."

I also have The Final Hunt. I'm planning to read it towards the end of this month. Do you want to buddy read?

[Elyse]

Sure, Kristie, that sounds great!

[Kristie]

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

I put a start date of the 27th, but we can change that if you want to do it earlier/later.

[Elyse]

Kristie wrote: "Excellent! I made a thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I put a start date of the 27th, but we can change that if you want to do it earlier/later."

Could we start it the 22nd? I'm away Memorial Day weekend and won't have any time to read.

[Kristie]

Elyse wrote: "Could we start it the 22nd? I'm away Memorial Day weekend and won't have any time to read."

Sure! That is a Sunday, so I might not read too much on the 22nd, but I can start it then.

[Thereadingbell]

Elyse wrote: "Thereadingbell wrote: "My April NG

Thicker than Blood 5 stars
Young Mungo 5 stars
Baby Daddy Mystery 5 stars
[book:At Any Cost: A Father's Betrayal,..."

Yes, I did have some good reads last month. I would say Young Mungo and I kissed Shara Wheeler where some of my best reads.

[Kristie]

End of May summary:

Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 8
Netgalley Ratio: 97%


End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 2
- my Homewreckers review
- my Final Hunt review

Added: 3
Mad Honey
The Gatekeeper
The Bodyguard🎧

Books on Shelf: 9
Ratio: 97%

I seem to keep adding one more than I review. lol I'm going to try to get through a few this month, but I also have a few I want to request.

[Trisha]

I am still playing Netgalley catch up, so I'm reading a little of the backlog and then a little of what's coming up. I still have so many but May was a good catch up month.

Read total: 16

[Kristie]

Did you read all of those in May, Trisha? Way to go! What did you think of The Big Dark Sky? I've gone back and forth on whether to request it or not. If I wasn't behind at all I would go for it.