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For some reason I'd just never thought of it before! I'm doing it with my physical books too, the Instagram challenge I did in Jan is what "gave" me the idea. lol
Elyse wrote: "Kristie wrote: "That's what I usually do to catch up too, Elyse."
For some reason I'd just never thought of it before! I'm doing it with my physical books too, the Instagram challenge I did in Jan is what "gave" me the idea. lol"
It's a great idea! It works really well for me. Just recently was the first time I had to find an audio to review an expired audio though. That was a new one! lol
For some reason I'd just never thought of it before! I'm doing it with my physical books too, the Instagram challenge I did in Jan is what "gave" me the idea. lol"
It's a great idea! It works really well for me. Just recently was the first time I had to find an audio to review an expired audio though. That was a new one! lol

Or you do it past pub and get it from the library?

Sometimes I get the audio from NetGalley, but once a book is past publication I will look in my library. Usually, if the pub date is getting close and I don't think I'm going to make it, I will request that they purchase the audio. That way there's a better chance of them having it and I'm automatically on the hold list for it. If they don't have it, sometimes Kindle unlimited will include audios too or I can find a good whispersync deal or Audible sale.

Or you do it past pub and get it from the library?"
Yep, both. I usually can't find or don't get approved for the audio version of an e-book I have but using Libby and Hoopla is super helpful. Because most of my titles are paste due ARCs. *face palm*

17. Goblin King Pub date 11/3/20. Finished 4/2/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
18. A Door in the Dark Pub date 3/28/23. Finished 4/5/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
19. An Improbable Pairing Pub date 1/8/19. Finished 4/7/23 ⭐⭐ Review
20. Athena's Choice Pub date 12/13/18. Finished 4/8/23 ⭐⭐ Review
21. The Chateau Pub date 5/23/23. Finished 4/14/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
22. Jackal Pub date 10/4/22. Finished 4/14/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
The Glow Show Pub date 5/2/23. Read 4/17/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (not counting towards challenges, just reviews) Review
What Does Little Crocodile Say At the Beach? Pub date 3/7/23. Read 4/17/23 ⭐⭐⭐ (not counting towards challenges, just reviews) Review
23. This Tender Land Pub date 9/3/19. Finished 4/18/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
24. Little Darlings Pub date 4/30/19. Finished 4/20/23 ⭐⭐ Review
24. Adrift Pub date 5/9/23. Finished 4/22/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
25. Fierce Pub date 2/22/23. Read 4/24/23 ⭐⭐ Review
26. Good Girl, Bad Girl Pub date 7/23/19. Finished 4/25/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
27. The Wishing Game Pub date 5/30/23. Finished 4/26/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
28. Deep into the Dark Pub date 1/12/21. Finished 4/26/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
29. The Beekeeper of Aleppo Pub date 5/2/19. Finished 4/28/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
It was a good backlog month for me!
Nice going, Elyse!
I had a pretty crap NG month. lol I only read and reviewed one book, The Last Orphan.
- my Last Orphan review
I had a pretty crap NG month. lol I only read and reviewed one book, The Last Orphan.


I only read and reviewed 1 book as well, but it was The Ferryman so I was happy to get it done before publishing date.
I kept hoping they would add the audio of the Ferryman. I think I would have gotten it done that way, but no luck! I also requested my library order it, but so far, no luck with that either. I will get it done eventually!

30. The Devil You Know (audio & e-book) Pub date 1/17/23. Finished 5/2/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
31. Carrie Soto Is Back Pub date 8/30/22. Read 5/2/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
32. Unmarriageable Pub date 1/15/19. Read 5/3/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
33. A Midsummer Night's Scheme (audio) Pub date 3/21/23. Read 5/4/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
34. Against the Currant: A Spice Isle Bakery Mystery (audio) Pub date 2/9/23. Read 5/5/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
35. Midnight Strikes Pub date 3/14/23. Finished 5/7/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
36. Phaedra (audio) Pub date 1/10/23. Finished 5/7/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
37. The Hike Pub date 8/29/23. Finished 5/7/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
38. The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (audio & e-book) Pub date 3/7/23. Read 5/8/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
39. French Holiday (audio & e-book) Pub date 4/26/23. Read 5/9/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
40. Northranger Pub date 6/6/23. Read 5/11/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
41. The Gifts (audio & e-book) Pub date 4/25/23. Finished 5/11/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
42. Miss Benson's Beetle Pub date 7/23/20. Finished 5/12/23 ⭐⭐ Review
43. Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake Pub date 9/6/22. Finished 5/15/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
44. Global: One fragile world. An epic fight for survival. Pub date 4/11/23. Read 5/16/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
45. You Can Trust Me: A Novel Pub date 6/13/23. Finished 5/18/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
46. Falling Out of Time Pub date 5/30/23. Finished 5/22/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
47. Ink & Sigil Pub date 8/25/20. Finished 5/24/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
48. Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six Pub date 11/8/22. Finished 5/25/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
49. Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy Pub date 4/4/23. Finished 5/26/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
50. Hello Stranger Pub date 7/11/23. Finished 5/26/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
51. A Merry Little Meet Cute Pub date 9/20/22. Finished 5/27/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
52. No Parm No Foul Pub date 7/26/22. Finished 5/30/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
53. Hard Dough Homicide Pub date 5/23/23. Finished 5/30/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
54. City of Schemes Pub date 1/5/21. Finished 5/31/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
55. Furia (audio & e-book) Pub date 9/15/20. Read 5/31/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
56. Growing Up Powerful: A Guide to Keeping Confident When Your Body Is Changing, Your Mind Is Racing, and the World Is . . . Complicated Pub date 5/9/23. Read 5/31/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
I had such a good month! I read some backlog titles and some new titles, all to help my Lower the Library Challenge on Instagram that just ended.
Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 10
Netgalley Ratio: 97%
End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 2 (3)
my Battleshipped review
my Fellow Stranger review
I only read two, but it was three off my shelf because I had the ebook & audio of Hello Stranger.
Added: 5
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Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 96%
Books on Shelf: 10
Netgalley Ratio: 97%
End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 2 (3)


I only read two, but it was three off my shelf because I had the ebook & audio of Hello Stranger.
Added: 5





Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 96%




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Books on shelf: 7
Ratio: 88%

Yeah, it just didn't jive with me. She was such an unlikable character, I was so annoyed with her for most of the book. lol

I read three books in May: The Covenant of Water, A History of Burning, and The French Art of Living Well: Finding Joie de Vivre in the Everyday World.
I’ve been staying away from browsing, therefore not adding books 🤣, for the past month as I want to get through the books I have. It’s been difficult!
Tasha wrote: "Wow, Elyse, that's a ton of books and reading! I saw that you did not enjoy Miss Benson's Beetle. I really liked that one. :)"
I really enjoyed this one too. I just realized (or remembered?) that she is the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, which I own but haven't read yet. I'm going to have to get to that one!
I really enjoyed this one too. I just realized (or remembered?) that she is the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, which I own but haven't read yet. I'm going to have to get to that one!
Lilisa wrote: "...I’ve been staying away from browsing, therefore not adding books 🤣, for the past month as I want to get through the books I have. It’s been difficult!"
Same! I'm hoping to catch up a bit this month so I can start adding again. :)
Same! I'm hoping to catch up a bit this month so I can start adding again. :)

Oh right, makes sense why I liked Benson's Beetle then. I really enjoy this author's books. I read Unlikely Pilgrimage, Kristie, and really enjoyed it.
I ended up breaking even this month.
Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 11
Netgalley Ratio: 96%
End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 3
- my Flop Dead Gorgeous review
- my Girls on Chalk Hill review
- my Cursed review
Added: 3
Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 96%
Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 11
Netgalley Ratio: 96%
End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 3



Added: 3
Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 96%

Regular Books Finished and Reviewed:





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Other:

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My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Only one book added in June:

I requested one book too, a theme of 1 books this month:

Added: 1
Books on Shelf: 7
Ratio: 88%

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I ended with:
Books on Shelf: 290
Feedback Ration: 71%
one day I will get below 200. . . lol
I was going to say that completing 13 reviews is a good start, but then I saw that you have 290 on your shelf. lol Assuming you didn't add more than 13 books in July, at least you are heading in the right direction!

I read five books in June:

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Downloaded two in June, eight books on shelf, feedback ratio 93%.

57. What the Neighbors Saw Pub date 6/20/23. Finished 6/7/523 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
58. Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride: 25 Tales of Self-Love and Community Pub date 5/23/23. Read 6/23/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
Small amount of NG read in June and not because I'm caught up. 🤣 But I'm doing the Shrink the Shelf Challenge again on Instagram from June-August and it's only physical books so I'm focusing on that. September-December will be good for me as it will be the Lower the Library Challenge on IG again for all digital books!

JULY
59. Gone Tonight Pub date 8/1/23. Finished 7/5/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
60. None of This Is True Pub date 8/8/23. Finished 7/9/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
61. The Connellys of County Down (audio) Pub date 8/1/23. Finished 7/10/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
62. Song of Silver, Flame Like Night Pub date 1/3/23. Finished 7/12/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
63. The Night in Question Pub date 5/30/23. Finished 7/18/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
64. Dark Corners Pub date 8/8/23. Finished 7/20/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
65. The Block Party Pub date 7/18/23. Finished 7/23/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
66. Murder Off the Books Pub date 5/30/23. Finished 7/27/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
Overall, some great reads!

Yes it was a good month of good reads!
Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 11
Netgalley Ratio: 96%
End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 3
- my Connellys review
- my Dark Corners review
- my Wishing Game review
Added: 2
Books on Shelf: 9
Ratio: 97%
I was hoping to finish Gone Tonight tonight, but it'll have to be tomorrow. That's ok. I'll be finished on the pub date and it'll be a good start for my August. I'm pretty happy with where I ended up this month.
Books on Shelf: 11
Netgalley Ratio: 96%
End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 3



Added: 2


Books on Shelf: 9
Ratio: 97%
I was hoping to finish Gone Tonight tonight, but it'll have to be tomorrow. That's ok. I'll be finished on the pub date and it'll be a good start for my August. I'm pretty happy with where I ended up this month.

Started with: 291 on my shelf
Ending with: 289 on my shelf
Start ratio: 71%
Ending: 72%
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Started with: 291 on my shelf
Ending with: 289 on my ..."
lol that's the never-ending cycle of NetGalley, Trisha! lol
You made great progress, Trisha! Lots of books completed and still headed in the right direction overall.


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I probably won't finish Imogen Finch today, so I may as well update now. :)
Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 9
Netgalley Ratio: 97%
End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 3
- my Gone Tonight review
- my Space Between review
- my Prisoner review
Added: 2
Books on Shelf: 7
Ratio: 98%
Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 9
Netgalley Ratio: 97%
End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 3



Added: 2
Books on Shelf: 7
Ratio: 98%

AUGUST
Notes to Share Pub date 7/18/23. Read 8/1/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (not counting towards challenges, just reviews) Review
67. The Lookback Window Pub date 8/1/23. Finished 8/3/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
68. The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing Pub date 8/1/23. Finished 8/6/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
69. Magpie Pub date 5/3/22. Finished 8/12/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
70. The Hundred Loves of Juliet Pub date 8/1/23. Finished 8/13/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
71. Firekeeper's Daughter Pub date 3/16/21. Finished 8/15/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
72. The Last Girls Standing Pub date 8/15/23. Finished 8/18/23 ⭐⭐ Review
73. Batman: One Bad Day: Catwoman Pub date 7/18/23. Read 8/20/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
74. Rebel Girls Level Up: 25 Tales of Gaming and the Metaverse Pub date 6/27/23. Read 8/20/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
75. Off the Map Pub date 3/7/23. Finished 8/25/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
76. Looking Glass Sound Pub date 8/8/23. Finished 8/31/23 ⭐⭐ Review

Elyse - So glad to see that you loved Off the Map. I have it as a potential challenge read for later this year. I also have The Suite Spot on my TBR, but haven't read it, or book 1, yet. Do you recommend reading them in order or does it not matter? I noticed you said all the characters were together in book 3, so I thought maybe I should wait to read it until I've read the others.

Thanks Tasha! Yes, and now that Lower the Library (read digital books owned before Sept) has started on Instagram, I'll hopefully be getting a lot more off my digital shelves!

They're companion novels but yes, the characters and their own plotlines are all mentioned in the other books so it is best to read them in order to get the full picture. And they're so good! And not very long. I think they're all under 300 pages each. The audios are also great!
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