NetGalley Month in Review

[Kristie]

Thanks! I'll try to read them in order then. I'll check if the library has the audios.

Edit - Interesting, my library has the first two on audio, but both are not available right now. The newest one is not available on audio. You would think if the first two are still being borrowed that they would get the third one.

[Elyse]

Kristie wrote: "Thanks! I'll try to read them in order then. I'll check if the library has the audios.

Edit - Interesting, my library has the first two on audio, but both are not available right now. The newest o..."

I would keep an eye on it, that may change!

[Kristie]

Yes, at least they have the ones I need to get started. :)

[Tasha]

I put the first one, , on hold for audio at my library. :)

[Kristie]

No change last month. I reviewed one and added one.

End of Month:

Read & Reviewed: 1
- my Imogen Finch review

Added: 1


Books on Shelf: 7
Ratio: 98%

[Vicki Willis]

This month I finished and reviewed 1
The Trade Off
It dragged on the whole month and I didn't read any other NGs.

I ended the month with 10 on the shelf and a 94% FB ratio.

[Elyse]

I was only 2 reviews behind and that's because I finished the books Friday and Saturday but now they're written!

SEPTEMBER
77. Mister Magic Pub date 8/8/23. Finished 9/2/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
78. The Girl in the Eagle's Talons Pub date 8/29/23. Finished 9/9/23 ⭐⭐ Review
79. The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels Pub date 1/23/24. Finished 9/10/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
80. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Pub date 3/7/23. Finished 9/11/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
81. The Kiss Curse Pub date 9/20/22. Finished 9/14/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
82. Not Your Ex's Hexes Pub date 2/7/23. Finished 9/19/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
83. Suddenly a Murder Pub date 9/5/23. Finished 9/23/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
84. Iron Widow Pub date 9/21/21. Finished 9/29/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
85. Hello Beautiful Pub date 3/14/23. Finished 9/30/23 ⭐⭐ Review

[Tasha]

Read some of you reviews, enjoyed them. :)

I finally got to this one on my NG shelf, my only NG read for Sept too:

, ⭐⭐⭐
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I added one that came to me from the publisher:



2 requests pending but it's been a while so I might just remove my request.

Books on Shelf: 3
Ratio: 90%

[Elyse]

OCTOBER
86. Take It Back Pub date 12/8/20. Finished 10/2/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
87. A Long Petal of the Sea Pub date 5/21/19. Finished 10/13/23 ⭐⭐ Reviw
88. This Is How We End Things Pub date 9/12/23. Finished 10/15/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
89. Breakup from Hell Pub date 1/3/23. Read 10/16/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
90. The Nightmare Man Pub date 1/10/23. Read 10/17/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
91. The London Séance Society Pub date 3/21/23. Finished 10/20/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
92. Weird Little Robots Pub date 10/1/19. Read 10/20/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
93. Riven Pub date 1/10/23. Finished 10/20/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
94. The Wrong Mr. Darcy Pub date 8/25/20. Read 10/22/23 ⭐⭐ Review
95. Take the Lead Pub date 2/14/23. Finished 10/29/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
96. Murder by Degrees Pub date 10/17/23. Finished 10/29/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review

A very good NetGalley month for me! A lot read and a lot of good ones! I also caught up on my reviews last week so I only had one to write that I finished on Sunday.

Since joining NetGalley Readers (the other group that I don't even visit anymore lol), I've doubled my ratio. It's still in the garbage but hey, progress!

[Kristie]

Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 7
Netgalley Ratio: 98%

End of Month:
Read & Reviewed: 2
- my Twas the Bite review
- my Paris Never Leaves You review
Added: 0
Books on Shelf: 5
Ratio: 98%

[Trisha]

October Netgalley Challenge


Read this Month:

- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

at least I am now over 100 reviews for the year. *sigh* I hope to read more this month. . .

[Elyse]

Hey I'm just 7 reviews shy of 500!

[Trisha]

Elyse wrote: "Hey I'm just 7 reviews shy of 500!"

OMG YAAYY!! You can do it!! You're so close!!

[Kristie]

So close, Elyse! The speed you read, you'll probably get it this month! End of the year for sure! Woot!!

[Vicki Willis]

Great job Elyse!

[Marnie]

Wow Elyse that number looks daunting. Congratulations.

I am a baby NetGalley reader but I did read a few in October







All 4 star reads for me with my favorite probably The Mystery Guest. I’ve now read all my 2023 books and will start on 2024 later this month. I have gotten more organized about NetGalley so books don’t fall through the cracks.

[Tasha]

Elyse, a great month! I put Murder by Degrees on hold at the library.

[Tasha]

I read 1 book for NG in October:

, 3 stars (being generous). I thought her writing was good, I just thought the stories were not very engaging, for me.

Starting ratio: 90%
Ending ratio: 91%

Added 1 book:

Books on shelf atm: 3

Currently reading: which was offered to me from the publisher. I'm enjoying it.

[Tasha]

Trisha, congrats on all those badges from NG! Impressive reading month as well. :)

[Tasha]

Elyse wrote: "Hey I'm just 7 reviews shy of 500!"

Nice, you got this!

[Tasha]

Kristie wrote: "So close, Elyse! The speed you read, you'll probably get it this month! End of the year for sure! Woot!!"

For sure, lol.

[Tasha]

Marnie, I added to my tbr, it sounds really good! I am reading through Before the Coffee Gets Cold series now and really enjoy it so I'm really curious about this one. There is a GRs giveaway going on with Kamogawa now. Did you read Before the Coffee Gets Cold series? Just curious how they compare.

[Marnie]

Tasha wrote: "Marnie, I added to my tbr, it sounds really good! I am reading through Before the Coffee Gets Cold series now and really enjoy it so I'm really cu..."

I have not read Before the Coffee Gets Cold but it’s on my TBR. I was given this book as a widget ( my very first widget) and since I tend to enjoy Japanese literature I was excited to read it.

[Tasha]

Nice!

[Elyse]

NOVEMBER
97. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries Pub date 1/10/23. Finished 11/4/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
98. The Night House Pub date 10/3/23. Finished 11/4/23 ⭐ Review
99. The Future Pub date 11/7/23. Finished 11/11/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
100. Lobizona Pub date 8/4/20. Finished 11/13/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
101. The Heiress Pub date 1/9/24. Finished 11/16/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
102. Sweeter Than Chocolate Pub date 1/17/23. Finished 11/27/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
103. A Winter in New York Pub date 10/3/23. Finished 11/27/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
104. Quietly Hostile Pub date 5/16/23. Finished 11/29/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
105. New Adult (audio) Pub date 8/8/23. Finished 11/30/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
106. The Christmas Appeal Pub date 10/24/23. Read 11/30/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
107. Before We Say Goodbye Pub date 11/14/23. Read 11/30/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review

I literally just wrote all my reviews. lol. And now I'm over 500 reviews for NetGalley! Woohoo!

[Kristie]

Way to go, Elyse!!

[Elyse]

Kristie wrote: "Way to go, Elyse!!"

Thanks Kristie!

[Tasha]

I read Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries in October and really enjoyed it. I think it should have won the GRs award! I'm not big on fantasy but that was lighter and really so well-done.

Nice job on the reads!

[Tasha]

I read 2 in November:

The Christmas Appeal, ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Children's Bach, ⭐⭐⭐

I added 2 as well (both non-fiction):

Cerebral Palsy: A Story: Finding the Calm After the Storm
Under a Rock

I'm at 90%
I have 4 books on the shelf to read

[Kristie]

I didn't read any in November. Actually, I think I barely got through one book last month. This month is already looking up.

[Tasha]

I'm glad to hear this month is a better reading month for you, Kristie.

[Kristie]

Thanks, Tasha. Month seems to be flying by already!

[Tasha]

Almost halfway done! I'm trying to catch up with gifting and holiday stuff so it's truly speeding by, lol!

[Nicole Brown]

I read 4 in November:

The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas- 4⭐
Baby X by Keira Peikoff-5⭐
A Dark Roux by Blaine Daigle- 4.5 ⭐
Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Lord audiobook -4⭐

[Tasha]

I didn't read any NG books in December. My reading took such a backseat to all the holiday stuff going on.

[Kristie]

That was my November, Tasha. I'm planning to finish The Women today and will update here soon, but I definitely added a lot more than I finished in December. I'm going to have to focus on my NG shelf in January.

[Tasha]

The only thing I added this December was the free reading journal from NG. I haven't really looked thru it much. Did anyone else download it and what do you think?

[Trisha]

Tasha wrote: "The only thing I added this December was the free reading journal from NG. I haven't really looked thru it much. Did anyone else download it and what do you think?"

Yes, I downloaded the journal too! It was actually surprisingly cute! I love the monthly check ins, the overall year goal (and then check in at the end) and the extra activity challenge pages at the end.

But I didn't really find the "review" pages helpful (although I know others will) since I review everything here! lol

[Kristie]

I got it too. I like the idea of it and it has great tabs to bring you wherever you want to go, which is great, but I don't have the right app to edit it. So, it's kind of useless for me unless I print it or download an editing. app, which I don't have time to look into right now.

[Tasha]

That's what I'm feeling as well. I did get the app for my phone but then it looked like it was a free trial version. I'm most likely not going to pay for an app. I did move it over to my google drive thinking I could edit it that way but I don't think so. I'll still play around and look at it more thoroughly though.

[Elyse]

Where did we find this NG reading journal download? I don't see it and I didn't get an email about it.

I have 10 reviews to write for my December reads. lol

[Kristie]

Try here, Elyse: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo...

[Elyse]

Kristie wrote: "Try here, Elyse: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo..."

Ahh thanks, Kristie!

[Elyse]

DECEMBER
108. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath Pub date 3/21/23. Finished 12/5/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
109. Merry and Bright Pub date 10/3/17. Finished 12/9/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
110. City of Nightmares Pub date 1/10/23. Finished 12/13/23 ⭐⭐ Review
111. Where Darkness Blooms Pub date 2/21/23. Finished 12/18/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
112. What Stays Buried Pub date 3/7/23. Read 12/18/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
113. Mr. & Mrs. Witch Pub date 3/7/23. Finished 12/20/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
114. Throwback Pub date 4/11/23. Finished 12/23/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
115. System Collapse Pub date 11/13/23. Finished 12/26/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
116. The Mystery Guest Pub date 11/28/23. Finished 12/26/23 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
117. The Women Pub date 2/6/24. Finished 12/27/23 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
118. Only If You're Lucky Pub date 1/16/24. Finished 12/29/23. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
119. The Guest Pub date 5/16/23. Read 12/31/23 ⭐⭐ Review

I managed to raise my ratio 6% in 2023. It's still abysmal. lol.

[Trisha]

Elyse wrote: "DECEMBER

I managed to raise my ratio 6% in 2023. It's still abysmal. lol"

That's amazing though!! Congrats!!

I just managed to tank my again! lol But this is my year! I am definitely catching up this year!

[Kristie]

I got a lot more books in December than I finished. I'll update everything in a couple days.

[Elyse]

Trisha wrote: "That's amazing though!! Congrats!!

I just managed to tank my again! lol But this is my year! I am definitely catching up this year!..."

Thanks Trisha!

[Melanie]

I managed to finish 4 in December, most of them being older ones.



1. The Wrong Bones | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Secret Nights with a Cowboy | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. The Duchess and the Wolf | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. Every Little Piece of Me | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My percentage for 2023 went from 63 books with an 85% ratio at the start of the year to 91 books with an 80% ratio at the end of the year. So not a great year for me on Netgalley. But I am determined to actually catch up in 2024, it's way too stressful always being behind.

[Trisha]

Such a good reading month! I finally went up another % point! AND I read some of my oldest Netgalley books! I am determined to catch up this year!

1. Impact -⭐⭐⭐ my review
2. Elixir -⭐⭐⭐ my review
3. Laughing All The Way -⭐⭐⭐
4. Animal -⭐⭐⭐ my review
5. Beautifully Broken -⭐⭐ my review
6. A Very English Murder -⭐⭐⭐ my review
7. The Daughters of Block Island -⭐⭐
8. The Princess of Thornwood Drive -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
9. Ensnared -⭐⭐ my review
10. The Storm We Made -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
11. Yours for the Taking -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
12. Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet -⭐⭐⭐ my review
13. Only If You're Lucky -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
14. The Second Chance Year -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
15. Go as a River -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
16. All The Little Bird-Hearts -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
17. Immortality: A Love Story -⭐⭐⭐ my review
18. The Clinic -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
19. Mercury -⭐⭐ my review
20. What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas -⭐⭐⭐ my review
21. Ladykiller -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
22. Medea -⭐⭐ my review
23. Nowhere Like Home -⭐⭐⭐ my review
24. Nightwatching -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
25. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years -⭐⭐⭐ my review
26. Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
27. Death of a Traitor -⭐⭐⭐ my review
28. Bye, Baby -⭐⭐ my review
29. You've Been Summoned: An Interactive Mystery -⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
30. What Never Happened -⭐⭐⭐ my review

All the covers:

[Tasha]

Amazing! That must feel amazing getting these moved off the shelf!