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Christine wrote: "Hi Traci! I love that."Hi Christine! Gracie showed up at our door yesterday evening and her owners went out to dinner. They got back late, so she just spent the night. She tried to follow my husband back to our house when he took her home! Such a crazy dog. :)
No never worked out, but my husband has 8 from his previous marriage.
Traci wrote: "Christine wrote: "Hi Traci! I love that."Hi Christine! Gracie showed up at our door yesterday evening and her owners went out to dinner. They got back late, so she just spent the night. She t..."
I think she might wanting to change her living arrangements, Traci, lol!
Christine wrote: "Traci wrote: "Christine wrote: "Hi Traci! I love that."Hi Christine! Gracie showed up at our door yesterday evening and her owners went out to dinner. They got back late, so she just spent the..."
That may be true, Christine! She lives with 3 small human kids, so our house is much quieter! ;)
Traci wrote: "Christine wrote: "Traci wrote: "Christine wrote: "Hi Traci! I love that."Hi Christine! Gracie showed up at our door yesterday evening and her owners went out to dinner. They got back late, so ..."
She is really lucky to have you guys next door, Traci!!!
Christine wrote: "Congrats to all who scored with Evil Games!!!"I pre-ordered it when I finished Silent Scream. 8:D
and I have just been very naughty, browsing Netgalley and put in requests for about 15 books......Oh well...I guess I won't get them all 8:D
Unless you are like Sean, who is a Net Galley approval magnet, Sandy. LOL!
Freda wrote: "Just got approved for After We Fall by Emma Kavanagh
"Freda, you will love this book!!!!!!!
Christine wrote: "Freda wrote: "Just got approved for After We Fall by Emma Kavanagh"Freda, you will love this book!!!!!!!"
Gopal and I are going to read it together. It was the only book I was approved for, his NetGalley Book list is almost as long as Sean's. lol
Freda & Gopal this was an amazing debut psychological thriller. Enjoy!
Yes, Freda, I gave it 6 stars, lol!
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Have approved another book by her.. The Hidden
Sean, it's a gteat book. I wish we could get Hidden in the US.
I can't even imagine having 30+ NetGalley books at once - I have just 2 that are unread right now (well, 3, but I'm almost finished with one), and I'm already a bit stressed at needing to read those, even though the archive date is several months away for both. But I'm weird like that - haha. I'm curious though, does having a ton of approved books that feedback hasn't been given for not drop your approval rating a lot? I'm very new to NetGalley, and have requested less than 10 books, so am still working on getting my feedback to approval ratio up - I'm currently at 63%, which is one reason I'm trying to read the books I have more quickly.
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Janet wrote: "Yes, Traci, feedback does affect your rating. So always give feedback on every book you attempt to read. Even if you start a book and didn't like, just say, I've done that. It still goes towards yo..."Thanks, Janet! I was actually shocked to be approved for any NetGalley books since I don't have a blog, so they aren't getting as much publicity from me. I was a member of Netgalley for three years before even requesting a book due to thinking I wasn't their target market, but am glad that I finally tried it out!
Traci, I know a member who rarely gets turned down by Net Galley and has something like 70 or 80 to read and her ratio is under 50%. She has reviewed a lot though so that apparently plays a role. Until I picked up 3 in the last couple of weeks, my ratio was 100% and right before getting those 3 approvals, I was denied for 3. So ratio isn't everything, that's for sure. I have also heard the specific publishers have certian requirements, so if you are approved by a particular piglisher, you are likely to continue getting approved; if you are denied, then you are likely to keep getting denied unless you beef up your profile somehow.
Christine wrote: "Traci, I know a member who rarely gets turned down by Net Galley and has something like 70 or 80 to read and her ratio is under 50%. She has reviewed a lot though so that apparently plays a role. ..."Thanks, Christine. The whole NetGalley process seems very random - and like you said, doesn't seem to be completely tied to ratio. Doubleday is the publisher that has denied my request - however their preferences state "We work to approve a wide range of booksellers and librarians as well as media professionals and reviewers with established blogs and strong social media presence." Since I don't have a blog or strong presence on many social media sites, that could be it.
You are probably right, Traci. I joined a Net Galley users group and found the posts fascinating. I will send you an invite.
Christine wrote: "You are probably right, Traci. I joined a Net Galley users group and found the posts fascinating. I will send you an invite."Thanks! Just followed your link and joined the group!
I'm curious if anyone has read any of the books in The Huntress/FBI Thriller series by Alexandra Sokoloff? All three are currently "read now" on Netgalley. They sound interesting and get good reviews, but not sure if I want to try to fit them in right now or not.
Traci, I agree that they look good. In fact, I actually paid 3.99 for the first one last week. I won't usually pay that much unless I am pretty confident I will like it. Why don't you consider just going for the first one for now and see how you like it before committing to all 3.
Christine wrote: "Traci, I agree that they look good. In fact, I actually paid 3.99 for the first one last week. I won't usually pay that much unless I am pretty confident I will like it. Why don't you consider j..."That's probably what I should do - and since the first one was published a while ago, I guess there really shouldn't be too much pressure to review it right away! :) I was really surprised to see all 3 as read now, especially since the publication dates have passed for all.
Traci wrote: "Christine wrote: "Traci, I agree that they look good. In fact, I actually paid 3.99 for the first one last week. I won't usually pay that much unless I am pretty confident I will like it. Why do..."Maybe they are trying to jump start sales. Maybe a 4th is coming.
Traci wrote: "I'm curious if anyone has read any of the books in The Huntress/FBI Thriller series by Alexandra Sokoloff? All three are currently "read now" on Netgalley. They sound interesting and get good rev..."I have the first in the series, just haven't sat down and read it yet. I took a plotting class from her at a large writer's conference. She used to do screenwriting in Hollywood and she uses many of the same techniques for plotting in her writing. That is how I know her. I learned a lot from her about plotting for suspense, so if her books are anything like her classes, I imagine they are good. Sorry I haven't read Huntress yet to give you specifics.
A. wrote: "I have the first in the series, just haven't sat down and read it yet. I took a plotting class from her at a large writer's conference...."That's good to know - I think I may have to eventually read the first in the series since it sounds so interesting. Will be interested to see what you think of it once you read!
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Christine wrote: "Congrats to all who scored with Evil Games!!!"I pre-ordered it when I finished Silent Scream. 8:D
and I have just been very naughty, browsing Netgalley and put in requests for ..."
Famous last words! I have been approved for 11...yikes! Will have to get reading...but now all the family has gone home I can get back into my normal routine. Have read nothing in the past week or so. Love my family but looking forward to some solitude. 8:D
Sandy, is your work season over now?
Are you going to tell us what books you got approved for?
Christine wrote: "Are you going to tell us what books you got approved for?"Hi Christine, no my work season is never over...but we are planning a vacation! 10 days in Australia catching up with the kids and friends in June.
Approved for: Humber Boy B, Blood, Salt, Water, Time of Death, Rubbernecker, After We Fall, The Drowned Boy, Never Die Alone, A Thorn Among the Lillies, Little Girls, Forsaken, The Bones of You (for which i had previously been turned down).....
I seem to remeber saying a while back that i wasn't going to request lots at the same time again. I just have no self control *sigh*
Not sure if others have noticed this, but many of the books listed by Amazon Publishing / Thomas & Mercer are currently "read now" on NetGalley. Lots in the thriller/suspense category that sound interesting. I'm trying not to add any more to my TBR list right now, but it's tempting. :)
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Christine wrote: "Are you going to tell us what books you got approved for?"Hi Christine, no my work season is never over...but we are planning a vacation! 10 days in Australia catching up with t..."
Thanks, Sandy! Will look these over. Congrats on your well-deserved June vacation plans. You must be excited!
Traci wrote: "Not sure if others have noticed this, but many of the books listed by Amazon Publishing / Thomas & Mercer are currently "read now" on NetGalley. Lots in the thriller/suspense category that sound i..."Thanks for this tip, Traci.
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Christine wrote: "Are you going to tell us what books you got approved for?"Hi Christine, no my work season is never over...but we are planning a vacation! 10 days in Australia catching up with t..."
Good books Sandy. I have 4 books to read from Netgalley, and that is enough for me, at one time, or I put pressure on myself. Can't go and browse or I will be bad!
These days I am scared to browse Net Galley. I end up getting at least 4-5 books every browsing session. Right now I have a pending catalog of at least 20 books to read and review...
No time to read any other books at all...
Gopal (The Minion) wrote: "These days I am scared to browse Net Galley. I end up getting at least 4-5 books every browsing session. Right now I have a pending catalog of at least 20 books to read and review...
No time to..."
I know what you mean Gopal. It's like being in a candy store and everything is free!
Sean wrote: "Oh dear, ..."Sean, You mentioned that you lost a book because it had been archived. Janet advised me to immediately download a book after it has been approved. That way you have the book and can still offer feedback after it has been archived.
Sue wrote: "I am the mommy of 2 babies...my Labs!"My two adult children say that I treat Otto better then I treated them. A little bit of sibling rivalry lol.
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I saw on my phone I had been approved a book by Mark Billingham, but was too busy to go on my computer to download, a day later archived, and could not get it.
It's okay , as Chrustine will tell me I have enough to read !
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Sean, you can access Netgalley from your phone and download the same way. I've done it a few times.
I got Evil Games
by Angela Marsons as a Netgalley read.My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 stars
I lost
- I applied for it on the last day prior to it being archived (it was already the following day NZ time), they approved it (overnight in NZ time), but because of the time difference between NZ and England, I lost it......I currently have 23 books sitting on my NetGalley shelf for review....I went browsing last week......8:D
Oh well, I am taking a week off next month and will have 4 plane trips on which to read, so will play catch up then. AND I WILL NOT go back on NetGalley browsing for a while.....(but I have all the resolve of a piece of well cooked spaghetti!) 8:D
Does anyone know if you can have a Net Galley book delivered to more than one device? I just haven't had time to read the help section on this matter. I use my Kindle Fire HDX, but my Paperwhite works better in sunny situations. I'm going to camp soon where this will be a problem. Guess I could just change my Net Galley account to send to the Paperwhite.
if you have multiple kindle accounts: 1 for HDX and 1 for Paperwhite, then add both to the NetGalley profile page. You can select which device to send to.If you have only a single id between the two devices then books sent to that id will be available on both devices.
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Sue, those are my kind of babies! :) I don't have any babies of my own right now, but am a "part-time" parent of a goofy Corgi named Gracie. She actually belongs to our neighbor, but shows up at our door on her own practically every day. She's gotten spoiled at our house - haha. :)