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message 1: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
NetGalley

Feed Your Readers, the NetGalley Challenge

Duration: Monthly

How to Participate:

The NetGalley Challenge is designed to not only get you to read your NetGalley books, but to also advertise your reviews for others to see because after all, that's what NetGalley is all about.

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the NetGalley Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.


1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf
b: What books are on your NG shelf
c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is

2. During the month, read the NetGalley books that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s)**
c: Your updated shelf count
d: Your updated books to read
e: Your updated ratio

Then start a new post for the next month!


**When linking your reviews, please link only to the book(s) here at GoodReads. At this time, linking to a personal blog is not allowed. Thank you!


message 2: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

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message 3: by Maria (last edited Aug 31, 2025 06:10PM) (new)

Maria (sexydva) | 35 comments August TBR
To Be Read: 116
Approved: 1797
Feedback Sent: 1686
Feedback Ratio: 93%

The Lost Girl of Astor Street (Piper Sail Mystery, #1) by Stephanie Morrill - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Secret Investigator of Astor Street (Piper Sail Mysteries, #2) by Stephanie Morrill - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Change of Habit Leaving Behind My Husband, Career, and Everything I Owned to Become a Nun by Sister Monica Clare - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Zomromcom by Olivia Dade - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Salem's Cipher by Jess Lourey - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Going Overboard by Portia MacIntosh - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Ghostwriter's Guide to Murder by Melinda Mullet - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Always the Quiet Ones by Jamie Lee Sogn - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Killer Getaway by Sienna Sharpe - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sunny Side Up by Katie Sturino - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Can You Solve the Murder? by Antony Johnston - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
For the Record by Emma Lord - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Laying Down the Latte (A Bakeshop Mystery, #21) by Ellie Alexander - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hot to Go by Kristen Bailey - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Dark Library by Mary Anna Evans - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Story That Wouldn't Die (Jolene Garcia Mysteries, #2) by Christina Estes - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Destination Weddings and Other Disasters (Belize Dreams, #2) by M.C. Vaughan - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Mother's Guide to the Apocalypse by Hollie Overton - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Joy Moody Is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Armchair Iceland A Puzzle Game-Inspired Travel Adventure Book for Grown-Ups by Vegout Voyage - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
We Won't All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Break Me Down by Anna Downes - goodreads.com/review/show/7649354919
Codebreaker by Jay Martel - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Roll for Romance by Lenora Woods - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Edam and Weep (Grilled Cheese Mysteries #6) by Linda Reilly -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer by Doug Wagner - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

EOM
To Be Read: 120
Approved: 1842
Feedback Sent: 1721
Feedback Ratio: 93%


message 4: by Vicki (last edited Aug 26, 2025 06:49PM) (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 2326 comments AUGUST NETGALLEY
My August Goal: 58%

August NetGalley Challenge
Feedback Ratio: 57%
579 Approved | 328 Feedback Sent
Books on Shelf: 122


Professional Reader Frequently Auto-Approved Reviews Published 200 Book Reviews

Books Read
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review
Taking Back Forever (The Kindrily) by Karen Amanda Hooper (2013-05-31) by Unknown Author ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review
Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister ⭐⭐⭐My Review
Surviving the Angel of Death The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My Review
I Am Made of Death by Kelly Andrew ⭐⭐⭐My Review
A Deadly Edition (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #5) by Victoria Gilbert ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review
The Paris Dressmaker A Novel of WWII by Kristy Cambron ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My Review

Approved e-ARCs
Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross
The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
All the Tomorrows After by Joanne Yi
There's Always Next Year by Leah Johnson
One Dark Night by Hannah Richell

End of Month Stats:
Books on Shelf: 115
Ratio: 57%
Books Read: 7
Books Added: 5


message 5: by Kristie (last edited Aug 22, 2025 05:47PM) (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments Professional Reader 2015 Challenge Participant Reviews Published 80% 2016 NetGalley Challenge 200 Book Reviews Camp NetGalley 2024 Camp NetGalley 2025

Beginning of Month:

Books on Shelf: 7
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols Imposter Syndrome (The Specialists #2) by Andrew Mayne The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2) by Travis Baldree Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson Daughter of Egypt by Marie Benedict

Netgalley Ratio: 98%


End of Month:

Read: 1
The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols

Reviews: 1
my Marigold Cottages review

Added: 4
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth The Storm by Rachel Hawkins Inside Man (PAR Unit, #2) by John McMahon Antihero (Orphan X, #11) by Gregg Hurwitz

Books on Shelf: 10
Ratio: 97%


message 6: by Trisha (last edited Aug 31, 2025 11:01PM) (new)

Trisha | 156 comments August Netgalley

Start of Month: 81%
1580 Approved | 1284 Feedback Sent

500 Book Reviews80%Reviews Published2015 Challenge ParticipantProfessional ReaderCamp NetGalley 2025

192. The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
193. Fallen City ⭐⭐⭐ my review
194. The Safekeep ⭐⭐⭐ my review
195. House of Monstrous Women ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
196. Meet Me at the Crossroads ⭐⭐⭐ my review
197. Exiles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
198. Finding Grace ⭐⭐ my review
199. Well, Actually: A Novel ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
200. This Will Be Fun ⭐⭐⭐ my review
201. The Wasp Trap ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
202. When You Disappeared ⭐⭐⭐ my review
203. Mistress of Bones ⭐⭐⭐ My review
204. No Rest for the Wicked: A Novel ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My review
205. Coffin Moon ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
206. One Dark Night ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
207. This Delicious Death ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
208. Artificial Wisdom ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My review
209. The Love Haters ⭐⭐⭐ my review
210. The Vanishing Place ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
211. Break Wide the Sea ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
212. The Devil's Advocate ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
213. The Dead Husband Cookbook ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
214/5. Wild Reverence ⭐⭐⭐⭐my review
216. The October Film Haunt ⭐⭐⭐ my review


The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols Fallen City (Fallen City Duology, #1) by Adrienne Young The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden House of Monstrous Women by Daphne Fama Meet Me at the Crossroads by Megan Giddings Exiles by Mason Coile Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild Well, Actually by Mazey Eddings This Will Be Fun by E.B. Asher The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards When You Disappeared by John Marrs Mistress of Bones (Mistress of Bones, #1) by Maria Z. Medina No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson One Dark Night by Hannah Richell This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver The Love Haters by Katherine Center The Vanishing Place by Zoe Rankin Break Wide the Sea (Break Wide the Sea, #1) by Sara Holland The Devil's Advocate (Eddie Flynn, #6) by Steve Cavanagh The Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle Valentine Wild Reverence by Rebecca Ross The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt


message 7: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1026 comments I really need to work on the older ones on my shelf.

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 94
Feedback Ratio: 81%

Books already read that need to be reviewed:
The Rake and the Rose (Once Upon a Wallflower #3) by Eva Devon A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera Not Your Crush's Cauldron (Supernatural Singles, #3) by April Asher Mind Games by Nora Roberts The Duke’s All That (Synneful Spinsters, #3) by Christina Britton House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen Crash Site (Fiona Carver, #2) by Rachel Grant Second Duke's the Charm (Her Majesty's Rebels, #1) by Kate Bateman My Rogue to Ruin (The Wild Wynchesters, #4) by Erica Ridley How to Fall for a Scoundrel (Her Majesty’s Rebels, #2) by Kate Bateman She Doesn't Have a Clue by Jenny Elder Moke We Won't All Survive by Kate Alice Marshall Dewey Decimated (The Haunted Library Mysteries, #6) by Allison Brook The Devil in Her Bed (Devil You Know, #3) by Kerrigan Byrne

Books (already published):
Once Upon a Bad Boy (Sometimes in Love, #3) by Melonie Johnson The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger The Highlander's Christmas Bride (Clan Kendrick, #2) by Vanessa Kelly The One for You (The Ones Who Got Away, #4) by Roni Loren Forever My Duke (Unlikely Duchesses, #2) by Olivia Drake For the Sake of a Scottish Rake (Besotted Scots, #3) by Anna Bradley Gone With the Rogue (First Comes Love, #2) by Amelia Grey A Scandalous Bargain (The Pretenders, #2) by Darcy Burke Take It Back (Zara Kaleel #1) by Kia Abdullah Possession by Katie Lowe Black Widows by Cate Quinn A Rogue to Ruin (The Pretenders #3) by Darcy Burke Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison Red Widow (Red Widow, #1) by Alma Katsu Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens Don't Look Now by Mary Burton Indecent (The Phoenix Club #4) by Darcy Burke The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks Impossible (The Phoenix Club #5) by Darcy Burke Unstable (Pike, Wisconsin #3) by Alexandra Ivy Find Your Way Home (Small Town Dreams #1) by Jackie Ashenden Can't Look Away by Carola Lovering Irresistible (The Phoenix Club #6) by Darcy Burke The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount (The Swooning Virgins Society, #5) by Anna Bradley Impeccable (The Phoenix Club #7) by Darcy Burke Death in the Margins (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #7) by Victoria Gilbert A Wicked Game (Ruthless Rivals, #3) by Kate Bateman Insatiable (The Phoenix Club #8) by Darcy Burke Beguiling the Duke (Lords in Love #1) by Darcy Burke Romancing the Heiress (Lords in Love #3) by Darcy Burke Defying the Earl (Lords in Love #4) by Erica Ridley How to Best a Marquess (The Widow Rules #3) by Janna MacGregor A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemist Trilogy, #1) by Claire Legrand Bookshop Cinderella (Scandal at the Savoy, #1) by Laura Lee Guhrke Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2) by Megan Goldin Dead and Gone (Detective Annalisa Vega, #3) by Joanna Schaffhausen Overdue or Die (The Haunted Library Mysteries, #7) by Allison Brook Highland Surrender (Sons of Sinclair, #5) by Heather McCollum Murder Checks Out (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #8) by Victoria Gilbert A Lady's Rules For Ruin by Jennifer Haymore The Buried Hours by R.S. Grant The Spy and I (My Spy #1) by Tiana Smith The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger Happily Never After by Lynn Painter Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril (Ladies Most Scandalous, #4) by Manda Collins Make Mine a Marquess (The Daring Ladies #3) by Tina Gabrielle Fake It Till You Make It (The Calvary Brothers, 1) by Siera London Happy Medium by Sarah Adler Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau It's Only a Game by Kelsea Yu The Next Best Fling (Librarians in Love, #1) by Gabriella Gamez Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti Hot Earl Summer (The Wild Wynchesters, #5) by Erica Ridley Holding Out for a Gyro by Mary Ann Marlowe The Swimmer by Loreth Anne White Another Girl Lost by Mary Burton Take Me Home for Christmas (The Amazing Doctors of Oak Bluff #1) by Miranda Liasson The Wedding Engagement by Zoe Allison The Wolf of Mayfair by Christi Caldwell Under the Mistletoe (Under the Mistletoe Collection, #1-5) by Ali Hazelwood The Mirror (The Lost Bride Trilogy, #2) by Nora Roberts Duchess Material by Emily Sullivan No Ordinary Duchess (Greycourt, #3) by Elizabeth Hoyt The Next Deadly Chapter (Mystery Bookshop #10) by V.M. Burns If I Dig You by Colby Wilkens Love, The Duke (Say I Do, #3) by Amelia Grey A Simple Twist of Fate by April Asher A Hired Kill (Garrett Mann, #2) by Steven Konkoly Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts Her First Mistake (Noelle Marshall #1) by Kendra Elliot This Is Where We Die by Cindy R.X. He Death and the Librarian (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #9) by Victoria Gilbert

Books (not yet published):
Gone in the Night (Detective Annalisa Vega, #5) by Joanna Schaffhausen Beyond Her Reach (Bree Taggert #10) by Melinda Leigh The Holiday Hookup List by Alexis Daria Claiming the Princess (Hidden Royals #3) by Charis Michaels What She Saw by Mary Burton

Added:

Finished/Reviewed:

End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:


message 8: by Maritza (last edited Aug 12, 2025 10:22AM) (new)

Maritza (spanishwhispers) | 2241 comments Beginning of the Month
Books on shelf - 43
16 Approved / 124 Feedback Sent
Feedback Ratio - 74% (Goal 80%)

Approved 2025
The Storm by Rachel Hawkins The Girls Who Grew Big by Leila Mottley
Approved 2023
Ladykiller by Katherine Wood
Approved 2022
Breathless by Amy McCulloch The Club by Ellery Lloyd
Approved 2021
The Beachfront Inn (Sconset Beach #1) by Ainsley Keaton The Keepers (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #2) by Jeffrey B. Burton The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller
Approved 2020
Forget Me Not by Alexandra Oliva The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton Safecracker by Ryan Wick Black Tequila by J.D. Bernal The Second Home by Christina Clancy From Sky to Sky (No Less Days, #2) by Amanda G. Stevens The Perfect Mother by Caroline Mitchell
Approved 2019
The Last Tourist (Milo Weaver #4) by Olen Steinhauer Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain Hidden Hearts (The Women of HEARTS #1) by Marci Bolden Kings and Killers by E.J. Liston The Truth is a Theory by Karyn Bristol The Things I Know by Amanda Prowse The Grace Year by Kim Liggett Bad Axe County (Bad Axe County, #1) by John Galligan Once Upon a Bad Boy (Sometimes in Love, #3) by Melonie Johnson Smitten by the Brit (Sometimes in Love, #2) by Melonie Johnson Getting Hot with the Scot (Sometimes in Love, #1) by Melonie Johnson
Approved 2018
The Space within the Silence by Bre Woods Returning by Yael Shahar Lagging Indicators by Jennifer Anglade Dahlberg DANGER RISING by E.D. Richards No Less Days (No Less Days, #1) by Amanda G. Stevens
Approved 2017
An American Cage by Ted Galdi Beyond the Rules (At the Brink #3) by Anna del Mar Backstrap A Novel by Johnnie Dun Snitch (Shea Stevens #2) by Dharma Kelleher Baby Doll by Hollie Overton
Approved 2016
Shadows of the Stone Benders (Anlon Cully Chronicles, #1) by K. Patrick Donoghue The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep The Six The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson Desiring Red (A Dark and Dirty Tale #1) by Kristin Miller The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia Death at a Fixer-Upper (A Home Sweet Home Mystery, #1) by Sarah T. Hobart
           
End of the Month -
Reviews -
Books read in 2025 - 2
Books read in 2024 - 6
Books read in 2023 - 11
Books read in 2022 - 16
Books read in 2021 - 12
Books read in 2020 - 14
Books Added - The Storm by Rachel Hawkins
Feedback Ratio -


message 9: by Vicki Willis (last edited Aug 31, 2025 03:07PM) (new)

Vicki Willis | 496 comments Beginning of Month
Books on Shelf: 16
Feedback Ratio: 93%

BOOKS on SHELF
The Man Nobody Killed Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York by Elon Green Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild Jill Is Not Happy by Kaira Rouda The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas Kiss Her Goodbye (Frankie Elkin, #4) by Lisa Gardner We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls, #1) by Karin Slaughter Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham I Become Her by Joe Hart Exiles by Mason Coile The Wasp Trap by Mark Edwards The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens The Tin Men (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor, #3) by Nelson DeMille Adrift by Will Dean We Were Never Friends by Kaira Rouda Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson

READ
Kiss Her Goodbye
The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York
The Wrong Sister

ADDED
The Storm by Rachel Hawkins Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister

End of Month
Books on Shelf:15
Feedback Ratio: 94%


message 10: by Jade aka MrsTosh (last edited Sep 01, 2025 03:33AM) (new)


message 11: by Tari (last edited Aug 28, 2025 06:24AM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 313 comments NetGalley August 2025
Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 26
Ratio: 96%

Books/authors linked when read


A Dish Best Served Dead
A Dish Best Served Dead by T.C. LoTempio T.C. LoTempio 8/5/25
Picking Up the Pieces
Picking Up the Pieces A Jigsaw Puzzle Mystery by J.B. Abbott J.B. Abbott 8/12/25
The Mango Murders
The Mango Murders (Key West Food Critic Mystery #15) by Lucy Burdette Lucy Burdette 8/13/25
Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library
Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library by Amanda Chapman Amanda Chapman 8/24/25
Halloween Night Murder
Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier Leslie Meier Lee Hollis Liz Ireland 8/25/25
Sour Crime Donuts
Sour Crime Donuts (A Deputy Donut Mystery) by Ginger Bolton Ginger Bolton 8/26/25
Claws Out
Claws Out A Cat Cafe Mystery (Cat Cafe Mystery Series Book 9) by Cate Conte Cate Conte 8/26/25
Laying Down the Latte
Laying Down the Latte (A Bakeshop Mystery, #21) by Ellie Alexander Ellie Alexander 8/27/25
Mrs. Morris and the Day of the Dead
Mrs. Morris and the Day of the Dead (A Salem B&B Mystery Book 10) by Traci Wilton Traci Wilton 8/28/25
A Brew for Chaos
Tails from the Crypt
Murder Pays a Call
A Murder Most Fowl
Murder at Blackwood Inn
Death of a Tom Turkey
Epilogue to a Christmas Murder
Death on Dickens Island
A Wonderful Christmas Crime
O Deadly Night
Death at the Door
Witch and Tell
The Tattered Cover
At Death's Dough
All Spooked Up
Crescent City Christmas Chaos
Gull and Bones
The Devil in the Details

End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read:
Updated ratio: 96%
Books read in Aug: 23
Books added in Aug: 4



message 13: by Catherine (last edited Sep 01, 2025 12:21PM) (new)

Catherine (royaltiescmb) | 658 comments 100 Book Reviews Reviews Published Professional Reader 80% Camp NetGalley 2025

Feedback Ratio: 81%
143 Approved | 116 Feedback Sent

Books on my shelf: A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews Icarus Dawns by Erik Troy City of Rain (The Cinqhawk Saga, #1) by William Lejeune Withstanding Anarchy A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Saga Filled With Fascinating Characters & Prepper Info (Dark Nation Book 6) by Grace Hamilton Universe of Lost Messages A Novel (The Charismites Book 2) by Janet Stilson Timewrecked Collision With Destiny (Sapphire Chronicles, #1) by V.V. Sinclair A Cure for Magic (The Ardor Magic Cycle) by Talia Greer The Phoenix Elite Sacred Blood (The Phoenix Elite Genesis Saga, #1) by C.T. Clark Candle & Crow (Ink & Sigil, #3) by Kevin Hearne The Once and Future Me by Melissa Pace The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander The Juice by Janet Stilson Didn't You Use to Be Queenie B? by Terri-Lynne DeFino A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan A Steeping of Blood (Blood and Tea, #2) by Hafsah Faizal Palaver by Bryan Washington This Is Not a Ghost Story by Amerie An Academic Affair by Jodi McAlister Sunburned by Katherine Wood You Belong Here by Megan Miranda Prowl (A Sanctuary Novel) by Colleen Coble The Garbage Man by Tessa Pacelli

Books Read-
Sunburned by Katherine Wood -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Up Close & Personal by Ana Holguin -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Added this Month- Queen of Faces (Queen of Faces, #1) by Petra Lord

End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read:
Updated ratio:
Books read in Jan: 5
Favorite book read in Jan: The Favorites by Layne Fargo -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Books read in Feb: 5
Favorite book read in Feb: Ambush (Sanctuary #1) by Colleen Coble - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Books read in Mar: 6
Favorite book read in Mar: The Library of Lost Dollhouses by Elise Hooper 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Books read in Apr: 7
Favorite book read in Apr: Once Charmed, Twice Cursed by Shaylin Gandhi ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Books read in May: 6
Favorite book read in May: I have a hard time choosing between these two books because they are so different but definitely my favs of the month,
A Simple Twist of Fate by April Asher ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Fun urban fantasy) Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(weird Lit-Fic)

Books read in Jun-5
Favorite book read in Jun- The English Wife by Anna Stuart but also for a light fun romance I did enjoy The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee
Books read in July- 3
Favorite book read in July-
I really enjoyed all the books I read this Month, but for the old school Paranormal, my favorite was A Bargain So Bloody (Kingdom of Dark Magic, #1) by Vasilisa Drake It was everything I wanted and needed at the time. Can't wait for the next book in the series.

Books read in Aug-2
Favorite book read in Aug- Sunburned by Katherine Wood by Katherine Wood - I enjoy Katherine Wood and in this book I had fun following the clues and background stories. I didn't see that ending coming either.


message 14: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments First review of the month done! This was a great cozy.

The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols - my Marigold Cottages review


message 15: by Connie N. (last edited Aug 04, 2025 07:28AM) (new)

Connie N. | 736 comments I've been adding NetGalley books but not reading any lately, so I'll use this as the incentive I need to catch up a little.

NetGalley Challenge – August
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 8/1/25 - 26
Read: 0
Added: 0
On Shelf 8/31/25 - 26

December 2024 (12/5)
Reach for the Stars by Maxine Morrey

February 2025 (2/15)
I Want You To Want Me Adam (The Most Wanted, #1) by Mary Ann Marlowe

April 2025 (4/1 - 4/29)
Love, The Duke (Say I Do, #3) by Amelia Grey Up Close & Personal by Ana Holguin

May 2025 (5/6 - 5/6 - 5/20 - 5/28)
All the Signs by Jessie Rosen Friends with Benefits by Marisa Kanter The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris Stuck in the Midlife with You (The Fecking Fabulous Forties Club, #2) by Freya Kennedy

June 2025 (6/10 - 6/10 - 6/24 - 6/24 - 6/24)
Last Night Was Fun by Holly James Everything's Coming Up Rosie by Courtney Walsh Look Before You Leap (Miss Prentice's Protegees, #2) by Virginia Heath As You Wish by Leesa Cross-Smith Sunny Side Up by Katie Sturino

July 2025 (7/8 - 7/15 - 7/15)
The Good Boy by Stella Hayward The Odds of Getting Even by Amanda Sellet The Unraveling of Julia by Lisa Scottoline

August 2025 (8/5)
The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen

September 2025 (9/23 - 9/25 - 9/30)
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O'Clover Wrapped Up at the Vintage Dress Shop (A Vintage Dress Shop Romance) by Annie Darling Holiday Ever After by Hannah Grace

October 2025 (10/7 - 10/7)
Overdue A Novel by Stephanie Perkins Yours for the Season by Emily Stone

November 2025 (11/4 - 11/4 - 11/18)
The Forget-Me-Not Library A Novel by Heather Webber The Bridesmaid by Cate Quinn The Seven Rings (The Lost Bride Trilogy, #3) by Nora Roberts

December 2025 (12/2)
Before I Forget by Tory Henwood Hoen

Completed/Reviews:


message 16: by The Artsy Book Witch (last edited Aug 31, 2025 04:49PM) (new)


message 17: by Yasmine (last edited Aug 16, 2025 09:19AM) (new)

Yasmine (swissbookworm) | 552 comments 50 Book Reviews Reviews Published Professional Reader

My participation for the August 2025 NetGalley Challenge

Books on shelf at the beginning of month:
Books on shelf: 26
Feedback Ratio: 70%

Queen of All by Anya Leigh Josephs Altered Tides (The Galactic Captains, #5) by Harry F. Rey Odin's Child (The Raven Rings, #1) by Siri Pettersen Wonder Woman Heartless by Natalie C. Parker Jane Eyre (Manga Classics) by Stacy King Manga Classics Romeo and Juliet by Crystal S. Chan City of Shattered Light (Requiem Dark, #1) by Claire Winn Demystifying Disability What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau Target Kree A Marvel Crisis Protocol Novel by Stuart Moore The Creators of Batman Bob, Bill and The Dark Knight by Rik Worth Triptych A Marvel Xavier's Institute Novel by Jaleigh Johnson Sense and Sensibility by Stacy King September 11, 2001 The Day the World Changed Forever by Baptiste Bouthier Manga Classics The Scarlet Letter by Crystal S. Chan Josefine Shadows of the Witch by Denise Daye

To Review:
Rogue Untouched by Alisa Kwitney Elsa Bloodstone Bequest A Marvel Heroines Novel by Cath Lauria A Coin for the Ferryman A Novel by Megan Edwards Lying and Making a Living Fiction with Footnotes by William Dunlap Pixies in the Mist by Rasta Musick Bleed More, Bodymore (Bodymore #1) by Ian Kirkpatrick Mission France The True History of the Women of SOE by Kate Vigurs No Gods, No Monsters (Convergence Saga, #1) by Cadwell Turnbull Journal of Curious Letters (The 13th Reality, #1) by James Dashner

Newly added throughout the month:


Finished:
Rogue Untouched by Alisa Kwitney Elsa Bloodstone Bequest A Marvel Heroines Novel by Cath Lauria Mooncakes and Milk Bread Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries (A James Beard Award-Winning Cookbook. The Perfect Gift for Bakers, Baking Fans, and Foodies) by Kristina Cho

Reviews:
Mooncakes and Milkbread

End of the Month:
Books on shelf:
Read this month: 3
Feedback Ratio:


message 18: by midnightreads (last edited Aug 26, 2025 10:42PM) (new)

midnightreads | 27 comments A newbie attempt!
August 2025

Beginning of Month:
Books on shelf: 2
Feedback Ratio: 50%

Sisters Before Misters (The Finch Sisters #2) by Amelia Diane Coombs The Housewarming by Kristin Offiler

New:
Hexes & Hush Money Paranormal Cozy Mystery (A Cat Café Witch Mystery Book 1) by Hazel Caraway

Finished:
The Housewarming by Kristin Offiler Hexes & Hush Money Paranormal Cozy Mystery (A Cat Café Witch Mystery Book 1) by Hazel Caraway


End of Month:
Books on Shelf: 1
Feedback Ratio: 80%


message 19: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments It's been an adding kind of month so far. I added four titles in August: Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth The Storm by Rachel Hawkins Inside Man (PAR Unit, #2) by John McMahon Antihero (Orphan X, #11) by Gregg Hurwitz . My early 2026 is already starting to fill up, but I'm really excited for the books I've gotten.

I've only reviewed one and it was a fun one. I don't expect I'll get to any more because I have other reads planned for the rest of the month. So, this is likely my end of month summary. Here is my one:

The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective by Jo Nichols - my Marigold Cottages review


message 20: by Trisha (last edited Aug 22, 2025 07:48PM) (new)

Trisha | 156 comments Kristie wrote: "It's been an adding kind of month so far. I added four titles in August:..."

I agree, it's been such a HUGE adding month! *sigh* I was doing so good at working my pile down! Ugh lol It's a good problem to have, tho!


message 21: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments Trisha wrote: "Kristie wrote: "It's been an adding kind of month so far. I added four titles in August:..."

I agree, it's been such a HUGE adding month! *sigh* I was doing so good at working my pile down! Ugh lo..."


SO many good ones coming up!


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