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To Be Read: 116
Approved: 1797
Feedback Sent: 1686
Feedback Ratio: 93%
































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

My August Goal: 58%
August NetGalley Challenge
Feedback Ratio: 57%
579 Approved | 328 Feedback Sent
Books on Shelf: 122




Books Read







Approved e-ARCs





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









Beginning of Month:
Books on Shelf: 7







Netgalley Ratio: 98%
End of Month:
Read: 1

Reviews: 1
my Marigold Cottages review
Added: 4




Books on Shelf: 10
Ratio: 97%

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






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

























Start of month:
Books on shelf: 94
Feedback Ratio: 81%
Books already read that need to be reviewed:















Books (already published):










































































Books (not yet published):





Added:
Finished/Reviewed:
End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:

Books on shelf - 43
16 Approved / 124 Feedback Sent
Feedback Ratio - 74% (Goal 80%)
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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 -

Feedback Ratio -

Books on Shelf: 16
Feedback Ratio: 93%
BOOKS on SHELF
















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


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




Auto Approved: Boldwood Books
Beginning of the Month:
Feedback Ratio: 79%
Books on my shelf: 9









Books Added:


Books Read:








Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 26
Ratio: 96%
Books/authors linked when read
A Dish Best Served Dead

Picking Up the Pieces

The Mango Murders

Mrs. Christie at the Mystery Guild Library

Halloween Night Murder

Sour Crime Donuts

Claws Out

Laying Down the Latte

Mrs. Morris and the Day of the Dead

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





Beginning of month
Feedback Ratio 93%
Books on Shelf 27























Added in August








Read in August
1. The Midnight Carousel https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. The Time Hop Coffee Shop: The new magical uplifting read perfect to curl up with this autumn https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...
3. Dirty Money https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...
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End of Month
On shelf 27
Feedback 92%






Feedback Ratio: 81%
143 Approved | 116 Feedback Sent
Books on my shelf:























Books Read-


Added this Month-

End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read:
Updated ratio:
Books read in Jan: 5
Favorite book read in Jan:

Books read in Feb: 5
Favorite book read in Feb:

Books read in Mar: 6
Favorite book read in Mar:

Books read in Apr: 7
Favorite book read in Apr:

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,


Books read in Jun-5
Favorite book read in Jun-


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

Books read in Aug-2
Favorite book read in Aug-


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)

February 2025 (2/15)

April 2025 (4/1 - 4/29)


May 2025 (5/6 - 5/6 - 5/20 - 5/28)




June 2025 (6/10 - 6/10 - 6/24 - 6/24 - 6/24)





July 2025 (7/8 - 7/15 - 7/15)



August 2025 (8/5)

September 2025 (9/23 - 9/25 - 9/30)



October 2025 (10/7 - 10/7)


November 2025 (11/4 - 11/4 - 11/18)



December 2025 (12/2)

Completed/Reviews:





STATS AT BEGINNING OF MONTH
Books ON Shelf 164
Feedback Rate 21%
212 Approved | 45 Sent
Books on Shelf
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Read, But Not Reviewed


Read In August
Added in August





STATS AT END OF MONTH
Books ON Shelf 169
Feedback Rate 21%
217 Approved | 46 Sent




My participation for the August 2025 NetGalley Challenge
Books on shelf at the beginning of month:
Books on shelf: 26
Feedback Ratio: 70%















To Review:









Newly added throughout the month:
Finished:



Reviews:
Mooncakes and Milkbread
End of the Month:
Books on shelf:
Read this month: 3
Feedback Ratio:

August 2025
Beginning of Month:
Books on shelf: 2
Feedback Ratio: 50%


New:

Finished:


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





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:


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!
Books mentioned in this topic
Up Close & Personal (other topics)The Boss I Can't Stand (other topics)
All Wrapped Up (other topics)
The October Film Haunt (other topics)
Not Quite Dead Yet (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Katherine Wood (other topics)Traci Wilton (other topics)
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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!