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What's the significance of the archive date if you have already downloaded the book?

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The Purloined Poodle review

Madeline {Plan to Happy} wrote: "What's the significance of the archive date if you have already downloaded the book?"

I think a lot of people use the archive date as a general read by date. So knowing when a book is archived helps to know when they plan to have it finished.

Kristie wrote: "Madeline {Plan to Happy} wrote: "What's the significance of the archive date if you have already downloaded the book?"

I think a lot of people use the archive date as a general read by date. So kn..."

Yes, it really has no significance other than you can't download after that date. But as the publisher tends to have it near publication, many people use it as their target date to read.

Yeah Nicole, I really did not like "Lizzie Lovetts Hundred Lies". It was really slow and boring and the premise had a lot of plot holes. Anyways, I had a bit of a dry spell with reading lately so hopefully I'll get my head back in the game of NetGalley haha

In other news, I'm so excited because my request for "Difficult Women" by Roxane Gay just got accepted and I can't wait to read her newest novel.

Ahh, gotcha. I'm so far behind that I just look at the publication date!

Well, guys, I'm in the middle of what is proving to be a rather mammoth read for the month and I'm not sure that I'll get any more books finished before the end of the month (and I have time to properly update right now) so I'm gonna go ahead and put my month of September information up here now.

The first two books listed there are the two books I've had on my shelf for the longest, so I'm proud of that at least!


Beginning of Month
Shelf count 26
Ratio 41%

Read in September:


End of Month:
Shelf count 30
Ratio 44%

In conclusion, my books on shelf keep going up, but then again so does my ratio percentage. So... win?

Shelf Count: 1

Books on Shelf:

Feedback Ratio:80%

Reviews:
9/24/16
5 stars
All the Dead Girls by Rita Herron: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

5 stars 9/26/2016
In Safe Hands http://labyrinthofstories.booklikes.com/
Feedback: 80%

On shelf: 0

Two reviews posted today in an attempt to offset all of the requests I've made. My percentage is now at 71%. Think I need to post 9 more reviews to hit the magic 80%.

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Finished both:
3 1/2 stars
5 stars

12 Steps to Mr. Right: My Review
Locked and Loaded: My Review

My last for September



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I really focussed on finishing my NG books this month so I now only have 3 books on my shelf and I'm at 96%!

Summary for Month

Start of Month:

Books on Shelf : 7
Books:

Feedback ratio: 89%


FINISHED
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End of Month:
Books on shelf: 3
Feedback Ratio:96%

October thread is open here

I'm glad you enjoyed Anne Marie's book I suggested, Karen.

Nicole wrote: "I'm glad you enjoyed Anne Marie's book I suggested, Karen."

Thanks. Yes, I think I preferred her first book, but I'll seek out more of her work - I don't read a lot of magical realism, but I think she does it very well

I might finish one more before the end of the month tomorrow, but it's not too likely. I'll update if I do. For now, my end of month looks like:

End of the month:

Books Read & Reviewed: 4
Lilac Girls review
Her Darkest Nightmare review
An Ember in the Ashes review
The Purloined Poodle review

Shelf count: 8
Ratio: 90%

Books Added: 2

I don't think I'll get to any more books this month but I was able to get to 13/16 books on my shelf! Not too bad.

AND, I finally got to 80% WOOT!!!

1. At the beginning of the month, post any/all of the following:
a: How many books on your NetGalley shelf: 9

b: What books are on your NG shelf
PLAY 9/1/16
Shut Up and Kiss Me 9/2/16
Playing It Cool 9/6/16
The Deeper He Hurts 9/7/16
For Better or Worse 9/9/16
Magic Binds 9/9/16
Hard to Fall 9/10/16
Max 9/11/16
A Sure Thing 9/11/16


Books Added During the Month: 7
A Fool For You 9/21/16
Unsportsmanlike Conduct 9/21/16
Outsider 9/26/16
Four Letter Word 9/29/16
The Billionaire Next Door
Tied to His Betrayal
Under Rose-Tainted Skies

c: What your Netgalley feedback ratio is: 72%

End of Month:

Current Ratio: 82%
Books Read: 13




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Way to go, Sassafrass!

Wow! Looks like you had a great reading month this September Sassafrass! :)

Thanks! :)

My final Review this month of:


Ended with the same percentage as the beginning of the month, 74%, after doing six reviews and requesting a whole bunch of books!

Summary for the Month

Books I read


Reviews for books I read
Play Calling: My Review
Too Wild to Tame: My Review
Rebellious: My Review
Blood Red Kiss: My Review
12 Steps to Mr. Right: My Review
Locked and Loaded: My Review

Updated books to read



Updated ratio
93%

So final day in September and I still have 28 books but my ratio has increased from 68% to 71%. In even more exciting news I also got my Top Reviewer badge :)

Reviews Posted - 6


Books Added - 6:

Congrats on your badge, Alison!

Thanks Kristie. I'm not sure when it appeared. Went on one day and there it was.

Just got approved for another book so my ratio dropped to 70. It's October somewhere so I'm counting it for that :)

Totally October here for me and Karen! For a whole 8 hours even :D

Starting tally:
Feedback Ratio: 78%
Books on shelf: 31

Books reviewed:18

Ending tally:
Feedback Ratio: 83%
Books on shelf: 21 25

I just posted reviews of 7 cookbooks today, so that helped a lot.

7 cookbooks?!! Awesome!

Nicole wrote: "7 cookbooks?!! Awesome!"

I've been trying them out over the past few months, but just went ahead and posted reviews for them all. Now I have a few new ones to test. Yummy!