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

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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 Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado (last edited May 31, 2020 05:01PM) (new)

Karen ⊰✿ | 16595 comments Mod


Start of Month:

Books on Shelf : 8

Books:
The Forgotten Letters of Esther Durrant by Kayte Nunn Agile Transformation Structures, Processes and Mindsets for the Digital Age by Neil Perkin Driving Performance through Learning Develop Employees through Effective Workplace Learning by Andy Lancaster Colombiano by Rusty Young The River Home by Hannah Richell Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies A Novel by Vicky Zimmerman The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke


Feedback ratio: 94%


FINISHED

The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke review
How to Draw Almost Everything Volume 2 An Illustrated Sourcebook by Six Pommes review

ADDED
How to Draw Almost Everything Volume 2 An Illustrated Sourcebook by Six Pommes A Good Father by Catherine Talbot


End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:94%


message 4: by Tari (last edited May 31, 2020 05:16PM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 314 comments NetGalley May 2020
Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 25
Ratio: 90%


Murder in the Wine Country
Murder in the Wine Country (A Kelly Jackson Mystery #6) by Janet Finsilver Janet Finsilver 5/4/20
The Diva Spices It Up
The Diva Spices It Up (A Domestic Diva Mystery, #13) by Krista Davis Krista Davis 5/3/20
The Secrets of Bones
The Secrets of Bones (Jazz Ramsey #2) by Kylie Logan Kylie Logan 5/5/20
A Deadly Inside Scoop
A Deadly Inside Scoop (An Ice Cream Parlor Mystery Book 1) by Abby Collette Abby Collette 5/10/20
Killer Chardonnay
Killer Chardonnay (A Colorado Wine Mystery #1) by Kate Lansing Kate Lansing 5/24/20
Red Hot
Red Hot (A Red Herring Mystery Book 3) by Dana Dratch Dana Dratch 5/27/20
Booked for Death
A Spell for Trouble
A Spell for Trouble (An Enchanted Bay Mystery #1) by Esme Addison Esme Addison 5/14/20
A Study in Murder
A Study in Murder (A Victorian Book Club Mystery #1) by Callie Hutton Callie Hutton 5/19/20
To Kill a Mocking Girl
To Kill a Mocking Girl (Bookbinding Mystery #1) by Harper Kincaid Harper Kincaid 5/13/20
Still Knife Painting
A Sprinkling of Murder
A Fatal Fiction
Witch Hunt
The Key Lime Crime
Mums and Mayhem
Little Bookshop of Murder
Murder at the Falls
From Beer to Eternity
Death of a Wicked Witch
Checked Out for Murder
For Whom the Book Tolls
Murder Most Sweet
Death at High Tide
Murder in the Bayou Boneyard

End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read: 17
Updated ratio: 93%
Books read in May: 9


Books added in May: 1
Lineage Most Lethal


message 5: by Vicki Willis (last edited May 31, 2020 10:54PM) (new)

Vicki Willis | 496 comments Start of Month
Books on Shelf: 18
Feedback Ratio: 77%

Books Past Publication:
Tell Me A Secret by Samantha Hayes What Happened That Night by Deanna Cameron The Other Wife by Claire McGowan The Other Daughter by Shalini Boland Single by K.L. Slater The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica Follow Me by Kathleen Barber The Silent House by Nell Pattison A Reasonable Doubt (Robin Lockwood #3) by Phillip Margolin

Current Books:
They Did Bad Things A Thriller by Lauren A. Forry The House Guest by Mark Edwards The Girls Weekend by Jody Gehrman The Dilemma by B.A. Paris The Swap by Robyn Harding Side Trip by Kerry Lonsdale The Perfect Father The True Story of Chris Watts, His All-American Family, and a Shocking Murder by John Glatt The Night Swim by Megan Goldin Deadly Waters by Dot Hutchison

Books Read
The Silent House
I Am, I Can: 365 Affirmations for Kids
They Did Bad Things: A Thriller

Books Added
I Am, I Can 365 Affirmations for Kids by D.K. Publishing


END of Month
Books on shelf: 16
Feedback Ratio: 80%


message 6: by Kristie (last edited May 31, 2020 12:25PM) (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments I’m in.

Beginning of Month:

Books on Shelf: 10
Published:
Sitting Murder (Lancashire Detective, #4) by A.J. Wright The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate The New Husband by D.J. Palmer Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier

June:
2 Little Creeping Things by Chelsea Ichaso 30 All the Broken People by Leah Konen

July:
14 What You Wish For by Katherine Center 21 The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel

August:
4 Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman

September:
1 Deadly Waters by Dot Hutchison

Netgalley Ratio: 94%


End of Month:

Read: 1
The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate

Reviews: 1
Book of Lost Friends review

Added: 1
The Coast-to-Coast Murders by James Patterson

Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 94%

Others to review:
Thirteen (Eddie Flynn, #4) by Steve Cavanagh Sparrow by Mary Cecilia Jackson Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman 7/28 Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan 8/18

Finished from Bookish:
Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros 4★ Great and Precious Things review


message 7: by Melanie (last edited May 31, 2020 07:15PM) (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1026 comments I'm in again. I really need to make some actual progress soon.

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 49
Feedback Ratio: 83%

Already Read, Need to Review:
Hostile Pursuit (Hard Core Justice #1) by Juno Rushdan You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks

Books (ordered by pub date):
The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin Furyborn (Empirium, #1) by Claire Legrand Cowboy SEAL Redemption (Navy SEAL Cowboys, #2) by Nicole Helm Tempting the Laird (Highland Grooms, #5) by Julia London An Affair with a Spare (The Survivors, #3) by Shana Galen A Tall, Dark Cowboy Christmas (Gold Valley, #4) by Maisey Yates What a Widow Wants (The Widows' Club, #3) by Jenna Jaxon One Tough Cowboy (Moving Violations #1) by Lora Leigh Duchess by Deception (Gilded #1) by Marie Force My Favorite Cowboy (Heart of Texas #3) by Donna Grant
A Beautiful Corpse (Harper McClain, #2) by Christi Daugherty The Night Before by Wendy Walker To Tame a Wild Cowboy (Cupid, Texas #7) by Lori Wilde Sweet Wild of Mine (Where the Wild Hearts Are #2) by Laurel Kerr The Earl Next Door (First Comes Love, #1) by Amelia Grey Smitten by the Brit (Sometimes in Love, #2) by Melonie Johnson Once Upon a Bad Boy (Sometimes in Love, #3) by Melonie Johnson Justified (Loveless, Texas #1) by Jay Crownover The Escape Room by Megan Goldin Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy (Cold River Ranch, #2) by Caitlin Crews
How to Love a Duke in Ten Days (Devil You Know, #1) by Kerrigan Byrne The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger Lethal Nights (Brute Force, #3) by Lora Leigh The Merry Viscount (Widow's Brew, #2) by Sally MacKenzie Whisper of Bones (Widow's Island #3) by Melinda Leigh Bred in the Bone (Widow's Island #4) by Kendra Elliot The Seduction of Lady Phoebe (The Marriage Game, #1) by Ella Quinn This Earl of Mine (Bow Street Bachelors, #1) by Kate Bateman The Highlander's Christmas Bride (Clan Kendrick, #2) by Vanessa Kelly Once Upon a Cowboy Christmas (River Ranch, #3) by Soraya M. Lane
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 Cross Her Heart (Bree Taggert, #1) by Melinda Leigh In Bed with the Earl (Lost Lords of London, #1) by Christi Caldwell Gone With the Rogue (First Comes Love, #2) by Amelia Grey The Virgin and the Rogue (The Rogue Files, #6) by Sophie Jordan When You Wish Upon a Rogue (Debutante Diaries, #3) by Anna Bennett Never Conspire with a Sinful Baron (Infamous Lords, #4) by Renee Ann Miller This Eternity of Masks and Shadows by Karsten Knight
To Catch an Earl (Bow Street Bachelors, #2) by Kate Bateman A Good Duke is Hard to Find (Isle of Synne, #1) by Christina Britton A Cowboy State of Mind (Creedence Horse Rescue #1) by Jennie Marts Never Look Back (Criminal Profiler #3) by Mary Burton Come Home to Deep River (Alaska Homecoming #1) by Jackie Ashenden The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker

Added:
A Duke Will Never Do (The Spitfire Society #3) by Darcy Burke Every Little Piece of Me (Orchid Valley #1) by Lexi Ryan

Finished:
Hostile Pursuit (Hard Core Justice #1) by Juno Rushdan You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks Whisper of Bones (Widow's Island #3) by Melinda Leigh

Hostile Pursuit | My Review
You Are Not Alone | My Review
Whisper of Bones | My Review

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 48
Feedback Ratio: 83%


message 8: by Kelly (last edited May 23, 2020 08:02AM) (new)

Kelly | 56 comments Feedback Ratio = 75%
Books on shelf = 38

Past Publication Date

Master of Sorrows (The Silent Gods #1) by Justin Travis Call The Everlasting Rose (The Belles, #2) by Dhonielle Clayton Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger The Bone Ships (The Tide Child, #1) by R.J. Barker The Last Smile in Sunder City (The Fetch Phillips Archives, #1) by Luke Arnold Mageborn by Jessica Thorne Spindle and Dagger by J. Anderson Coats The Last Human by Zack Jordan The Age of Witches by Louisa Morgan Shorefall (Founders, #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett A Proper Charade by Esther Hatch Say Yes Summer by Lindsey Roth Culli What Lies Between Us by John Marrs Chosen Ones (The Chosen Ones, #1) by Veronica Roth

Current Books

Ghosting A Love Story by Tash Skilton The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin, #1) by Melissa Caruso In the Dark with the Duke (Lost Lords of London, #2) by Christi Caldwell Up Close and Personal by Kathryn Freeman Rebel Spy by Veronica Rossi Take a Hint, Dani Brown (The Brown Sisters, #2) by Talia Hibbert TRUEL1F3 (Lifelike, #3) by Jay Kristoff Finding Love at Hedgehog Hollow by Jessica Redland A Sunset in Sydney (Holiday Romance Book 3) by Sandy Barker The Lost City (The Omte Origins, #1) by Amanda Hocking The Backpacking Bride by Janice Horton Savage Legion (Savage Rebellion, #1) by Matt Wallace Who's That Earl (Love and Let Spy, #1) by Susanna Craig Brazen in Blue (The Muses' Salon, #5) by Rachael Miles Who Wants to Marry a Duke (Duke Dynasty, #3) by Sabrina Jeffries These Vengeful Hearts by Katherine Laurin Misleading a Duke (The Wallflowers of West Lane, #2) by A.S. Fenichel All Scot and Bothered (Devil You Know, #2) by Kerrigan Byrne The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse Truth, Lies, and Second Dates by MaryJanice Davidson The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) by Namina Forna I Think I Love You by Auriane Desombre Loathe at First Sight by Suzanne Park The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker

READ
The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall


message 9: by Maritza (last edited May 13, 2020 05:42AM) (new)

Maritza (spanishwhispers) | 2241 comments 3 Books Read & Reviewed this year

Books on NetGalley Shelf - 135 Approved / 64 Feedback Sent
NetGalley feedback - 47%
What books are on your NG shelf - 10 New Titles / 57 Titles over 3 months.

New Titles (10)
Who Did You Tell? by Lesley Kara Dead Silence by Robin Caroll Black Tequila Love and Drama with Patterson suspense and Grisham intrigue by J.D. Bernal The Apartment by K.L. Slater Better Choices by Rod Pennington The Vacation by T.M. Logan Until I Find You by Rea Frey The Night Swim by Megan Goldin The Essence of Darkness by Tom Clearlake
Logging Off by Nick Spalding

Older than 3 months
Approved 2020
The Second Home by Christina Clancy From Sky to Sky (No Less Days, #2) by Amanda G. Stevens The Unexpected Spy From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists by Tracy Walder The Perfect Mother by Caroline Mitchell

Approved 2019
The Last Tourist (Milo Weaver #4) by Olen Steinhauer The New Husband by D.J. Palmer No Mercy (Ellery Hathaway, #2) by Joanna Schaffhausen A Bad Day for Sunshine (Sunshine Vicram, #1) by Darynda Jones Foul Is Fair (Foul Is Fair #1) by Hannah Capin Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain I Will Make You Pay by Teresa Driscoll I Wanna Sext You Up (Let's Talk About Sext, #2) by Evie Claire 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 A Hero Born The Definitive Edition by Jin Yong (金庸) A Life Without Water by Marci Bolden The Things I Know by Amanda Prowse The Grace Year by Kim Liggett Bad Axe County 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 The Promise by Teresa Driscoll
Approved 2018
The Space within the Silence by Bre Woods Hot Pursuit (The Pursuits of Sarah Burrowes) by Rebecca Freeborn Returning by Yael Shahar Lagging Indicators by Jennifer Anglade Dahlberg Feared (Rosato & DiNunzio, #6) by Lisa Scottoline Forbidden Lovers by Kimberley Troutte A Snowbound Scandal by Jessica Lemmon DANGER RISING by E.D. Richards No Less Days (No Less Days, #1) by Amanda G. Stevens
Approved 2017
Cuffed by His Charm (Dirty Little Secrets, #4) by Stacey Kennedy An American Cage by Ted Galdi Beyond the Rules (At the Brink #3) by Anna del Mar Dirty Deeds (Dirty, #1) by HelenKay Dimon Backstrap by Johnnie Dun The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond Snitch (Shea Stevens #2) by Dharma Kelleher Baby Doll by Hollie Overton The Murdered Messiah An Historical Novel of Christ by Len Lamensdorf
Approved 2016
Shadows of the Stone Benders (Anlon Cully Chronicles, #1) by K. Patrick Donoghue All These Perfect Strangers by Aoife Clifford Take Me Deeper (Texas Bounty, #1) by Jackie Ashenden Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall Night School (Jack Reacher, #21) by Lee Child Pancakes in Paris Living the American Dream in France by Craig Carlson The Last One by Alexandra Oliva The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep The Six The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson Devil and the Deep (Deep Six, #2) by Julie Ann Walker Desiring Red (A Dark and Dirty Tale #1) by Kristin Miller The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia Goodbye, Ms. Chips An Ellie Haskell Mystery by Dorothy Cannell Death at a Fixer-Upper (A Home Sweet Home Mystery, #1) by Sarah T. Hobart His to Protect (Fireside, #2) by Stacey Lynn

ADDED IN MAY (2) - Safecracker by Ryan Wick The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton

End of the Month - Reviews


message 10: by Aymee (last edited May 20, 2020 12:10PM) (new)

Aymee (asphaltcowgrrl) | 62 comments Start of Month:

Books on Shelf : 5

Books:

A Spell for Trouble (An Enchanted Bay Mystery #1) by Esme Addison Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass by Adan Jerreat-Poole


Feedback ratio: 92%


FINISHED:

Blue Flag, Vol. 1 by Kaito Ping Pong, Vol. 1 by Taiyo Matsumoto


ADDED:

RWBY The Official Manga, Vol. 1 The Beacon Arc by Bunta Kinami (requested last month, just approved today for better or for worse lol)
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (wow, Netgalley really does grant wishes! LOL!)


End of Month:
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio:%


message 12: by Lyndi (mibookobsession) (last edited Jun 01, 2020 04:05AM) (new)

Lyndi (mibookobsession) (mibookobsession) | 149 comments Beginning of month:
Books on shelf : 20
Feedback ratio : 87%

On shelf:
100 Book ReviewsReviews Published80%

The Imperfects by Amy Meyerson Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau Toward the Midnight Sun by Eoin Dempsey Madame Fiocca by Suzy Henderson Bronte's Mistress by Finola Austin Beneath A Glass Bridge by Tali Asnin-Barel The Lost Girls of Devon by Barbara O'Neal The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin No Ordinary Dog My Partner from the SEAL Teams to the Bin Laden Raid by Will Chesney The Quiet Girl by S F Kosa Aria’s Travelling Book Shop by Rebecca Raisin So You Had to Build a Time Machine by Jason Offutt Blue Ticket by Sophie Mackintosh Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker Someone Else's Secret by Julia Spiro Crossings by Alex Landragin The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell The Deadly Hours by Susanna Kearsley

Added in May: Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel No Offense (Little Bridge Island, #2) by Meg Cabot Chosen Ones (The Chosen Ones, #1) by Veronica Roth The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton The Never Have I Ever Club by Mary Jayne Baker The Annihilation Protocol (The Extinction Agenda #2) by Michael Laurence Running With The Wind A tale of courage, love and survival aboard the Mayflower by Dionne Haynes

Finished : Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau Review Paris Never Leaves You by Ellen Feldman Review The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin Review The Deadly Hours by Susanna Kearsley Review The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult Review The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver Review Chosen Ones (The Chosen Ones, #1) by Veronica Roth Review Madame Fiocca by Suzy Henderson Review No Offense (Little Bridge Island, #2) by Meg Cabot Review Toward the Midnight Sun by Eoin Dempsey Review The Quiet Girl by S F Kosa Review Bronte's Mistress by Finola Austin Review


End of month:
Books on shelf: 20
Feedback ratio: 88%


message 13: by Barbara (last edited Jun 01, 2020 10:18PM) (new)

Barbara Sousa | 34 comments May 2020 NetGalley Challenge:

April was a push - 2 read, 2 added. Hope to get some more reading in for May (without adding too many).

Beginning of the Month:

Books on shelf: 3
The Coffee Club Mysteries 6 Whodunits Are Brewing in Small-Town Kansas by Darlene Franklin Murder in Waiting (Tourist Trap Mysteries #11) by Lynn Cahoon Last Girl Standing by Lisa Jackson

Feedback Ratio: 91%

End of the Month:

Books Read with Links to Reviews:
Last Girl Standing by Lisa Jackson my review

Mystery at Seagrave Hall (Eve Mallow Mystery #3) by Clare Chase my review


Books Added: 8
Mystery at Seagrave Hall (Eve Mallow Mystery #3) by Clare Chase Murder at Blackwater Bend (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery, #2) by Clara McKenna From Beer to Eternity (Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon Mystery #1) by Sherry Harris Night Shift (A Helping Hands Mystery #2) by Annelise Ryan Deadly Drama (A Britton Bay Mystery Book 4) by Jody Holford Paw and Order (A Dog Club Mystery Book 4) by V.M. Burns Penned In (Farm-to-Fork Mystery #5) by Lynn Cahoon God, Himself A Journey Through His Attributes by Tony Evans

Updated Books on Shelf: 9
The Coffee Club Mysteries 6 Whodunits Are Brewing in Small-Town Kansas by Darlene Franklin Murder in Waiting (Tourist Trap Mysteries #11) by Lynn Cahoon Murder at Blackwater Bend (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery, #2) by Clara McKenna From Beer to Eternity (Chloe Jackson, Sea Glass Saloon Mystery #1) by Sherry Harris Night Shift (A Helping Hands Mystery #2) by Annelise Ryan Deadly Drama (A Britton Bay Mystery Book 4) by Jody Holford Paw and Order (A Dog Club Mystery Book 4) by V.M. Burns Penned In (Farm-to-Fork Mystery #5) by Lynn Cahoon God, Himself A Journey Through His Attributes by Tony Evans


Updated Feedback Ratio: 81


message 14: by Yzabel (last edited Jun 01, 2020 01:15AM) (new)

Yzabel Ginsberg (yzabelginsberg) | 167 comments Beginning of the month

Books on shelves: 14
The Other People by C.J. Tudor Diary of a Confused Feminist by Kate Weston Devolution A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack The Better Half On the Genetic Superiority of Women by Sharon Moalem Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars Space, Exploration, and Life on Earth by Kate Greene Mini Chibi Art Class A Complete Course in Drawing Cuties and Beasties - Includes 19 Step-by-Step Tutorials! by Yoai The Chimera Code by Wayne Santos

Older than 3 months:

The Gomorrah Gambit by Tom Chatfield Sea Witch Rising (Sea Witch #2) by Sarah Henning The Heart of the Circle by Keren Landsman Deeplight by Frances Hardinge Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

Feedback Ratio: 97%

End of the Month

Books I read in May: 2

Reviews:


DNF: 0

Added: 3

Shelf count: 15

Feedback ratio: 97%


message 15: by Suzanne (last edited May 31, 2020 07:03PM) (new)

Suzanne | 5417 comments Beginning of Month:

Current titles: 13
Published prior to 2020: 19
Netgalley % 83%


Standouts Published in past years:

Saving Fable by Scott Reintgen The Last Thing She Remembers by J.S. Monroe The Jumpgate by Robert Stadnik The Great Unexpected by Dan Mooney Murder Once Removed by S.C. Perkins Tess of the Road (Tess of the Road, #1) by Rachel Hartman

Published in 2020:

February:
Been There, Married That by Gigi Levangie Grazer

March:
The Last Human by Zack Jordan The Darkness We Hide (The Undertaker's Daughter, #3) by Debra Webb

April:
Bubblegum by Adam Levin In Her Shadow by Kristin Miller

May
The Kingdom of Liars (The Legacy of the Mercenary King, #1) by Nick Martell When You Wish Upon a Rogue (Debutante Diaries, #3) by Anna Bennett The Elephant's Girl by Celesta Rimington

June:
The Dilemma by B.A. Paris To Catch an Earl (Bow Street Bachelors, #2) by Kate Bateman

July:
What You Wish For by Katherine Center

August:
Ink & Sigil (Ink & Sigil #1) by Kevin Hearne

September:
The Somebody People by Bob Proehl
End of Month:

Read:
Saving Fable by Scott Reintgen Review
The Tethered Mage (Swords and Fire, #1) by Melissa Caruso Review
The Elephant's Girl by Celesta Rimington Review
What You Wish For by Katherine Center Review

Returned without reviewing: Bubblegum

Added: 5 more books!

Books on Shelf at start of June
Published prior to 2020: 17 (2 less)
Current: 16
Ratio: 82%


message 16: by Emily (new)

Emily | 1278 comments Books on shelf 57
Feedback Ration 85%

Read 10


message 17: by Cassandra (last edited Jun 02, 2020 05:47AM) (new)

Cassandra Struble (cstruble513) | 88 comments May NetGalley Challenge
Beginning May Books on Current Shelf: 31
Beginning May Books on Older Shelf: 17
Beginning May Feedback Ratio: 17%
Professional Reader 10 Book Reviews

The Angelic Gene (Elijah Hael #0) by Steve Goodwin Blood on the Chesapeake by Randy Overbeck Us, in Pieces by Tasha Cotter Bottle Toss by Howard Odentz Naive The Debut Suspense Thriller from Acclaimed Writer Charles Royce by Charles Royce The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey Defeat of the Wicked Iniquitous by William Curtis Woolf Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey Last Day by Luanne Rice Who Are You? by Diana K. Robinson The Cheat (Played #1) by Marita A. Hansen Dangerous Ledges by Fallon Raynes The Diary of a Serial Killer's Daughter by L.A. Detwiler The First Wife by Jill Childs The Unbroken by Alex Caan The Forever House by Tim Waggoner The Sunday Potluck Club (The Sunday Potluck Club, #1) by Melissa Storm The Secret Admirer (Detective Natalie Ward #6) by Carol Wyer After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentill River of Lies (B.C. Blues Crime, #5) by R.M. Greenaway The Lucky Ones by Liz Lawson A Strange Country by Muriel Barbery The Last Hunt (Benny Griessel) by Deon Meyer The Essence of Darkness by Tom Clearlake Deadly Anniversaries A Collection of Stories from Crime Fiction's Top Authors by Marcia Muller Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier The Apartment by K.L. Slater The Happy Couple by Samantha Hayes Sand Talk How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta What Lies Between Us by John Marrs Until Summer Comes Around by Glenn Rolfe The Second Home by Christina Clancy They Did Bad Things A Thriller by Lauren A. Forry NO SIGNAL IS IT TOO LATE? A gripping and imaginative technothriller (iMe Series Book 2) by Jem Tugwell Stranger in the Lake by Kimberly Belle Better Choices by Rod Pennington The Dilemma by B.A. Paris The Second Mother by Jenny Milchman The Last Wife by Karen Hamilton The Cold Vanish Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands by Jon Billman A Desperate Place A McKenna and Riggs Novel by Jennifer Greer The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell Lies Lies Lies by Adele Parks The Night Swim by Megan Goldin It Will Just Be Us by Jo Kaplan Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan A Novel of a Life in Art by Deborah Reed Admission by Julie Buxbaum Take It Back by Kia Abdullah

Books added in May: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini Something is Killing the Children #1 by James Tynion IV The House that Fell from the Sky by Patrick R. Delaney No One Will Hear Your Screams (John Driscoll Mystery) by Thomas O'Callaghan The Divided Twin (Divided #2) by M. Billiter

Finished in May:

End of May Books on Current Shelf: 23
End of May Books on Older Shelf: 30
End of May Feedback Ratio: 15%


message 18: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments And here we go again... just added The Coast-to-Coast Murders by James Patterson . I received a widget from J.D. Barker. How could I say no?


message 19: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments So glad a couple of my pub dates have been pushed back. Deadly Waters was pushed back to September a while ago and now Paris Never Leaves You was just changed to August 4th on NetGalley. That gives me a little time to catch up again.


message 20: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments Ok, so I haven't done very well this month; I've added one and finished none. My goal is to read 3 review books by the end of the month, at least 2 of them from NetGalley. That gives me a week and a half to become a productive reviewer. lol Good thing we have a RAT next week. That may help me.


message 21: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 496 comments I finished one and it was not great.
The Silent House by Nell Pattison The Silent House sounded so good. It was just slow and boring. One thing I did like was that it involved the deaf and hard of hearing community and I found that fascinating.

Also, I have a question. I was approved for one called I Am, I Can by Wynne Kinder (there is no link here that I could find). It is a "protected PDF" and when I try to download it I can't. I tried on my kindle, my phone and my computer. It wants to use OverDrive, which I have, but it says "not supported". On my phone it just says "waiting" but never downloads.
Any advice?


message 22: by Kristie (last edited May 21, 2020 05:45AM) (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments Vicki - Book is here: I Am, I Can: 365 Affirmations for Kids. I'm not sure about the downloading issue. Sounds like a glitch in the book. Did you try re-downloading from NetGalley?


message 23: by Vicki Willis (new)

Vicki Willis | 496 comments Kristie, Thanks for the link! That is the problem. I can't GET it downloaded from NetGalley. I don't have any device it will go onto. I am going to try again and them I might have to send them an email.


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Kristie | 3595 comments Vicki Willis wrote: "Kristie, Thanks for the link! That is the problem. I can't GET it downloaded from NetGalley. I don't have any device it will go onto. I am going to try again and them I might have to send them an e..."

I was thinking that maybe you got a bad file and resending it, you might be able to open it. Then again, it could just be the one they have is bad and it own't help at all. I might contact the publisher.


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Karen ⊰✿ | 16595 comments Mod
Vicki Willis wrote: "Kristie, Thanks for the link! That is the problem. I can't GET it downloaded from NetGalley. I don't have any device it will go onto. I am going to try again and them I might have to send them an e..."

That has happened to me before. I contacted the publisher and had to download bluefire reader but it still wouldn't download even after half an hour. I ended up clicking on the link to say I couldn't review the title


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Karen ⊰✿ | 16595 comments Mod
First one for may :o
The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke
Great read!
review


message 27: by Maritza (new)

Maritza (spanishwhispers) | 2241 comments End of month - I started 2 ARC's, finished none and added 4 more books. Next month should be better (I think).


message 28: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments I'm still hoping to finish one NetGalley book today. I didn't do nearly as well as I'd hoped this month, but next month will definitely be better. I have one already started and my goal will be 4, I think.

I did at least finish a Bookish book that I won, so one review down even if it wasn't a NG.

Great and Precious Things by Rebecca Yarros 4★ Great and Precious Things review


message 29: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments I finally finished a NetGalley book this month! I read The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate 4★

Book of Lost Friends review

So, I ended up reading one and adding one for NetGalley, which means I break even. But, I also read another book for review so I'm calling it a win for the month. lol It might be a close win, but I'll take it.


message 30: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments Could we have a June thread please? :)


message 31: by Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief (new)

Moderators of NBRC | 33497 comments Mod
Sorry, June crept up on us!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 32: by Tari (new)

Tari (thann) | 314 comments Updated msg. 4, I'm happy with this month's progress :)


message 33: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Sorry, June crept up on us!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."


No problem! Thank you!


message 34: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1026 comments I made minimal progress, but hey any progress is better than none. Hopefully next month will be better.

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 49
Feedback Ratio: 83%

Added:
A Duke Will Never Do (The Spitfire Society #3) by Darcy Burke Every Little Piece of Me (Orchid Valley #1) by Lexi Ryan

Finished:
Hostile Pursuit (Hard Core Justice #1) by Juno Rushdan You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks Whisper of Bones (Widow's Island #3) by Melinda Leigh

Hostile Pursuit | My Review
You Are Not Alone | My Review
Whisper of Bones | My Review

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 48
Feedback Ratio: 83%


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