NetGalley Buddy Readers discussion

Tasha wrote: "Sounds like a great setting! I will add the first in the series to my tbr."

Tasha - Hope you enjoy the first book - Murder in Mykonos. I remember buying it at Heathrow Airport on route to Greece years ago :-) - so fitting. I’ve been a fan ever since.

That’s disappointing Karen, esp since the blurb sounded interesting.

Nice review of TGC, Kristie!

Tasha wrote: "I started today, it's publishing at the end of the month. I'm excited to read this author, he's been on my radar for years."

Lol - Scratch this post - read it already - was thinking of Breathless, which is on my list! 🤣 I liked Blackout. [ I have to start this one soon too, Tasha. How are you liking it so far?]

Thanks, Lilisa!

I received a widget for Blackout, but didn't accept. I keep going back to it because it looks interesting and there have been a lot of good reviews from my GR friends. I just don't think I can manage it by the pub date.

Tasha, a friend of mine just read The Real Valkyrie and thought it was excellent. Hope you enjoy it.

Lilisa wrote: "Tasha wrote: "Sounds like a great setting! I will add the first in the series to my tbr."

Tasha - Hope you enjoy the first book - Murder in Mykonos. I remember buying it at Heathrow..."

I love that you did that. I discovered a series when I was in New Orleans that I am slowly working my way through but I loved reading the first one while I was still in NOLA. A Free Man of Color

Lilisa wrote: "Tasha wrote: "I started today, it's publishing at the end of the month. I'm excited to read this author, he's been on my radar for years."

Lol - Scratch this post - r..."

I just started but it seems good right from the start. :)

Sounds like a good series, Tasha - will check it out.

Kristie - yes, too many books, too little time! My NG list is getting short as I haven’t requested much in the last few months - had too many other books and didn’t want to neglect NG dates. I’m going to NG browse…!

Oh, I can't wait to get there, Lilisa! My NG to-read shelf is getting low, but I have a LOT of books that I own and that I have paused holds on through my library that I need to get to. I want to read less NG until I get through some of those, then I'll request more again.

I'm working down my list as well which feels good. I'm afraid to go NG browsing right now! lol Let us know what looks good to you Lilisa.

Speaking of that .. I like to keep my NG list under 25 and I'm now down to 17. It's time for me to start browsing, lol.

If I finish all the NGs I want to this month without adding more, I will be down to only 3 or 4 on my shelf in April. However, I will be shocked if that happens. lol

I should mention that I also have other books for review, so my NG shelf isn't everything I need to get to.

Do you do edielweiss (sp) too, Kristie. NG is my only one.

I have used EW, but I think I've only gotten two books from there and I never visit the site. I really only use NG.

I think I have found my people :D I also struggle with the back-and-forth between having library books that will expire and NG reads that are coming up on pub date, lol.

I'm currently reading Manhattan Cult Story (from NG) because cult stories fascinate me. However, I do have two library books on my kindle that have already expired so I want to get thru them before I turn it off airplane mode again. :)

Dani wrote: "However, I do have two library books on my kindle that have already expired so I want to get thru them before I turn it off airplane mode again. :)..."

I do this toooooo!!! lol

I am trying to get ahead before exams. I'm reading "Easy Beauty" by Chloe Cooper Jones. I have 17 books on my shelf, 2 of which are going to be archived in the next month, 18 books reviewed and 1 book I won't review

Elyse wrote: "Dani wrote: "However, I do have two library books on my kindle that have already expired so I want to get thru them before I turn it off airplane mode again. :)..."

I do this toooooo!!! lol"

I did not know this was a thing! LOL But it does make total sense now that I think about it.

Dani, Manhattan Cult Story: Abuse, Crime, Sex, and My Life inside a Secret Organization sounds SO good. I looked on NG and it's a READ NOW for anyone else interested. I grabbed a copy1

meg wrote: "I am trying to get ahead before exams. I'm reading "Easy Beauty" by Chloe Cooper Jones. I have 17 books on my shelf, 2 of which are going to be archived in the next month, 18 books reviewed and 1 b..."

Easy Beauty: A Memoir sounds interesting too. :)

Tasha wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Dani wrote: "However, I do have two library books on my kindle that have already expired so I want to get thru them before I turn it off airplane mode again. :)..."

I do this toooooo..."

YES!! It is a game changer when I download too many books at once ;)
If you use Libby and read on Kindle you can send the book to your Kindle and immediately return in Libby. You will still have the book on your Kindle for the life of the loan (my library is 2 weeks). AND if you keep your Kindle on Airplane mode after downloading it will stay on your device until you turn off airplane mode (regardless if the loan expires during that time).

Such a great tip! :)

Tasha wrote: "Dani, Manhattan Cult Story: Abuse, Crime, Sex, and My Life inside a Secret Organization sounds SO good. I looked on NG and it's a READ NOW for anyone else interested. I grabbed a copy1"

The READ NOW titles are what get me "in trouble" with downloading too many LOL!! Glad you got a copy - we will have to share thoughts after reading <3

Sounds good!

I do not do the airplane mode thing because I have guilt. lol I always feel like I should have read it sooner. The last book I had though, I probably only needed two hours to finish it, but I had something going on. I meant to use airplane mode, finish it when I was done my event, then return it just a few hours late. But, of course, I forgot to turn it on. Ugh. I needed to hop back on the waitlist, which was no fun.

Tasha wrote: "Dani, Manhattan Cult Story: Abuse, Crime, Sex, and My Life inside a Secret Organization sounds SO good. I looked on NG and it's a READ NOW for anyone else interested. I grabbed a copy1"

This does sound good... oh, bother. lol

Lol on all our NG lists!

Manhattan Cult Story: Abuse, Crime, Sex, and My Life inside a Secret Organization sounded interesting - downloaded!

Easy Beauty: A Memoir sounded interesting too, so requested it. Let’s see if I get approved. I requested two yesterday and got declined :-( nothing else sounded interesting to me, so my list is still fairly short!

Umm should we make a buddy read thread? I also nabbed Manhattan Cult Story. lol

I think we should make that BR thread for MCS! We all caved, lol.

Kristie wrote: "I do not do the airplane mode thing because I have guilt. lol I always feel like I should have read it sooner. The last book I had though, I probably only needed two hours to finish it, but I had s..."

Good point, I think I would feel the same but my kindle is almost always on airplane mode so I think I do it all the time, just never realized I was doing it!

lol, Tasha! Oops.

I'll add a thread for MCS. I can put it on the schedule once you pick a date.

Thread is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Did anybody else pick up from Netgalley?

I'm a little over halfway done with it and it is really good!

No but it looks creepy! I'll have to keep it on my radar.

JenniferJ wrote: "Did anybody else pick up from Netgalley?

I'm a little over halfway done with it and it is really good!"

Yes I have it but haven't read it yet. Glad you're enjoying it! I'm excited for it.

I didn't get it either, but agree that it looks good. Added to TBR. :)

I finished Holy Chow. my Holy Chow review

I am planning to start The Gatekeeper in a couple of days. I received a widget for this one just before it published (June 7th) so it's a bit late. I'm going to try to fit in before our buddy read of The Bodyguard. This is looking like it could be a decent month for me getting through some NG books.

I'm not sure if I mentioned that I started George Michael: A Life. It's a long one so it may take me a while but it's interesting so far! I'm about 20% in.

Scythe is what I am currently reading. People have raved about it for years so I am trying to get it done.

I'm reading:

Trisha, I have The Appeal ready to read later this year with another group. I hope it's good!

Michelle, yes, that one has gotten lots of buzz. I hope it good for you as well!

I've started The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. I've read a couple books by her before and really enjoyed them.

Looking forward to seeing what you think, Kristie.

I've started Fatal Witness . It is #7 of the Erika Foster series that started with The Girl in the Ice. I'm only 13% in, but it started off quickly.

The Manhattan Girls: A Novel of Dorothy Parker and Her Friends by Gill Paul

I hope you enjoy it, Karren. Sounds like a fun read and a great time period to read about, esp in NYC.

I've finally gotten back to Upgrade. I never finished it with the buddy read. I think I just haven't been much in the mood for it. Even now, while I'm reading it I think it's a good story, but I could still put it aside and forget about it. I'm not sure why that is. I think the writing is good so maybe it's just the subject or genre I haven't been in the mood for. Either way, I'm back at it and hoping to get through it in a few days since it has already published.

Fingers crossed it gets better for you!

It's a good read. 🤓🤓🤓