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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!


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message 3: by Trisha (last edited Jun 25, 2025 12:21PM) (new)

Trisha | 156 comments June Netgalley Challenge
Starting Feedback Ratio: 81% (I went up another percent! YAY!)
1518 Approved | 1223 Feedback Sent
On My Shelf: 291

131. Disappoint Me ⭐⭐⭐ my review
132. The Ghostwriter ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My review
133. To the Bone ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
134. So Happy Together ⭐⭐ my review
135. Come Out, Come Out ⭐⭐⭐ my review
136. Dust ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
137. We Can Never Leave: A Novel ⭐⭐ my review
138. Don't Let Him In ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
139. The Court that Bleeds Gold ⭐⭐ my review
140. You Belong Here ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
141. Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
142. The Astrology House ⭐⭐ my review
143. The Death of Us ⭐⭐⭐ my review
144. The Safari ⭐⭐⭐ my review
145. The Three-Body Problem ⭐⭐⭐ my review
146. Our Last Resort ⭐⭐⭐ my review
147. Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts ⭐⭐⭐ my review
148. The Story She Left Behind ⭐⭐⭐ my review
149. Kiss Her Goodbye ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
150. When the World Tips Over ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
151. The Possession of Alba Díaz ⭐⭐⭐ my review
152. Forget Me Not ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
153. Ten Sleep ⭐⭐⭐ my review
154. Party of Liars ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
155. The Lady Vanishes ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
156. The Hitchhikers ⭐⭐⭐ my review
157. The Starlets ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review

Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark To the Bone by Alena Bruzas So Happy Together by Olivia Worley Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker Dust by Alison Stine We Can Never Leave by H.E. Edgmon Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell The Court that Bleeds Gold (The Gold Weaver, #1) by Zara Storm You Belong Here by Megan Miranda Shaw Connolly Lives to Tell by Gillian French The Astrology House by Carinn Jade The Death of Us by Abigail Dean The Safari by Jaclyn Goldis The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) by Liu Cixin Our Last Resort by Clémence Michallon Seven Rules for Breaking Hearts by Kristyn J. Miller The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry Kiss Her Goodbye (Frankie Elkin, #4) by Lisa Gardner When the World Tips Over by Jandy Nelson The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham Ten Sleep by Nicholas Belardes Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox The Lady Vanishes by Ethel Lina White The Hitchhikers by Chevy Stevens The Starlets by Lee Kelly


message 7: by Kristie (last edited Jun 27, 2025 02:14PM) (new)

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

Beginning of Month:

Books on Shelf: 5
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell Dogged Pursuit (Andy Carpenter, #31) by David Rosenfelt The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham

Netgalley Ratio: 99%


End of Month:

Read: 1
Dogged Pursuit (Andy Carpenter, #31) by David Rosenfelt

Reviews: 1
my review of Dogged Pursuit

Added: 5
The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen Impostor Syndrome A Thriller (The Specialists Book 2) by Andrew Mayne Forget Me Not by Stacy Willingham Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2) by Travis Baldree

Books on Shelf: 9
Ratio: 98%


message 8: by Maria (last edited Jun 30, 2025 09:01AM) (new)

Maria (sexydva) | 35 comments June
To Be Read: 105
Approved: 1694
Feedback Sent: 1588
Feedback Ratio: 94%

Class Clown The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass—How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up by Dave Barry - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Save the Date by Allison Raskin - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Seven O'Clock Club by Amelia Ireland - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Serial Killer Games by Kate Posey - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Confessions of a Grammar Queen by Eliza Knight - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Maine Characters by Hannah Orenstein - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Celestial Banquet by Roselle Lim - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Alibis (Alibis Collection, #1-6) by Freida McFadden - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Good Neighbors (Alibis Collection, #5) by Chad Zunker - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder on the Steel Pier by Rosie Genova - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An Italian Wedding Adventure by Leonie Mack - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Most Puzzling Murder by Bianca Marais - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Detective Aunty (Kausar Khan Investigates, #1) by Uzma Jalaluddin - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Love Craves Cardamom (Love in Translation, #2) by Aashna Avachat - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves by Christine Nolfi - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rocky Start (Rocky Start, #1) by Jennifer Crusie - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Senior Citizen's Guide to Life on the Run by Gwen Florio - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Love, Accidentally by Phoebe MacLeod - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Beyond the Board The Untold Story of the World's Most Daring Big Wave Surfer by Maya Gabeira - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If We Survive This by Racquel Marie - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Very Nice Funerals (Rocky Start #2) by Jennifer Crusie - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Voices of the Elysian Fields A Jonathan Gray, M.D. Mystery by Michael Rigg - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Honey Pot Plot (Rocky Start #3) by Jennifer Crusie - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder by Lynn Cahoon - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Claire Casey's Had Enough by Liz Alterman - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ghostly (Perks of Being Paranormal, #1) by Kate Serzenta - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon by Annie Mare - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Total Dreamboat by Katelyn Doyle - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Worth Fighting For (Meant to Be, #5) by Jesse Q. Sutanto - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Rebel of Seventh Avenue by Annabelle Marx - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An Heiress's Guide to Death and Diamonds (Dakota Green, #2) by Kristen Bird - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club (A Hu Done It Mystery, #1) by Gloria Chao - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bodies and Battlements (The Ravensea Castle Series, #1) by Elizabeth Penney - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Havana Girls (Queenpin Chronicles, #3) by L.L. Kirchner - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

EOM
To Be Read: 108
Approved: 1739
Feedback Sent: 1631
Feedback Ratio: 94%


message 9: by Kristine (new)

Kristine  | 71 comments Need to Add My Books


message 10: by Vicki (last edited Jul 02, 2025 11:39AM) (new)

Vicki (goodreadscomboobooper49) | 2326 comments JUNE NETGALLEY

My May Goal: 55%

May NetGalley Challenge
Feedback Ratio: 53%
571 Approved | 306 Feedback Sent
Books on Shelf: 127

Professional Reader Frequently Auto-Approved Reviews Published 200 Book Reviews

Books Read
Amelia Unabridged by Ashley Schumacher ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐My Review
Ashfall Legacy (Ashfall, #1) by Pittacus Lore ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review
Doggone Dead (The 2 Sisters Pet Valet Mysteries, #1) by Dane McCaslin ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review
Home of the American Circus by Allison Larkin ⭐⭐⭐⭐My Review
People to Follow by Olivia Worley ⭐⭐⭐ My Review
Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses by Kristen O'Neal ⭐⭐⭐ My Review
Don't Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review

Audiobooks Listened To:
All Things Bright and Beautiful (All Creatures Great and Small) by James Herriot ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... Review
Sneak Peek for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review
Ashfall Legacy (Ashfall, #1) by Pittacus Lore ⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Review

Approved e-ARCs
Don't Open Your Eyes by Liv Constantine
Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson
Prowl (A Sanctuary Novel) by Colleen Coble
Someone Knows by Vi Keeland
One Dark Kiss (Grimm Bargains #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

Approved Audiobooks
King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby


End of Month Stats:
Books on Shelf: 119
Ratio: 56%
Books Read: 11
Books Added: 6


message 11: by Jade aka MrsTosh (last edited Jul 01, 2025 02:38AM) (new)

Jade aka MrsTosh (mrstosh) | 787 comments Netgalley Challenge

200 Book Reviews Reviews Published Professional Reader


Beginning of the Month:
Book on shelf: 10
Feedback Ratio: 77%

Books on my shelf:
The Raven Scholar (Eternal Path Trilogy, #1) by Antonia Hodgson A Cornish Winter's Kiss A BRAND NEW beautifully romantic, festive read from Jo Barlett for 2025 by Jo Bartlett The Mastermind Mafia romance meets Formula 1 in this dark and addictive new book from Zara Cox for 2025 (Mafia Rivals) by Zara Cox Kilts and Kisses at Highland Hall by Hannah M. Lynn Loving Spirits at the Vintage Teashop (Ghosts of Rowan Vale, #2) by Sharon Booth The Puck Stops Here (The Karma Club #3) by Rachael Stewart Suddenly Desired by Katie Evergreen A Rogue in Firelight (The Whisky Rogues #1) by Susan King The Secrets of Blackthorn House by Marie McWilliams An American in London by Louise Bay

Books Added:
Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls A BRAND NEW gritty, heart-wrenching historical saga from Tracy Baines for 2025 (Fishers Wharf Book 3) by Tracy Baines Fixing a Broken Heart at the Highland Repair Shop A BRAND NEW feel-good story of wit, romance and community spirit from Kiley Dunbar by Kiley Dunbar Winter Wishes for the Home Front Nurses The Home Front Nurses, Book 3 by Rachel Brimble The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton This Wasn't Meant to Happen A heartbreaking story about love and grief for 2025 by Ali Harris Holding On For a Hero A Viking Historical Romance (VIKINGS ROCK! Book 2) by Lily Harlem

Books Read:
The Puck Stops Here (The Karma Club #3) by Rachael Stewart - Review
Kilts and Kisses at Highland Hall by Hannah M. Lynn - Review
Suddenly Desired by Katie Evergreen - Review
The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton - Review
Stormy Times for The Dockyard Girls A BRAND NEW gritty, heart-wrenching historical saga from Tracy Baines for 2025 (Fishers Wharf Book 3) by Tracy Baines - Review
Going Overboard A BRAND NEW gorgeous, utterly hilarious, forced proximity summer romance from Portia MacIntosh by Portia MacIntosh - Review
The Mastermind Mafia romance meets Formula 1 in this dark and addictive new book from Zara Cox for 2025 (Mafia Rivals) by Zara Cox - Review
Winter Wishes for the Home Front Nurses The Home Front Nurses, Book 3 by Rachel Brimble - Review
Fixing a Broken Heart at the Highland Repair Shop A BRAND NEW feel-good story of wit, romance and community spirit from Kiley Dunbar by Kiley Dunbar - Review


message 12: by Tari (last edited Jul 01, 2025 02:29PM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 314 comments NetGalley June, 2025
Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 28
Ratio: 96%

Books/authors linked when read


Grave Words
Grave Words A Deadly Deadlines Mystery by Gerri Lewis Gerri Lewis 6/11/25
A Body at the Book Fair
A Body at the Book Fair (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #6) by Ellie Alexander Ellie Alexander 6/16/25
A Purrfect Date
A Purrfect Date (A Cat Yoga Mystery Book 2) by Alex Erickson Alex Erickson 6/24/25
An Amateur Sleuth's Guide to Murder
An Amateur Sleuth’s Guide to Murder (A Bainbridge Island Mystery Book 1) by Lynn Cahoon Lynn Cahoon 6/25/25
Murder at the High School Reunion
Murder on the Books
Death and the Librarian
Icing on the Murder
Tea with Jam and Dread
Solid Gold Murder
Savvy Summers
Mayhem at the Halloween Wedding
Picking Up the Pieces
The Mango Murders
Halloween Night Murder
Seven Secret Spell Casters
Sour Crime Donuts
Claws Out
Laying Down the Latte
A Brew for Chaos
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

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



message 13: by Maritza (new)

Maritza (spanishwhispers) | 2241 comments Need to work on my shelf.


message 14: by Vicki Willis (last edited Jul 06, 2025 12:34AM) (new)

Vicki Willis | 496 comments Beginning of Month
Books on Shelf: 15
Feedback Ratio: 94%

Books
The Man Nobody Killed Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York by Elon Green The Death of Us by Abigail Dean Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild Jill Is Not Happy by Kaira Rouda Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen Kiss Her Goodbye (Frankie Elkin, #4) by Lisa Gardner 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

READ
The Bachelorette Party
The Death of Us

ADDED
Alibis (Alibis Collection, #1-6) by Freida McFadden The Tin Men (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor, #3) by Nelson DeMille We Are All Guilty Here (North Falls, #1) by Karin Slaughter

End of Month
Books on Shelf: 16
Feedback Ratio: 93%


message 15: by Connie N. (last edited Jun 30, 2025 04:09PM) (new)

Connie N. | 738 comments Let's see if I can make some progress this month!

NetGalley Challenge – June
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 6/1/25 - 22
Read: 2
Added: 2
On Shelf 6/30/25 - 22

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)
The Heartbreak Hotel by Ellen O'Clover Wrapped Up at the Vintage Dress Shop (A Vintage Dress Shop Romance) by Annie Darling

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

November 2025 (11/4)
The Forget-Me-Not Library by Heather Webber

Completed/Reviews:

Summer in a Bottle by Annie Rains - 6/7/25 ♥♥♥ - My Review
The Love Haters by Katherine Center - 6/21/25 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Summer in a Bottle by Annie Rains The Love Haters by Katherine Center


message 16: by Melanie (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1026 comments Will update shortly.


message 17: by Catherine (last edited Jun 30, 2025 02:43PM) (new)

Catherine (royaltiescmb) | 662 comments 100 Book Reviews Reviews Published Professional Reader 80%

Feedback Ratio: 80%
133 Approved | 106 Feedback Sent

Books on my shelf: The English Wife by Anna Stuart A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews Where Secrets Lie (Tupelo Grove, #2) by Colleen Coble 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 Up Close & Personal by Ana Holguin The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee The Juice by Janet Stilson Where Secrets Lie A Tupelo Grove Novel, Book 2 by Colleen Coble Didn't You Use to Be Queenie B? by Terri-Lynne DeFino A Scar in the Bone by Sophie Jordan Sunburned by Katherine Wood A Steeping of Blood (Blood and Tea, #2) by Hafsah Faizal

Books Read-
The Romance Rivalry by Susan Lee - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The English Wife by Anna Stuart -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Where Secrets Lie (Tupelo Grove, #2) by Colleen Coble -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Claire Casey's Had Enough by Liz Alterman -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kakigori Summer by Emily Itami -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Added this Month- Claire Casey's Had Enough by Liz Alterman A Bargain So Bloody (Kingdom of Dark Magic, #1) by Vasilisa Drake Square Waves by Alexandra Romanoff Palaver by Bryan Washington This Is Not a Ghost Story by Amerie A Bargain So Bloody (Kingdom of Dark Magic, #1) by Vasilisa Drake

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


message 19: by Connie N. (new)

Connie N. | 738 comments Well, I read two, but I added two, so I didn't really get ahead. But the books I read were good!

On shelf 6/1/25 - 22
Read: 2
Added: 2
On Shelf 6/30/25 - 22

Summer in a Bottle by Annie Rains - 6/7/25 ♥♥♥ - My Review
The Love Haters by Katherine Center - 6/21/25 ♥♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Summer in a Bottle by Annie Rains The Love Haters by Katherine Center


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