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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!

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August Netgalley

Start of Month: 81%
1618 Approved | 1308 Feedback Sent



217. Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club ⭐⭐⭐ my review
218. Sky Full of Elephants ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
219. The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
220. The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer: A Mystery ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
221. The Macabre ⭐⭐⭐ my review
222. The Red Knot ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
223. Other People's Houses ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
224. Psychosis Diagnosis ⭐⭐⭐ my review

Will update at some point this weekend.

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

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

BOOKS


READ

ADDED


End of Month
Books on shelf:
Feedback Ratio

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

Books on Shelf
Not Published Yet


Read, But Not Reviewed


Read In September

Added in September

STATS AT END OF MONTH
Books ON Shelf
Feedback Rate
Approved | Sent

Netgalley Challenge



Auto Approved: Boldwood Books

Beginning of the Month:
Feedback Ratio: 80%

Books on my shelf: 4


Books Added:

Books Read:

September Netgalley Challenge



Starting:
Ratio: 87%
61 Approved | 53 Feedback Sent
Auto-Approved: Storm Publishing

Books for the Month:

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Books Approved in September:




Books Finished and Reviewed in September:

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

Books Remaining for October:
TBD


Ending:
Ratio: %
Approved | Feedback Sent
Auto-Approved: Storm Publishing

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Feedback Ratio: 82%

143 Approved | 117 Feedback Sent

Books on my shelf:

Books Read-
-https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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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,
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Fun urban fantasy) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(weird Lit-Fic)

Books read in Jun-5
Favorite book read in Jun- but also for a light fun romance I did enjoy
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 It was everything I wanted and needed at the time. Can't wait for the next book in the series.

Books read in Aug-2
Favorite book read in Aug- by Katherine Wood - I enjoy Katherine Wood and in this book I had fun following the clues and background stories. I didn't see that ending coming either.

Books read in Sept:
Favorite book read in Sept:

Beginning of month
Feedback Ratio 92%
Books on Shelf 27



Added in September


Read in September

Failed to Download
This Bright Life Private Lives

End of month

I'm in for another try.

NetGalley Challenge – September
Feedback ratio - 96%

On shelf 9/1/25 - 26
Read: 0
Added: 0
On Shelf 9/30/25 - 26

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 (9/16 - 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:

NetGalley September 2025
Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 23
Ratio: 96%

Books/authors linked when read

A Brew for Chaos
Esme Addison 9/2/25
Tails from the Crypt
Sarah Fox 9/3/25
Murder Pays a Call
Nancy Cohen 9/9/25
Murder at Blackwood Inn
Home Fries & Alibis
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
Vows and Villainy
All My Bones
The Devil in the Details
A Spirited Supper at Dondoon Castle
Murder from A-Z

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