NetGalley Buddy Readers discussion

It might be nice to list the books we already have, then others can compare suggest a buddy read. Plus, it will be fun to track progress and see how our NetGalley TBRs change.

My current shelf by pub date:

Published:


July:
27

August:
3 16

September:
28

October:
26

December:
7

I'd be happy to buddy read any, though I need to get to my July & August reads first and very soon.

Kristie wrote: "My current shelf by pub date:

Published:


July:
27[bookcover:Tell Me|530..."

Oh gosh....you HAVE to get to needless street ASAP its an absolute triumph!!

please dont shame me!! here goes (Total 41):

2016: (10)


2017: (7)


2018: (5)


2019: (5)


2020: (4)


2021: (10)

No shame here! You never know, we may have the opportunity to read some of our older books too. :)

July


August


September


October


Feb 2022

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Oh gosh....you HAVE to get to needless street ASAP its an absolute triumph!! "

Looking forward to it!! :) It's next up after my August reads, which are sneaking up on me.

Published:
Not yet published:

Lynn - You are so good keeping it to one book per month! I try to limit myself to two per month so I can realistically finish them on time, but I don't always succeed.

Kristie wrote: "Lynn - You are so good keeping it to one book per month! I try to limit myself to two per month so I can realistically finish them on time, but I don't always succeed."

Sometimes I have more than one a month, but I won't go over 3.

The feedback ratio is a real incentive for me! lol

Feedback ratio doesn't really work for me any more. I'm at 95% (and still get a lot of declines!) so I'd have to request a whole bunch of books to dip below that 80%. Though, I really do enjoy watching it go up. lol I'd love to get to 100% some day, then have a requesting party. lol

November last year I was on 18% and I've steadily got it up to 47%. The 80 mark seems a long way off :(

Uhhh you'll have to go here to see my list: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
lol. I have a problem! But I'm trying to do better.

I've read Ten Days, The Watcher Girl, The Stalker and The Housemaid so far in this year.

I am gonna read The Girl in the Striped Dress: A completely heartbreaking and gripping World War 2 page-turner, based on a true story soon.

I have requested a few more that I am waiting for.

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "please dont shame me!! here goes (Total 41):

2016: (10)
[bookco..."

Omg. You have [book:The Night She Disappeared|55922299]. It's not available right now! ☹️

Quick question since I am new to NetGalley. Once my request is granted, how many days do I get to give my feedback?

Gem, that's great progress!

Elyse, do you keep that one post updated? Great way to keep track and at least you have plenty of options to mood read. I sometimes run into feeling like I have to read/review a book that I'm not in the mood for.

Gunit, you have as long as you need to review a book, but download them right away. If you don't download them they will disappear once they archive, but if you have them downloaded they are yours forever. A good goal is to try to review a little before the publication date, but I have reviewed books years old before. Waiting for pub day might mean you are trying to review within a few days or waiting a couple of months to post.

Also, if I get a book that has already been published I try to review it within 3 months. That is just a guideline I have given myself. I chose 3 months because NetGalley used to have separate shelves for books that were newer to you and books that you had longer than 3 months. Setting that goal kept them off my old books shelf and I've just kept it as a guideline.

that's a good goal to keep!

Kristie wrote: "Elyse, do you keep that one post updated? Great way to keep track and at least you have plenty of options to mood read. I sometimes run into feeling like I have to rea..."

I do keep it updated! I remove what I've read and add new ones. Yep, still a lot. lol.

Elyse wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Elyse, do you keep that one post updated? Great way to keep track and at least you have plenty of options to mood read. I sometimes run into feeling like I have to rea..."

I do kee..."

Looks like you have some good books in there!

Kristie wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Elyse, do you keep that one post updated? Great way to keep track and at least you have plenty of options to mood read. I sometimes run into feeling like I have to rea..."

I do, I know! I just have to stinkin' read them! lol. Looking forward to ARC August. Going to suspend all of my Overdrive holds so I'm not tempted. lol. And I will save my Hoopla borrows till 8/31!

I just grabbed The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain! It is read now for the first 1,000 members and going fast!

Kristie wrote: "I just grabbed The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain! It is read now for the first 1,000 members and goi..."

I nabbed it too!

Anyone else nab on Saturday? I am PSYCHED for this! Saturday morning I was literally thinking about them and no new book news, then saw on GR that The Golden Couple pubs in March but it was not on NG. A few hours later, I got an email from NG!! I made it happen! lol.

I'm too late but I put in a request for The Last House on the Street.

I was too late for The Golden Couple. I think I just missed it because a friend got it less than 15 minutes before me. It sounds so good though! Hope you love it!

I have In My Mother's Footsteps: A Palestinian Refugee Returns Home and The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery.

I can't seem to stop myself this month. I just added The Christie Affair and The Orphan Witch to my list.

The Orphan Witch is currently read now, if anyone is interested in buddy reading it.

Just added Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead.

Lilisa wrote: "Just added Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead."

Got that one too! Want to buddy read?

Kristie wrote: "I can't seem to stop myself this month. I just added and ..."

Got The Orphan Witch too! I do want to buddy read!

My recent approvals (besides what I already replied to):
Outlaw: Relentless: A Marvel Heroines Novel 9/28 pub
Lakesedge 9/28 pub
Even Greater Mistakes 11/16 pub
A Letter to Three Witches Jan pub
Dark Stars: New Tales of Darkest Horror Mar pub

Would love to buddy read any and all! It gives me more motivation to get them read before pub day! lol.

Elyse wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I can't seem to stop myself this month. I just added and ..."

Got The Orphan Witch too! I do want to b..."

Excellent! I'll set up a thread. When were you thinking of reading it? Have a longer book that I'm reading now, but can read it any time after that, August or September.

Kristie wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I can't seem to stop myself this month. I just added and ..."

Got The Orphan Witch too! ..."

Doing the Doerr buddy read starting 8/13 so somewhere between 8/20-8/22? I like starting buddy reads on the weekend because I can't read too much during the week, only like 25 pgs a night so I like to get a good headstart on the week!

The 22nd works for me. I will be just getting back from traveling. I'll update the thread.

Discussion thread for The Orphan Witch is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Just added Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead."

Got that one too! Want to buddy read?"

Would be great to Elyse! When would you like to get to it - I’m flexible.

Lilisa wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Just added Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead."

Got that one too! Want to buddy read?"

Would be great to Elyse! When would you like to ..."

Well, I'm getting up to a buddy read a week, which is great! So my next available week would be between 8/27-8/29.

Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Just added Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead."

Got that one too! Want to buddy read?"

Would be great to Elyse! When wou..."

Weekend of Aug. 27-29 works great to start buddy reading Harlem Shuffle, Elyse.

Lilisa wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Just added Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead."

Got that one too! Want to buddy read?"

Would be great to E..."

Great! I started a thread: Harlem Shuffle thread

This will be my first Whitehead book! I've had him on my radar but never managed to grab one yet.

Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Elyse wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Just added Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead."

Got that one too! Want to buddy read?"

Woul..."
Sounds great, thanks for setting up the thread!

I've added The Maid . Fortunately, it doesn't publish until next year. lol

Kristie wrote: "I've added The Maid . Fortunately, it doesn't publish until next year. lol"

I have it as well! Good for a Nov/Dec read!

Elyse wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I've added The Maid . Fortunately, it doesn't publish until next year. lol"

I have it as well! Good for a Nov/Dec read!"

Yes!

I’ve been seeing reviews for Silent Winds, Dry Seas so requested it and got approved. It was published August 17 so I need to move it up the list read it fairly soon.

St. Martins seems to have gone on an approval spree this morning. :)

I was approved for:

The Santa Suit, which had been pending forever. I honestly didn't expect to get it after so long.

The Golden Couple

They really should just auto-approve me at this point. lol

Kristie wrote: "St. Martins seems to have gone on an approval spree this morning. :)

I was approved for:

The Santa Suit, which had been pending forever. I hone..."

Woohoo I'm so psyched for The Golden Couple! I love their books. I nabbed it when NG initially released it for the first 500 or 1000 members. I also have The Santa Suit. I hate that they publish Christmas books in Sept. I don't want to read Christmas in Sept! lol.

I've been missing all the quick read nows. I had to request both of these and I just missed The Younger Wife, which I'm thinking about requesting as well.

I agree. I thought I wasn't going to get The Santa Suit and decided it was perfectly ok because I'd rather read it in December anyway. Then, when I was all comfortable with that, I got the approval. lol Now I'm working on changing my mindset to reading a Christmas story in September. Honestly, if I was approved right away I probably would have read it for Christmas in July. But, that's ok. I'm happy that I was approved and I'm sure a sweet story will be good next month. I'm also glad that it's a short one, which makes it easier to fit in.

Kristie wrote: "I've been missing all the quick read nows. I had to request both of these and I just missed The Younger Wife, which I'm thinking about requesting as well.

I agree. I thought I was..."

I also missed The Younger Wife read now but requested it.

I ended up requesting The Younger Wife today and was already approved! :)

I've added 3 books to my shelf in the past two days: Dark Horse, Reckless Girls, and Under the Whispering Door.

I LOVE those covers from the TJ Klune books. I tried the first one on audio and it didn't work for me so I put it aside for the time being. I do eventually want to try it again but in print format next time.