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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 Vicki Willis (last edited Jan 31, 2024 07:31PM) (new)

Vicki Willis | 496 comments Start of Month

Books on shelf: 13
Feedback Ratio: 93%

Books
That's Not My Name by Megan Lally Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall The Clinic by Cate Quinn Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate The Guest by B.A. Paris The Therapy Room (FBI Agent Susan Parker #1) by Sam Baron Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering Still See You Everywhere (Frankie Elkin, #3) by Lisa Gardner Never Come Back (Nora McTavish #2) by Joe Hart Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay

READ
Only If You're Lucky
That's Not My Name
No One Can Know
Twenty-Seven Minutes
The Clinic

ADDED
One Big Happy Family
House of Glass
The Rom-Commers

End of Month
Books on shelf: 10
Feedback ration: 95%


message 4: by Maritza (last edited Feb 02, 2024 05:16PM) (new)

Maritza (spanishwhispers) | 2241 comments Start of Month
Books on shelf - 45
Feedback Ratio - 71 %

Approved 2023
Ladykiller by Katherine Wood
Approved 2022
Breathless by Amy McCulloch The Club by Ellery Lloyd
Approved 2021
The Beachfront Inn (Sconset Beach #1) by Ainsley Keaton The Keepers (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #2) by Jeffrey B. Burton The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives by Kristin Miller
Approved 2020
Forget Me Not by Alexandra Oliva The Day She Came Back by Amanda Prowse Don't Look for Me by Wendy Walker The Finders (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #1) by Jeffrey B. Burton Safecracker by Ryan Wick Black Tequila by J.D. Bernal The Essence of Darkness by Tom Clearlake The Second Home by Christina Clancy From Sky to Sky (No Less Days, #2) by Amanda G. Stevens The Perfect Mother by Caroline Mitchell
Approved 2019
The Last Tourist (Milo Weaver #4) by Olen Steinhauer Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain 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 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
Approved 2018
The Space within the Silence by Bre Woods Returning by Yael Shahar Lagging Indicators by Jennifer Anglade Dahlberg DANGER RISING by E.D. Richards No Less Days (No Less Days, #1) by Amanda G. Stevens
Approved 2017
An American Cage by Ted Galdi Beyond the Rules (At the Brink #3) by Anna del Mar Backstrap by Johnnie Dun Snitch (Shea Stevens #2) by Dharma Kelleher Baby Doll by Hollie Overton
Approved 2016
Shadows of the Stone Benders (Anlon Cully Chronicles, #1) by K. Patrick Donoghue The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep The Six The Lives of the Mitford Sisters by Laura Thompson Desiring Red (A Dark and Dirty Tale #1) by Kristin Miller The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia Death at a Fixer-Upper (A Home Sweet Home Mystery, #1) by Sarah T. Hobart
           
End of the Month -
Reviews - Foul Is Fair https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Books read in 2023 - 11
Books read in 2022 - 16
Books read in 2021 - 12
Books Added - The Gathering by C.J. Tudor Like Mother, Like Daughter by Kimberly McCreight
Feedback Ratio - 71%


message 5: by Marie (UK) (last edited Feb 01, 2024 09:54AM) (new)

Marie (UK) (mazza1) | 5924 comments 200 Book Reviews 80% Reviews Published Professional Reader

STATS AT BEGINNING OF MONTH

Books ON Shelf 53
Feedback Rate 89%


Books on Shelf b>
The Shadow of Perseus by Claire HeywoodMother's Day by Abigail BurdessThe Walled Garden by Sarah HardyThe Housekeepers by Alex HayHokey Pokey by Kate MascarenhasNo Place to Hide by J.S. MonroeIn the Lives of Puppets by T.J. KluneThe Hotel by Louise MumfordThe Pomegranate Gate (The Mirror Realm Cycle, #1) by Ariel KaplanThe House of Doors by Tan Twan EngChain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahVoices of the Dead (Raven, Fisher and Simpson #4) by Ambrose ParryEmpire (The Golden Age #2) by Conn IgguldenFair Rosaline by Natasha SolomonsIdentity by Nora RobertsFirst Position by Melissa BraydenA Death at the Party by Amy StuartThe Dictionary People The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah OgilvieThe Wren, the Wren by Anne EnrightJust Between Us (DCI Clements, #2) by Adele ParksA Bird in Winter by Louise DoughtyThe Book of Fire by Christy LefteriThe Vaster Wilds by Lauren GroffBad Men by Julie Mae CohenThe Girl in the Eagle's Talons (Millennium, #7) by Karin SmirnoffPiglet by Lottie HazellDelicate Condition by Danielle ValentineFirst Lie Wins by Ashley ElstonMrs Pargeter's Patio (Mrs Pargeter, #9) by Simon BrettThe Figurine by Victoria HislopArtificial Wisdom by Thomas R. WeaverThis Plague of Souls by Mike McCormackA Sign of Her Own by Sarah Marsh Not the End of the World How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet by Hannah RitchieThe Future by Naomi AldermanThe Worlds of Sherlock Holmes The Inspiration Behind the World's Greatest Detective by Andrew Lycett The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel BurrThe Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L. MillerThe Beholders by Hester MussonNero (The Nero Trilogy #1) by Conn IgguldenThe Book of Doors by Gareth BrownTo the Dogs by Louise WelshPity by Andrew McMillanBody Friend by Katherine BrabonThe Night in Question by Susan FletcherSmall Hours by Bobby PalmerMoral Injuries by Christie WatsonFourteen Days by The Authors GuildThe Household by Stacey HallsHouse of Shades by Lianne DillsworthEarth by John BoyneLike Love Essays and Conversations by Maggie Nelson

Books Read in January
1. Earth https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Mrs Pargeter's Patio https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Artificial Wisdom https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. Body Friend https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...
5. A Death in Diamonds https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...

Books added in January
The Switch by Lily SamsonA Death in Diamonds (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates, #4) by S.J. BennettThe Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-ChapmanThe Eternal Ones (The Gilded Ones, #3) by Namina FornaThe Lagos Wife by Vanessa WaltersSpitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis

End of Month
51 books on Shelf
89% Feedback



message 6: by Kristie (last edited Jan 30, 2024 10:25AM) (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments I will definitely need this in January! I added a bunch in December, which is fine because I didn't have too many on my shelf. I've finished The Women, but haven't had a chance to review it yet, so I guess it'll count towards January now. Got a little head start there. :)

Professional Reader 2015 Challenge Participant Reviews Published 80% 2016 NetGalley Challenge 200 Book Reviews

Beginning of Month:

Books on Shelf: 14
Published:
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin

January:
9 The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins The Expectant Detectives (Expectant Detectives #1) by Kat Ailes 23 No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall

February:
6 The Women by Kristin Hannah ☊ 14 Lone Wolf (Orphan X, #9) by Gregg Andrew Hurwitz

March:
5 Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering

April:
23 Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth 30 Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (The Vacation Mysteries, #1) by Catherine Mack

June:
18 The Nature of Disappearing by Kimi Cunningham Grant 25 Tangled Up in You (Meant to Be, #4) by Christina Lauren

Netgalley Ratio: 96%


End of Month:

Read: 3
The Women by Kristin Hannah The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall

Reviews: 3
The Women - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Heiress - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
No One Can Know - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Added: 2
House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

Books on Shelf: 11
Ratio: 97%


message 7: by Melanie (last edited Feb 02, 2024 07:38AM) (new)

Melanie (mvalente89) | 1026 comments Hoping this is the year I finally clear the backlog.

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 91
Feedback Ratio: 80%

Books already read that need to be reviewed:
How to Love a Duke in Ten Days (Devil You Know, #1) by Kerrigan Byrne Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse Odd Earl Out (Games Earls Play, #2) by Anna Bradley Buried Deception (On the Edge, #1) by Amanda McKinney

Books (already published):
Smitten by the Brit (Sometimes in Love, #2) by Melonie Johnson Once Upon a Bad Boy (Sometimes in Love, #3) by Melonie Johnson The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger The Highlander's Christmas Bride (Clan Kendrick, #2) by Vanessa Kelly 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 Gone With the Rogue (First Comes Love, #2) by Amelia Grey A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik A Scandalous Bargain (The Pretenders, #2) by Darcy Burke Take It Back (Zara Kaleel #1) by Kia Abdullah Possession by Katie Lowe Black Widows by Cate Quinn A Rogue to Ruin (The Pretenders #3) by Darcy Burke The Devil in Her Bed (Devil You Know, #3) by Kerrigan Byrne Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison Red Widow (Red Widow, #1) by Alma Katsu Dark Roads by Chevy Stevens Don't Look Now by Mary Burton Frozen Souls (Detective Ellie Reeves #4) by Rita Herron Fortune Favors the Duke (Cambridge Brotherhood, #1) by Kristin Vayden Crash Site (Fiona Carver, #2) by Rachel Grant Indecent (The Phoenix Club #4) by Darcy Burke You Can Run (Laurel Snow, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti Stolen Angels (Detective Ellie Reeves #5) by Rita Herron The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks Love Letters by the Sea (The Siren's Retreat Quartet #4) by Erica Ridley Impossible (The Phoenix Club #5) by Darcy Burke Unstable (Pike, Wisconsin, #3) by Alexandra Ivy Find Your Way Home (Small Town Dreams #1) by Jackie Ashenden Dead Against Her (Bree Taggert #5) by Melinda Leigh Can't Look Away by Carola Lovering Irresistible (The Phoenix Club #6) by Darcy Burke Hidden Bones (Detective Ellie Reeves #6) by Rita Herron Dewey Decimated (The Haunted Library Mysteries, #6) by Allison Brook The Virgin Who Captured a Viscount (The Swooning Virgins Society, #5) by Anna Bradley Impeccable (The Phoenix Club #7) by Darcy Burke Midnight, Repeated by Dani McLean Death in the Margins (Blue Ridge Library Mysteries #7) by Victoria Gilbert Bookclubbed to Death (Mystery Bookshop #8) by V.M. Burns A Wicked Game (Ruthless Rivals, #3) by Kate Bateman The Runaway Viscount (Matchmaking Chronicles #3) by Darcy Burke Lie To Her (Bree Taggert #6) by Melinda Leigh Not Your Valentine by Jackie Lau Insatiable (The Phoenix Club #8) by Darcy Burke Beguiling the Duke (Lords in Love #1) by Darcy Burke Yours Truly, The Duke (Say I Do, #1) by Amelia Grey Romancing the Heiress (Lords in Love #3) by Darcy Burke Defying the Earl (Lords in Love #4) by Erica Ridley How to Best a Marquess (The Widow Rules #3) by Janna MacGregor A Crown of Ivy and Glass (The Middlemist Trilogy, #1) by Claire Legrand Bookshop Cinderella (Scandal at the Savoy, #1) by Laura Lee Guhrke Gone Tonight by Sarah Pekkanen Dark Corners (Rachel Krall, #2) by Megan Goldin Dead and Gone (Detective Annalisa Vega, #3) by Joanna Schaffhausen The Duke and the Dressmaker (Once Upon a Wallflower #2) by Eva Devon The House Beyond the Dunes by Mary Burton Catch Her Death (Bree Taggert #7) by Melinda Leigh My Rogue to Ruin (The Wild Wynchesters, #4) by Erica Ridley Overdue or Die (The Haunted Library Mysteries, #7) by Allison Brook Dreaming of a Duke Like You (Duke of Grantham #1) by Sara Bennett The Sweetheart Crush (Blossom Glen #3) by Miranda Liasson Highland Surrender (Sons of Sinclair, #5) by Heather McCollum The Vet's Shelter Surprise by Elle Douglas The Rake and the Rose (Once Upon a Wallflower #3) by Eva Devon Murder Checks Out (Blue Ridge Library #8) by Victoria Gilbert A Lady's Rules For Ruin by Jennifer Haymore The Buried Hours by R.S. Grant Second Duke's the Charm (Her Majesty's Rebels #1) by Kate Bateman

Books (not yet published):
Finding Mr. Purrfect by Codi Gary It Takes a Rake (Rogues to Lovers, #3) by Anna Bennett The Duke’s All That (Synneful Spinsters, #3) by Christina Britton Not Your Crush's Cauldron (Supernatural Singles, #3) by April Asher At the River (Columbia River, #5) by Kendra Elliot The Spy and I by Tiana Smith Counting on a Cowboy (Star Valley, #3) by Sara Richardson The Unquiet Bones by Loreth Anne White The New Couple in 5B by Lisa Unger Happily Never After by Lynn Painter Good Half Gone by Tarryn Fisher A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril (Ladies Most Scandalous, #4) by Manda Collins Sincerely, The Duke (Say I Do, #2) by Amelia Grey Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes Fake It Till You Make It by Siera London Happy Medium by Sarah Adler Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie by Jackie Lau On Her Watch (Bree Taggert #8) by Melinda Leigh

Added:
House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti Mind Games by Nora Roberts Holding Out for a Gyro by Mary Ann Marlowe How (Not) to Hate a Duke by Jennifer Haymore

Finished/Reviewed:
Midnight, Repeated by Dani McLean Dead Against Her (Bree Taggert #5) by Melinda Leigh

1. Midnight, Repeated | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Dead Against Her | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 94
Feedback Ratio: 80%


message 8: by Maria (last edited Feb 01, 2024 06:56AM) (new)

Maria (sexydva) | 35 comments January TBR
To Be Read: 78
Approved: 1105
Feedback Sent: 1026
Feedback Ratio: 93%

The Poppy Sisters by Deborah Carr - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Doomsday Handbook Nuclear War Survival Skills - Or How to Stay Alive in Case of Atomic Disaster and Other Crises Includes a 30-Day Plan to Prepare for the Fallout by SquareOne Publishing - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Death at a Scottish Wedding (A Scottish Isle Mystery) by Lucy Connelly - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sun Seekers A Novel by Rachel McRady - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Bean to Die For (A Coffee Lover's Mystery #4) by Tara Lush - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Arya Khanna's Bollywood Moment by Arushi Avachat - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Karma My Autobiography by Boy George - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not Bad For a Girl by Anastasia Ryan - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Midnight Puzzle (Secret Staircase Mysteries #3) by Gigi Pandian - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Secret History of Bigfoot Field Notes on a North American Monster by John O’Connor - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Women by Kristin Hannah - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Listen, Do You Want to Know a Secret A Swinging Sixties Mystery by Teresa Trent - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Diva by Daisy Goodwin - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Worst Wingman Ever (The Improbable Meet-Cute #2) by Abby Jimenez - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rosie and the Dreamboat (The Improbable Meet-Cute #3) by Sally Thorne - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Drop, Cover, and Hold On (The Improbable Meet-Cute) by Jasmine Guillory - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
With Any Luck (The Improbable Meet-Cute) by Ashley Poston - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Royal Valentine (The Improbable Meet-Cute) by Sariah Wilson - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Exception to the Rule (The Improbable Meet-Cute, #1) by Christina Lauren - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder at the Blarney Bash (Beacon Bakeshop #5) by Darci Hannah - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ghostlore #1 (of 12) by Cullen Bunn - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Easter Basket Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery, #29.5) by Leslie Meier - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Canadian Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Smoking Bun (A Bakeshop Mystery, #18) by Ellie Alexander - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Of Hoaxes and Homicide (Dear Miss Hermione #2) by Anastasia Hastings - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My Big, Fat Desi Wedding by Prerna Pickett - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Seoul Before Sunrise by Samir Dahmani - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Haunted Girl by Ethan Sacks - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

EOM
To Be Read: 86
Approved: 1151
Feedback Sent: 1064
Feedback Ratio: 92%


message 9: by Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~ (last edited Jan 31, 2024 01:25AM) (new)

Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~ (zeroshelfcontrol) | 441 comments 100 Book Reviews Reviews Published Professional Reader

START
To Be Read: 39
(Approved 145 - Feedback sent 106)
Feedback Ratio: 73%

2016: (4)
Whisper to Me by Nick Lake Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin Roald Dahl A Biography by Jeremy Treglown The Museum of You by Carys Bray

2017: (3)
The Happiness Effect How Social Media is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost by Donna Freitas Unstoppable My Life So Far by Maria Sharapova Vulgar Favours The book behind the Emmy Award winning ‘American Crime Story’ about the man who murdered Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth

2018: (5)
Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart Sticks and Stones by Jo Jakeman Falling Short by Lex Coulton All the Hidden Truths (DI Birch, #1) by Claire Askew Do Not Disturb by Claire Douglas

2019: (1)
Never Tell (Detective D.D. Warren #10) by Lisa Gardner

2020: (1)
A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane

2021: (3)
That Night by Gillian McAllister The Lock In by Phoebe Luckhurst Chasing Alexander A Marine's Journey Across Iraq and Afghanistan by Christopher Martin

2022: (8)
Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton Hidden Lies by Rachel Ryan Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart Murder in the Neighborhood by Ellen J. Green Dead Rich by G.W. Shaw the birth and impact of britpop by Paul Laird More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez American Mother The True Story of a Troubled Family, Motherhood, and the Cyanide Murders That Shook the World by Gregg Olsen

2023: (6)

The Last Passenger by Will Dean The Honeymoon by Kate Gray The Beach Party by Nikki Smith A Lonesome Blood-Red Sun (Dave Beckett, #2) by David Putnam The Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok The Mantis by Kōtarō Isaka


2024: (8)

Feb:
Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra The Dream Home by T.M. Logan What We Did In the Storm by Tina Baker

Mar:
The Mind of a Murderer (Dr Olivia Winter #1) by Michael Wood

Apr:
The Gathering by C.J. Tudor This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca

May:
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr

July:
Rush by Saskia Roy

REVIEWS:
This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️REVIEW
Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️REVIEW
The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️REVIEW
The Fury by Alex Michaelides ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️REVIEW

END
To Be Read: 39
(Approved 150 - Feedback sent 111)
Feedback Ratio: 74%

Books Read 2024: 5
Books Read 2023: 35
Books Read 2022: 25
Books Read 2021: 24
Books Read 2020: 13
Books Read 2019: 0
Books Read 2018: 3
Books Read 2017: 4
Books Read 2016: 2


message 10: by Tari (last edited Jan 31, 2024 12:05PM) (new)

Tari (thann) | 313 comments NetGalley Jan. 2024
Beginning of Month
Shelf count/books on shelf: 28
Ratio: 95%


Books/reviews/authors linked when read

A Crust to Die For
A Crust to Die For (A Tiffany Austin Food Blogger Mystery #2) by T.C. LoTempio T.C. LoTempio 1/2/24
The Sign of 4 Spirits
The Sign of Four Spirits (Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #9) by Vicki Delany Vicki Delany 1/8/24
A Bean to Die For
A Bean to Die For (A Coffee Lover's Mystery #4) by Tara Lush Tara Lush 1/9/24
Deadly to the Core
Deadly to the Core (Cider House Mysteries) by Joyce Tremel Joyce Tremel 1/16/24
Hammers and Homicide
The Witless Protection Program (A Catering Hall Mystery) by Maria DiRico Paula Charles 1/15/24
Easter Basket Murder
Easter Basket Murder by Leslie Meier Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Barbara Ross 1/22/24
Murder at the Blarney Bash
Murder at the Blarney Bash (A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery, #5) by Darci Hannah Darci Hannah 1/23/24
A Killer Romance
A Pie to Die For
The Last Word
Double Grudge Donuts
A Catered Quilting Bee
A Smoking Bun
Five Furry Familiars
Gone with the Witch
Mrs. Morris and the Mermaid
Ill-Fated Fortune
A Midnight Puzzle
Murder Marks the Page
Death Unfiltered
The Witless Protection Program
Rhythm and Clues
Patchwork Quilt Murder
Lights, Camera, Bones
The Stranger in the Library
A Kill or Bee Killed
There's No Murder Like Show Murder

End of month stats:
Updated shelf count/books to read: 28
Updated ratio: 95%
Books read in Jan: 7
Books added in Jan: 7



message 11: by Shannon (last edited Jan 06, 2024 05:54PM) (new)

Shannon O'Flynn | 630 comments 25 Book Reviews Professional Reader

Beginning of the Month
Feedback Ratio: 73%
Books on Shelf: 5
Books Reviewed (total): 37

Reviews:
The City of Stardust by Georgia Summers Review
Leave No Trace (National Parks Thriller, #1) by A.J. Landau Review

End of the Month
Books Reviewed During Month: 2
Total Book Reviewed: 39
Books Added: 1
Feedback Ratio: 75%


message 12: by Connie N. (last edited Jan 31, 2024 01:31PM) (new)

Connie N. | 738 comments NetGalley Challenge – January
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 1/1/24 - 10
Read: 3
Added: 6
On Shelf 1/31/24 - 13

2021
Reunited on Dragonfly Lane (Sweetwater Springs, #7) by Annie Rains

February 2024 (2/13 - 2/27)
The Island of Dreams by Helen McGinn The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest

March 2024 (3/5 - 3/15)
Never Been Better by Leanne Toshiko Simpson The Bordeaux Book Club by Gillian Harvey

April 2024 (4/9 - 4/9 - 4/30)
I've Got My Mind Set On Brew A Novel by Stephanie Jayne Weekends with You by Alexandra Paige Love You, Mean It by Jilly Gagnon

May 2024 (5/7 - 5/7)
Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey The Heirloom by Jessie Rosen

June 2024 (6/4 - 6/11)
The Seaside Sisters by Pamela M. Kelley The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

July 2024 (7/16)
One Big Happy Family by Jamie Day

Completed/Reviews:

Love, Just In by Natalie Murray - 1/10/24 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan - 1/19/24 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
It Takes a Rake by Anna Bennett - 1/26/24 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Love, Just In by Natalie Murray Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan It Takes a Rake (Rogues to Lovers, #3) by Anna Bennett


message 13: by Lexi (last edited Jan 03, 2024 12:18PM) (new)

Lexi | 4248 comments I have 29 to read with only 2 upcoming in 2024, and none from January. I want to get some of the older books cleared and to be under 15 by the end of 2024.

May NetGalley Challenge
Beginning of month
Books on shelf: 29
Feedback ratio: 84%

2019:
Fortuna (Nova Vita Protocol, #1) by Kristyn Merbeth
2020:
To Calais, in Ordinary Time by James Meek Shorefall (The Founders Trilogy, #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett Goldilocks by L.R. Lam The Obsidian Tower (Rooks and Ruin, #1) by Melissa Caruso A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1) by H.G. Parry Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1) by Django Wexler The Trials of Koli (Rampart Trilogy, #2) by M.R. Carey The Midnight Bargain by C.L. Polk Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse
2021:
The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose, #1) by M.A. Carrick The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir Notes from the Burning Age by Claire North Small Favors by Erin A. Craig The Liar of Red Valley by Walter Goodwater The Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire, #2) by Andrea Stewart
2022:
The Orchard by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry Saint Death's Daughter (Saint Death #1) by C.S.E. Cooney The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) by Chelsea Abdullah Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel
2023:
The Ferryman by Justin Cronin Dragonfall (The Dragon Scales Trilogy, #1) by L.R. Lam The Dark Lord's Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor All the Dead Shall Weep (Gunnie Rose, #5) by Charlaine Harris Shadow Baron (The Burnished City, #2) by Davinia Evans
2024:
The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett Lake of Souls The Collected Short Fiction by Ann Leckie


message 14: by Ravenclaw Library Books (last edited Apr 07, 2024 04:24AM) (new)

Ravenclaw Library Books (ravenclawlibrarybooks) | 42 comments 200 Book ReviewsProfessional ReaderReviews PublishedFrequently Auto-Approved


Beginning of Month
Books on shelf: Too Many
NetGalley Feedback - 30%


Books Read To Be Reviewed:
The Secrets We Left Behind by Soraya M. LaneThe Secret Midwife by Soraya M. LaneThe Courtesan's Secret by Nina WachsmanRiverbend Reunion by Carolyn BrownGone Tonight by Sarah PekkanenHummingbird Lane by Carolyn BrownThe Last Piece by Imogen ClarkWorrybot by Simon PackhamBob vs the Selfie Zombies by Andy JonesBob vs the Trousers of Doom a funny, farty time-travel adventure! by Andy JonesThe Charity Shop Detective Agency (The Charity Shop Detective Agency #1) by Peter BolandThe Beach Hut Murders (The Charity Shop Detective Agency, #2) by Peter BolandManaging the Matthews by Haleigh WengerLights (Sheets, #3) by Brenna ThummlerFarty Pants A Stinky Book of Monsters by Eric GeronThe Starling’s Song by Octavie WoltersSand Dollars by the Seashore by E. G. CreelWrapped Up The Complete Collection by Dave ScheidtSisters of the Sky by Lana KortchikThere's No Coming Back from This by Ann GarvinDays at the Morisaki Bookshop A Novel by Satoshi YagisawaHer, Too by Bonnie KistlerA Daughter's Gift (Raven Hall Saga) by Mollie WaltonThe Adventure of Pedro the Sloth In Latin America - Hot Mexico and the Delicious Tacos Book 1 (The Adventures of Pedro the Sloth In Latin America) by Shaheen O'BrianThe Ballad of Old Joe Booth (A Song For Eighth Block) The Bedlam Bible #5 by William Pauley IIINever-Tied Nora (Girl Meets Girl, #1) by Cheyenne BlueThe Darkest Gift _ Revised edition by Len HandelandWhen the Night Agrees to Speak to Me by Ananda DeviIf Looks Could Kill (Frankie Sheehan, #3) by Olivia Kiernan



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message 15: by Elena (last edited Jan 22, 2024 10:21AM) (new)

Elena Linville-Abdo (elena_linville) | 17 comments 200 Book Reviews Reviews Published

Beginning of the Month:
Books on shelf: 159
Feedback ratio: 51%

Books read:
1. Redspace Rising by Brian Trent my review
2. Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey my review

End of the Month:
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message 16: by Trisha (last edited Jan 31, 2024 11:12PM) (new)

Trisha | 156 comments I am definitely catching up this year!

January Netgalley Challenge
500 Book ReviewsReviews Published2015 Challenge ParticipantProfessional Reader

Beginning of Month
Books on shelf: 310
Feedback ratio: 72%

1. Impact (The Dean Curse Chronicles, #3) by Steven Whibley - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Elixir by Ted Galdi - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Laughing All The Way by Mia Summers - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. Animal by Lisa Taddeo - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Beautifully Broken by Laura Lee - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. A Very English Murder (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery, #1) by Verity Bright - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
7. The Daughters of Block Island by Christa Carmen - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8. The Princess of Thornwood Drive by Khalia Moreau - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
9. Ensnared by Rita Stradling - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
10. The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
11. Yours for the Taking by Gabrielle Korn - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
12. Annie LeBlanc Is Not Dead Yet A Novel by Molly Morris - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
13. Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
14. The Second Chance Year by Melissa Wiesner - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
15. Go as a River by Shelley Read - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
16. All the Little Bird-Hearts by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
17. Immortality A Love Story (The Anatomy Duology, #2) by Dana Schwartz - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
18. The Clinic by Cate Quinn - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
19. Mercury by Amy Jo Burns - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
20. What Really Happens in Vegas True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas by James Patterson - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
21. Ladykiller by Katherine Wood - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
22. Medea by Eilish Quin - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
23. Nowhere Like Home by Sara Shepard - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
24. Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
25. The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
26. Out There Screaming An Anthology of New Black Horror by Jordan Peele - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
27. Death of a Traitor (Hamish Macbeth, #35) by M.C. Beaton - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
28. Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
29. You've Been Summoned An Interactive Mystery by Lindsey Lamar - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
30. What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Ending of Month
Books on shelf: 306
Feedback ratio: 73%


message 17: by Jade aka MrsTosh (last edited Feb 02, 2024 07:21AM) (new)

Jade aka MrsTosh (mrstosh) | 787 comments January Netgalley Challenge

100 Book Reviews Reviews Published Professional Reader

Beginning of the Month:
Books on shelf: 10
Feedback ratio: 66%
292 Approved | 190 Feedback Sent

Books on my shelf:
Sincerely Yours, Anna Sherwood by Beth Reekles Dickensland The Curious History of Dickens's London by Lee Jackson Wait For You A breathtaking Sliding Doors, second chance romance by Lianne La Borde Wild Ride (Wildhorse Ranch Brothers #1) by Leslie North The Love Rematch (The Love Match #1) by Kay Marie This Christmas in Paris (Willowbrook, #4) by Sophie Claire The French Chateau Dream (Romantic Escapes, #10) by Julie Caplin The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan by Beth Merlin Back from the Deep How Gene and Sandy Ralston Serve the Living by Finding the Dead by Doug Horner Ex in the City by Portia MacIntosh

Books Added:
The Secrets of Crestwell Hall by Alexandra Walsh Escape to Polkerran Point A fun and heartwarming cosy romance (The Little Cornish Cove series Book 2) by Cass Grafton Arthur (The Arthurian Tales #3) by Giles Kristian The Wedding of the Year by Jill Mansell Hitched by J.F. Murray A Villa with a View Experience a sizzling summer romance like no other in this 2024 must-read novel! (Romantic Escapes, Book 11) by Julie Caplin The Dubrovnik Book Club by Eva Glyn Floral Folklore The forgotten tales behind nature’s most enchanting plants (Stories Behind…) by Alison Davies Reckless Sex, Lies and JFK by Mike Rothmiller

Books read:
Wild Ride (Wildhorse Ranch Brothers #1) by Leslie North 04/01 **** My Review
The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan by Beth Merlin 10/01 *** My Review
Dickensland The Curious History of Dickens's London by Lee Jackson 10/01 **** My Review
Floral Folklore The forgotten tales behind nature’s most enchanting plants (Stories Behind…) by Alison Davies 10/01 ***** - My Review
The Wedding of the Year by Jill Mansell 15/01 *** - My Review
Back from the Deep How Gene and Sandy Ralston Serve the Living by Finding the Dead by Doug Horner 18/01 **** - My Review
The French Chateau Dream (Romantic Escapes, #10) by Julie Caplin 16/01 **** - My Review
Hitched by J.F. Murray 16/01 **** - My Review
Wait For You A breathtaking Sliding Doors, second chance romance by Lianne La Borde 18/01 *** - My Review
The Love Rematch (The Love Match #1) by Kay Marie 18/01 *** - my link text
This Christmas in Paris (Willowbrook, #4) by Sophie Claire 18/01 **** - my link text
Sincerely Yours, Anna Sherwood by Beth Reekles 19/01 *** - My Review


End of the Month:
Books on shelf: 7
Feedback ratio: 68 %


message 18: by Haley (last edited Feb 04, 2024 11:29AM) (new)

Haley (haleymadd) | 376 comments January Netgalley Challenge

Books on Shelf Beginning of Month 16
Books on Shelf End of Month: 17 *oops of course I added more*
Feedback Ratio: 73% kept this the same at least

2023:
The Stranded (Stranded, #1) by Sarah Daniels On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel The Future by Naomi Alderman Bloody Heart (Brutal Birthright, #4) by Sophie Lark What Waits in the Woods by Terri Parlato

2024:
January Top ones to get through this month:
Mercury by Amy Jo Burns Where You End by Abbott Kahler Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown Till There Was You by Lindsay Hameroff Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering Off the Air by Christina Estes Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth The Gilded Crown (The Raven's Trade, #1) by Marianne Gordon Ladykiller by Katherine Wood Everything We Never Said by Sloan Harlow

Books Read in January: 4 (plus 1 DNF)
Books added in January:
6


The Future by Naomi Alderman - DNF https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
What Waits in the Woods by Terri Parlato - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ladykiller by Katherine Wood - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Off the Air by Christina Estes - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 20: by Vicki Willis (last edited Jan 06, 2024 11:12AM) (new)

Vicki Willis | 496 comments I somehow got off to a hot start this month/year as well!
Both 5 star reads!

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally my review

Only If You're Lucky by Stacy Willingham my review


message 21: by Fiona (last edited Jan 15, 2024 03:55AM) (new)

Fiona | 899 comments Beginning of the month
Approved: 45
Reviewed: 24
Feedback Ratio: 53%



To read:
The Party by Triona WalshYou’ve Been Served by Kristen AliciaZwei fürs Leben by Julia HanelThree Card Murder (Impossible Crimes #1) by J.L. BlackhurstA Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie MurphyMrs Potts' Mordclub und der tote Bräutigam (Mord ist Potts' Hobby, #2) by Robert ThorogoodRoommates by Ola TundunHate Mail (Paper Cuts #1) by Winter Renshaw

Read & reviewed:
The Witch & The City by Jake Burnett'Tis the Damn Season by Kimi FreemanThe Perfect Date by Julia CrouchProm Queen by Laura WolfeA Secret for the Lifeboat Sisters by Tilly TennantMr Right Next Door by Rachel DoveHow Not To Murder Your Ex by Katie MarshAlways the Bridesmaid (Brits in Manhattan #4) by Laura CarterThe Long Game (Long Game, #1) by Elena ArmasA Cryptic Clue (Hunter and Clewe, #1) by Victoria GilbertDeath in the Details by Katie TietjenThe Mother at Number 5 by Jill Childs

Added in January:
The Secret Book Club by Shauna RobinsonBaby X by Kira PeikoffA Professional Lola by E.P. TuazonDas Mörderarchiv Tante Frances dachte immer, dass sie eines Tages umgebracht wird. Sie hatte recht. (German Edition) by Kristen PerrinDeath and Fromage (Follet Valley Mysteries #2) by Ian MooreMockingbird Summer by Lynda RutledgeThe Mysterious Mrs Hood A True Victorian Mystery of Scandal, Arson, Murder & Betrayal by Kim DonovanThe Trials of Lila Dalton A Novel by L.J. ShepherdBachelorette Number Twelve (Heart-to-Heart Medical Romance Series) by JaeYour Perfect Life by Victoria JenkinsThe Patient by Teri TerryOnce a Queen by Sarah ArthurOne Night in a Thousand Years by Craig CunninghamBaby, One More Time (True Love, #2) by Camilla IsleyThe Fixer Upper The BRAND NEW completely hilarious romantic comedy from Phoebe MacLeod for 2024 by Phoebe MacLeodThe Busy Body by Kemper DonovanYours from the Tower by Sally NichollsMayo Clinic Guide to Pain Relief, 3rd edition How to Better Manage Pain and Regain Function by Mayo ClinicStar Bringer by Tracy WolffThe Clock Struck Murder (Lost in Paris, 2) by Betty WebbDie Stadt und ihre ungewisse Mauer by Haruki MurakamiBarcelona by Mary CostelloThe Year That Changed Us by Helen RolfeThe Lady Thief of Belgravia by Allison GreyThe American Queen by Vanessa MillerDreamer (Big City) by Kris BryantNice Work, Nora November by Julia LondonJenny James Is Not a Disaster by Debbie JohnsonDM Me for Murder A Trending Topic Mystery by Sarah E. BurrThe Takeover by Cara TanamachiThe Other Princess A Novel of Queen Victoria's Goddaughter by Denny S. BryceThe Redemption of Morgan Bright by Chris Panatier

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message 22: by Maritza (new)

Maritza (spanishwhispers) | 2241 comments I am committed to reading / reviewing my oldest book this month.
Death at a Fixer-Upper as well as Foul Is Fair which seems more of an inappropriate book for naive teenagers.


message 23: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments I've been creeping through my books this month, but I managed to add two. 😄

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center


message 24: by Avid Reader and Geek Girl (last edited Jan 31, 2024 04:42PM) (new)

Avid Reader and Geek Girl (avidreaderandgeekgirl) | 300 comments Avid's Jan '24 Netgalley Challenge

Start of Month
# of books on the shelf: 49
Feedback Ratio: ?%

Reading:

End of month
Read: Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody The Resort by Sara Ochs
Reviews: Rabbit Hole Review
The Resort Review
Added: The Takeover by Cara Tanamachi
Shelf count: 49
Feedback Ratio: 54%


message 25: by Kristie (last edited Jan 18, 2024 02:53PM) (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments I finished No One Can Know No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall . I thought it was really good, but there was one "all bad" character that was so annoying that I put aside the story at times avoid him. Other than that issue, I enjoyed the story a lot. 3.5★

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


message 26: by Kristie (new)

Kristie | 3595 comments I had to put aside The Expectant Detectives The Expectant Detectives (Expectant Detectives #1) by Kat Ailes . Unfortunately, I only had the audio and it disappeared off my app when it archived. I was only able to get through 19%. I was enjoying it well enough that I'd be willing to purchase it if it wasn't quite as pricey as it is. (Kindle is $15, paper is more, audio is a full credit.) I wasn't loving enough to pay that much. I'll keep my eye out at my library in case they decide to purchase a copy or I'll buy it if I can catch it on sale. Until then, it is on hold.


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Moderators of NBRC | 33496 comments Mod
February is available:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~ (zeroshelfcontrol) | 441 comments Read 5, added 5. this isnt how this is supposed to work is it haha!!


message 29: by Connie N. (new)

Connie N. | 738 comments I had a good month. My outstanding list is now manageable, so I can feel free to add more books when I want (which I did).

NetGalley Challenge – January
Feedback ratio - 98%

On shelf 1/1/24 - 10
Read: 3
Added: 6
On Shelf 1/31/24 - 13

Love, Just In by Natalie Murray - 1/10/24 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan - 1/19/24 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review
It Takes a Rake by Anna Bennett - 1/26/24 ♥♥♥♥ - My Review

Love, Just In by Natalie Murray Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan It Takes a Rake (Rogues to Lovers, #3) by Anna Bennett


message 30: by Maritza (new)

Maritza (spanishwhispers) | 2241 comments Finished Foul Is Fair by Hannah Capin , I don't think it was a book for my age. Seemed very childish but not meant for children. It does resonate with today's work were kids are easily influenced.


message 31: by Lexi (new)

Lexi | 4248 comments I went in the wrong direction this month with reading one but adding four. However, I am very excited about three of the four I added and the 4th my mum wanted to buddy read with me so that'll be fun.


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