NetGalley Check-In #4

From this week I'll be doing this post bi-weekly instead of weekly-- now that I've gotten started with NetGalley I think I'll be plugging along at a steady rate of 1-2 books a week from the site going forward, and it's not quite enough to justify a weekly post about it 😀

FEEDBACK RATIO

My feedback ratio has decreased from 72% to 71%. I'm excited that some publishers have accepted some of my eariler book requests, but they can slow down now 😂 

BOOKS I READ THIS WEEK

I read 2 books from NetGalley during the past week-- The Lady Knows Best by Susanna Craig, and Dinner Party: A Tragedy by Sarah Gilmartin. I liked the first immeasurably better than the second-- I can't wait to share my reviews here soon.

BOOKS TO READ

I have 6 unreviewed books on my shelf, 4 still waiting patiently from last week and 2 entirely new ones. They are Frederica by Georgette Heyer, The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane, Hotel Laguna by Nicola Harrison,  Hello Stranger by Katherine Center, and The Book Proposal by KJ Micciche, and Bizarre by Marc Dingman. Hopefully I'll be able to read a few of them during the next 2 weeks and finally get my feedback ratio over 80%!

NetGalley Check-In #2

My second week on NetGalley was somehow more overwhelming than my first-- I guess the honeymoon period is over and now comes the daunting task of catching up on all the books I thought it was a great idea to request during my first 10 minutes on the site. I  am slowly catching up and getting my feedback ratio to where I want it to be though-- one small step at a time.

FEEDBACK RATIO

My feedback ratio has increased a lot this week-- from 38% to 61%. My secret has basically been just not requesting any new novels  at all-- it's harder than it sounds! I've also picked up a few kids books so those reviews go quicker!

BOOKS I READ THIS WEEK

I managed to read and review 6 books that I was approved for or grabbed from the Read Now section during the past week-- 2 Historical Romance novels, 3 children's books, and a cookbook. I also finished Your Dream For Me by Alison Schaffir but haven't had a chance to review it yet-- and Spare by Prince Harry, which wasn't from NetGalley but just for me.

I enjoyed both Love On The Line by Anabelle Bryant, and One Wedding and an Earl by Tracy Sumner, but my favorite of these six books was probably The Unofficial Big Lebowski Cocktail Book 😂 My son, on the other hand, is very into Good Night, Body by Britney Winn Lee-- he's made me read it to him before bed every night since I introduced it. I enjoyed Are You A Monster by Guilherme Karsten and Would You Rather? Easter Edition by Lindsey Daly, too. I'll have reviews of all of them up closer to their release! 

BOOKS TO READ

Just like last week, I have 8 books unreviewed on my shelf, though like I said above, I'm done with Your Dream For Me by Alison Schaffir. I'm also tearing through  Love a Lady at Midnight by Charlie Lane-- it's awesome so far! 

Dinner Party by Sarah Gilmartin, The Lady Knows Best by Susanna Craig, The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane, and Hotel Laguna by Nicola Harrison are still waiting from last week. Despite my best efforts I also added 2 more books to my shelf this week-- Hello Stranger by Katherine Center, and The Book Proposal by KJ Micciche. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my shelves under control in the coming days and have a higher Feedback Ratio to report next Sunday too :)

NetGalley Check-In #1

This past week I finally went ahead and joined NetGalley after hearing about it for years. I always assumed it was for bloggers who were more 'professional' and had bigger followings than me, so I gave it a pass. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately given the backlog of books that I already have there) someone tipped me off that they also have a Read Now section, so I decided to give it a try and join up.

I immediately completed the rookie mistake of requesting way too many books, so I guess at least that's out of the way and I can proceed to the fun part-- the joy of reading and reviewing!

FEEDBACK RATIO

First I'm going to go ahead and share my current feedback ratio-- a whooping 38%. NetGalley recommends that this number be above 80%, so that's a little cringe, but I'm working hard to catch up!

BOOKS I READ THIS WEEK

I managed to read 5 books that I was approved for or grabbed from the Read Now section during the past week. I'm mostly going through my NetGalley Shelf in order by Publication Date, but I mixed it up a bit. 

I absolutely loved Not Your Valentine by Jackie Lau. It comes out on January 24 and you should absolutely RUN to read it. The Pact by Roberta Kagan and The Runaway Viscount by Darcy Burke sadly left less of an impression. I enjoyed sharing both Animal Opposites by Nikolas Ilic and Booook! A Spooky High Contrast Book by duopress labs with my 2 year old, though she's growing too fast and has outpaced high contrast now :) I'll have reviews of those up closer to their release dates.

BOOKS TO READ

I still have 8 books on my shelf, though I'm just about halfway done with Love on the Line by Anabelle Bryant and One Wedding and an Earl by Tracy Sumner, both of which come out in a few days.

The other 6 books patiently waiting on my shelf are Love a Lady at Midnight by Charlie Lane, Dinner Party by Sarah Gilmartin, Your Dream For Me by Alison Schaffir, The Lady Knows Best by Susanna Craig, The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane, and Hotel Laguna by Nicola Harrison. Hopefully I'll have more to share next week about how much I enjoyed some of these!