I have decided that I am going to dedicate my November to reading NetGalley approvals, a “NetGalley November” if you will. After seeing my selections for this month, you may say to yourself “but Amanda, some of these books were published months ago…” to which I would replay “why yes, yes they were.”
Boys and girls, I am the perfect example of how NOT to do NetGalley. Back in March when I discovered NetGalley, I did not understand how it all worked. Long story short, I went request happy and dug myself a hole that will take a year to get myself out of. We are talking 75 books people. I refuse to request my account be deleted and start over. I requested these book and in fairness to the publishers and the authors, I am going to read these books! I also realize that I was approved for some amazing books that I’m sure other bloggers were denied… Trust me, I have a lot of guilt over this, so I am trying to make it right. To motivate myself, I have even put a ban on myself from requesting any new ARCs until my NetGalley feedback ratio is at 80%… it is currently sitting at 11%. Wish me luck my friends, I am going to need it!
Here are my book selections for November 2016…
“NetGalley November” TBR:
» The Girls by Emma Cline
» The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
» And I Darken by Kiersten White
» The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
» Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
My Book Club’s November Selection:
» The Book Club Murders by Leslie Nagel
Ok, so cozy mysteries are not my typical reads by any means. This book was selected because the majority of the members of my book club live in Oakwood, Ohio, which is where the author is from and also where the story is set. We shall see how this goes…
Which books are you planning on reading in November?
Have you read any of the books on my TBR? What did you think?
Netgalley is a slippery slope for sure! I’ve stopped checking it myself until I read what I’ve already got. On your list, I’ve read about 30% of Girls and just couldn’t get into it and returned it to library. Maybe you’ll enjoy it more. Good luck on whittling down your list:)
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Glad to see it’s not just me 🙂 Thank you!
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Definitely not just you, since I commented I’ve been on Netgalley requesting The Girl Before after Abby at Crimebythebook was gushing about it on Instagram…I’m unable to stop myself apparently!!
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Must. Resist. Temptation.
See I don’t even allow myself to scroll through anymore…obviously we all know I don’t have any self control lol
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HaHa:) Instagram is quickly becoming bad for my TBR list! I never used to pay attention to what was on instagram and now I’m loving all the book recs and awesome pictures, I read on my kindle most of the time so I have boring pictures:) I see we’re both from Ohio, it’s nice to chat with someone in the same state!
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Instagram is another black hole!
O-H! It is nice to connect with a fellow Ohioan 🙂 I live in a suburb of Dayton, where are you at in Ohio?
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I-O!:) We’re in a suburb of Columbus. My parents actually live north of dayton so I always went to the dayton mall growing up. Small World!!
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Ha, at least you had some shelf control and stopped at 75 and didn’t reach triple figures!😂
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Hahaha I never looked at it like that… I mean it’s not like I requested ALL the books lol
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Exactly! Always look on the bright side!😂
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I read The Girls, and while I can appreciate the spot-on rendition of a disenchanted teenager, it didn’t do much for me. I was reading it in small chunks for the first half, which probably didn’t help, and ended up liking the back half more once she started spending more time at the ranch and the “cult” vibe really took off.
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Ahhhh this comment was in my spam folder 😦
Hopefully it wont be as slow to take off for me. I could see the “set up” being slower on this one until the ranch portion… I’ve seen some pretty mixed reviews for this book.
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Ha, darn that spam filter! 😉 Let us know how it goes!
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I read The Girl From Everywhere last month, quite enjoyed it. Good luck with your reading this month! 🙂
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Thank you! I’ve seen good things about it, so fingers crossed!
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I love it! Book Blogger Confessions… Though I’m just over 80% with NetGalley, I have several titles in the “naughty” pile. I, too am committed to reading them even though they’ve been published for a couple of months now. So that I’m forced to hold myself accountable, and in honor of nonfiction November, I will announce here that I will begin Tong Wars on or prior to 11/15. Thanks for the inspiration!
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More like Confessions of a BAD Book Blogger lol
I am very jealous of your 80% feedback ratio… I bow before greatness!
Good luck my friend! You can do it 🙂
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That was so funny. From one NetGalley blogger to another.
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Haha thanks! I hope other bloggers can learn from my mistakes 🙂
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Small Great Things sounds great! I love Jodi Picoult! Happy reading 🙂
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Right?! I am super excited about it. Thanks Amanda
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I think everyone goes through that a little with Netgalley – it’s just so addictive being approved! I’ve totally calmed down with my requests now. I’m also trying to pull myself back in order for the next couple of months. I’m not too badly behind now but even so! It’s definitely a learning curve.
Happy reading.
Lynn 😀
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Yeah but I don’t think anyone has learned their lesson as much as I have lol
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Yikes oh wow good luck with NetGalley November (very cool Name btw!)!😊💪 I still have 1 or 2 egalleys to review but am a bit disenchanted since I do the work and don’t even get to keep ebooks since they get archived.
I really want to read Heilig’s book and still haven’t read Underground Railroad🙈
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Sorry I am just now responding Bina, for some reason this was sitting in my spam folder 😦
The Underground RR is going well so far. I can already tell it is going to be one of those “difficult to read” books, but in my experience, those are the most important ones to read.
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No worries, reminds me to check mi e!🙈 Yay enjoy the book, I might make it a holiday read😊📚
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What a great idea! I really need to do this too. My NetGalley shelf is on overload and I’m so behind. I really do need to put those first this month.
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You know you want to #NetGalleyNovember with me 🙂
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I do! I think I will 😊
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Hahaha 11% wow 😛 You need to read tons of books XD
Can’t wait to read what you think about The Underground Railroad ❤
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Right?! Ugh! Why do I do this to myself ((ugly crying))
I will!
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Good luck with you massive NetGalley haul my friend! Can’t wait to hear what you think of Small Great Things and Vault of Dreamers – they’re two sitting pretty high up my TBR pile. 🙂
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Thanks Sammie! I am listening to The Vault of Dreamers right now and so far, so good!
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Good news! Keep us posted! 🙂
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Sounds like a great goal!! For November, I am doing a “Big Books” challenge so along with finishing the Giller Prize shortlist, I am planning on The Luminaries and by Gaslight.
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Good luck!
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Haha oh boy! I went a tiny bit crazy when I first signed up but like 10 books crazy cuz I didn’t think I’d get approved for them all
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Oh how I wish I had only been a “tiny bit crazy” lol
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Haha the only thing that helped me is that I don’t care for ebooks. I have a hard time getting into them so I have to be pretty sure I’ll like a book to want to read the digital version
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Lmao! I had NO idea we were talking double digits Amanda 😂😂😂 too funny! You’re giving yourself a time out. I’ve gonna back & forth on whether to read The Girls so I am happy you’re reading it because it means a review will probably be written 😊 & OMG! You have Small Great Things! That’s high up on my TBR…the vanity in me for pretty book covers has kept me from reading it since I’m waiting on the U.K. Edition in hardcover to be released in precisely 19 days smh…I know… I know…LOL! Can’t wait to read it though!
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Why did this comment go to spam?! Wahhhhh WP hates me 😦
I am so excited to read Small Great Things!! I agree with the cover… I am not a fan. Picoult covers are usually much better than that? Maybe it ties in with the book?
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Lol maybe WP hates me again smh. I’m not sure why this cover was chosen but the U.K.’S black & white cover gets all the brownie points. I’ll be ordering my copy soon 😆😆😆
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Oh my goodness! 11% :O
That’s exactly why I stopped requesting egalleys from them. I only requested a 3 and reviewed 2 of them, but I don’t like the pressure. Also, NetGalley formatting didn’t look right on my Kindle, so I stopped. But good luck! It’ll be a long and arduous journey to 80% feedback ration, but you seem totally committed and I believe in you!
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Aw thanks Naz. If I am one thing, I’m stubborn, and I’m just stubborn enough to get myself out of this mess 🙂
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haha omg this was me. When I first found NetGalley I did the same thing but not to quite that degree. I’ve got about 20 books just sitting there (some from a year+ ago now *gulp*) and I’m trying so hard to read them! I wish I’d bothered to check how easy you get approved before requesting *facepalm* because these books are incredible most of the time but I feel so bad for not getting around to them!
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Baaahhhh when I read the first part “haha omg this was me” I thought for sure I had finally found someone who had stupidly done the same thing, but alas yours was only a minor screw up lol
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hahah yes I didn’t go quite as mad as you XD
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So glad I’m not the only one who’s behind with their Net Galley reads! I’m also playing catch-up this month. *I will get to 80%* *I will get to 80%* *I will get to 80%*
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Haha you can take comfort in the fact that I will probably ALWAYS be more behind than you on NetGalley lol
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