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Post by cdnfroggy on Mar 18, 2022 11:47:02 GMT -6
I made the worlds most pathetic NetGalley account several weeks ago, requested two books for shits n giggles, forgot about it, checked my junk email account for something else (I used it when signing up), and saw two emails saying I was approved for the ARCs - one of them is the new Blake Crouch book coming out this summer. What??!!! I can’t even believe it. I have started and left my account unfinished multiple times because I knew I had nothing going for me as far as getting picked. Wow! You inspired me to sign up for a Netgalley account last night just to see what would happen. I also had started but not finished an account before because I figured there was no way I would get books. I requested the new Blake Crouch too and got it! So thank you! I'm so excited. I also requested a few books from my TBR that aren't as popular because I figured they would have less people trying to get them. I got a rom com that was on my list that comes out this summer. Do you write reviews or do any bookish social media? I rate my books on Goodreads but rarely write reviews. I feel like I probably should at least for these books now. I could be wrong, but I believe NetGalley does want reviews posted, just not sure where. I've heard that the better ratio you have of ARCs received/then reviewed the better ARCs (more popular reads etc) you'll get.
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Post by nelzie on Mar 18, 2022 13:12:21 GMT -6
I finished Things My Son Needs to Know About the World and I loved it. I just wish it was longer! I wasn't sure how a non-fiction book from him would be but he can do no wrong. Definitely one of my favorite authors.
Now I'm going to listen to Not The Witch You Wed and I've been working on Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek. I've started One Night on the Island but it isn't grabbing me yet. My hold for A Brush with Love came in so I may switch to that. I'm definitely feeling the rom coms right now after reading a bunch of thriller/mystery lately.
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Post by nelzie on Mar 18, 2022 13:14:52 GMT -6
You inspired me to sign up for a Netgalley account last night just to see what would happen. I also had started but not finished an account before because I figured there was no way I would get books. I requested the new Blake Crouch too and got it! So thank you! I'm so excited. I also requested a few books from my TBR that aren't as popular because I figured they would have less people trying to get them. I got a rom com that was on my list that comes out this summer. Do you write reviews or do any bookish social media? I rate my books on Goodreads but rarely write reviews. I feel like I probably should at least for these books now. I could be wrong, but I believe NetGalley does want reviews posted, just not sure where. I've heard that the better ratio you have of ARCs received/then reviewed the better ARCs (more popular reads etc) you'll get. I'll have to look into it more. It looks like you can leave reviews on NetGalley itself so I'll definitely do that at minimum. I'm just happy to have gotten anything! I need to get through my library books so I can read these.
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Post by imapenguin on Mar 18, 2022 13:44:08 GMT -6
I made the worlds most pathetic NetGalley account several weeks ago, requested two books for shits n giggles, forgot about it, checked my junk email account for something else (I used it when signing up), and saw two emails saying I was approved for the ARCs - one of them is the new Blake Crouch book coming out this summer. What??!!! I can’t even believe it. I have started and left my account unfinished multiple times because I knew I had nothing going for me as far as getting picked. Wow! You inspired me to sign up for a Netgalley account last night just to see what would happen. I also had started but not finished an account before because I figured there was no way I would get books. I requested the new Blake Crouch too and got it! So thank you! I'm so excited. I also requested a few books from my TBR that aren't as popular because I figured they would have less people trying to get them. I got a rom com that was on my list that comes out this summer. Do you write reviews or do any bookish social media? I rate my books on Goodreads but rarely write reviews. I feel like I probably should at least for these books now. Netgalley will ask you for a review and eating when you tell them you’ve finished the book. I always copy and past that to goodreads and then add my goodreads link to my netgalley review. Some publishers like you to post the review on Amazon or BN once the book is published too. None of it is required but it all improves your chance of future approvals.
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Post by emma on Mar 18, 2022 14:47:31 GMT -6
I finished False Witness. It definitely wasn’t my favourite Karin Slaughter book and the first 2/3 were very slow in comparison to her usual style but it wasn’t bad. I gave it 3 stars in the end, as her stand alone novels go it was better than Pieces of Her but nowhere near as good as The Good Daughter
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Post by junch817 on Mar 18, 2022 15:13:17 GMT -6
I made the worlds most pathetic NetGalley account several weeks ago, requested two books for shits n giggles, forgot about it, checked my junk email account for something else (I used it when signing up), and saw two emails saying I was approved for the ARCs - one of them is the new Blake Crouch book coming out this summer. What??!!! I can’t even believe it. I have started and left my account unfinished multiple times because I knew I had nothing going for me as far as getting picked. Wow! You inspired me to sign up for a Netgalley account last night just to see what would happen. I also had started but not finished an account before because I figured there was no way I would get books. I requested the new Blake Crouch too and got it! So thank you! I'm so excited. I also requested a few books from my TBR that aren't as popular because I figured they would have less people trying to get them. I got a rom com that was on my list that comes out this summer. Do you write reviews or do any bookish social media? I rate my books on Goodreads but rarely write reviews. I feel like I probably should at least for these books now. Yay! I honestly don’t know how much I will use it because 1 If I own a book, I would rather it be a physical one to display 2 I get stressed when I have too many books come at me at once (I.e this NetGalley book, when I’m like dang it I already have 6 books I’ve been pushing back my hold date on) 3 I will then have to put more time into writing reviews (I started out my reading journey again in 2017 - I started by writing a review for most books, then just star ratings, and now I don’t even like to be bothered with that sometimes lol 4 I know it will be fun to have read a book before it’s release day, but I’m also ok with just getting in line and reading it down the road Also, AFTER I wrote my bio, I saw “tips for a good bio” LOL It was about making it almost like a resume. I checked in with my reader friend that gets ARCs all the time, and she shared hers with me, and I laughed and laughed and laughed because it was so professional, and mine was like *Reading is the best; I love books*
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Post by emma on Mar 18, 2022 15:48:20 GMT -6
A bunch of my library holds came in today so I ran out to get them, now it’s like an embarrassment of riches and don’t know which one to start first because I’m excited for all of them.
I’m leaning towards Killing Floor just so I can watch Jack Reacher on Prime before my free trial runs out
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Post by brux on Mar 18, 2022 18:22:22 GMT -6
I gave up on Brit Bennet’s The Mothers about 75% of the way through.
I really wanted to like it bc The Vanishing Half was great, but I just couldn’t go on. I didn’t care about any of the characters and I felt like it was coming to a dumb resolution, so I just quit.
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Post by mathrun on Mar 18, 2022 18:34:51 GMT -6
I finished The Book of Cold Cases. It was a 5⭐️for me. It definitely did take a turn in pacing and “feel” in the second half, but I felt like it still worked. And I loved how it wrapped up. I’m about 30% through Peach Blossom Spring and I highly recommend so far. It’s a debut novel by Melissa Fu. It follows a Chinese family through WWII and the Chinese Civil War, and eventually to America (at least that’s what the description says I’m not there yet). The writing is beautiful. The story is obviously sad given it’s wartime, but it’s also uplifting as they work through the challenges that come their way. www.npr.org/2022/03/15/1086733854/the-new-novel-peach-blossom-spring-asks-can-you-belong-to-more-than-one-home
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Post by icedcoffee on Mar 18, 2022 19:23:41 GMT -6
I just started The Wicked Widow by Beatriz Williams. So far I like it
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Post by mintyblueair on Mar 18, 2022 19:50:05 GMT -6
I finished Beloved last week. Words obviously can't do that book justice so I won't even try.
Then I read Lose Your Mother by Saidiya Hartman (a nonfiction narrative about the author's trip to Ghana to retrace the Atlantic slave trade routes; it's also a very personal story about her desire to trace her own origins and the hopes and disappointments she encountered while doing so). She is an amazing writer and I cannot recommend this book more highly. I learned so much.
Today I finished The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker. It's about an 8 year old girl who commits a murder, and it bounces back and forth with the future in which she's a mom to a five year old daughter. I thought it was going to be a psychological thriller but it's actually a character study of the effects of severe childhood neglect. It's a very sad story but I think the author did an incredible and sensitive job of writing the perspective of the child.
I had a bunch of library holds come in, so instead of finally starting Verity, I started Black Cake this afternoon.
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Post by junch817 on Mar 18, 2022 20:00:36 GMT -6
I gave up on Brit Bennet’s The Mothers about 75% of the way through. I really wanted to like it bc The Vanishing Half was great, but I just couldn’t go on. I didn’t care about any of the characters and I felt like it was coming to a dumb resolution, so I just quit. I read that book because of The Vanishing Half, but I don’t even remember what it was about now - Vanishing Half was much better!
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Post by brux on Mar 18, 2022 20:04:15 GMT -6
I gave up on Brit Bennet’s The Mothers about 75% of the way through. I really wanted to like it bc The Vanishing Half was great, but I just couldn’t go on. I didn’t care about any of the characters and I felt like it was coming to a dumb resolution, so I just quit. I read that book because of The Vanishing Half, but I don’t even remember what it was about now - Vanishing Half was much better! abortion, basically. And just in an annoying way.
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Post by nelzie on Mar 18, 2022 21:11:09 GMT -6
I finished Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek tonight. I loved it! A great companion book for lovers of the show. Now I want to do another rewatch.
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Post by wedding on Mar 19, 2022 10:19:04 GMT -6
Oh no! I just got this message when I went to the Harris County public library on my overdrive app. They must be on to us!
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Post by emma on Mar 19, 2022 10:34:15 GMT -6
Oh no! I just got this message when I went to the Harris County public library on my overdrive app. They must be on to us! noooooooooo!!!!!!
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Post by wedding on Mar 19, 2022 10:37:30 GMT -6
It let me change my address to one in Houston and I got back in. Phew! I hate lying though and originally was able to use my real address.
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Post by wedding on Mar 19, 2022 10:39:40 GMT -6
Oh and I just finished The Therapist by BA Paris. Meh. I’m sick of the over analyzing girl sticking her nose into stuff and telling stupid lies. Also if I read one more thrilled that has a female character with red hair and green eyes I may scream.
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Post by icedcoffee on Mar 19, 2022 14:13:30 GMT -6
Oh and I just finished The Therapist by BA Paris. Meh. I’m sick of the over analyzing girl sticking her nose into stuff and telling stupid lies. Also if I read one more thrilled that has a female character with red hair and green eyes I may scream. I read this too and felt meh too
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Post by loony on Mar 19, 2022 14:33:21 GMT -6
I’m almost done listening to Come Find Me. I’m ready for the twist already. It’s a lot of build up.
On deck is Don’t ask me Where I’m from.
I have a feeling I’m going to fly through some audiobooks while I’m laid up this week. I ordered some new pens and coloring books too. Hopefully it keeps my mind off the pain.
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Post by nelzie on Mar 19, 2022 15:41:46 GMT -6
I finished Not The Witch You Wed. It was fine for what it was. I was hoping to like it more. It was cute.
I started A Brush With Love which I've been excited for.
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Post by yellow711 on Mar 19, 2022 20:56:23 GMT -6
I finished False Witness. It definitely wasn’t my favourite Karin Slaughter book and the first 2/3 were very slow in comparison to her usual style but it wasn’t bad. I gave it 3 stars in the end, as her stand alone novels go it was better than Pieces of Her but nowhere near as good as The Good Daughter I just started this book today - only about 1/10 of my way through it.
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Post by yellow711 on Mar 19, 2022 20:59:15 GMT -6
Oh and I just finished The Therapist by BA Paris. Meh. I’m sick of the over analyzing girl sticking her nose into stuff and telling stupid lies. Also if I read one more thrilled that has a female character with red hair and green eyes I may scream. I read this too and felt meh too I knew I read this book but couldn’t remember anything about it. I just checked GoodReads and I gave it 5 stars last year 🤷🏼♀️
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Post by emma on Mar 19, 2022 20:59:45 GMT -6
I finished False Witness. It definitely wasn’t my favourite Karin Slaughter book and the first 2/3 were very slow in comparison to her usual style but it wasn’t bad. I gave it 3 stars in the end, as her stand alone novels go it was better than Pieces of Her but nowhere near as good as The Good Daughter I just started this book today - only about 1/10 of my way through it. im excited to hear what you think about it by the end
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Post by Lakes on Mar 20, 2022 6:33:31 GMT -6
I enjoyed At Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams. Thanks for the suggestion, Lormor! I did want a bit more science as it’s more focused on the traveling and politics of endangered animals. But the traveling bits are hilarious. It took place in the 80s so traveling around the world was more of a wild unplanned adventure and Adams writes about it well. Parts are a bit dated but it was interesting to look up the animals and see if they are now extinct or still around.
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Post by snowyowl on Mar 20, 2022 20:23:14 GMT -6
Some recent reading…
First Comes Like, Alisha Rai. Grabbed this partly because I like her Tik Tok. Realized after I started reading that I’d already read a couple of her books. It was fine, cute. Bumped up to four stars because I was annoyed about how obvious the third act breakup was going to go, and it didn’t go that way at all. I appreciate the effort!
The Cartographers, Peng Shepherd. I really wanted to love this, it sounded so fun. It writing itself was good, and I enjoyed the first half quite a bit. But then the writer took it in a direction that I frankly found silly. Ultimately it was not a waste of time, but I didn’t love it.
The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia Quinn. Reread this in preparation for Anthony’s season of Bridgerton on Friday. I actually liked it more this time around. I think because I was predisposed to find Anthony completely irritating, I was more psychologically prepared for what a nightmare he was for the first part of the book. Reading it again, I really like the choices Shonda made for Anthony in the first season. In the book, he’s pretty appropriately pissed about Simon’s behavior. He overreacts, yea, but in a loving, protective sibling way. By making him more obnoxious in the show, it better sets up what he’s like at the beginning of his book. TL;DR I’m very much looking forward to binging Bridgerton next week.
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Post by CestLaVie on Mar 20, 2022 20:41:06 GMT -6
I finished The Paris Apartment and enjoyed it haha. So I guess that's an unpopular opinion but I thought it was entertaining. I wad worried it was gonna be a 3rd time around with "who died?" So I was happy that wasn't the thing this book was about.
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Post by byjove on Mar 21, 2022 5:42:01 GMT -6
The Untold Story- 8th and last installment (for a while at least) in the Invisible Library series was great, 5 stars. It wrapped up a lot of questions and was adventureful, but left openings for more books. The last several in this series were so strong and better than the first several, IMO. I listened to them on audio, and that’s also about the time that Kristen Atherton started narrating and she’s A+. I think I’m going to go back and listen to them all again as I have time.
Has anyone else read these?
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Post by justbecause on Mar 21, 2022 6:28:40 GMT -6
byjoveI am reading those and am on book 5, if I can find it at the library. I have enjoyed them so far!
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Post by angelashly on Mar 21, 2022 6:53:32 GMT -6
I had a good reading weekend due to easy books and Friday's vacation day being a bust due to rain.
I read:
The Overnight Guest: quick read, but I had most of it figured out except the main suspect for most of the book.
Tiny Pretty Things: YA book about a cut throat ballet school. Not the best written but the story was good. I'll be getting the second one
Half of The Soulmate Equation which I am very much enjoying.
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