So I had a 4-day work week, and that meant I really got through some of my NetGalley books!
If there is anyone over here who doesn’t know what NetGalley is, NetGalley is a website you can use to request ARCs, or Advance Reader copies. It has some of the biggest publishes and some really wonderful books!
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While I really wanted to finish these books, I couldn’t. I was just a bit lazy and should have been more on top of things. They seemed interesting, and I plan on buying the History of Tarot Art. Overthinking About You by Allison Raskin, Clothes by XYZ were also interesting reads. With Clothes I faced a different issue; I couldn’t stand reading the Adobe version on my iPad. It was so glitchy I couldn’t stand it. I didn’t even get the chance to start Rapture and Melancholy; it was archived!
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Blood and Fire by Kim Mullican
I think is an interesting story, but when I’m tired, reading a badly edited book annoys me!
Voice of Fire by Alan Moore
This seemed really interesting, but honestly the style of the first story put me off!
Longing & Be-Longing by Paulette Rochelle-Levy
This was just not my style of poetry at all! But I genuinely think others out there will like this!
Longing
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Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets by Chelsea Ichaso
For this one, I’m just going to link up my review!
The Lost Sister by Alexa H. Michaels & Eleanor Elaine
Also, shamelessly linking up my blog post! This is also here because I forgot to post my review to NetGalley earlier!
Avidly Reads Poetry by Jacquelyn Ardam
The Gifts That Bind Us by Caroline O’Donoghue
Yes, I did write a review just so I could link it up here!
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Not great! I have two NetGalley accounts!
NetGalley US
I currently have a feedback ratio of 67%, which is 13% below the recommended ratio of 80%!
Given that I have been approved for a total of 161 books, with 108 reviewed, I need to read 21 more books to get to 80%!
NetGalley UK
This is even worse! I’m at 52%, with 297 books approved! I need to read 84 books to hit 80%, which seems kind of impossible at the moment!
Strategy
My strategy is to try to read what I like and DNF what I don’t! I hate that when you say I won’t be reviewing this book, it doesn’t count towards your score, which is why I don’t do that! I go ahead and tell the publisher why I’m giving up at 20% (for example)! It’s harsh, but you did want my honest opinion!
The Girl Who Reads 
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