NetGalley November - Week Four Final Wrap-Up

Week Four - Final Wrap-Up

Well, we have reached the end of NetGalley November. I really, really tried to reach my 80% goal. Alas. I failed.

I read a lot of NetGalley books - the reading wasn't the problem. It was the downloading that got me. I got a few really awesome invitations this month that I just couldn't pass up. You understand.

This week, I read three NetGalley books and one Edelweiss book. I completed The Bet and The Wager by Rachel Van Dyken, Bitter Sweet Love by Jennifer L. Armentrout and Rome by Jay Crownover. I may have read four books, but I also downloaded four books. Oops.

The Edge of Always, by J.A. Redmerski – release date 11/5/13
Pawn, by Aimee Carter – release date 11/26/13
Crash Into You, by Katie McGarry – release date 11/26/13
The Temptation of Lila and Ethan, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 10/22/13
Hard to Handle, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 10/1/13
Can’t Let Go, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 9/3/13
The Bet, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 6/25/13
The Wager, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 10/1/13
Twisted, by K.A. Robinson – release date 5/7/13
Breaking Nova, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 9/3/13
Foreplay, by Sophie Jordan – release date 11/5/13
How To Run With a Naked Werewolf, by Molly Harper – release date 12/31/13
Rome, by Jay Crownover – release date 1/7/14
Four Seconds to Lose, by K.A. Tucker - release date 11/4/13
Before Jamaica Lane, by Samantha Young - release date 1/7/14
Castle Hill:  A Joss and Braden Novella, by Samantha Young - release date 12/3/13
Before We Fall, by Courtney Cole - release date 12/3/13 

Added:
Bitter Sweet Love, by Jennifer L. Armentrout, release date 12/1/13 
Unhinged, by A.G. Howard, release date 1/7/14 
Bound, by Lorelei James, release date 2/4/14 
Believe, by Erin McCarthy, release date 1/21/14

Current Download-to-Feedback ratio: 69.1%

One good thing - at least my percentage is higher at the end of the month than it was at the beginning of the month. It's something, right? Ultimately, I think NetGalley November was an awesome idea, and I'm so glad I signed up to do it. Something tells me I'll be doing it again next year. 

NetGalley November - Week 3 Update

Week 3 Update

Yeah. I totally kicked NetGalley November's ass this week.

I was able to knock out four NetGalley books this week, and only downloaded one. Go me! Perhaps I'm starting to get a bit of a handle on this addiction? So, here's where my list stands:

The Edge of Always, by J.A. Redmerski – release date 11/5/13
Pawn, by Aimee Carter – release date 11/26/13
Crash Into You, by Katie McGarry – release date 11/26/13
The Temptation of Lila and Ethan, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 10/22/13
Hard to Handle, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 10/1/13
Can’t Let Go, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 9/3/13
The Bet, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 6/25/13
The Wager, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 10/1/13
Twisted, by K.A. Robinson – release date 5/7/13
Breaking Nova, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 9/3/13
Foreplay, by Sophie Jordan – release date 11/5/13
How To Run With a Naked Werewolf, by Molly Harper – release date 12/31/13
Rome, by Jay Crownover – release date 1/7/14
Four Seconds to Lose, by K.A. Tucker - release date 11/4/13
Before Jamaica Lane, by Samantha Young - release date 1/7/14
Castle Hill:  A Joss and Braden Novella, by Samantha Young - release date 12/3/13

Added:
Before We Fall, by Courtney Cole - release date 12/3/13 

Current Download-to-Feedback ratio: 67.3%

So, how did you do this week? 

NetGalley November - Week 2 Update

Week 2 Update

Well, I've reached the end of Week 2 of NetGalley November. Once again, I have been reminded that I. Have. No. Willpower.

I go to NetGalley with perfectly honorable intentions. I'm doing my job and adding feedback. And then I get a tad... distracted. I was able to restrain myself a bit, and I only downloaded one pretty book. Even better - I read it right away. See? I AM making progress. I also noted that I hadn't added feedback for a book I had downloaded a very long time ago - something that I rectified immediately. So, here's where we stand now.

The Edge of Always, by J.A. Redmerski – release date 11/5/13
Pawn, by Aimee Carter – release date 11/26/13
Crash Into You, by Katie McGarry – release date 11/26/13
The Temptation of Lila and Ethan, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 10/22/13
Hard to Handle, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 10/1/13
Can’t Let Go, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 9/3/13
The Bet, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 6/25/13
The Wager, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 10/1/13
Twisted, by K.A. Robinson – release date 5/7/13
Breaking Nova, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 9/3/13
Foreplay, by Sophie Jordan – release date 11/5/13
How To Run With a Naked Werewolf, by Molly Harper – release date 12/31/13
Rome, by Jay Crownover – release date 1/7/14
Four Seconds to Lose, by K.A. Tucker - release date 11/4/13
Before Jamaica Lane, by Samantha Young - release date 1/7/14

Added:
Castle Hill:  A Joss and Braden Novella, by Samantha Young - release date 12/3/13

Current Download-to-Feedback ratio: 60.8%

This week was a super busy one for blog tours. I had three in one week, which seriously diminished my NetGalley reading time. I only completed the one novella. But, I'm 35% into Before Jamaica Lane right now, so I'm well on my way toward kicking some major butt next week. Stay tuned...

NetGalley November Update - Week 1

Week 1 Update

So, I've reached the end of week 1 of NetGalley November, and I have some good news and some bad news.

Good Krista
I was able to clear off FOUR books from my initial NetGalley/Edelweiss list - go me!

The Edge of Always, by J.A. Redmerski – release date 11/5/13
Pawn, by Aimee Carter – release date 11/26/13
Crash Into You, by Katie McGarry – release date 11/26/13
The Temptation of Lila and Ethan, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 10/22/13
Hard to Handle, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 10/1/13
Can’t Let Go, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 9/3/13
The Bet, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 6/25/13
The Wager, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 10/1/13
Twisted, by K.A. Robinson – release date 5/7/13
Breaking Nova, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 9/3/13
Foreplay, by Sophie Jordan – release date 11/5/13
How To Run With a Naked Werewolf, by Molly Harper – release date 12/31/13
Rome, by Jay Crownover – release date 1/7/14

Bad Krista
I was bad this week. I downloaded two books from NetGalley. I know, I know. Counterproductive much? But, they were both books that I was DYING to get my hands on - Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker and Before Jamaica Lane by Samantha Young.  I promise, I'll read them before the month is out.

In any case, my overall feedback percentage has increased to 59.2%. There are a few books coming up that I'm really looking forward to reading. It's going to be a fun week!

Netgalley November Starts TOMORROW!

I know how valuable NetGalley and Edelweiss are to we bloggers. They make it so much easier for publishers to share galleys of their upcoming and recently released titles, and easier for us to receive them and review them.

Sometimes, I think it’s a little TOO easy.

I tend to get a little… um… carried away. I see all the shiny, pretties and I WANT THEM ALL. So, I get a little click-happy, then a little giddy when I get the approval e-mails, then reality sets in. Oh. Crap. Now I need to be a good blogger and do what I promised I’d do and read them all, preferably before their release date.

The likelihood of you getting approved for books on these sites depends on a few things. Of course, your tenure as a blogger is part of it, as well as your current stats. Another factor is your feedback-to-approval ratio. It’s ideal to keep that ratio at a minimum of 80%. I’m currently sitting at 57.8%. Not good, Krista. Not good.

So, I was eager to sign up for NetGalley November, sponsored by Kayleigh from K-Books; Faye from A Daydreamer’s Thoughts; and Laura from Bookish Treasures, in the hopes that it will encourage me to clear out my NetGalley TBR pile and get up to that coveted 80%.

I currently have to read a minimum of 10 books to reach 80% on NetGalley. I’m going to start with the books releasing in November first, followed by a few older books that were released this past summer/fall. My goal books are:

The Edge of Always, by J.A. Redmerski – release date 11/5/13
Pawn, by Aimee Carter – release date 11/26/13
Crash Into You, by Katie McGarry – release date 11/26/13
The Temptation of Lila and Ethan, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 10/22/13
Hard to Handle, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 10/1/13
Can’t Let Go, by Jessica Lemmon – release date 9/3/13
The Bet, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 6/25/13
The Wager, by Rachel Van Dyken – release date 10/1/13
Twisted, by K.A. Robinson – release date 5/7/13
Breaking Nova, by Jessica Sorensen – release date 9/3/13

I also have three books on deck from Edelweiss that I’d like to knock out during this challenge:

Foreplay, by Sophie Jordan – release date 11/5/13
How To Run With a Naked Werewolf, by Molly Harper – release date 12/31/13
Rome, by Jay Crownover – release date 1/7/14

I’ll check in with you each Friday in November to let you know how I’m doing. Wish me luck!