State of the ARC #31

 

State of the ARC is a monthly feature hosted by Evelina at Avalinah's Books - and now me, too! I took over temporary hosting duties back in early 2020. A couple months ago Evelina asked if I would like to co-host and of course I said yes! If you are new to the meme, you can check out the guidelines HERE.

Links go to my review. The majority of the ARCs I receive are through NetGalley. Some have come from publicists, or were offered to me from a publisher who specifically approved me for it on NetGalley; I will always note in the review how I acquired the ARC.

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January was terrible in terms of reviews - I did none for ARCs. But I have at least FINISHED many, so that is a plus. Now I just have to get out of this reviewing slump and these numbers will look much better in February.

Currently Reading

The Founding Fortunes - January, 2020

Satin Pumps - Feb, 2021

Valcour - April, 2021

DNF

None

Finished, Review to Come

The Twists and Turns of Living in Shanghai - Dec, 2019

(Held off on posting this review for a long time, will explain in review)

race against time - February, 2020

American Rebels - March, 2020

Anna Komnene - April, 2020

Hunting the Last Great Pirate - May, 2020

The Brothers York - June, 2020

The Deviant's War - June, 2020

The Lost Pianos of Siberia - August, 2020

Juror Number 2 - November, 2020

Prisoners of History - December, 2020

Revenge of the Sluts - February, 2021

Between Two Kingdoms - February, 2021

Fallible - February, 2021

Review or Feedback Sent

When I first started blogging my monthly State of the ARC I felt like I was drowning in ARCs. My main goal was to get my NetGalley feedback ratio above 80% and thanks to this meme, I slowly but surely clawed my way up. At my highest I was at 97%. I am currently at 91%.

How are you doing with your ARC goals? Let's talk ARCs!

Happy Reading

Sarah

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Tackling the TBR Week 4: Jan 22 - Jan 31, 2021

   

I am now entering year three of Tackling the TBR. Slowly but surely I have made big strides in getting by TBR under control. When I first started in 2019, my TBR was topping out at over 5,000 books. I don't know that I will ever get below 500, but a #BookDragon can dream!

I will be posting on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and the last day of the month. Feel free to join in if you'd like!

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Announcement: I have added a linky to this post and will do so for future Tackling the TBRs as well. A few people expressed interest in this in one of my 'goals' posts so I thought this would be an easy way for us to all connect. I post weekly, but feel free to do whatever works for you - weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, whatever!

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Previous Week's TBR Total: 2,983

Currently Reading

Books Added to TBR

Books Removed from TBR: 0

Books Read

Books DNF-ed:

 

Duplicates Removed: 0

New TBR Total: 2,984

Any of these catch your eye? Have you already read any? Let me know!

Happy Reading!

Sarah

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Eleanor Reads! January Edition

Each month Eleanor and I share the chapter books we've read in that period. We've been reading chapter books since before Kindergarten and her attention span as a four year old was definitely something to brag about. Eleanor was born a reader and that makes my heart so, so happy.

Our reading slowed a bit in January with getting into our routine again after Christmas vacation, but I expect February will be back to normal!

Read

#BookDragonsForever

Do the kiddos in your life have an interest in any of these?

Happy Reading,
Eleanor and Sarah

Stacking the Shelves #131

   

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature co-hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Amazon via BookBub

Library Treasures

Happy Reading!

Sarah 

Announcement: Tackling the TBR

I have been thinking about this quite a bit since my New Year's post on my goals for 2021. Getting my TBR down to a more manageable number is something I have been working on now for three years.

Tackling the TBR was started by a fellow blogger and I joined her because it is such a great idea. Though she and I are no longer in contact, I continue to keep up with this meme because it has helped me A TON. I originally had over 5,000 books on my TBR, so there has been major progress.

A lot of people commented on that goals post about focusing on their TBRs as well, so I thought I would take a moment to see if there is enough interest in me creating a linky so we can all connect. If so, I will go ahead and do it.

There is no right or wrong way to set up your information. You can find all my previous Tackling the TBR posts here if you would like to see my format and how it evolved (and will continue to evolve).

I post weekly on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and last day of the month. You are not obligated to do the same at all; post monthly, or bi-weekly, or weekly, whatever. Make it work for YOU.

Let me know if this is something you are interested in. I will also Tweet about it, so if we are not following each other, leave your handle so I can give you a follow.

Happy Reading!

Sarah

Stacking the Shelves #130

   

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature co-hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Birthday Gifts

Library Treasures

Happy Reading!

Sarah