Sunday, July 31, 2022

Tackling the TBR Week 29: July 22 - July 31, 2022

          

I am now in year FOUR of Tackling the TBR. Slowly but surely I have made big strides in getting my TBR under control. When I first started in 2019, that list 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!


Previous Week's TBR Total: 2,389


Currently Reading



Books Added to TBR: 0


Books Removed from TBR: 0



Books Reads



Books DNF-ed: 0




Duplicates Removed: 0


New TBR Total: 2,388


Happy Reading!
Sarah

State of the ARC #48

 

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. I sometimes find a book or two via Edelweiss or BookSirens. Others have come from authors, 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.

Currently Reading
😘😘😘AUTHOR GIFTS 😘😘😘
Essex Dogs - Sept, 2022
Keeper of the Queen's Jewels - Oct, 2022

Gun Barons - May, 2022 (NetGalley)
Skirts - Sept, 2022 (NetGalley)
Nothing but the Night - Sept, 2022 (NetGalley)
The Women of Rothschild - Oct, 2022 (NetGalley)
Egypt's Golden Couple - Nov, 2022 (Publicist via NetGalley)
The Tudors in Love - Dec, 2022 (NetGalley)

Finished, Review to Come
Sweating in the Land of Smiles - July 2021 (Author Gift)
The Other Dr Gilmer - Mar, 2022 (NetGalley)
Spare Parts - May, 2022 (NetGalley)
The Ruins - July, 2022 (Publicist Gift via NetGalley)
American Demon - Sept, 2022 (NetGalley)
Pretty Dead Queens - Oct, 2022 (NetGalley)

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 94%.

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

Happy Reading
Sarah

Eleanor Reads! July Edition

  

Each month Eleanor and I share the chapter books we read. 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.

I am making a couple changes because Eleanor is becoming a more independent reader at home. She has no problem plowing through books at school, but at home she prefers I read to her while she is drawing, painting, working on a science project, etc. Plus, who doesn't also love being read to at bedtime?

Currently Reading Together
If you work with younger children, I highly recommend Something Bad Happened. I reviewed it as an ARC a couple years ago and purchased it after Uvalde. It has been tremendously helpful for Eleanor to cope with and understand our stupid, fucked-up country right now. We read a chapter or a section at a time. It can be overwhelming to think about otherwise.

Read Together


Currently Reading Independently*
*Eleanor has begun reading more than one book at a time. I can't imagine where she got that idea from.

Eleanor's Independent Reads



Eleanor's DNFs

It's amazing how much reading you can get done when you have Covid! The hardest part of Covid was getting Eleanor to rest. With no symptoms, she felt fine the whole time so she was constantly wanting to be on-the-go. She was practicing her solo audition, stretching, and doing various workouts that her teammates were during summer intensive when she couldn't be in class.

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

Happy Reading,
Eleanor and Sarah