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
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Gun Barons - May, 2022 (NetGalley)
Skirts - 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)
The Blackhouse - Jan, 2023 (NetGalley)
A Few Days Full of Trouble - Jan, 2023 (Publicist via NetGalley)
Glow in the Fucking Dark - Feb, 2023 (Publicist via NetGalley)
Finished, Review to Come
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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)
True Crime Stories - Aug, 2022 (BookSirens)
Womb Raiders - Sept, 2022 (BookSirens)
American Demon - Sept, 2022 (NetGalley)
Nothing but the Night - 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 93%.
How are you doing with your ARC goals? Let's talk ARCs!
Happy Reading
Sarah
Pretty Dead Queens looks like it would be one I'd like. I just finished The Galaxy and the Ground Within and *book hangover*
ReplyDeleteYou would definitely like it, it's right up our alley.
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