Nora Reads | August Edition

You might notice a little change here, Eleanor has decided to go by Nora now. One of the things I loved about the name from the start - besides the fact that Eleanor of Aquitaine was a badass queen - is that it is versatile; my girl could choose what she wanted to be called, whether it was Eleanor, Elle, Ellie, Nor, or Nora. 

Each month Nora and I share the chapter books we read either together or that she's read on her own. I love that she is exploring new genres and finding new authors to love.

Currently Reading Together

Read Together

none

Currently Reading Independently

Nora's Independent Reads

Nora's Rereads

Nora's DNFs

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

Happy Reading,
Nora and Sarah

State of the ARC #74

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 years after that, 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.

Current ARCs

Somehow all the other covers were deleted and Blogger wouldn't let me go back to recover them, so, boo to you Blogger. But I am not going back through Goodreads and redoing it all again, so they are just listed beneath these covers.

Gun Barons - May, 2022 (NetGalley)

Urban Nomad - Aug, 2022 (Publicist Gift)

Egypt's Golden Couple - Nov, 2022 (Publicist via NetGalley)

Glow in the Fucking Dark - Feb, 2023 (Publicist via NetGalley)

Let This Radicalize You - May, 2023 (Publisher Gift)

The Summer of 1876 - May, 2023 (Publisher via NetGalley)

The Girls of Summer - June, 2023 (Publicist via NetGalley)

Life in Victorian Era Ireland - Aug, 2023 (NetGalley)

The Kingmaker's Women - Aug, 2023 (NetGalley)

Monumental Lies - Sept, 2023 (NetGalley)

The Clapham Train Incident - Oct, 2023 (NetGalley)

UFO Science - Oct, 2023 (Author Gift)

The Last Outlaws - Nov, 2023 (NetGalley)

Following Caesar - Dec, 2023 (NetGalley)

God Save Benedict Arnold - Dec, 2023 (Gift via NetGalley)

Dark Parts of the Universe - Apr, 2024 (NetGalley)

A History of the World in 12 Shipwrecks - Apr, 2024 (NetGalley)

Women in the Valley of the Kings - Jul, 2024 (Gift via NetGalley)

DNF

None

Review or Feedback Completed

(click the cover to read the review)

   

At my best, my NetGalley ratio was 97%. Then I proceeded to go on several binges because I have no shelf control. I am currently sitting at 72%.

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

Happy Reading
Sarah

Tackling the TBR | Week 31 | Aug 22 - Aug 31, 2025

Here we go!

This is year SIX of Tackling the TBR. When I started this mess I was well over 5,000 books, so to be where I am now is pretty incredible.

I will post on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and last day of the month.

Previous Week's TBR Total: 1,584

On My 'Currently Reading' Shelf
(This does not mean I am reading all of these at once. As soon as I get a book from the library, NetGalley, or a publisher/author/marketer, I put in on my 'Currently Reading' shelf. Yes, I know I have a problem. No, I don't want to do anything about it.)

Books Read

Books DNFed: 0

Books Added to TBR: 0

Books Removed from TBR: 60

Duplicates Removed: 0

New TBR Total: 1,523

Happy Reading!
Sarah