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asphaltcowgrrl) wrote2018-11-05 10:53 am
asphaltcowgrrl) wrote2018-11-05 10:53 am
Okay so this wasn't supposed to happen
GUYS HELP.
Netgalley is an addiction as well as an impulse. And I might just need an intervention.
Generally, I can resist the urge to request every book that they email me about. But then, there are times when I cannot say no. On the bright side, I'm usually turned down for those impulse clicks. Although my feedback rate is above where they want it (83% currently, but will go up soon as I have one ready to review and one almost finished), often I don't have enough of a blog following to get the big name publishers to take a chance. Which, honestly, is okay. I see too many bloggers with 19 ARCS on their Netgalley shelf and no time to read them. I don't want that.
So, when an email for this book landed in my inbox, I clicked.
I clicked so fast, guys, I think I have push button finger now. And HOLY MOTHER OF COWBOYS HARLEQUIN FREAKING APPROVED IT. Like, almost instantly. I swear, I was expecting to wait four weeks and then get a rejection notice. I'd cry if they put me on auto-approve because SO MANY BOOKS. And despite the bad rep HQN gets sometimes, their MIRA line has some amazing thrillers.
So, what I have pending at the moment:
Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre - FINISHED waiting for review
A Scandal in Scarlet by Vicki Delany - NEARLY DONE. I love this series so I should finish it in the next couple days
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding - publishes 5/10/19 so I have a minute or two to get this one done.
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen - publishes 1/8/19 so I have time on this, too. It's next up though because it's been on my shelf the longest
Luck of the Draw by B. J. Daniels - this you know about but it doesn't release until 5/21/19 so my impulse click wasn't as bad as it could have been.
So, not too bad considering one is done and the other is close.
Anyway, back to your lives. I couldn't help but scream about this and, since literally no one in my real life cares, you get stuck with it. Now, I need to finish spending all of my boss' money.
Netgalley is an addiction as well as an impulse. And I might just need an intervention.
Generally, I can resist the urge to request every book that they email me about. But then, there are times when I cannot say no. On the bright side, I'm usually turned down for those impulse clicks. Although my feedback rate is above where they want it (83% currently, but will go up soon as I have one ready to review and one almost finished), often I don't have enough of a blog following to get the big name publishers to take a chance. Which, honestly, is okay. I see too many bloggers with 19 ARCS on their Netgalley shelf and no time to read them. I don't want that.
So, when an email for this book landed in my inbox, I clicked.
I clicked so fast, guys, I think I have push button finger now. And HOLY MOTHER OF COWBOYS HARLEQUIN FREAKING APPROVED IT. Like, almost instantly. I swear, I was expecting to wait four weeks and then get a rejection notice. I'd cry if they put me on auto-approve because SO MANY BOOKS. And despite the bad rep HQN gets sometimes, their MIRA line has some amazing thrillers.
So, what I have pending at the moment:
Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre - FINISHED waiting for review
A Scandal in Scarlet by Vicki Delany - NEARLY DONE. I love this series so I should finish it in the next couple days
Little Darlings by Melanie Golding - publishes 5/10/19 so I have a minute or two to get this one done.
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen - publishes 1/8/19 so I have time on this, too. It's next up though because it's been on my shelf the longest
Luck of the Draw by B. J. Daniels - this you know about but it doesn't release until 5/21/19 so my impulse click wasn't as bad as it could have been.
So, not too bad considering one is done and the other is close.
Anyway, back to your lives. I couldn't help but scream about this and, since literally no one in my real life cares, you get stuck with it. Now, I need to finish spending all of my boss' money.
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I had never heard of NetGalley and never knew how people got ARCS before I started reading your posts. It's really interesting.
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It's funny because I stumbled onto a budding blog looking for reviewers about 11 years ago and they set me up with Netgalley. Otherwise, like you, I'd have never heard about it either. It is an interesting concept and a cheap, effective way to get reviewers to read your books and blog about them. Win/win as far as I'm concerned. You give me free books, I'll give you a review. LOL Oh, and sometimes, authors will find you on Goodreads and offer you free review copies.
Er, um, yeah, I know. I have a book problem. LOL
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If having a book problem is wrong, I don't wanna be right. :D
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BUT BUT BUT my feedback ratio on Netgalley is now at 90% and I only have three books on my shelf! And I cannot tell you how hard it was not to go surfing for new books once I posted my review. Hahaha.
Amen sister. :)
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https://spicyappleseeds.home.blog/
I'm still trying to figure things out, but there's a welcome page and I've friended about 5 book review blogs. I'll play around there some more later.
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GOOD LUCK!