
A few days ago I made a judgement call that would force me to get back into reading in a manic way. I went on Netgalley and requested a bunch of books. I’d banned myself from doing this ages ago. But, I’m not a depressed bean anymore. I’m excited about life and moving forward and I missed reading. It’s one of the biggest most magical parts of my life and I wanted to give myself an even larger incentive to read then ever.
I really didn’t know what I was expecting when I did this. I’ve been reviewing a bit lately and I just wanted to see what would happen and boy has it been an interesting line of approvals so far.
Also, I’m so incredibly grateful to Netgalley and all the publishers that approved me to read all these amazing titles. THANK YOU!!!
Books Requested and Approved:
Mayhem by Estelle Laure

That cover my goodness! I saw it and had to request.
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

This was a Hail Mary request. Did not expect the approval, but ohhh yeah I’m excited!
Throwaway Girls by Andrea Contos

Couldn’t resist these creepy vibes! This novel looks like a mystery I wanted to know about.
Glass Town Wars by Celia Rees

This cover is UNIQUE. I wanted to know what the story was inside. I’m excited to get to find out!
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

This book is a mix up of so many things yet it looks so much like it fits. I am so so happy and excited I got approved to read it!
I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan

Again a good Mystery and I couldn’t resist requesting! It sounded amazing!
The Unstoppable Wasp by Sam Maggs

I said so many prayers to get approved for this title. I have a fat crush on Sam Maggs and holy smokes I’m so so excited to read this book!!! I was happy all day when I saw this approval!
Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro

So I’ve always wanted to read Anger is a Gift and I already know that book is soooo well loved so I had to request this book! So happy to have the chance to read it!
Never Look Back by Lilliam Rivera

This book has MAGICAL REALISM!!! Let me say that again MAGICAL REALISM alert!! Freaking will want to read every ya magical realism book I can get my hands on. It’s my jam! Plus omg that cover is chef’s kiss gorgeous!
Hush by Dylan Farrow

The magic in this novel sounds freaking amazing lemme tell you. I read the description and was like HELL yes sign me up for that thank you!
My Rejection:
Blazewrath Games by Amparo Ortiz

That’s right this is the only book I’ve heard back as a no from and I get it. This is a very popularly requested book and I’ve gotten many many yes’s to many amazing novels! Still gotta appreciate that cover tho A+!
Pending Requests:
So all that looks like a lot of books right? Well when I say I went on a request spree.. I went on a request SPREE. Anyway here’s what I’m waiting to hear back on.
Last Girls by Demetra Brodsky

Soooo about this book. I kinda sorta got notified today that I won it in a giveaway sooo.. it may be pending, but like.. hell yess I get to read this book!!!! I have her other book Dive Smack on my shelves and I also won that in a giveaway way back. Apparently I’m meant to read Demetra’s books. I’ll be owning both books she’s written so far! Very excited!
The rest in a beautiful collage of ohh my gosh I hope I get to read these!!!!

That’s 18 more books I’ve yet to hear back on! All of them books I’d feel so happy to read! We’ll see what happens sometime soon! But, gosh I can’t wait to see if I get approved for any of these. Looking at them all together my heart swells. They all look so beautiful!
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I did the exact same thing. I didn’t think I’d get approved because I was not active for a few years and my feedback rate is a bit low. I thought wrong because now I have 8 netgalley arcs to read 😂😂
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Yeah, it’s curious how that works. My ratio was above 80 and it’s at 75% now with all the approvals. So for me it’s not so bad. I’m definitely not gonna request again till I’m back to above 80%. Just to keep some semblance of sanity.
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Throwaway Girls sounds so good!! Have fun with your galleys!
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I definitely will! I’m excited to see what that mystery is all about!
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I have 13 ARCs on my shelf but I haven’t requested some of these books yet so I’m heading over to Netgalley to do request them. 🙂 🙂
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Yessss some amazing books are coming out these coming months!
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Good luck with them all.I hope you love them 🙂
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I think I will! These all sound so great!
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Enjoy your books! All of the covers are gorgeous!
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Yesss! Recently, cover art has only gotten better and better!
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That’s so awesome that you got approved for all those books! The cover of Hush by Dylan Farrow is gorgeous, and I love the eerie vibes.
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Yes! I really agree! It does have something eerie about it! I’m so excited to read it!
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I requested it, so I’m hoping I get approved for it!
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I hope so too!
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You got so many great books! Good luck with your pending requests.
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Thanks so much! I’m excited to see what comes my way!
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You’re welcome!
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I recently read Rebel Spy and loved it so much 🙂 highly recommend! Hopefully these books help your reading
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Ooo sounds great! Hopefully I get approved for it! If not I’ll love to check it out and purchase it one day!
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I also have a ton of Netgalley ARCs waiting for me. I used to try my hardest not to DNF a book so that I could give a full and honest review, even if negative. But if being a librarian taught me anything, it’s that there just isn’t enough time to waste on books that don’t keep my interested! So among all my recent Netgalley books to review, there have been a few DNF’s LOL. I hope you get through plenty of these and love them!
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all that is definitely true!
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You weren’t joking – that is a spree and a half! 🙂 Happy reading!
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Hell yeah! If I’m going to do something I might as well go all out! Plus, all these book sound like they will be highly rated reads. I can just feel it in my bones!
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