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#NetGalleyNovember My Reading List @NeverEndingNG

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NetGalleyNovember GoalsNetGalley November 2022 BannerI couldn’t resist joining in with this one again. Although I don’t have that many books on my NetGalley shelf some of them have been there a really long time. Since 2018 in the case of the oldest one.

So what is NetGalley November? Basically it’s a month long readathon where you focus on reading books on your NetGalley shelf. Whether you start with a shelf of books in single figures or one with hundreds of books, the aim is to end up with a better NetGalley ratio then when you started, and of course enjoy talking about the books you read with others.

And, at the end of November, when you’ve cleared some books from your NetGalley shelf, do you know what you can do? That’s right – you can request some new ones!

Follow the progress of all the participants on Twitter and Instagram – or better still, join in!

NetGalley November 2022 BingoMy proposed reading list is inspired by the NetGalley November Bingo card although I have a couple of gaps which I need to fill… Links from the titles will take you to the book description on Goodreads or – eventually, I hope – to my review.

Newest approval: My Father’s House by Joseph O’Connor
Published this year: Death to the Emperor by Simon Scarrow Read and reviewed
New to you author: Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
Most anticipated: Resurrection by David Gilman
Buddy read: The Weather Woman by Sally Gardner  Read and reviewed
Green cover: Forest of Foes by Matthew Harffy
Title beginning with ‘N’: ?
One you’ve been putting off: The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (It’s over 800 pages!)
Oldest approval: The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz Read and reviewed

20 Books Of Summer 2022 Reading Challenge Wrap-Up #20booksofsummer22

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20-books-of-summerThis annual challenge, run by my namesake Cathy at 746 Books, takes place between 1st June and 1st September.  The rules are simple: pick 10, 15 or 20 books you’d like to read and read them!

Although the rules are accommodating – allowing swaps, change of target, etc – I stubbornly decided to stick to my original list (see below) consisting of the 20 paperback books that have been in my TBR pile the longest according to Goodreads.

First the good news. Between 1st June and 31st August I read 39 books. The bad news is only five of them were on my list and one of those I still need to write a review for. Was I overly optimistic? Yes. Did I start reading books from my list too late? Yes. Did I fail to take account of other review commitments? Yes. Will I try again next year? Yes!

Thanks to Cathy for hosting the challenge once again.

The Cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers Read and reviewed
The Boy Who Saw by Simon Toyne Read and reviewed
The Women of the Castle by Jessica Shattuck Read and reviewed
Before the Fall by Noah Hawley Read and reviewed
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio Read – not yet reviewed
Island of Secrets by Patricia Wilson Currently reading
The Plague Charmer by Karen Maitland  (waiting since May 2017)
The House of Birds by Morgan McCarthy (waiting since July 2017)
The Honey Farm on the Hill by Jo Thomas (waiting since August 2017)
Rivals of the Republic by Annelise Freisenbruch (waiting since August 2017)
The Girl from Simon’s Bay by Barbara Mutch (waiting since September 2017)
My Mother’s Shadow by Nikola Scott (waiting since October 2017)
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (waiting since October 2017)
Treason by James Jackson (waiting since November 2017)
The Draughtsman by Robert Lautner (waiting since March 2018)
The Legacy of Elizabeth Pringle by Kirsty Wark (waiting since March 2018)
The Painter of Souls by Philip Kazan (waiting since April 2018)
Appetite by Philip Kazan (waiting since April 2018)
Ponti by Sharlene Teo (waiting since April 2018)
Where Roses Never Die by Gunnar Staalesen (waiting since May 2018)

If you took part in the challenge, how did you get on? (Better than me, I hope.)

20 Books of Summer 2022