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#NetGalleyGroup #NGG

It's our last day for July's #readathon 📚

How did you do?
Did you meet your goals?
Did the readathon help give you a nudge?

I've enjoyed hosting it. It's certainly helped give me a kickstart back into Netgalley life. I've enjoyed reading your comments and posts.

See you on 15th August for another round of #ARCs 😀

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

AllDebooks Thank you for joining me. 😀 @Julsmarshall @Cazxxx @TiredLibrarian @bcncookbookclub @sebrittainclark @rubyslippersreads @Librarybelle @Twainy @bnp @TheSpineView @throwmeabook @Larkken 2w

AllDebooks @Addison_Reads @Bookwormjillk @BookLineNSinker @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @tpixie @Bookish_Thoughts 2w

DGRachel Umm…I read about 30 pages or so of the ARC I‘d planned to finish. It‘s just not holding my attention and I switched over to a nearly 400 page ebook that returns to the library in 3 days. There‘s always next weekend, right? 😂 2w

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Librarybelle I did complete my #ALC (it‘s published tomorrow, so I‘ll post my review then). I did not start my #ARC , but I think I‘ll have a better plan going into the August reading…more specific goals and such. Thanks for bringing this back! 2w

AllDebooks @DGRachel Well, 30 pages is better than nothing. I get why you would prioritise the library book. Thank you for joining in. 😀 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Yay, well done. 👏 I really needed spurring on, and it's always better to have company. 😀 2w

AllDebooks I've 100 pages left of The Tesla Files. I could not stop reading! I'll start my fiction tonight. Of my 10 reviews, I've completed 5. I just need to post them now. 2w

sebrittainclark I completed one of the ARCs I was reading, and caught up on the 4 reviews I needed to write. 2w

Deblovestoread I didn‘t finish but did make progress. 2w

AllDebooks @sebrittainclark That's great. Well done. 🙌 2w

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread it all counts. 🙌 2w

Bookish_Thoughts DNF‘ed one book, finished another, and caught up on reviews, so yay me. 🙂 This was fun! Thanks for hosting. 2w

PuddleJumper Actually read an eARC today. It was fun but I was reading the Kindle version and it would randomly start a new line mid-word. It was so annoying! Seems to be a common issue when reading NetGalley books on Kindle 2w

AllDebooks @Bookish_Thoughts that's great. Well done. 👏 2w

AllDebooks @PuddleJumper I've never tried them on my Kindle as I've heard its problematic. Well done on finishing one. 👏 2w

tpixie I‘ve failed so far… I‘ll have more time in 2026* to read, though. @AllDebooks (edited) 2w

AllDebooks @tpixie you haven't failed, you were only considering joining. I can take you off the taglist, if you prefer. 2w

tpixie @AllDebooks yes, let‘s do that. I may try next year! 2w

AllDebooks @tpixie 👍 2w

tpixie @AllDebooks 🌺 2w

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#NetGalleyGroup #NGG

Let's share our recent #ARCs or #ALCs that we've enjoyed the most in 2025.
📚 What did you enjoy most about it?
📚 Is the author new to you?
📚 Would you read more by the author?

All welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

BookmarkTavern I really enjoyed this mystery novel!

Writers and Liars

AllDebooks @BookmarkTavern I like the look of this 2w

AllDebooks I really enjoyed Michelle Paver's new novel. A ghost story set in the rainforest of South America. One for #NaturaLitsy

Rainforest

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Librarybelle My favorite #ALC is this one, a top so far for 2025:

The Accidental Favorite: A Novel

Librarybelle As for an #ARC , this was an enjoyable read, since I‘m about all things The Golden Girls:

Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery

DGRachel My fav ARC read of the year is a Romantasy debut with sirens, so it has a bit of a dark, Hans Christian Andersen Little Mermaid vibe.

In the Veins of the Drowning

DGRachel @Librarybelle I have Murder by Cheesecake on my shelf to read. It sounds delightful! 2w

DGRachel @BookmarkTavern I will have to look for that one. It sounds like it has all of my favorite mystery novel elements 😱 2w

Bookish_Thoughts So far my favorite #ARC is The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. I‘ve read a lot of his work, but not all of it. (edited) 2w

sebrittainclark My favorite I read in the last month was Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz, which is a cozy sci-fi novella about robots opening a restaurant. I've had Future of Another Timeline on my TBR for a while, but this was the first time I read one of their books, and I'll definitely read more.

Automatic Noodle

AllDebooks @Bookish_Thoughts he is very good. I'm looking forward to reading this one. 2w

AllDebooks @sebrittainclark lol, I love the title, and the plot sounds cute. ❤️ 2w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle both of those look good. Golden girls cozy mystery is a genius idea. 2w

AllDebooks @DGRachel that looks so good. 2w

PuddleJumper I just got approved for the second in the Hollow and the Haunted duology - The Forsaken and the Fated, so would recommend that (😅) and the first in the series

The Hollow and the Haunted

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AllDebooks

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#NetGalleyGroup #NGG

Let us know what #ARC you're reading for the #readathon.
📚 Are you enjoying it?
📚 Would you recommend it?
📚 Is the author new to you?

All are welcome to join us. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

AllDebooks I'm reading an investigative journalism expose of Tesla and Musk. It's so gripping, I can't put it down. Available in Read Now section.

The Tesla Files: A Whistleblower, a Leak, a Fight for Truth: The Inside Story of Musk's Empire

AllDebooks One for #antifa @Chrissyreadit 3w

Librarybelle I‘m listening to my ALC, Greenwich by Kate Broad, and I plan to pick out my ARC today! 3w

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Amor4Libros I started First Time, Long Time by Amy Silverberg. I have about 8 other ARCs going 🤣🤣, but I‘m challenging myself to finish this one by Tue (pub date). 3w

DGRachel I started Beasts of Carnaval by Rosalia Rodrigo. I‘m not not enjoying it, but I‘m struggling to find anything that holds my attention. Outside thoughts keep creeping into my brain and distracting me from the story. 😭

Beasts of Carnaval: A Novel

Chrissyreadit @AllDebooks 💙💙💙💙💙 3w

sebrittainclark I just started Awakened by Laura Elliot. She's a new to me author, and I'm intrigued by the concept so far. I haven't read much dystopian fiction in years, but I've read quite a few this year and am enjoying the genre.

Awakened

Deblovestoread I‘m reading The Girls Who Grew Big. I like it but am in a bit of a slump so it‘s getting read in short spurts. I loved her debut

Nightcrawling: A novel

AllDebooks @Librarybelle ❤️🙌❤️ 2w

AllDebooks @Amor4Libros 8 arcs!!! Blimey, you have your hands full. 2w

AllDebooks @DGRachel Oh no, intrusive thoughts are a pain in the ass. Have you tried some centering techniques or relaxation exercises? I found that I did better with audiobooks when stress or anxiety levels are high. 2w

AllDebooks @sebrittainclark 👀 Ooooh, that sounds so good. Stacked! 📚 2w

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread another one stacked! 📚😅 2w

DGRachel @AllDebooks I have a whole arsenal of mindfulness techniques but things are so bad right now that I don‘t even have the energy to implement any of them. It will pass. I usually rely on audiobooks at times like these, too, but they‘re even harder for me to get into right now. 🤷🏻‍♀️A local indie bookseller always gives me great recs for books that shut out the world, and she was working today, so pause on the ARC while I fall into another book. 2w

AllDebooks @DGRachel I'm so sorry you're having a tough time. Sending hugs. xx 🫂 2w

Bookish_Thoughts I‘m struggling with The Marigold Cottages Murder Collective. It‘s not holding my attention very well. I‘d forgotten I‘d started before and then forgot about it. 😬 2w

AllDebooks @Bookish_Thoughts You can bail. #Hailthebail 2w

Bookish_Thoughts I picked it up last night, saw I was less than 40% into it, and bailed. #Hailthebail indeed. 2w

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AllDebooks

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Hi 👋

Welcome to our first #NetGalleyGroup monthly #readathon 😊 over the next 4 days.

📚 Set your goals.
📚 Introduce yourself to the group.
📚 What are you hoping to achieve over the readathons?
📚 Share your tips or advice for using Netgalley.

I'm excited to get going on my #ARC tbr list and tackle my backlog of reviews. 🙈
All are welcome to join in. Please let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist.

AllDebooks @Julsmarshall @Cazxxx @TiredLibrarian @bcncookbookclub @sebrittainclark @rubyslippersreads @Librarybelle @Twainy @bnp @TheSpineView @throwmeabook @Larkken 3w

AllDebooks @Addison_Reads @Bookwormjillk @BookLineNSinker @Deblovestoread @DGRachel @tpixie @Bookish_Thoughts 3w

AllDebooks Please note that I won't tag everyone in the following days' posts. I don't want to get on your nerves. 🙈 Check for #NetGalleyGroup tag for my posts and to support and encourage each other. 😊 3w

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Bookwormjillk My goal is to read and review one ARC per month. I think this month I might tackle something from my Library Thing Early Reviewers list since I‘m pretty far behind there. Hopefully that counts! 3w

AllDebooks @Bookwormjillk If it's an ARC, it counts. Good luck. 😀 3w

Amor4Libros This looks fun! I would like to be added to the tag, please 😊 3w

AllDebooks @Amor4Libros Done! Welcome to #NGG 😊 Here's a link to the post with the dates for the rest of the year. https://litsy.com/p/WVFZdzVCWm4w 3w

AllDebooks 👋 I'm Debs and I'm looking forward to hosting our readathons. I read everything, so I'm excited to see your goals. I'll probably extend my tbr tenfold, but that's what we're here for, right? I posted my goals separately https://litsy.com/p/S3BrRlBCOUJI 3w

Librarybelle Yay! I think I will finish my current audiobook, which is an ALC from NetGalley. I would also like to read one book this weekend from my massive queue. I‘m setting low goals this time, since I seem to be far behind everything else. Thanks for hosting this again! As for tips, don‘t be afraid to request a title, even if you‘ve been rejected in the past…you never know when you will be granted access! 3w

AllDebooks @Librarybelle Good luck with your goal. 😊 I thought a monthly event might help clear those backlogs. Little and often is the way. That's a great tip! You never know. 🤞 3w

DGRachel I keep up with reviewing as I read, but I‘m so far behind on actually reading. My goal for the rest of the year is to read my current list before the publication dates. I can‘t even think about the backlog right now. 😂 For this month, I have 2 books that publish on the 29th. I hope to get through both this weekend. Thanks for the nudge! 3w

rubyslippersreads I‘m terrible about reviewing, so my goal is to review at least three books (I‘ve read two and am close to finishing the third). 3w

sebrittainclark My goal for the year is to end with a higher ratio than I started with. I've been holding steady basically all year, but I'm hoping to raise it a bit more this summer to give myself a better shot at my goal, since I tend to drop my ratio at lot at the end of the year 3w

Bookish_Thoughts I‘m usually pretty good about keeping up, but not this summer. (For good reasons! Well, except the “got sick” one). I have several reviews to write. I use the “lists” feature on NetGalley. One is organized by “pub date.” Once reviewed, I delete it from the list. It‘s good to see it shrink. If I missed posting a review by pub date, I move it to my “past due” list and focus on the “pub date” list. Books deleted from my lists remain on the original. (edited) 3w

AllDebooks @DGRachel Yay, glad to have you join us. Good luck with your chosen reads. 😊 3w

AllDebooks @rubyslippersreads I find it hard to keep up, too. Good luck finishing your 3rd book. 😊 3w

AllDebooks @sebrittainclark That would be progress! Good luck increasing your ratio. 😊 3w

AllDebooks @Bookish_Thoughts That's a great habit to get into. Thanks for the tip. 😊 3w

BookmarkTavern I‘d love to join in! 3w

AllDebooks @BookmarkTavern Great, thanks for joining us. Here's a link to the monthly dates 😊 https://litsy.com/p/WVFZdzVCWm4w 3w

DGRachel @Bookish_Thoughts I didn‘t know there was a list feature on NetGalley! I keep a spreadsheet but I love how you track your ARCs!! 3w

PuddleJumper I just started Blood Over Bright Haven so no ARCs this weekend 😅 I'd like to read one a month going forward, I'm just not in the mood for a lot of them and I want to give them a fair chance. 3w

AllDebooks @PuddleJumper I think that's a good plan. 👍 3w

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Nature's Beauty: Snakes | Hester Moult

Repost for @AllDebooks

We have 3 remaining #buddyreads for #Naturalitsy

I will host a pop-up event for#NetGalleyGroup #NGG to encourage reading those arcs for #NovelNovember or #NonfictionNovember

#Midwintersolace returns for the 2nd year. This time, it will run for the whole of Dec/Jan to help us through the darker nights.

#Rereadtheclassics - I'm going to bail on Nov's planned read The Brothers Karamazov

See her page for more.

LitsyEvents Original post: https://litsy.com/p/Ums5dXR4M1Rt 2y

AllDebooks Thank tou for the share x 2y

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We have 3 remaining #buddyreads for #Naturalitsy

I will host a pop-up event for#NetGalleyGroup #NGG to encourage reading those arcs for #NovelNovember or #NonfictionNovember

#Midwintersolace returns for the 2nd year. This time, it will run for the whole of Dec/Jan to help us through the darker nights.

#Rereadtheclassics - I'm going to bail on Nov's planned read The Brothers Karamazov as #Pemberlittens are reading this in January.

🍁⬇️⬇️🍁

AllDebooks Cont. More info to follow for each individual group. @LitsyEvents 2y

AllDebooks #Rereadtheclassics @nanuska_153 @MilesnMelodies @LitStephanie @Crinoline_Laphroaig @Cuilin @BookwormAHN @CrowCAH @BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks @TheBookHippie @Graywacke @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @ElizaMarie @Saknicole @Sapphire @dabbe @LeeRHarry @Larkken 2y

AllDebooks #NetGalleyGroup @Julsmarshall @Cazxxx @TiredLibrarian @bcncookbookclub @sebrittainclark @rubyslippersreads @ozma.of.oz @Librarybelle @Twainy @bnp @TheSpineView @throwmeabook @Larkken @LocalTXLibrarian @Addison_Reads @CloakNQuill 2y

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AllDebooks #Naturalitsy #Midwintersolace @jenniferw88 @majkia @Catsandbooks @julieclair @chrissyreadit 2y

AllDebooks As always, please do let me know if you wish to be added/removed from the taglist for any of the groups 😊 2y

Librarybelle Hooray!! 2y

TheBookHippie This looks lovely! I‘m in ♥️ 2y

BarbaraJean You can take me off the list for Reread the Classics—just too much going on! Thank you! 2y

CrowCAH A great recap! I‘ll have to pass on joining these reads as I have others planned for November and December. But keep my name on the list for the classics; I‘ll join in with another book. 2y

Aconight Love this! May not be able to joint for #netgalley I‘m going to be traveling until mid Dec. I‘ll do my best 😊 2y

TheAromaofBooks Thanks for the updates!! Let me know when you read Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. I read it a couple years ago and found it SO interesting - I would love to revisit it!! 2y

Deblovestoread Very interested in reading along with The Secret Garden and Salt, Fat, Scid Heat. 2y

julieclair Great stuff! I‘m excited to read Secret Garden, and will try for Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. And I‘m looking forward to Midwinter Solace. Thanks for all you do for us!! 💙 2y

Catsandbooks Looking forward to #midwintersolace 🩵 2y

AllDebooks @Librarybelle 😊 2y

AllDebooks @TheBookHippie 😊 2y

AllDebooks @BarbaraJean no worries x 2y

AllDebooks @CrowCAH okay 😊 2y

AllDebooks @TheAromaofBooks it will be our December #buddyread 😊 2y

AllDebooks @CloakNQuill happy travels 😊 2y

AllDebooks @Deblovestoread good to see you back 😊 2y

AllDebooks @julieclair yay 😊 It's my absolute pleasure x 2y

AllDebooks @Catsandbooks 😊 2y

Cuilin I‘m definitely in for the Secret Garden 💚 🪴 🔑 2y

IndoorDame I‘d love to join you guys for The Secret Garden and for Midwinter Solstice! 2y