2017 Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge

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I have to admit that when it comes to reading challenges I pretty much suck at doing them but I am hoping that things will change this year. One step at a time right? One challenge at a time!

I have been on NetGalley since 2009 and Edelweiss for a few years reading and reviewing books. Its such a great resource for bloggers to get access to new and upcoming books. I do have to say that getting accepted for books has been hit or miss on both sites for me. I have discovered though that over the years the higher your feedback ratio score is the better chance you have in getting accepted.

I am sure you are like me and have  logged on to NetGalley and perhaps Edelweiss with the intention of “Just Looking” and then the next thing is you have requested a few books even though your TBR is a mile long? This has happened to me many times and I thought this year I really need to get a handle on that and keep track of the books I have requested and read.

So I am going to take part in the NetGalley and Edelweiss 2017 Reading Challenge that is being hosted by Bookish Things and More. You can click on that link to take you directly to the reading challenge to find out more and how to join.

I am committing to read 50 (Gold)  NetGalley/Edelweiss books this year.

What about you?

First Book Of The Year 2017

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It seems like I am always struggling with what I want to read on a normal day so you can image how hard it was for me to pick out my first book that I want to start 2017 with? Do you struggle with that as well?

This is my 4th year doing this and I have decided on:

In one devastating night, violin prodigy Etta Spencer loses everything she knows and loves. Thrust into an unfamiliar world by a stranger with a dangerous agenda, Etta is certain of only one thing: she has traveled not just miles, but years from home. And she’s inherited a legacy she knows nothing about from a family whose existence she’s never heard of. Until now.
Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods-a powerful family in the Colonies-and the servitude he’s known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can’t escape and the family that won’t let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only Etta, his passenger, can find. In order to protect her, Nick must ensure she brings it back to them-whether she wants to or not.
Together, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by the traveler who will do anything to keep the object out of the Ironwoods’ grasp. But as they get closer to the truth of their search, and the deadly game the Ironwoods are playing, treacherous forces threaten to separate Etta not only from Nicholas but from her path home forever.

The reason I am picking this book is because I was asked to review the sequel and my review is suppose to go up on Friday so I knew I had to read this one first. I started this book Friday night and I am still reading this. I am about half way through it.

What is your first book going to be>

December 2016 Book Unhauling

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Good Monday morning everyone. Its been since August since I have done a unhauling post and sadly since that time I have passed on a few books that I didn’t get to document. I need to get better with that because all numbers eventually add up to the bigger outlook.

I had so much success in 2015 unhauling books that I thought I would continue this again for 2016 and going into 2017 I will be doing the same thing again. I think I do this out of curiosity  for myself to see if I am giving more away then I am bringing in.

With the lack of documenting over the past 4 months I have no idea what I have given away so the totals are a little off.

So each month I will be posting about what books I am unhauling and then another monthly post will be what books I physically bought in the month.

Are you a constant book buyer? Can you resist buying books on a weekly bases? Please tell me I am not alone in this?

I am gradually going through the bookcases and the many boxes that I have stored in the basement and doing a purge because this summer with fingers crossed we will get the basement finally renovated and I can purchase new bookcases and set up a library down there. So over the next few months I am expecting larger unhaulings.

Take a look at what I unhauled this month:
(Unless otherwise noted these are books I have read and I am passing them along to another book loving home.)

  1. The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury
  2. Amish Christmas Blessings
  3. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
  4. Rose by Leigh Greenwood’s
  5. Fern by Leigh Greenwood’s
  6. Iris by Leigh Greenwood’s
  7. Laurel by Leigh Greenwood’s
  8. Little Women and Me by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
  9. Uncomfortably Close by Lily Brett
  10. A Midsummer Night’s Scream by R.L Stine
  11. Under the Boardwalk by Amie Denman
  12. There is No Dog by Meg Rosoff
  13. Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry
  14. The Brillant Fall of Gianna Z by Kate Messner
  15. The Chocolate Thief by Laura Florand
  16. Joyland by Stephen King
  17. Family Affair by Debbie Macomber
  18. Summer Moonlight Secrets by Danette Haworth
  19. Eyewitness Travel Pocket Map & Guide Montreal
  20. New York City with kids
  21. Eyewitness Travel Chicago
  22. I survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis
  23. Top 10 Montreal & Quebec City
  24. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
  25. Surrender by Elana Johnson
  26. Wishes & Stitches by Rachael Herron
  27. Prom Nights from Hell
  28. One Perfect Summer by Paige Toon
  29. Plain Fear Forbidden by Leanna Ellis
  30. RSVP by Helen Warner
  31. Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner
  32. Plain Fear Forsaken by Leanna Ellis
  33. One for the Money by Jane Evanovitch
  34. Here Come The Girls by Milly Johnson
  35. Heaven is Paved with Oreos by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
  36. The Charm Bracelet by Viola Shipman
  37. Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
  38. Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith
  39. The Good Luck Girls of Shipwreck Lane by Kelly Harms
  40. The Accidental Book Club by Jennifer Scott
  41. The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
  42. The Sweetness of Forgetting by Kristin Harmel
  43. Little Miss Red by Robin Palmer

So for December  I am releasing  43 books this month. As you can see I have missed months and I know I have passed on more books then I have listed which is a bit sad, but what can you do about it right?

  • Total for 2016 is 124
  • Total for 2015 is 211