June 2021 ARC Check In

It’s that time of the month again..

Things got brutal this month!

I decided to finally take the plunge and remove a bunch of old backlist titles that I’m never going to get to as well as DNF a couple of titles I started and am realistically never going to continue.

There’s still a couple of more I’m on the fence about so I might make more cuts in July!

On top of that, I read a ton of ARCs as well! In fact 7 of the 10 books I’ve read so far in June have been ARCs. And I just started another.

Unfortunately.. I got a couple super late approvals that threw everything off. And some of my late 2021/early 2022 requests are coming in. Definitely need to chill with the request button for a bit ๐Ÿ˜…

โฐ – Late
๐Ÿ“– – Physical Copy
โœ๏ธ – Reviewed
โœจ – New

Netgalley

May: 47
April Feedback Ratio: 59%

June: 45
Current Feedback Ratio: 59%

Finished:

โœ๏ธ 1. In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland โญโญโญโญ.5
โœ๏ธ2. May the Best Man Win by ZR Ellor โญโญโญโญ
โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–3. The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin โญโญโญโญ
โœ๏ธโฐ๐Ÿ“–4. Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur โญโญโญโญ
โœ๏ธโฐ๐Ÿ“–5. The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid โญโญโญ.5
โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–6. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton โญโญโญโญโญ
๐Ÿ“–7. The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian โญโญโญ.5
โฐ8. We Were Restless Things by Cole Nagamatsu – Will Not Give Feedback
โฐ9. The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda – Will Not Give Feedback
โฐ10. When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey – Will Not Give Feedback
โฐ๐Ÿ“–11. Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams – Will Not Give Feedback
โฐ12. A Curse of Ash & Embers by Jo Spurrier – Will Not Give Feedback

Still on TBR:

โฐ1. Strange Exit by Parker Peevyhouse
โฐ๐Ÿ“–2. Little Secrets  by Jennifer Hillier
โฐ3. What Lies Between Us by John Marrs
โฐ4. The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite
โฐ๐Ÿ“–5. The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
โฐ6. When the Earl Met His Match by Stacy Reid
โฐ๐Ÿ“–7. Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
โฐ๐Ÿ“–8.Broken Wish by Julie C. Dao
โฐ๐Ÿ“–9. The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
โฐ๐Ÿ“–10. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danford
โฐ๐Ÿ“–11. A Universe of Wishes by Dhonielle Clayton
โฐ๐Ÿ“–12. The Burning Girls by CJ Tudor
โฐ๐Ÿ“–13. One’s We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
โฐ14. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
โฐ๐Ÿ“–15. Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
โฐ๐Ÿ“–16. Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
โœจโฐ๐Ÿ“–17. Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon
โœจโฐ๐Ÿ“–18. For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
โฐ๐Ÿ“–19. The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
20. The Devil and the Heiress by Harper St. George
21. What We Devour by Linsey Miller
22. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
โœจ23. It Ends in Fire by Andrew Shvarts
24. It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
25. These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
26. Isn’t It Bromantic by Lyssa Kay Adams
27. Small Favors by Erin A. Craig
28. The Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas
29. Blood Like Magic by Liselle Sambury
30. All’s Well by Mona Away
31. Wild Ones by Nafiza Azad
32. A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
โœจ33. The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
34. Mark of the Wicked by Erica Waters
โœจ35. Bombshell by Sarah MacLean
36. The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith
37. The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochran
โœจ38. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
39. The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
โœจ40. For All Time by Shanna Miles
โœจ41. Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis
42. The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu
43. Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
โœจ44. Never Fall for Your Fiance by Virginia Heath
45. A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernashaw

Edelweiss+

April: 38
April Ratio: 55%

May: 29
Current Feedback Ratio: 66%

Finished:

โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–1. Neon Gods by Katee Robert โญโญโญโญ.5
โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ“– 2. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston โญโญโญโญโญ
โœ๏ธ3. The Maidens by Alex Michaelides โญ
โœ๏ธ๐Ÿ“–4. The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton โญโญโญโญโญ
โœ๏ธ5. Darling by K. Ancrum โญโญ.5
6. This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron – Currently Reading
โฐ7. The Dead Girls Club by Damien Angelica Walters – Will Not Review
โฐ8. Not the Girl You Marry by Andie J. Christopher – Will Not Review
โฐ9. Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz – Will Not Review
โฐ๐Ÿ“–10. Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson – Will Not Review
โฐ11. Not That Kind of Guy by Andie J. Christopher – Will Not Review
โฐ12. The Dilemma by B.A. Paris – DNF/Will Not Review
โฐ13. He Started It by Samantha Downing – DNF/Will Not Review
โฐ14. The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
โฐ๐Ÿ“–15. Love is a Rogue by Lenora Bell – DNF

Still on TBR:

โฐ1. Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland
โฐ2. Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
โฐ3. The Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie
โฐ๐Ÿ“–4. Little Secrets  by Jennifer Hillier
โฐ๐Ÿ“–5. The Shadows by Alex North
โฐ6. The End of Her by Shari Lepena
โฐ๐Ÿ“–7. A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha
โฐ8. Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
โฐ๐Ÿ“–9. The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
โฐ๐Ÿ“–10. That Way Madness Lies by Dahlia Adler
โฐ๐Ÿ“–11. Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smartr
โฐ๐Ÿ“–12. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
โฐ๐Ÿ“–13. Ace of Spades by Faridah ร€bรญkรฉ-รyรญmรญdรฉ
14. Mercury Boys by Chandra Prasad
15. The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley
โœจ16. The Family Plot by Megan Collins
17. The Last Legacy by Tricia Levenseller
18. To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames
19. The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
20. Not Your Average Hot Guy by Gwenda Bond
21. I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin
22. Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone
โœจ23. Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
24. The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Sterling
25. Bright Ruined Things by Samantha Cohoe
โœจ26. Gilded by Marissa Meyer
โœจ27. The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl
โœจ28. Edgewood by Kristen Ciccarelli
โœจ29. A Far Wilder Magic by Alison Saft

I’m feeling a lot better now that some of those old titles aren’t clogging up my list. And I definitely think I’m going to purge some more next month.

I’m also really happy with how much I read this month. I just need to stop bringing in as many as I’m completing ๐Ÿ˜… Maybe one day I’ll learn…

6 responses to “June 2021 ARC Check In”

  1. chelsea @ your bookish friend Avatar

    wow you read a lot! but i guess you also had a lot to get through! i hardly request anything on netgalley as i’m worried i won’t finish it on time lol

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  2. devouringbooks2017 Avatar

    I have For the Wolf, The Jasmine Throne, Small Favors, Once and Future Witches, Witches Steeped in Gold, Lakesedge, Gilded, The Grimrose Girls, Vespertine, The Last Legacy, and What We Devour all on my TBR. If you’d like to buddy read any of them we could! I always feel more motivated when reading with someone else.

    Also I really loved These Hollow Vows and Bone Criers Moon. Oh and Witch Haven! That book was a real fun quick read that I read in like two days.

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    1. paperbacks.and.planners Avatar

      Omg I’d love to do a buddy read!! I tried to go to your blog on my phone to see if you have IG or Twitter but accidentally unfollowed you ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿคฃ

      The Jasmine Throne is on my July TBR if you have room for that one!

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      1. devouringbooks2017 Avatar

        I have both https://instagram.com/wilcoxmandy and https://twitter.com/mankaa23

        I need more motivation so buddy reads would be super helpful lol. I’d love to read The Jasmine Throne with you! Just let me know when you wanna read it

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      2. paperbacks.and.planners Avatar

        I just added you on Instagram! I’m so excited to buddy read with you โค๏ธโค๏ธ

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      3. devouringbooks2017 Avatar

        Me too! I am so much more motivated when I’m reading with someone else

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