IT’S TAG TIME!
Thanks to Kaleena @ Reader Voracious for tagging me in this! I know it’s been about three weeks since you tagged me (oops…), but I’m still doing it! Still giving it a go!
RULES
- Link back to the tag’s creator: Kourtni at Kourtni Reads.
- Thank and link back to the person who tagged you.
- Answer the questions the best you can. If you don’t use NetGalley, you can substitute other sites or places where you get books!
- Tag a few people to do this too!
AUTO-APPROVED: WHO’S ONE AUTHOR WHOSE BOOKS YOU AUTOMATICALLY WANT TO READ, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT?
VE Schwab, hands down. I’ll read literally anything that she writes. Anything.
REQUEST: WHAT MAKES YOU WANT TO REQUEST A BOOK ON NETGALLEY?
I usually start with the summary, checking to see if it’s something that appeals to me. Then I look at the author, and if the summary wasn’t my thing but I do love the author, then chances are that I might give it a shot anyway. Covers don’t matter much to me with ARCs, so that doesn’t get factored in.
I do also check to see if there’s any hint of the book having LGBTQ+ characters since that really matters to me. I’m particularly interested in non-contemporary f/f stories, and like to read and review those when I can.
FEEDBACK RATIO: DO YOU REVIEW EVERY BOOK YOU READ? IF NOT, HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHAT BOOKS TO REVIEW?
I don’t review every single book, but I review close to all of them. Since I rarely DNF books, that’s not an issue, but if the book is a single star read, it’s a toss-up whether I’ll review it to talk about everything that made it such a bad read for me, or whether I’ll move on, saving my time and energy for books I enjoy.
Luckily, I haven’t found a single star read through any ARCs yet, so my feedback ratio is close to 100% (or will be, when these scheduled reviews are posted; trying to post ARC reviews within a month of their release date from now on).
BADGES: IF YOU COULD CREATE ONE BADGE TO DISPLAY ON YOUR BLOG, WHAT WOULD IT BE FOR?
It’s not something that NetGalley could ever verify, but I’d love a badge for all the books I’ve read in one sitting! I’m a book monogamist, and I rarely take more than a day to finish unless life is hectic. It’s really cool but also a little wild how many books I’ve read in one sitting.
WISH FOR IT: WHAT’S ONE BOOK THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY DYING TO READ?
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi! I still haven’t had a chance to read it and I’M DYING TO.
2018 NETGALLEY CHALLENGE: WHAT WAS THE LAST ARC THAT YOU REVIEWED?
The House in Poplar Wood by KE Ormsbee, on August 15th! I tried to read a lot of physical books in the last two weeks of August so I didn’t have to take a giant pile of books with me to school. I’ll be reviewing The Darkdeep next, and Outrun the Wind soon!
I TAG…
Anyone who wants to do it! I feel like I tagged a lot of folks for the quote challenge, so I’ll leave this super open-ended.
GIRL don’t you even stress about holding onto tags, I found one in my drafts that’s from May. MAY! Why am I like this?!
I am also a book monogamist and that would be a fun badge to have!
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OMG, May??? Okay, yeah, I won’t stress, haha. That’s a very long time.
Heyyyyyy, book monogamists unite! I think it’d be a good for fun kind of badge just for people to compare reading habits.
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Yea I found a Spring Cleaning tag. I am horrible. Like literally the worst.
I agree, so fun!
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Lol yeah it’s a little late for SPRING cleaning but you could just make it not-spring cleaning?
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I am going to do it anyways because I am a rule breaker. And I think it is funny… plus I am going through a fall cleaning in my RL right now so I guess it fits?
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You’re making it work! That counts!
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Good idea for your badge 😉 It should show how the book was fascinating!
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Thanks! And yeah, it should, you’re right! I feel like it’s gotta be a good book to go through one at a time in one go.
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Props to you for not judging ARCs by their covers, I am definitely guilty of this. And it’s crazy that you read so many books in one sitting! I don’t remember the last time I was able to do that.
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It’s hard not to be drawn in by covers, but I really try to put the summary first, plus anything I’ve heard about it from other bloggers. A nice cover is a bonus, but especially on eARCs, not a huge deal.
And haha, I’ve always been like that! I like committing to one thing and just getting it done. Makes me feel accomplished lol.
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Oh lovely answers for this tag! I haven’t read everything V.E. Schwab has written just yet, so far I have read the ADSOM series and This Savage Song, but damn. I admire her and her writing so, very much and I want to read everything she writes for sure!
I hope you’ll get to read Children of Blood and Bone soon, it was a brilliant book, definitely worth the hype 🙂
(and…three weeks, you’re quick, I have tags dated back from 2015 I haven’t gotten to. You’re good hahaha)
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Thank you!! And ooooh have fun with the rest! She’s positively stellar and somehow manages to cover so many age ranges so well. My literary hero tbh.
I hope so, too! I need to see if there’s a local library near my college campus, and maybe I can get it from there.
2015? OH NO. Good luck with those haha!!
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I can’t wait to read more. She is fantastic and I love how she does so many different and cool-looking projects, too 😀
Thank you haha, I’ll need it 😂🙈
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How she gets all of it done is beyond me, but her writing absolutely owns my wallet by now. And my soul. 😂
Lol you’re welcome!
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Ahahaha I get that feeling 😂 we love these writers though, even if they’re terrible for our wallet 😂
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Awesome answers!! I still need to read CoBaB too! And haha, I’m a total cover requester XD
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Thank you! Hopefully we both read it soon! And lol, it happens. To be fair, some of those covers ARE stunning.
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Yes!! And haha, true that XD
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“I’m a book monogamist, and I rarely take more than a day to finish unless life is hectic.” ME TOO. I envy people who can read multiple books at a time and over a long period, but I honestly can’t let a book go until I’ve finished, and I refuse to pick up another one until I do. Great tag! I loved all your answers! ❤
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YOU GET IT! Ugh it’s so hard to just? Switch between things? Especially when it’s a good book???
Thank you!!
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