I feel confident this month. I think I really pounded some books. I know I made a nominal dent because I got ahead in my reading challenge on Goodreads. I love counters. Now let's see how I really did. You know the drill. The pile at the beginning of the year -
And the original NetGalley list -
2. ALISON'S WONDERLAND by Alison Tyler
3. TYGER TYGER by Kersten Hamilton
4. THE SECRET OF KA by Christopher Pike
5. ANNEXED by Sharon Dogar
6. DEMON HUNTS by CE Murphy
7. EIGHT FOR ETERNITY by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
8. LOVELY by Kris Starr
9. CAPTIVE SPIRIT by Liz Fichera
10. GHOST SHADOW by Heather Graham
11. THE WORLD ABOVE THE SKY by Kent Stetson
12. TRICKSTER'S GIRL by Hilari Bell
13. ROMAN GAMES by Bruce MacBain
14. F**K IT by John C. Parkin
15. VIEWS FROM THE LOFT by The Loft Literary Center
16. MY SOUL TO KEEP by Rachel Vincent
17. THE HYPNOTIST by MJ Rose
18. SPY GLASS by Maria V. Snyder
19. PAST MIDNIGHT by Mara Purnhagen
20. THE IRON KING by Julie Kagawa
21. CARRIE PILBY by Caren Lissner
22. LOSING ROMEO by AJ Byrd
23. THE FAIRY GODMOTHER by Mercedes Lackey
24. THE SEVENFOLD SPELL by Tia Nevitt
25. THE ABUSED WEREWOLF RESCUE GROUP by Catherine Jinks
26. THOSE THAT WAKE by Jesse Karp
27. THE LYING GAME by Sara Shepard
28. ANGELFIRE by Courtney Allison Moulton
29. DELIRIUM by Lauren Oliver
30. GRILLED CHEESE PLEASE! by Laura Werlin
31. SAVANNAH GREY by Cliff McNish
32. THE BETRAYAL OF MAGGIE BLAIR by Elizabeth Laird
33. AWAKEN by Katie Kacvinsky
34. MYSTIFY by Artist Arthur
35. LOST IN THE RIVER OF GRASS by Ginny Rorby
36. EVERYTHING I WAS by Corrine Demas
37. WHAT CAN'T WAIT by Ashley Hope Perez
38. ONE HUNDRED CANDLES by Mara Purnhagen
39. MY FAVORITE BAND DOES NOT EXIST by Robert T. Jeschonek
In May my numbers jumped from 255 to 286 thanks in large part to BEA. Gotta love it. I know I knocked a bunch off of NetGalley just due to process of elimination. I read through the blurbs of all the books I had and weeded out the ones I was no longer interested in. I think I chopped off about a dozen. That still left me with a sizable list but it's not all that daunting anymore. A little weight can mean a lot. This month, I'm down to 279. Not big but not bad, especially compared to prior months when I'd only go down a book or two. I can pat myself on the back for that one.
This month's TBR pile -
And the digital book list, all titles from NetGally unless otherwise stated -
THE SECRET OF KA by Christopher Pike
ANNEXED by Sharon Dogar
THE WORLD ABOVE THE SKY by Kent Stetson
F**K IT by John C. Parkin
PAST MIDNIGHT by Mara Purnhagen
CARRIE PILBY by Caren Lissner
THOSE THAT WAKE by Jesse Karp
THE LYING GAME by Sara Shepard
ANGELFIRE by Courtney Allison Moulton
SAVANNAH GREY by Cliff McNish
AWAKEN by Katie Kacvinsky
LOST IN THE RIVER OF GRASS by Ginny Rorby
EVERYTHING I WAS by Corrine Demas
WHAT CAN'T WAIT by Ashley Hope Perez
MY FAVORITE BAND DOES NOT EXIST by Robert T. Jeschonek
THIS GIRL IS DIFFERENT by JJ Johnson
#01 I LOVE HIM TO PIECES by Evonne Tsang
FAIL HARDER by failblog.org community
IN THE ARMS OF STONE ANGELS by Jordan Dane
DREAMING ANASTASIA by Joy Preble (free copy from BN)
THE PARADISE PROPHECY by Robert Brown
BUMPED by Megan McCafferty
THE GRAY WOLF THRONE by Cinda Williams Chima
ULTRAVIOLET by RJ Anderson
IN TROUBLE by Ellen Levine
EUTOPIA: A NOVEL OF TERRIBLE OPTIMISM by David Nickle
MECHANIQUE by Genevieve Valentine
SUPERNATURAL NOIR by Various
THE LAST ARCHANGEL by Michael D. Young
DEVIANT by Adrian McKinty
SUMMER'S CROSSING by Julie Kagawa (Harlequin free download)
ANGEL BURN by LA Weatherly
ICEBERG, RIGHT AHEAD! by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson
DARKNESS FALLING by Peter Crowther
DARK PARTIES by Sara Grant
STORIES FOR NIGHTTIME AND SOME FOR THE DAY by Ben Loory
THE BABYSITTER MURDERS by Janet Ruth Young (S&S Galley Grab)
DRINK, SLAY, LOVE by Sarah Beth Durst (S&S Galley Grab)
DUST & DECAY by Jonathan Maberry (S&S Galley Grab)
You like how my pile is now bleeding onto a second wall? The wall's getting worried.
