booklover – Page 15 – Sincerely Karen Jo

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Hello fellow booknerds! It’s time for another update! I know it’s the middle of the month and I’m way behind posting this, but I still wanted to share my progress. I need to see where I am and hopefully be motivated to pick up more of these ARCs rather than being distracted by all the other books I keep on requesting. As you can clearly see, I haven’t made that much progress, BUTTTTT my FEEDBACK ratio is finally at 50% and I’ve finally reached 51 reviews submitted which means that I earned another badge — The 50 Reviews! So while I’m still pretty behind, I’m quite proud of myself.

I updated the list on 4.16.2018 cause I was getting a bit confused. I also took this out of the MISC category and moved it to Netgalley ARCs so I can keep track of my progress better and you can check out where I started. So, how about we go see how many more books I was able to check off since 4.16.

~~Odd and True by Cat Winters~~
Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
Love Songs and Other Lies by Jessica Pennington
Booke of Hidden by Jeri Westerson
Gray Wolf Island Tracey Neithercott
The Canary Club by Sherry D. Ficklin
Berseker by Emmy Laybourne
Nemesis by Anna Banks
The Breathless by Tara Goedjen
A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess
36 Questions that Changed My Mind About You by Vicki Grant
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
Just Friends by Dyan Sheldon
The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz
Playing by Heart by Carmela Martino
All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry
A Taxonomy of Love by Rachael Allen
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
My New Crush Gave to Me by Shani Petroff
Plague Land by Alex Scarrow
Stronger by Janey Nissenson
Kiss Me in New York by Catherine Rider
Fraternize by Rachel Van Dylen
Run Away With Me by Mila Gray
Always Red by Isabelle Ronin
Flight Season by Marie Marquardt
The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody
What the Valley Knows by Heather Christie (approved Jan 8)
Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian (approved Jan 8)
That Secret You Keep by Brenda Benny (approved Jan 8)
Cold Hard Truth by Anne Greenwood Brown (approved Jan 8)
How You Ruined My Life by Jeff Strand (approved Jan 8)
On The Line by Liz Lincoln
Thirsty by Mia Hopkins
Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon
Bookish Boyfriends by Tiffany Schmidt
Blood Veil by Megan Erickson
~~Out of Left Field by Kris Hui Lee~~
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
Furyborn (The Empirium Trilogy) by Claire Legrand
~~Ace of Shades by Amando Foody~~
The Hook Up by Eric McCarthy – currently reading this
The Art of French Kissing by Brianna Shrum
~~The Game Can’t Love You Back by Karole Cozzo (Approved for a Blog Tour)~~
~~A Prom to Remember by Sandy Hall (Approved for a Blog Tour)~~
Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (Invited to read/review by the Publisher)
~~Love and Luck by Jenna Evans Welch (Approved for a Blog Tour)~~
Love Me, Love Me Not by SM Koz (Approved for a Blog Tour)
Love Scene, Take Two by Alex Evansley (Approved for a Blog Tour)
Kiss of the Royal by Lindsey Duga
Mayfly by Jeff Sweat (Approved for a Blog Tour)
Fling Club by Tara Brown
Blood Match by K.A. Linde (Approved for a Blog Tour)
Where the Sea Takes Me by Heidi R. Kling (Invited to read/review by the Publisher)
Ignite the Stars by Maura Milan
I Flipping Love You by Helena Hunting

So, it looks like I added more on the list, but I’ve read more than 50 out of 100 plus books requested since I joined Netgalley. Making progress a little at a time. One of these days, I’ll get to that 85% feedback ratio. Until then, I’ll take it one day at a time and not force myself to read just so I can knock off as many of these ARCs before the end of the year. I obviously have a responsibility to read them since I requested, but I find it more enjoyable to read the books I’m actually in the mood for. And most of the times, I request when I’m really interested, but won’t get approved until a few weeks later so that kind of messes up my schedule when I’m already reading/reviewing something else.

Anyway, that pretty much ends my update. I’ll definitely do another one for the second half of May and hopefully I can check off 3-5 more books.

Oh and here’s my newest badge!!!

Hope you enjoyed reading this update. Are you a Netgalley member? Do you also struggle with requesting and trying to catch up with your reading? Share your thoughts and experience in the comments below. I’d love to hear from you.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!!!

sincerelykarenjoendsign

Hello loves and Welcome to my Blog Tour Stop for The Wright Love by K.A. Linde hosted by Inkslinger. I absolutely loved Sutton and David’s story and cannot wait the read what happens next. aboutthebook2

The Wright Love — May 15th

A sexy new contemporary romance duet from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…

I have the perfect life.
Until the day my husband tragically dies.
Being a single mom and widow was never part of the plan.
When David Calloway enters my life, I have no room for love in my heart.
But he’s determined to do right by me.
Could he be the Wright love?

The Wright Love is the first book in the Wright Love Duet, and Sutton and David’s story will conclude in The Wright One—coming May 29th! Get ready for your newest binge read.

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✦ Amazon US ✦ Amazon UK ✦ iBooks ✦ B&N ✦ Kobo ✦ Google Play

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4halfhearts

Amazingly Addictive, Satisfyingly Sweet, and So Adorably Sexy

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The first book I read from this author was a vampire paranormal romance story, Blood Type. That book completely took my breath away and left me craving for more. When I saw the opportunity to read and review this duet, I didn’t hesitate one bit and immediately signed up. I just knew that I would enjoy it as much as Blood Type… and I absolutely did!

This book was EVERYTHING I had hoped it would be and more….SO MUCH MORE. K.A. Linde is without a doubt one of my favorite new authors this year and I am so utterly in love with her gorgeous and captivating writing style. I just cannot get enough of all the FEELS in her stories and this one definitely did not disappoint.

The Wright Love is such an achingly beautiful story about grief, family, friendship, hope and love. It’s incredibly well-written and the plot is well-paced with the perfect blend of angst, drama, humor and heart. And this book absolutely has HEART… and A LOT of it.

I loved Sutton and David. They were strong solid characters – likeable, genuine, realistic and really relatable. Their chemistry together was fantastic and I really enjoyed getting to know them as individuals, seeing their relationship progress, and swooning after every spine tingling moment and kiss. They were super adorable and so real that I couldn’t help but fall completely and head over heels in love with their story.

The supporting characters were really great too and I absolutely adored them. They each had their own quirks and were extremely likable. I also really enjoyed the awesome friendships, family dynamics and the bantering between the siblings was so endearing. I love reading about family relationships and this family… most definitely stole piece of my heart. I cannot wait to pick up the other Wright books and get to know them all.

This book was a delightful and entertaining read from start to finish. The Wright Love made my heart ache and filled it with hope and love at the same time. It’s amazingly addictive, satisfyingly sweet, and so adorably sexy. I loved every moment and cannot wait to see how Sutton and David’s story end.

If you enjoy stories with phenomenal writing, fantastic characters, realistic scenarios, amazing FEELS, and heartbreaking plot twists, then I highly suggest you pick this book up rigth now.

I received an advance reader copy of this book from Inkslinger Blogger Program in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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The Wright One — May 29th

A new sexy contemporary romance duet from USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde…

Secrets swarm all around.
My world is crumbling under the strain.
I don’t know if we can survive this.
My heart is in the Wright place.
But is his?

The Wright One is the last book in the Wright Love Duet that began in The Wright Love. Find out if Sutton and David survive their world of secrets in the conclusion to the Wright Love duet!

✦ Amazon US ✦ Amazon UK ✦ iBooks ✦ B&N ✦ Kobo ✦ Google Play

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K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of more than fifteen novels including the Avoiding series and the Record series. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, geeking out over Star Wars, binge-watching Supernatural, and dancing in her spare time.