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Tackling My Netgalley TBR – March 2018 Update

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Time for another update! I know I’m behind posting this, but I still wanted to see where I am so I know how much more I have to do… And by the looks of it, I’m still pretty behind haha. So, let’s see which books I’ve read and those I couldn’t help but add.

I’ve crossed out the books I’ve read.

 

  1. The Book of Whispers by Kimberley Starr DNF 3.4.2018
  2. Odd and True by Cat Winters
  3. Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne
  4. Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
  5. Love Songs and Other Lies by Jessica Pennington
  6. Booke of Hidden by Jeri Westerson
  7. All the Wrong Chords by Christine Hurley Deriso – Finished 3.12.2018
  8. Gray Wolf Island Tracey Neithercott
  9. The Canary Club by Sherry D. Ficklin
  10. Berseker by Emmy Laybourne
  11. Nemesis by Anna Banks
  12. The Breathless by Tara Goedjen
  13. A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess
  14. 36 Questions that Changed My Mind About You by Vicki Grant
  15. Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
  16. Just Friends by Dyan Sheldon
  17. The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz
  18. Playing by Heart by Carmela Martino
  19. All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry
  20. A Taxonomy of Love by Rachael Allen
  21. The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
  22. My New Crush Gave to Me by Shani Petroff
  23. Plague Land by Alex Scarrow
  24. Stronger by Janey Nissenson
  25. Pumpkin Spice Secrets by Hillary Homzie
  26. Kiss Me in New York by Catherine Rider
  27. Fraternize by Rachel Van Dylen
  28. Run Away With Me by Mila Gray
  29. Always Red by Isabelle Ronin
  30. Flight Season by Marie Marquardt
  31. The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody
  32. Breaking the Ice by Julie Cross
  33. What the Valley Knows by Heather Christie (approved Jan 8)
  34. Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian (approved Jan 8)
  35. That Secret You Keep by Brenda Benny (approved Jan 8)
  36. Cold Hard Truth by Anne Greenwood Brown (approved Jan 8)
  37. How You Ruined My Life by Jeff Strand (approved Jan 8)
  38. Love Between Enemies by Molly E. Lee (blog tour)
  39. Pretty Dead Girls by Monica Murphy (blog tour)
  40. The Dating Debate by Chris Cannon (blog tour)
  41. A Kiss in the Dark by Gina Ciocca (approved Jan 30)  Finished early this morning
  42. Bad Business by Nicole Edwards  Finished 3.29.2018
  43. This Heart of Mine by C.C. Hunter Finished 3.18.2018
  44. On The Line by Liz Lincoln
  45. Thirsty by Mia Hopkins
  46. Blood Type by K.A. Linde
  47. Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon
  48. Bookish Boyfriends by Tiffany Schmidt
  49. Blood Veil by Megan Erickson
  50. Out of Left Field by Kris Hui Lee
  51. Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
  52. Phoenix Fire by S.D. Grimm (Somehow I forgot to download this from Netgalley and now it’s been Archived so I can’t DL. Crossing this out because of that)
  53. Our Dark Stars by Audrey Grey and Krystal Wade Finished 3.15.2018
  54. Furyborn (The Empirium Trilogy) by Claire Legrand – YAAAASSS
  55. Ace of Shades by Amando Foody
  56. The Hook Up by Eric McCarthy
  57. The Art of French Kissing by Brianna Shrum

So, my feedback is still under 50%… I did get there at one point, but then one or two of the Blog Tours I signed up for had the ARCs through Netgalley. I was also really busy in March with all the party preparations for my mom’s 60th birthday party which was actually yesterday night, so my mind was all over the place. I even forgot to download an ARC and now it’s archived and I can’t DL it anymore… However, I did read 4 books from the list and DNF 1, so that’s some progress right?

Here is the updated list as of 4.16.2018. I decided to take out all the books I’ve read cause I’m getting a confused haha.

  1. Odd and True by Cat Winters
  2. Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne
  3. Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
  4. Love Songs and Other Lies by Jessica Pennington
  5. Booke of Hidden by Jeri Westerson
  6. Gray Wolf Island Tracey Neithercott
  7. The Canary Club by Sherry D. Ficklin
  8. Berseker by Emmy Laybourne
  9. Nemesis by Anna Banks
  10. The Breathless by Tara Goedjen
  11. A Poison Dark and Drowning by Jessica Cluess
  12. 36 Questions that Changed My Mind About You by Vicki Grant
  13. Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore
  14. Just Friends by Dyan Sheldon
  15. The Midnight Dance by Nikki Katz
  16. Playing by Heart by Carmela Martino
  17. All the Wind in the World by Samantha Mabry
  18. A Taxonomy of Love by Rachael Allen
  19. The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
  20. My New Crush Gave to Me by Shani Petroff
  21. Plague Land by Alex Scarrow
  22. Stronger by Janey Nissenson
  23. Kiss Me in New York by Catherine Rider
  24. Fraternize by Rachel Van Dylen
  25. Run Away With Me by Mila Gray
  26. Always Red by Isabelle Ronin
  27. Flight Season by Marie Marquardt
  28. The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody
  29. What the Valley Knows by Heather Christie (approved Jan 8)
  30. Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian (approved Jan 8)
  31. That Secret You Keep by Brenda Benny (approved Jan 8)
  32. Cold Hard Truth by Anne Greenwood Brown (approved Jan 8)
  33. How You Ruined My Life by Jeff Strand (approved Jan 8)
  34. On The Line by Liz Lincoln
  35. Thirsty by Mia Hopkins
  36. Rumor Has It by Jessica Lemmon
  37. Bookish Boyfriends by Tiffany Schmidt
  38. Blood Veil by Megan Erickson
  39. Out of Left Field by Kris Hui Lee
  40. Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
  41. Furyborn (The Empirium Trilogy) by Claire Legrand
  42. Ace of Shades by Amando Foody
  43. The Hook Up by Eric McCarthy
  44. The Art of French Kissing by Brianna Shrum

So, when I decided to keep track of my Netgalley TBR in an effort to try to bring my feedback ratio over 50% and eventually get to 85%, I was at 32 ARCs. Now I’m at 44 and I really don’t know what to do with my requesting obsession… All I can do is keep pushing through and hopefully one day, I’ll get to where I want to be…

sincerelykarenjo2

Book Review – The Book of Whispers by Kimberley Starr

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The Book of Whispers

Kimberley Starr

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1 ★ –   DNF, NOT FOR ME
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 23, 2018 TEXT PUBLISHING (FIRST PUBLISHED 10.3.2016)
GENRE(S): YOUNG ADULT, FANTASY, HISTORICAL FICTION
PAPERBACK 386 PAGES

synopsispic

Tuscany, 1096 AD. Luca, young heir to the title of Conte de Falconi, sees demons. Since no one else can see them, Luca must keep quiet about what he sees.

Luca also has dreams—dreams that sometimes predict the future. Luca sees his father murdered in one such dream and vows to stop it coming true. Even if he has to go against his father’s wishes and follow him on the great pilgrimage to capture the Holy Lands.

When Luca is given an ancient book that holds some inscrutable power, he knows he’s been thrown into an adventure that will lead to places beyond his understanding. But with the help of Suzan, the beautiful girl he rescues from the desert, he will realise his true quest: to defeat the forces of man and demon that wish to destroy the world.

review

The Book of Whispers by Kimberley Starr had an intriguing premise, but unfortunately, I just did not find anything exciting about the story.

I tried to read this a few times, but it never did work out. At first, I thought I just wasn’t in the mood, so I set it aside. I’m a mood reader and sometimes I like to read more contemporary than fantasy or sci-fi. However, that was not the case at all with this book. While I thought the synopsis was kind of interesting, I just wasn’t a big fan of the storyline. I wasn’t captivated or into the story at all. I read up to 11% of the book and finally decided to DNF.

I really don’t like not finishing a book and I did try to give this one a chance. I thought the writing was decent and the world building was okay from what I read, but it just did not fascinate me.

This book initially drew me in with the premise, but at the end of the day, The Book of Whispers just did not hold my interest. I wasn’t excited or entertained at all, so I sadly had to DNF. (My first DNF for 2018).

I received a copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Have you read did book? If so, did you like it or not? Do you think I should try to reread it again? Let me know in the comments below.

sincerelykarenjo2