Time for another ARC update! For my 2020 #ARCApocalypse info and TBR, check here!
I had no trouble at all sticking to my rules in May, but it was really tough in June! In May, I didn’t allow myself to haul a new ARC unless I was 2 books ahead of goal, that way when I would haul the new book, I’d still be meeting my goal for that month. In June, I let myself get ahead with hauls (like having hauled 5-6 books when I had only read 2) and then I hit a bad reading slump, and it really caught up with me! I ended up having to binge a few short reads over the last couple of days, but I was determined because I wanted to use this as an opportunity to remind myself WHY I’m doing this ban to begin with. ?
If you’re participating in ARC Apocalypse, feel free to copy this post format if you like it! ?
✨ ARC ban rules ✨
1. I must read AT LEAST 1 more title than I haul every month
2. if a book wasn’t already an anticipated release, it goes on a “wishlist” for 7+ days first
3. I have to check kindle unlimited before hauling indie titles
✨ last month’s ARC hauls ✨
- The Mask Falling
- You Should See Me in a Crown
- The Tea Dragon Tapestry
- Across the Green Grass Fields
- The Ghost Tree
- The Green Witch’s Grimoire
- Float Plan
- Finding Faeries
- Venus in the Blind Spot
- Who I Was With Her
- Thirteens
✨ last month’s ARC completions ✨
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You ★★★★★
- You Should See Me in a Crown ★★★★★
- Take a Hint, Dani Brown ★★★★★
- The Tea Dragon Tapestry ★★★★☆
- Just Like That ★★★★★
- The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water ★★★★☆
- What Unbreakable Looks Like ★☆☆☆☆
- Venus in the Blind Spot ★★★★☆
- Upright Women Wanted ★★★★★
- The Monster of Elendhaven ★★★★★
- A Collection of Dreamscapes ★★★★★
- Finding Faeries ☆☆☆☆☆ (no rating)
✨ ARC wishlist ✨
(These are the titles I’m considering requesting/accepting this month!)
- Beyond the Ruby Veil
- The Fourth Island
- The Roommate
- Instant Karma
- Cursed Objects
- Plain Bad Heroines
- The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep
- The Black Kids
- The Factory Witches of Lowell
- The Bone Shard Daughter
- Eventide
- Spoiler Alert
- Ruinsong
- The Secrets We Keep
netgalley ratio:
2020 & 2021 ARC numbers:
72 unreleased + 85 released & unread = 157 to be read/reviewed
ARCs releasing this month:
- Burn Our Bodies Down
- Cinderella is Dead
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn
- You Had Me at Hola
- Boyfriend Material
- Survivor Song
- The Lost City
- The Princess Will Save You
- The Fell of Dark
- The Extraordinaries
- The Only Good Indians
- Ghost Wood Song
- The Year of the Witching
- I Kissed Alice
- His & Hers
- Flyaway
- Deal with the Devil
- My Highland Rogue
- The Green Witch’s Grimoire
overdue priority titles*:
* every month, I’ll pick five overdue ARCs I’d like to read ASAP!
— destiny ♥
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evelynreads1
July 1, 2020Good for you for not having so many new ones!
You should see me in a crown, Mexican gothic and A song below water sound so good!
(www.evelynreads.com)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
July 2, 2020Thank you! Crown was so good and now I really can’t wait to dive into the other 2, especially because I think I heard someone on twitter say that A Song Below Water has a gargoyle?? ?
evelynreads1
July 2, 2020Ooh that sounds good! I was sold at sirens haha!
thecritiquesofafangirl
July 1, 2020I’m trying to catch up on my Netgalley arcs this month
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
July 2, 2020Good luck!!
Malka @ Paper Procrastinators
July 1, 2020I’m currently reading Boyfriend Material for review and I’m having such a great time! It’s filled with such great British humor!
And I’m so curious to hear what you’ll decide for your wishlist titles! One of my most anticipated releases of the entire year is The Roommate! And I just requested Spoiler Alert because it sounds do good and I adore the cover!
I hope you have an easier time keeping up with your ARC ban rules this month, and that you manage to make a dent into your e-ARC TBR and enjoy them all!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
July 2, 2020Ooooh yay! I love British humor so that makes me about 10x more excited for it than I already was haha, so thank you for telling me that!
Omg, the cover for Spoiler Alert is honestly killing me lmao. I have a copy of one of her older books and I want to read it first and make sure I enjoy her writing style before requesting the new one, but I feel like I’ll probably cave lol!
Thank you so much! ♥♥