State of the ARC is a monthly meme temporarily hosted by Sarah at All The Book Blog Names Are Taken meant to motivate you to finish up your long overdue ARCs (Advanced or Early Reader Copies). This is its original intention, while some bloggers have tweaked it a bit for their own purposes, such as just keeping ARCs in order by due dates. Or you can just be a hot mess like me who sometimes misses publishing dates (or ignores them altogether) and needs a way to stay organized on what has been read, reviewed, or is still begging for attention. Thank you to Evelina @ Avalinah’s Books for coming up with this super helpful monthly meme.
I finished October with 10 ARCs left to be read.
I got approved for 4 new ARCs in October. This month I stayed on top of reading books before they came out, and I was super proud of that, and actually managed to read some of my November releases in advance! My ratio is holding steady at 92%, which is amazing!
I got approved for 4 new books in October:
- Moon, Magic, Mixology by Julia Halina Hadas
- A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
- The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White
- The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak
I posted the reviews I didn’t get to from last month:
- Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off by Darci Hannah — see my review here.
- Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong — see my review here.
These are the ARCs that I read and reviewed, with links to my reviews:
- Tristan Strong Keeps Punching by Kwame Mbalia — see my review here.
- Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson — see my review here.
- Medicine in the Middle Ages by Juliana Cummings — see my review here.
- Roxy by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman — see my review here.
- Patient Zero by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen — see my review here.
- Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee — see my review here.
Here are the ARCs I still have to read:
- From the Jewish Provinces by Fradl Shtok
- Moon, Magic, Mixology by Julia Halina Hadas
- The Excalibur Curse by Kiersten White
- Cold Brew Corpse by Tara Lush
- A History of Wild Places by Shea Ernshaw
- Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
- The Dark Queens by Shelley Puhak
- The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
- Daughter by Kate McLaughlin
- The Wild Girls by Phoebe Morgan
How is your NetGalley TBR going?
Categories: State of the ARC
Leah's Books 
Wow, I’m (absolutely) kind of jealous.. that’s an incredible lineup! Good luck and happy reading!
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Thank you! I’ve been really lucky with NetGalley.
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You’re welcome! I’ve heard only good things about NetGalley but I’m not very familiar with it or how it works. It’s on the to-do list!
Be well and have a lovely week!
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It’s fairly easy to use – if you have any questions, just reach out! Maybe I’ll make a post about it one of these days. Happy November!
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Thank you, that’s so nice of you to offer! I started off thinking that I would just catch up with what I had first, then join NetGalley, but it turns out that catching up is pretty unlikely. 🤭
You too! Stay safe!
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I like it because it gives me the chance to read books before they come out. I hope you give it a chance!
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That would be so cool!
But how do you get to all the ones you’ve been wanting to read that are already out then? 😅
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I pace myself and try not to request too much. Some of them are given out pretty far in advance so I just keep track of release dates vs. library due dates.
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Okay.. That makes sense. It seems like basically everything with blogging comes back to “stay organized.”
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EVERYTHING! Organization is so important, but I also feel like blogging has forced me to get organized.
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Hey, that’s good though!
I’m one of those people who enjoys everything in it’s place. This entire idea of everyone here having routines, a process, keeping organized, having plans and goals? It may be odd but.. I love it. 😆
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There’s nothing wrong with that!
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Especially not when blogging!
Thank you, Leah, have a wonderful weekend!
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You too Sheri!
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