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 February with 19 ARCs left to be read. 

In March, I got approved for 12 new ARCs, and so many of them were books that I’m really looking forward to. I’ve been working really hard on getting all the books read and reviewed at least a month before they’re scheduled to release, and I’m so proud of that. I read another 10 ARCs this month, although with all the approvals, my list only got longer. My current ratio is at 88%, which is a tiny bit above last month, but I’m hoping to get it over 90% in April.

I got approved for 12 new books in March:

• Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
• The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu
• Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
• See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
• Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu
• Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin
• Upgrade by Blake Crouch
• The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
• Murder at the Blueberry Festival by Darci Hannah
• The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
• Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Sandhya Menon, and Evelyn Skye
• Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee

These are the ARCs that I read and reviewed, with links to my reviews:

• Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May — see my review here.
• This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke — see my review here.
• The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth — see my review here.
• A Tiny Upward Shove by Melissa Chadburn — see my review here.
• The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee — see my review here.
• Funny You Should Ask by Elissa Sussman — see my review here.
• Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse — see my review here.
• The Wild Girls by Phoebe Morgan — see my review here.
• Tear Down the Throne by Jennifer Estep — see my review here.
• Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu — see my review here.

Here are the ARCs I still have to read:

1. Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
2. Elektra by Jennifer Saint
3. Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
4. Misrule by Heather Walter
5. The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken
6. Blood Metal Bone by Lindsay Cummings
7. See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
8. A Sprinkle in Time by Dana Mentink
9. Home Field Advantage by Dahlia Adler
10. Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
11. As Seen on TV by Meredith Schorr
12. Blood Orange Night by Melissa Bond
13. The Scent of Burnt Flowers by Blitz Bazawule
14. Upgrade by Blake Crouch
15. Murder at the Blueberry Festival by Darci Hannah
16. Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee
17. Violet Made of Thorns by Gina Chen
18. Wild is the Witch by Rachel Griffin
19. The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu
20. Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Sandhya Menon, and Evelyn Skye
21. The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman

How did you do with your ARCs in March?