Time for another ARC update!
My current State of the ARC…
October’s Progress…
Completed:
Since my last State of the ARC post, I have completed 6 review copies!
- Dead Meat: Day 1
- Dreams of Lake Drukka & Exhumation
- Silver in the Wood
- Bird Brain
- Llewellyn’s Little Book of Empathy
- Unicorn Magic
I also DNFed and/or set aside (for now!) 7 review copies:
- DNF (permanently):
- The Mindful Place of Calm (I didn’t like this at all)
- No Longer Human (I had to DNF this very shortly into the manga due to explicit on-page sexual assault of a child.)
- Might pick up again later:
- —
- DEFINITELY picking up again later:
- The Work of Art (I just wasn’t in the mood for a historical setting)
- Rules for Vanishing (I decided to save this for after my slump ended)
- Growing Things and Other Stories (^ likewise)
- Darkdawn (I’m not ready to say goodbye ???)
- Rosemary and Rue (I think I’ll wait and get the audiobook from the library for finishing up this one!)
In Progress:
Right now, I have 1 review copy in progress:
Acquired/ARC Ban Update:
Guess who still did pretty damn well at not going ARC-happy this month?!
I acquired 16 new review copies (7 physical, 10 digital).
I wanted to keep it under 10 this month, but didn’t quite make it. Given that I’ve been hauling 30-50 ARCs per month on average this year (until September), I’m still proud of it only being 16! Plus, the good news is that I’ve already read 4 of this month’s new arrivals!
- The Fearing #3: Air & Dust
- Dreams of Lake Drukka / Exhumation
- Dead Meat: Day 1
- The House in the Cerulean Sea
- Scavenger Hunt
- The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs
- No Longer Human
- A Breath Too Late
- A Constellation of Roses
- The Fearing #4: Earth & Ember
- When You Know What I Know
- Bird Brain
- Sick Kids in Love
- Find Me Their Bones
- Watch Over Me
- Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things
Catching Up:
I really want to make a concerted effort to start catching up on overdue ARCs, especially since we’re entering a time of year where there aren’t a ton of new releases on my ARC list, so I won’t have as many new and upcoming ones to worry about. I was talking to my spouse about it a few days ago (they’re my favorite idea sounding board!) and I thought they had a pretty swell idea: to sort all of my ARCs by page length and work my way from shortest to longest, so I can knock out the most possible titles in a short span of time. Not only will it quickly reduce my number of unread review copies, but it’ll also give me easy review posting fodder (which I need lately!), AND it should help me feel more motivated because I’ll be seeing quick progress (instant gratification, anyone?). I really liked this idea, so I’m going to give it a try starting in November — wish me luck!
— destiny ♥
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paperbacks.and.planners
October 30, 2019My November TBR is all about catching up on past due arcs too. It’s so daunting being behind!!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2019It really is! Good luck!!
Nerd Narration
October 30, 2019These are some of my favorite posts to read! Keep it up, Destiny!! <3
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2019Thank you dearest!! <3
evelynreads1
October 30, 2019I love seeing these posts!
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Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2019Thank you! 🙂
Kaya @ afictionalbookworm
October 30, 2019You’re doing great wow! Best of luck with catching up with all your ARCS?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2019Thank you!!
rachel @ typed truths
November 1, 2019wow, i love seeing your progress on these posts. great job at catching up and best of luck for the month tackling your back list! i hope you adore rules for vanishing when you pick it up next. it was an instant 5-star new favourite of mine in Oct!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2019thank you!! I can’t wait to pick Rules for Vanishing back up. I might have to officially put it on my december TBR now that you’ve got me thinking about it!
Kal @ Reader Voracious
November 3, 2019Terry is a genius with sorting overdue arcs by page length!!!! I AM GOING TO STEAL THIS
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2019bahaha feel free! I will pass on the message about the geniusness ??
Sarah
November 3, 2019Congrats on doing so well with your ban! I think that sorting the ARCs by page length is a really great idea, and hope you manage to knock a bunch out. 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2019Thank you!! 😀 Fingers crossed lmao. I’ve had a pretty good run so far this month!
Musings of a (Book) Girl
November 4, 2019Good job sticking to your ban! I love the idea of sorting them by page length and I hope it gives you the boost you need!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2019Thank you!! So far it’s helped quite a bit!