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So thankful for this free reading journal! The cover caught my eye because I love the line art aesthetic! This is going to come in handy for this new year!

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So much more content than I expected, and everything is hyperlinked. It's also super cute and I'm excited to keep updating it throughout the year!

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Net Galley Reading Journal, what a fun idea. I especially like the tabs on my pdf where I can jump quickly to a section.

I also like how there’s loads of room for me to add little details, book covers and quotes.

The is nice, something for me to look back to remember what I read this year.

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FINALLY!!!!! A reading log/tracker that is user friendly and also.....FREE!!!


Reading Journal by We Are Bookish. #NetGalleyReadingJournal #NetGalley #tracker #finally #user-friendly

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super cute will be using for my reading journal in 2025. the aesthetic of it is also very up my alley

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What an awesome reading journal and a thoughtful gift to your readers/reviewers! Thank you so much!!

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This reading journal is SUPER helpful for someone starting out, who might not know what information to include! It also helps you see how much progress you're making on Netgalley! I love the graphics and how organized it makes journaling, I can't wait to see what it looks like in December!

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I'm very excited to try a digital tacking journal! Hoping this will keep my a bit more organized in 2024!

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I love this! I can't wait to personalise it and track my reading this year. I think it will really help me to slow down and enjoy the process a lot more.

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This turned out to not be what I thought it was. I wanted a printable PDF and not something that has to be used digitally. Once I realized it was digital, I thought I'd give it a go so I also downloaded the user guide thinking it would help me, but the user guide was useless. I installed the recommended "note taking app" which turns out to be a basic PDF reader with limited editing capabilities. This is a 1 star for me personally, but i will leave my review at 3 stars as it may just be that the format is not for me. I will stick to my notebook for tracking my thoughts on the books I'm reading.

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I love this. After many years as a Netgalley user this is a great addition for the Netgalley community! I've enjoyed using it for tracking so far, however I wish I could type on the pages instead of just using my finger or a stylus to fill them out. Thanks to the Netgalley team for putting this together!

*After downloading the accompanying guide it helped me find an app that works with my device that allows me to type directly on the page as I had wanted! Thanks again Netgalley!

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Thanks to NetGalley for this awesome digital book journal! I have a hard time finding time to use my physical reading journal so this is perfect because everything is read, I just need to add the books!

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I love this! I've been really into digital planning and this is perfect for my needs to track my ARC reading.

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I love being able to track my reading and use this journal to help me write better reviews. It helps to take a couple of notes while reading so I can be more informed when I write my reviews for the website. Thanks!

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I think this is a very cool idea. The layout of the pages, and the way it is customizable seems cool. Problem is, is that it doesn’t seem to user friendly. Now, if this was a physical journal, I’d be all over it. It’s awesome. But the whole digital thing is just not great for me I guess.

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This doesn’t really get a star rating because the contents of a reading journal are so subjective, but for what NetGalley is doing specifically with this, it is done very well. Obviously, I got this on NetGalley and appreciate the time they put into it.

I added this into my GoodNotes app so I can duplicate and add pages as needed, input as both text blocks and handwritten entries, and manipulate digital images (such as book covers and stickers) directly from GoodReads or StoryGraph into my journal. Like so many journals/trackers that are available online, this one has the basics covered with places for reviews, ratings, end of-year reviews, and goals. What it has for NetGalley is instructions on how to be a responsible ARC reviewer, how to manage your review ratio, and how to craft better reviews. Plus some fun tracker pages and challenges with NetGalley specific content.

Overall, I found this helpful. I am using some of the things from it for my personal reading journal. I am doing just a digital edition, so it is not available for me to export into any other tracking apps/programs. I use it for 1st draft notes that I then review while writing my posts. It’s worth it for newer reviews to grab and use, and more experienced reviewers might find some hidden gems in its advice.

Until Next Time,
MC

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Love the color scheme, organization, and overall look of this! I use it on my Samsung Tablet which has Samsung Notes built in, and it works great. Thank you for the stickers too! I am using this for all of my books this year, not just NetGalley, and it's a nice way to visualize what I'm reading. I'm not doing all the activities but I really enjoy the A-Z titles and bracketed wrap up pages!

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The gift that keeps on giving. Thank you NetGalley for the book journal - lets see if I can keep up with it this year.

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This is a great reading tracker and I really appreciate the gift! It is easy to edit and it will help to keep my reading life organized. Thank you NetGalley!

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I really appreciate this free journal to track book reads! It is laid out in a way that is easy to understand, and it is easily edited on websites like Canva or printed and physically edited!

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