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I sincerely appreciate the reading journal and can’t wait to utilize it in 2024! I usually use Goodreads for my reviewing and journaling but am happy to try a new way of going about it thanks to your download.

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I definitely like the appeal of the way this journal is designed. It gives you some ideas of how to be productive while also tracking what you've accomplished and ways to plan for the next step. I don't digitally plan all that much as I lack an iPad and my Samsung tablet is too old but I've some ideas of trying to see how I can use this, even if it's just through Adobe Acrobat. This was a very creative way of helping us out with our TBRs while also keeping the momentum going.

The design is very fun as it looks just like a real journal and the tabs at the top and sides are clean and easy to spot. Honestly, it makes me want to buy an iPad or newer tablet to utilize this the normal way.

Thank you to Netgalley for creating this and sharing.

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I was really surprised at how interactive this journal was. The quick links/tabs are super useful to get around the document.

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I really like the layout of this journal, and I am trying this as my sole reading tracker for 2024!

I appreciated all the explanations of how to use the guide with a notebook app. This helped me to get started. I also like how customizable it is.

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thank you!! im excited to use this reading journal! i like the aesthetic of it and it will help me keep track of my arcs, as well as my opinion on them.

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A cute and wonderful little free gift from NetGalley. As someone who routinely bullet journals about their life and hobbies, I’m so happy to see journaling of any kind becoming more popular! Self-reflection is never a bad thing!

This booklet was adorable and had some extremely helpful spreads. I think anyone, experienced with journalling or not, could easily use and benefit from this.

However, I do have a glaring issue with it: there’s no way to bind it. The left margins are nonexistent, so you can’t hole punch. The top left corner has no free space around the writing, so you can’t staple (if you could even manage to find a stapler that could go through 100+ pages/50 doublesided). Thus, the only thing stopping me from printing this out is the fact that I know I’ll have to deal with 50-100+ loose leaf pages with no way to keep them together. Perhaps there’s a method I’m missing, but as it stands I can’t think of anything and it’s frustrating!

I believe instead I will use inspiration from some of these spreads and utilise them in my current reading journal for this year. Perhaps I might even be able to print some and cut/paste them in, who knows!

Either way, huge thanks to NetGalley for the time and effort it took to create this, and for the kindness it took to share it with everyone for free!

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Thank you for this online book journal.
I have been keeping a physical book journal for 2 years but loved the “stickers” included in this.

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A beautiful high quality reading journal that will really help readers actively reflect on their reading and give NetGalley users a structured and tangible way to track, review and engage with their reading materials

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Thank you so much for this notebook! It's so cute and detailed, perfect for my 2024 reads and reviews!

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Solid framework for keeping track of your book reviewing journey, including opportunities for monthly and annual reflections. Made available in PDF format.

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Love this! Super user friendly and can be customized to fit your needs. Use bits and pieces to create the best fit for you.

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this was so cute and thoughtful and just really was a sweet gift from netgalley. thank you so very much and i am sending everyone at netgalley so much love and wishing you all the happiest of new years <3

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Absolutely amazing idea and execution thank you!! This will be so useful for tracking all the ARCs and their pub dates and make sure I read them in time!!

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Love this!!! Great reading guide and journal. Thank you to NetGalley for providing this to your readers for 2023

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Thoughtful gift to keep track of all your Netgalley books for people who like to be organized and see their progress on paper.

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A very useful tool in journalling, the stickers are beautiful and I plan to utilize this free reading journal in writing my reviews. Thank you.

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what a great tool for tracking my reading through Goodnotes. I love keeping notes of books I read, but this makes it easier as I can keep my pad near me when I read and jot down ideas and thoughts.

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This is adorable! I love that the review pages are customizable to your tastes. I am really trying to keep up with digitally tracking my books and I think this will be very helpful.

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The perfect mix between journaling and reading log. One of the cutest layouts I've ever seen. Everything about this is great, the colors, the set up- a book lover's dream!
Thanks #netgalley

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Very fun and easy to use reading journal! I am still going to supplement with a reading journal for non-NG books, but super useful.

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