My feedback on Camp NetGalley Welcome Packet (aka Talent Show entry): I think the bingo card idea is a lot of fun! It would be cool if there was an interactive component to it, or templates to use for Instagram stories/posts.

Link to a review: https://www.netgalley.com/book/354169/review/1150373 (review of Marriage & Masti ARC)

Great job by NetGalley to highlight summer reading and to engage members with their “Camp NetGalley” download. Loved the book bingo!!

What a fun event! I am brand new to Net Galley so I thought this was a really fun way to get started and get engaged! I wish there was a way to connect with other reviewers or build more long-term relationships with publishers. That might be an option and I am just not aware of it yet though!

I have included two links below of reviews I am proud of!

Such a fun reading challenge with interesting topics, a bookish bingo and a cute “camp” you can participate in during the whole month of july 2024! I love it!

This is fun and a great way to motivate readers during the summer. I loved the challenges and seeing other readers participate on socials.

Did not review this one online as it is not a novel, but it is a great guide - fun vibes ! Great way for new users to get to know the site, and a cool activity for those who have been using the service for a while. Hope to see more of these - maybe a Christmas themed one ?

This is my first year participating in Camp NetGalley, and I have really enjoyed it! Having different activities each week has been a great way to share on Social Media, and see what others are reading during the summer.

While I loved all of the different themes for each week and the graphics provided by NetGalley, I did find some of the participation information to be a little confusing at times. I saw others with the same concerns, that were unsure of where or when to post. And, I'm not sure if the format for providing the information is the best possible choice. So, I would love to see maybe a more concise way to get the information out for next year's camp.

I am really looking forward to making Camp NetGalley an annual reading challenge, and I can't wait to see what's coming for next year!

Such a fun idea from NetGalley! Was a great way to feel connected to the larger reading community. Thanks for sharing the project this summer.

Loved this idea and especially the bingo board! I would love to see more social media engagement options next year, too. I had a lot of fun with the scavenger hunt prompts chosen this year!

I haven't been involved in Camp Netgalley in previous years but I am very glad I found this. I love posting on my Bookstagram and this is the sort of thing I like to share about.

I am a veracious reader and I will read all genres of book. I know how much hard work goes into each book and I like to give authors credit where it is due. I review every single one of the books I read. I usually have 3 books on the go at any one time, a physical book, an audiobook and an ebook. I have options based on what I'm doing at the time.

I am really enjoying being part of this years Camp Netgalley and can absolutely appreciate the effort that has gone into making it. As a newbie, I may have missed this, but one suggestion would be how to download the stickers onto a mobile phone device, for some reason this didn't work for me. Everything else is absolutely spot on and has been thoroughly planned out. I'm really enjoying doing bingo and filling in some of the Reading Journal.

A fun way to engage with the books. I'd love a longer summer camp with more varied activities that aren't time related (so all summer for the scavenger hunt) since people's schedule's get all wonky.

This is such a fun idea! I like all the interactive components to keep you engaged and reading over the summer. The packet is nicely done and I love that you can come and go with it as you please. It's a fun, grown up version of summer reading.

I love this so much! This is such an inspiration to read and be more social with everyone! I love the bingo card!

I am loving Camp NetGalley thinking about the different books I have reviewed and which I want to put forward for the Talent Show. Also I am wondering which reviews people I know will be submitting. Playing bingo is always fun and I am having a blast with this years Bingo and seeing how other have filled in their board.

One of things I always loved about camp was the sports and activities between the cabins. It might be fun next year to have different books settings or genres in a Camp NetGalley Activity Nights to help people whittle down their Review Lists. For instance broad Categories like Non-Fiction for Archery, Suspense / Thriller for Track and Field, something involving beach or water for Swimming, a mystery for Board Game Night, a new author for Good Bunkmate, etc. Although like a bingo this could just be a fun way to dig into your TBR this could be shared with hashtags and even submitted via Google form for an Excellent Camper Badge when completed and submitted.

I love how this is designed to inspire you to read. I loved the bingo! It had me searching for books that wouldn't necessarily have crossed my radar.

If I were to improve anything it would have been nice to have a forum where the reviewers could have chatted to each other, almost like a camp sleepover!!

I like the idea of making reviewing books a little more social, but didn't really understand what was expected or offered in this Welcome Packet. Maybe instead of having everything in a PDF and opening links, send out a sign up with a summary, and everyone who signs up gets the bingo card emailed, send out emails of people who "win" the bingo, etc. That would be more interactive for those who want that.

This has been fun!! While I haven't been able to do everything, the parts I have been able to do have been fun and have gotten me out of an awful reading slump so thank you for that NetGalley!

One review I am prpu d of is: https://www.netgalley.co.uk/book/301713/review/690424

Camp NetGalley motivated me to crawl my way out of a reading slump.
It's such a simple, yet great idea that had be comparing Bingo with my other followers and encouraging me to try and get a full house!
Although the idea is simple and fun, getting my head around the concept wasn't so simple. I had to reread the Welcome Pack about 3 times before I understood how to submit my reviews to the Talent Show, but other than that, a great idea! Looking forward to participating next year!

Enjoyable challenges and tasks. I wish I had downloaded to participate sooner. I liked the variety of challenges especially the bingo with a good amount of different options to pick. Review for previous review in July https://www.netgalley.co.uk/book/325899/review/809587

Exactly what it says on the tin. Er... I mean on the cover. Can't take a holiday this year? NetGalley has you sorted! Thanks NetGalley.