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Firat time using a digital reading journal and I guess it will take me some time to get used to it. Nevertheless I'll try to make the most of it!

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What a perfect journal to start 2025 with! I absolutely adore this new addition—the challenge and sticker pages brought me pure, unfiltered joy. The journal is thoughtfully formatted for both PC and tablet use, with offline functionality that's perfect for reflecting during my commutes on public transport. It’s an outstanding resource for organizing ARC reading habits, beautifully accented with warm sunset tones that make me eager to dive in and fill every page.

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I love the look of it and I want to love it. I just can't figure it out. My preferred device is the Kindle Fire and there was a video to show me how to do it with a work around. I actually tried it. I was willing to put the work in. It still wouldn't download (the ap, not the journal). But what good is the journal without a way to edit it? I'm sure it's user error, but after trying twice now, I'm frustrated. Hopefully next year I will remember and not put myself through it.

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This is a wonderful tool!!!! I appreciate you providing somewhere that we can log our books as we read throughout the year! Thank you

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I really enjoyed this journal and the aesthetically pleasing images and fonts were amazing. I can see many influencers and #booktokers sharing this journal as they document their reading experience. I do enjoy this journal as it being a journal and not planner that includes dates. Technically any reader can use this journal anytime. I enjoyed the reflective areas that allows the ability to reflect on your reading. I must admit that the quote section is a bit small for my taste, since I enjoy documenting my favorite quotes in the books that I am reading. I plan on using this journal for my own records as I am attempting to increase my netgalley reads.

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I really love the set up of this journal! The colors are vibrant and I love that you can add in all the book covers. I'm a sucker for organization tools and think this would be an amazing way to keep track of the books I read.

I wasn't able to edit the PDF and would likely want to keep this journal digitally. I don't know if there are other ways to share the journal but if there were I would absolutely use it all the time!

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Thank you NetGalley! This will be very useful. I can't wait to use this reading journal all year on my iPad.

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Great tool for peo/ple wanting to record their books that they’ve read in a fun way. Obviously you will need compatible software/device to use it.

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This is genius! I’ve been yet to stumble across a reading journal that I like the look of and feel motivated to actually fill out and complete. This ticks all the boxes!

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This is a great little digital journal! I'll be downloading the free app and gettting myself fully set up for the year ahead :)

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This journal is so cute and fun! I'm a big fan of journaling my reading, so I rushed to download this and get started. The We Are Bookish team is so thorough and has provided a variety of ways to track your reading, including some fun extra pages focusing on diversifying your reading and a couple fun changes like reading the alphabet and the rainbow! I'm so stoked to track my reading with this throughout the year!

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I really liked the 2024 reading journal, and this one is just as good. It's very visual, which I enjoy, with illustrations and areas for stickers. I wish that the monthly illustrations were a little bit more seasonally/holiday themed, but they're still really cute. I love that there are monthly sections but also overall yearly challenges. The color scheme is really pretty, and it reminded me of a gorgeous sunset. One challenge that I'd love to see in the next one is a geography-based challenge where you can mark states or countries off as you read books that are set in those places. Overall, a really useful and fun tool. Thanks to We Are Bookish for another great resource for tracking reading!

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Is a super practical and beautiful reading journal. I totally loved that is self-explanatory, makes it easier to understand what is every thing designed for.
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This is an awesome helper for everyone trying to get a little organisation into their arc shelf. I love that it’s self-explanatory and the colours make me happy. Thank you for this free tool to make my reading life easier.

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I love the NetGalley Reading Journal concept! For me, it will be better utilized as a physical journey so it is my intention to be able to print out the downloaded journal to be able to use, but overall the concept is fantastic. If NetGalley ever decides to publish a physical journal, I would be so appreciative! I understand the concept is electronic material, but it is easier for my journals to be physically kept.

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Perfect! So excited to use this now that I've gone digital with my planning and journalling. Much prettier and funner than spreadsheets.

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Super easy reading journal to use and track your reading. I love the new colour palette! It includes review pages for each book, sorted by each month, and it has fun challenge pages.

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Despite being an avid reader, I don't have that much experience with journaling, but this one has captured my attention and I will surely start keeping a journal this year. For someone like me who works and splits her time between reading and other hobbies, I think it will be quite beneficial. It will keep me organized and give me the necessary impetus to finish the books I have pending.

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While I enjoy the layout, the PDF format cannot be edited without an Adobe subscription, which makes it difficult to access. It would be helpful to make it available in multiple formats in the future

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This Reading Journal is so aesthetic and has everything a reader needs to track their year! Using the guide was very helpful in navigating which app to download this to, but once I got it to the right place, using it was pretty simple. I love how colorful and fun it is, and how incredibly organized. I don’t think I’ll personally use every single feature provided, but it’s nice to know they’re there in case I change my mind. The other downloadable content was great too. There are stickers for different star ratings which is always something I struggle drawing so I’m so happy to have those. It was also fun to download the bonus pages because it gives me more ideas for different reading challenges. And a lot of the books you read can count for multiple challenges which also makes it fun. I’ve already inputted the few books I’ve read this year and filled out the get to know you page, and I’m really excited to use this journal all year.

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