
Member Reviews

this was a nice Christmas gift from NetGalley that i’m just getting a chance to look at. The graphic designers did an amazing job, the journal is very intuative amd easy to use. It is a little difficult to use of the phone so I keep it on my iPad. I like that I can track my different category of reads throughout the year,

Captivating and practical, the book journal offers a structured space for literary exploration. With its elegant design and thoughtful prompts, it invites readers to delve deeper into their reading experiences. The journal's sections for reflections, quotes, and summaries provide a comprehensive framework for organizing thoughts and insights. Whether used as a companion to a favorite novel or as a tool for literary analysis, this journal enhances the reading journey. Its compact size makes it convenient for on-the-go note-taking, ensuring that no moment of inspiration is lost. A must-have for avid readers and book enthusiasts alike. Thank you so much NetGalley for this reading journal.

I loved the idea of creating an online reading journal, specifically to highlight my ARCs. I read so many positive reviews, all mentioning how easy it was to use, I thought it would be plug and play., but it requires multiple downloads. Maybe it doesn’t work well with iPad and it’s better on a full computer? At this time, in this version I won’t be using it. But I’m geeky about book tracking so I’ll check on a new version should one come out in the future.
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This is a great tool to use to track my books through the year I love the layout and set up. I like that you can physically see the covers in the breakout month pages!
Just what I have been looking for.

This is a great resource, for anyone not just Netgalley users. I think this is something useful that people will find useful during any time of year. My only concern is the fact that it is digital and not printed out. A lot of people I know, including myself, prefer print copies, it’s difficult to see its full usefulness in just the digital format

Easy to use and keep track of your books. Nice on line journaling that you can edit. Great starting journal if you have been journaling your books.

I’m new to NetGalley and was recommended by a friend to request this so as to keep my future tracking neat!
I’ve had a flick through and it looks solid so far - thank you NetGalley!

This will make keeping track so much easier! I will be adding this to my reading journal that I have and using it weekly! Thank you

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
So helpful and boosted my productivity! Thank you!
I’m obssessed. It is so simple and pretty.

I think this is a neat concept for NetGalley to offer its reviewers but I took a look through it and ultimately decided it wasn't for me; I'd rather stick with the system I already have in place. The tabs on the sides are an odd choice, given that even if I printed it out, they wouldn't actually function as tabs are designed. (Also, I didn't realize that downloading it would add it to my shelf of titles to review. Hopefully this is just an easy way to boost my ratio?)

Thank you so much for this free journal! It's beautiful and easy to use, and I hope to keep using it through the year to keep better track of my reading.

I absolutely love this reading journal! I downloaded it today and uploaded it into my Goodnotes app. I can’t wait to start having everything organized in there and make it my dedicated ARC reading journal. I enjoy reviewing ARCs through NetGalley and this will just help me to be more organized and I like the goals for every month. I’m currently working on getting my feedback ratio above 80%. Now I have this journal to help me.

I loved the look of the NetGalley Reading Journal, the way the tags were arranged to make it easy to keep track of reading through the months.
I downloaded the journal and the instructions. Also I downloaded the App so I could edit the journal. I was able to edit and add information but I found it very clunky to use and not very user friendly. Perhaps if I had an Ipad and an apple pen it might have been easier.
Not sure if I have enough time to persevere. It has already taken a lot of my reading time to get started.

Poor format so unstable and annoying. Not for me sadly.. a good idea but let down by poor execution unfortunately

I wish this was a fillable pdf. it makes it unusable, but i like the formatting. If there was a better way to utilize this, i would have given five stars.

Love this, it's super helpful for keeping track of my arcs and provides a lot of helpful information about NetGalley. The layout is clean and easy to navigate. The artwork is lovely and the color scheme is super pretty! Absolutely love this!

Very well organized reading log. It has everything I need and the user guide made it easy to figure out how to use it.

Looks like it literally has everything you could need to keep things organised and keep track of all your reads and reviews

I normally don't keep reading journals just because they tend to end up feeling more like work than anything else.
However, after being gifted this, I may change my mind. Not only is aesthetically pleasing to me, I also like the layout. The journal itself is actually fairly beefy without being overly cumbersome with interactive tabs that make it easy to navigate. It also straightforward and easy to use. As someone whose never used a digital journal before, the learning curve was relatively small though I am still learning.
While not the most beautiful or inclusive, there's nothing I feel needs added to make it complete. It feels like a solid product.

I liked the netgalley reading journal by we are bookish. I feel like it is well made and can be really helpful to track your readings as well as your ratings. I was looking for a reading journal like this one and i'm really happy netgalley provided me with an arc. I wasn't expecting it to be this great because i had a hard time finding a journal like this one. This journal ticks all of the boxes for me.