
Member Reviews

Fun summer activity. Had a great time with it. Eiwosh there were more!
I received a free copy in exchange for a review

Camp NetGalley was so much fun! I enjoyed the push that the bingo game gave me to read different things that I may not have picked up otherwise. I’d love to have this available monthly or at least more than just summer time. The packet was fun and got me excited about the challenge!

Camp NetGalley was SUCH a fantastic idea and I am so glad I was able to participate. For us adults who have never ending responsibilities, it was so nice to *virtually* have the camp experience. Meeting all the counselors and campers via social media was really fun and introduced me to numerous accounts to follow and books to add to my TBR. I thoroughly enjoyed the activities, bingo especially because it makes you really think about the types of books your drawn to and gently reminds you to read outside of your norm.
Something I would LOVE to see next year is maybe virtual small groups or 'campfire' sessions where you could sign up for a virtual meet up. The signup groups could be separated into genres or specific books or other groupings. It would be a fantastic way to meet new people.

Camp NetGalley was tons of fun!
My favourite thing about this event was how inclusive, engaging, and well thought out it was. There was something for everyone to take part in, and it was great to see the reading community come together in such a fun and positive way!
It is my first year on NetGalley, and I am super excited to say that I took part in the Camp NetGalley event. I can't wait to see what else will be in store for next year!
Thank you NetGalley for hosting this event!

I think this was such a fun thing to do! I didn't participate in everything I hoped too but it was fun anyway.

This was such a fun summer activity! I loved connecting with people and sharing some of my favorite books :)

It was a fun experience to try new subjects to read and also to read in new locations. Loved the layouts to post on socials and see others love reading.

I thought camp net galley was a wonderful idea, so much fun and the resources were great. Although my July got taken over by personal drama so I couldn't participate as much as I wanted I enjoyed engaging and would definitely do it again, I really hope you do it again next year! I've attached a link for my entry into the talent show

The Camp NetGalley welcome packet was such a fun way to jump into fun summer reading activities! I really love Bingo so that was a ton of fun, though the best part was definitely making some new bookish friends to share recommendations with!

I loved Camp Netgalley. It was so fun and this welcome packet was great! I hope we get to do this again next year.

Loved this idea! I hope we get to do something similar next summer. It’s a fun way to build a book community. Thanks for doing this.

This is SO CUTE, what a cute way to engage the NetGalley community in ARC reading and sharing reviews we've written. I think we as a reading community LOVE a Bingo so that was fun to peek at as well even though I was much busier than expected this last... month? Wow, yikes.
Anyway, I enjoyed this package and hope NetGalley does something again similar in the future!

Readers, get your hands on a copy of The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz before tackling this "can't put it down" sequel appropriately titled The Sequel. Knowing the back story of Anna and Jake will add immeasurably to your "enjoyment" of this latest breathtaking installment of the writing and publishing world along with the diabolical need to justify one's actions.
Anna Williams Bonner is both the protagonist and antagonist of her own story as she attempts to track down threatening messages that once again point to her dead husband Jacob Finch Bonner as a plagiarist. There are no lengths that Anna will not go to to protect her own life as a best-selling author.
Readers will come to better understand Anna's motivations as the tragedies of her childhood and young adult life haunt her and drive her to on a crime spree that cannot really make up for all she has suffered. While maneuvering book signings, meetings with editors and speaking engagements, she is never free of circumstances.
Readers may feel a denouement is reached, but not so fast! Anna Williams Bonner has more in store for us!

I really enjoyed the Camp NetGalley BINGO card and am very thankful to be apart of the community. Summer is my busiest reading time as I enjoy taking my books outside, camping, and to the pool. While I didn't get to do all of my anticipated squares during July, I do look forward to continuing to fill out my card during the remainder of the summer.
While initially confused by what Camp NetGalley was, I found the camp packet to be very unique and fun. It was engaging but not in a way that was overwhelming. I have never seen another "camp" like this one, and am grateful to be allowed to participate.
Thank you for a fun summer experience!

Thanks to Netgalley for the fun summer activity! I appreciate the opportunity, even if time got away from me (it's a busy season in library land!).

I am new to NetGalley. And while I didn't use this as a way to guide my July reading, I can definitely see its appeal. I did not participate in the Talent Show. I know my reviews are nothing spectacular, but I do give them my all and try my hardest to give any potential readers a sense of what they'll get into when reading a book.
I read 5 NetGalley ARC's in July, and Camp NetGalley pushed me to read them. I didn't get Bingo on my card, but I did check lots of boxes.
I can see the appeal of this, and look forward to doing this again next year. Hopefully by then, I can participate a little more.

This was packed full of fun ideas to interact with. I can't wait to participate properly in this next year!
I think the bingo was particularly a great idea.
My suggestions for next year could be to :
+ Maybe make a read-a-thon,
+ A chosen book for each genre to review. Then you chose one genre you wish to participate in, or more if you'd like more badges. You could do both trad and indie suggestions.
+ Some sort of variation for a recommendation for a recommendation. Encouraging people to interact with each other as well you as yourselves. Maybe they could do one rec for a general read, and another rec for arcs they think that person would like to apply for on Netgalley.
(i'd love to help collab on creating and participating in any of these if given the chance <3 )
Thanks again for creating Camp Netgalley and giving us some summer reading fun.

What a fun way to be engaged with the books I’ve read this month. Still have a few things to finish up, but hope there will be something similar next summer! Can’t wait to see some extra badges or stickers! Thanks Net Galley for creating this fun event!

The idea of this seemed super fun and I was so looking forward to being a more active participate but life got in the way unfortunately.
The packet itself was well designed and I enjoyed that everything was right in one spot for me so there was no going and searching a million different places. I did play the bingo - which was a good way to challenge me to do some things I normally wouldn't have and I downloaded the stickers to use for my reading journal but hopefully next time I'll be a more active participate on social media as well :)

What a lovely summer activity for book readers! Hopefully, I'll be able to participate more in future events. Overall, a wonderful way to keep readers engaged.