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Twenty weeks of reviewing for NetGalley (September 2021)

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At the end of this week it'll be twenty weeks since I was approved by NetGalley and by the end of July I earned the Top Reviewer badge (a great motivator!).

My first three featured reviews were for;

  • Fail To Fight (A Second Chance At Forever Romance (Unrequited Love Series Book 1)) by Maci Dillon - my review - Amazon
  • The Velocity Mindset by Ron Karr - Amazon

Interestingly, my first ever NetGalley review was The Velocity Mindset by Ron Karr, so indeed a great start to my NetGalley experience.  

My approach to NetGalley

My approach to NetGalley has been to only have two or absolutely max three books in my Shelf at any given time. This has ensured that my feedback ratio is well above 80% at all times. It also encourages me to only pick books that I know I'm going to have time finishing reading and reviewing. 

To build up my profile I have focused on picking books from the "Read Now" section, selecting a mixture of factual and fiction. Thanks to the huge variety of instantly available books, I have only requested two books so far;

  • Listen: How to find the words for tender conversations by Kathryn Mannix - my review - Amazon. I requested this book as I thoroughly enjoyed her other book With the End in Mind: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial. To read my review of the latter please click here.
  • Conscious Crafts: Quilting - 20 mindful makes to reconnect head, heart and hands by Elli Beaven. Elli and I are both quilters based in the United Kingdom so I was intrigued to have a look at her quilting projects after having seen some of them on Instagram.  

Huge THANK YOU to NetGalley and the many publishers trusting us NetGalley reviewers with their books. 


#NetGalley #TheVelocityMindset #TheAdultSideofDyslexia #FailToFight #ConsciousCraftsQuilting #ListenMannix

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