The Camp NetGalley Welcome Packet by the We Are Bookish team at NetGalley is filled with fun, community-based activities. The stickers, story templates and bingo challenges are all structured perfectly and well-balanced. I loved the checklist at the beginning that help made ticking off items give that boost of dopamine.

For future years, I'd love to see some live events that the community can participate in together. For example, reading sprints or readathons where people can join, chat and read together.

Overall, I'm enjoying participating in Camp NetGalley so far and I'm keen to continue over the month of July.

Read the packet, but not sure what to do next. I was hoping there would be a discussion on the Goodreads Netgalley group.

Here’s my entry for the talent show.

https://www.netgalley.com/book/203742/review/22381

Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian
I found the narrative confusing and slow moving, as it jumped from the past, to the future as seen in Elaine’s visions, to the present. There were changes to some of the traditional Arthurian characters, too, making Morgana and Morgause twins, and Morgause the wife of Mordred. I’m familiar with the Arthurian legends and the Tennyson poem, but I never really got the sense of that time period. I found myself questioning the author’s research when she mentioned someone drinking cocoa, which was unknown in Europe before the 16th century, and a child was said to be wearing a taffeta dress, even though that fabric wasn’t around back then. The group, Elaine, Arthur, Lancelot, Morgana, and Gwen, seemed more like they belonged in an episode of “Friends” set in an alternate universe with knights, magic, and patricide. I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Fun idea to do bingo and have a chance at getting badges and stickers and all of that. I'm not thrilled about the graphics, but that's not a huge deal.

I loved the netgalley camp! So cool. The bingo was my favorite. And there were many things to do. There is something for everyone ! ❤️

So fun. I’m excited to participate. The bingo board is such a fun idea. I am looking forward to the weekly activities. I want to earn my badge!

Crashing into You is a YA romance novel that comes out on Tuesday!

Leti Rivera loves street racing, and dreams of being a famous female street racer. Her brother, Santos, taught her how to drive so no one could catch her, and driving is how she feels like she is escaping the world around her. But when tragedy strikes after a race, her love for racing is threatened by it. Except, she has promised to win this race for a new friend who she happens to be in love with.

If she can win, he would have the money he needs to save his home, but now Leti is unsure what to do and how to not break the promises she has made to those who are import to her.

This book has two wonderfully complex characters between Leti and Jacob. Leti was always ready to run, but Jacob has started to keep her in place. She has grown up believing that her brother is her saint, but that she is the reason their mother passed away. Jacob has just lost his father, and now the house his father built might be taken away from them. When Leti and Jacob become friends, they start to feel like they are flying while they are in the car together, mixing with Jacob's love for space and astronauts, together they are in tha spaceship. When Leti gets expected into a race with a prize that could win back Jacob's house, it's a no brainer to try to help him and his mom.

While Leti is neurotypical, Jacob is autistic, with one of his 'superpowers' being information about space and spaceships. I really how their relationship progresses throughout the story, with Leti learning to understand Jacob and his feelings more, and Jacob learning to be comfortable with Leti. The two characters come together really well, and I thought it was really powerful.

As a non-autistic person, I did think having the POV be Leti's was helpful, in the way that it showed trying to understand someone while also being open to asking what they need. Leti is also a strong FMC, with a lot of depth to what she worries about but also a willingness to stand up for herself and the people she cares about. I don't know much about street racing, but the scenes were very well written and you could feel how the experience affected Leti.

Overall, I think this book did a really good job representing the differences between Leti and Jacob but also showing how they could come together. There was also Latino Rep, with Leti and her 'crew' who work on cars, as well as Jewish Rep with Jacob. The book did a really great job at showing how the characters came together.

I love the idea of this! What a unique and engaging way to love and discuss books. I can’t wait to join in on the fun and see what others do as well!

This was such a great idea. Looking forward to participating in the challenge. Hoping to make a dent in all of the great arcs I have waiting for me !

I love the summer camp theme and the fun activities’! It seems like a great way to keep readers involved and interacting!

Camp Netgalley is such a fun way to celebrate the joy of reading. I look forward to using the journal and sharing reviews on new books I have read.

I love this idea. Predictably, the theme is summer camp which came out great. My favorite parts are the bingo board and the summer sticker bundle. Maybe a group readalong/optional book of the week might be fun to add. I would also be interested in having more of a reading journal setup, though it may be a bit redundant to fill out both.

What a wonderful idea for all ages to bring some extra fun to all of our summer reading! I LOVE a good book bingo and I'm excited to use my NetGalley Reading Journal to help me track my summer camp reading adventures! Thank you, NetGalley and We Are Bookish for always making fun reading adventures for book geeks big and small!

Read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I received a copy of this eBook from netGalley for a honest review.

What a fun idea. I can't wait to hopefully get my badge.

I really like the idea of a book bingo board, and I’m planning to fill mine out based on the books I’ve reviewed so far in 2024. I’d love to see something similar to Camp Nanowrimo with more opportunity for interactions between reviewers who blog outside X/Instagram where hashtags are more widely used.

I really enjoyed my first Camp Netgalley. It had loads of activities to participate in, week after week, and I loved the exclusive stickers in particular. It was a great adventure, that pushed me to read loads more books on Netgalley. The reading journal is the best digital one I've come across and I'm really excited to begin the process of filling it out.

My entry for the talent show:
This YA novel is about Tegan Masters and her journey to self-discovery, grief, and love. After Tegan wakes up in her own, personal heaven, she has some strong opinions about her angel's choice of her perfect moment to relive forever, none of them positive. Zelda, the angel, begins a whirlwind tour through Tegan's memories to help her understand what mattered most to her and so what if they fall in love as the journey continues.
In the beginning, I found this novel to be moving quite slowly, but as it got towards the excursions the pair went on, I got more invested in the story. I quickly got more involved with the characters and it was a great journey to go on with the characters. The character development was so great to see and wraps up the story so well. As Tegan tries to figure out her complex emotions, we learn what you sometimes think makes you the happiest in life, is sometimes the thing that can make you the saddest. Tegan is a very relatable teenage character, I felt her emotions with how well the scenes and feelings were described. I really enjoyed the reading experience.

I am so excited for camp netgalley. I have been obsessed with reading bingo boards lately. This aligns perfectly with my current reading bingo board for myself. I love the stickers and checklist. Should be a fun month of reading.

Love Camp NetGalley!! It is always fun to have an adventure with our novels! Why let the kids have all the fun?

What a fun summer reading adventure!! Thank you to netgallery for setting this up!

I cannot wait to connect and have fun with summer follow camp readers

Love being able to connect with other readers, authors, and publishers! It also puts a fun spin on getting our NetGalley to do list prioritized. Thank you for putting this on!