This is such a cute thing for NetGalley to do! I specifically love the idea of the talent show and showing off our reviews. It's great to be able to showcase our hard work! The bingo is great and I will have so much fun doing it! I love that it has a wide variety of prompts, including non-reading prompts that encourage using NetGalley in interesting ways! Maybe next year they can add a smores photo challenge where you books with brown, white, and dark brown covers!

What a fun way to celebrate reading in July! Looking so forward to the activities and connecting with other readers at Camp NetGalley!! Thanks for the fun!!

Camp NetGalley is a wonderful interactive idea! My favorite parts are the Bingo board to get us all reaching a little outside of our comfort zones for a fun summer of reading. I also really like the stickers - they'll be perfect for the reading journal.

I'm not big on social media, so that aspect of sharing/interacting for this isn't much of an appeal, but I'm looking forward to seeing all the reviews that are submitted for the talent show.

What a cute idea! I’m excited to check out camp NetGalley and interact with other members. This is a low pressure/ easy way for the community to connect!

This is so exciting and so fun! How cool! I’m happy to be a part of something that inspires more reading. 💖

This is such a FABULOUS idea from NetGalley and We Are Bookish and I can’t wait to enjoy the Camp NetGalley community throughout July - sending y’all virtual friendship bracelets.

I’m particularly excited to play the Week 1 bingo game, and the ‘Talent Contest’ is a wonderfully motivating idea to allow NetGalley’s diverse membership the opportunity to showcase the writing that makes them proud. I like how the entry can be any kind of review (glowing or constructively critical) and for any type of book or audiobook. Personally, I am submitting as a link the review I wrote of ‘The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby’ by Ellery Lloyd - a book deeply evocative novel that, for me, represented a return to form for the authors of the shocking and moving ‘People Like Her’.

In terms of ideas for next year, I think Camp NetGalley could offer camper spotlights throughout the month, increased connectivity based on users who have reviewed similar books and perhaps some exclusive themed ‘Read Now’ books for a limited time for campers to all read together (if authors want to participate, that is).

Thanks as always to the NetGalley/WAB team xoxo

So excited to utilize this, especially the bingo. Also excited for the talent show! Such a fun concept for the summer.

This is such a fun idea to make sure we keep up with reading during the summer! I love the community aspect and hope to be able to participate.

I am excited to do the book bingo here on Netgalley camp. Still not 100% on how this all works but I am still excited to give it a go! Loving netgalley so far since I got my kindle.

I think this welcome package is super cute and I’m excited to fill in my bingo card. It’s a great way to find new books and stay motivated. Thanks to Camp NetGalley and We Are Bookish for hosting this event.

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The Women by Kristin Hannah
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

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Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.

As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is over-whelmed by the chaos and destruction of war. Each day is a gamble of life and death, hope and betrayal; friendships run deep and can be shattered in an instant. In war, she meets―and becomes one of―the lucky, the brave, the broken, and the lost.

But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

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Another Kristin Hannah book that absolutely broke me. Frankie is such a strong woman for serving her country fearlessly, then on top of that dealing with the aftermath of coming home from war. The friends she made during her time that she served are truly each other’s soulmates. Their strength and support towards each other is something to be admired. Having those women by her side while experiencing the war and also being able to lean on them when she returned home is so powerful.

Frankie can’t seem to catch a break in life. Between what she experienced during war to having her heart broken numerous times she continues to just survive life. As if war wasn’t hard enough, having to come home to a family and country that didn’t recognize women being in the Vietnam War, her struggles throughout this book are truly heart crushing.

This book is a powerful and emotional read. Truly one of the best historical fiction books I’ve ever read. Kristin Hannah’s novels are beautifully written with powerful messages that last long beyond her words.

This is a fun idea. I've done a bunch of summer reading bingos or challenges but having this one incorporate netgalley is a great motivator. Lately I tend to just focus on the genres I reccomend most or what I can build a display off of. I tend to use Edelweiss a little more but this will help me get back into this website and try more features. I wish the bingo game could be an interactive app with a way to be on teams or have a community aspect but I know that would take a lot of time/money to develop. Thank you for creating and sharing this.

NetGalley, you are bringing me all the fun camp vibes (that I never experienced) with Camp NetGalley!

This is going to be such a fun July challenge - and since I've already made my own monthly goals of putting on my headphones (and listening to Audiobooks more often) in hopes at reaching 70% Feedback Ratio on NetGalley, this fun camp challenge is a game-changing boost for me! Hello Bingo!

Can't wait to start the challenge, as I know it will be getting a full five-stars from me!

Thanks NetGalley for the complimentary Welcome Packet for Camp NetGalley to read and review!
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This is such a cute, fun idea! I love it! The bingo looks like a great time. I can't wait to see how it all turns out. Three cheers for Camp Netgalley!

I love this packet! I am just coming off a reading slump and Camp NetGalley is the perfect thing to keep me motivated. I am looking forward to downloading the stickers and badges. Also, thank you for including several versions of the bingo board. I'm so excited to participate.

So excited for Camp NetGalley! I look forward to joining in on all the fun.
This Welcome Packet was great.
NetGalley has been a great resource and is such an incredible company. Can't wait to see what they do next.

This sounds like a fun way to try some new things and read some books! Excited to join the activities!

This is such a cute idea! Thank you to We Are Bookish and Netgalley for putting this together. This program along with my library's summer reading program will keep me busy this month!

If there was anything to suggest it would be able to chat with other Netgalley users and share recommendations.

This sounds like a fun way to engage with netgalley over the summer. The bingo card looks fun and a good way to push myself to read some different things.

I like that this event is open to everyone, and that there is a full month dedicated to it. And such a cute name, very summery!