I thought that I would give this a try, what I was hoping for was for the information from Net Galley to automatically update from my dashboard, and save me copying and pasting things into the journal. That would have been so much more user friendly, with a edit option to edit entries and add books not read from NG. Sadly on reading the user guide I quickly realised that I needed an app to make the journal work and even then it wouldn't connect to the NG account. I use NG for work, and am not allowed to download unchecked apps to my devices.
I can't copy and paste book covers and stickers into the pdf, although I can add text boxes if I wanted a basic written journal, or I could print out the pages and use it that way. That's not for me.

The Reading Journal is a great resource coming into the new year. The colors are wonderfully done. I look forward to using it.

This reading journal is so cute and will be perfect to track my reading through the year. Thank you so much to We Are Bookish for creating such a great resource that is so pretty to look at!!

This is a fantastic resource for organisation and the design is really colourful and eye catching!

I am looking forward to trying this out!

A wonderfully useful resource for keeping track of books and reviews that adds in the ability to track when the book is publishing and other NetGalley review specific metrics. I can see this being very well laid out for a digital planner to capture the book information in a single place.

This is such an awesome reading journal and I love the bright color scheme! I’m definitely excited to start my digital journaling journey.

I absolutely love the layout of The NetGalley Reading Journal. It is so good and you can easily accommodate it to suit your style. It makes it easy to find information at a glance and even as a .pdf it is great to use. It has all the traditional features that you would like including a habit tracker and a NetGalley bingo game, and importantly a reflection page to look back to the year that was or to fill in when you have something memorable or notable to jot down.

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I’m honestly not sure if I will use this or not, but I’m going to give it a try! I like the format and it seems to work well, just not sure I’ll keep up with it.

The NetGalley Reading Journal is such a delight! It’s packed with fun ways to engage with your reading life—monthly tracking, challenges to push you into new genres, book bingo, and so much more. Whether you're a casual reader or a bookworm on a mission, this journal adds a little extra magic to your reading routine. I can't wait to start using it.

This is a great tool for readers and reviewers. Thank you!
I will be using this on my phone to track my progress for my reviews.

I love this so much. This will be my second year using this reading journal and I think it is amazing! The stickers are literally so adorable.

I love this journal! The embedded links are great, and the new color scheme is so cute! Thank you We Are Bookish, for this beautiful NetGalley Reading Journal.

It has all the bells and whistles, and being specifically tied to Netgalley makes it all the more useful for those who like to keep track of their reading and reviewing. Ultimately, I'd prefer a spreadsheet version as that's what I like to use, but this reading journal can be super fulfilling for those who want to make use of it. I'd say for those who prefer visuals, especially!

This is an amazingly done digital planner for Book Advocates. I love how organized it is, and that it has everything I could possibly need to stay organized. Not to mention, it has links! That is so awesome, and makes it so easy to use. I can't wait to get started using this new tool. Thank you for this awesome tool.

This proves to be easy to use and a nice thing to offer. I wish more companies would do this as well! Thanks!

Thank you to NetGalley and We Are Bookish for the Reading Journal. I tried to use it with Adobe Acrobat, but find it difficult to maneuver the blocks. Everything has to be uploaded to my computer first (images), and then brought in. Just a little more time-consuming than I would like it to be. It has all the right stuff, but just not user friendly for me. I like all the bells and whistles (stickers and such), compared to last year. The colors are nice as well. I am sure there are others who are more tech savvy than I am that will be able to get better use of this resource. A print copy would work well.

I’ve loved using the NetGalley Reading Journal to keep my reading life organized. The 2025 edition looks even better with its stunning color palette and practical features, like clickable links for digital planning. It’s both customizable and easy to adapt to my style.

An essential tool for staying on track and making my reading journey more visually appealing. I can’t wait to use it again in 2025!

I think this is such a clever idea to include on the website as an instant download. I primarily track my books using a database in notion, but this is much more approachable for readers that don't know where to start! The color choices and way everything is arranged is easy to follow, though I wish I didn't need to download a separate user guide to figure out how to use it. It was very thorough and answered a lot of questions, but I think this could've been thrown in at the end of the journal to keep things clear. But overall, I love the idea of this project and hope you release more (although I'm sure this could be reused easily!).

Really fun and useful tool. I like this more Colorful version too. Keep up the good work Net galley team. Appreciate all the hard work everyone does to make it easier for users to keep track of our reads.

Loving this!! I was originally just going to re-use the one from last year so but I’ll be using this one cause I’m loving the new color scheme! Can’t wait to start using it!! Also can’t wait to see what y'all come up with next year!