#netgalley-and-edelweiss

[tanyasreading]

Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams

[glassamphibians]

saw nicbook on netgalley and got so excited but its just that stupid teaser disney hypherion PLEASE give me the full arc i promise i wont be mean about it not even a little bit okay maybe a little bit but thats still publicity right gimmie the arc hand it over i am begging

[booksovertv]

Hi 👋🏽 friends I wanted to share my love for the Kindle Scribe. This is not a sponsored post. I purchased it myself. As many of you know I have a disability. I have neuropathy in my upper extremities. Holding things and writing for more than five minutes will numb and hurt my hands. The Scribe is, to me, the same weight as an iPad Air. I have a clear cover on mine and use a Flippy to rest it while reading. The Flippy and clear cover were purchased on Amazon. If you have an Oasis. The premium feel and the fast maneuvering around is the same without the quick battery drain. The Scribe is crisp and clear. It is quick and not laggy. The writing experience is a dream. I’m able to write for long periods of time without pain. You all have seen my many book Journals. I’m never satisfied and am tired of rewriting the same information over and over. So, to be able to categorize and write my notes in one place is unbelievably convenient and awesome. The pen is easy to hold and doesn’t cramp my hands. I have the premium pen and must pay attention not to hit the button on it when writing. I have my button set to highlight. Occasionally hitting the button is not even a con friends. My notes are visible on my Fire and on the Amazon app. This is just wonderful. I can email my notes to me and share them. It’s a game changer. I’ve spent three days organizing my Scribe Book Journal. The hours of investment to one convenient location was worth it. I have peace of mind that I no longer will have to gather info from multiple notebooks. I had the Kindle Dx. Let’s not forget that device was almost $400 at the time. Only similarity is screen size! I know this device is a bit steep, but if you have any of the issues if mentioned and can wing the price by trade~in, payment plan or selling things you don’t need-go for it!!! If you have any questions feel free to ask and I will be happy to answer. #kindlescribe #kindle #Flippy #TheCloisters #katyhays #netgalley #edelweiss #bookstagram #books #reading #currentlyreading #booklover #booktok #aboutbooks #americanlibraryassociation #californialibraryassociation #bookreview #kindlescribereviews #books #ereader #bookstagrammer https://www.instagram.com/p/CnPzdAmyyJC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Norman Lear: His Life and Times by Tripp Whetsell #BookReview #ApplauseBooks #ARCReview #Biography #Television

I just read a fantastic biography about Norman Lear, the super-prolific writer/producer of many television -programs that shaped the landscape of American TV. Check out my review! #Bookblogger #BookReview #ApplauseBooks #NormanLear #NetGalley #Television

It’s time for another book review, this time a book about the most influential American television writer/producer of the late 20th century. Most books mentioned in my reviews can be found at the affiliate links below or try your local library! (Amazon US) (Kindle Unlimited) (Amazon CA) (Amazon UK)  (AbeBooks) (Barnes & Noble) (Booksamillion)  (Audible.com) (Audiobooks.com) In the 1970s, writer…

[libraryofnika]

౨ৎ Recent Arcs & Review Copies I Received ౨ৎ

10 new arcs & review copies I received 🫶 Most of these are fantasy romances that I find really intriguing, especially the first one that I will be showing first ✨️

📍 Inevitable Fate (Edelweiss)- YA Fantasy that's also tagged with Greek and Roman Myths. I kind of have a feeling that this is a reincarnation trope based on the synopsis where the MMC finds himself a paiting version of him heavily tattooed after meeting the FMC. I kind of get an academia feeling, so let's see. Releases on October 1, 2024.

📍 Visions of Darkness (Netgalley)- Both Magical Realism and Fantasy Elements to it where the FMC is bound to 2 realities— the one in her dreams and the other where she truly exists but becomes complicated when the entities in her dreams starts to hunt her. Tagged also with forbidden romance and is set to be out on January 7, 2025.

📍 Death and Debauchery (Author)- Queer Grimdark Fantasy Romance. MMC is in deep trouble with a man and finds himself in the mercy of another man whom he tricked into loving him. I know, lots of drama is going on here 👀 This will be out on August 23, 2024.

📍 All That Falls (Author)- Dark Fae Fantasy with magical or mythical beasts! FMC finds herself tasked to fix the damaged fabric of the universe because of the dropping of the magical beasts. Not sure if this is enemies to lovers. This has been out since April 12, 2023.

📍 Vale of Dreams (Author)- Fantasy and Retelling of the Camelot. This is the 2nd book to the Avalon Tower (book 1). Honestly, Prince Talan, from the synopsis, is more intriguing than the current love interest, so I'm more rooting for him🤣

📍 Oath of Betrayal (Netgalley)- Fantasy, Why Choose, Reverse Harem. All I just know is that this book has dragon riders, dark fae, Lich King, vampires, and Slavic Mythology. I'm sold 👌 Will be out on September 12, 2024.

📍 The Hunted Heir (Valentine Pr, Author)- Fantasy Romance and enemies to lovers. This is a continuation to The Veiled Kingdom (book 1). Can't wait to start this one after that ending 😭. Will this be out on August 20? August 27, 2024? I'm not sure about the date, honestly 😭.

📍 The Wolf's Mate (Author)- Shifter Romance, Arranged Marriage, Opposite Attracts. FMC bargains with The Guardian, and now she has to mate the Alpha King. This will be out on August 27, 2024.

📍 The Alpha's Bound Mate (Author)- Shifter Romance. This is the next instalment to The Enslaved Mate. I honestly didn't like the MMC there on that book, so I hope the FMC would MAKE HIM WORK WORK. This will be out on September 13, 2024.

📍 Wished (Netgalley)- Magical Realism, Romance. Honestly, I didn't like Fated, the book before this, so I hope this will deliver? I don't know, but I'm still hoping that this will be good 🙏🏼. The released date is on October 1, 2024.

Overall, these are all exciting titles 🫶 Massive thank you to the authors and publishers 🫶

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[davidarc]

TCL's #SixforSunday #14 - Wish List Books 1 - Fingers Crossed!

TCL's #SixforSunday #14 - Wish List Books 1 - Fingers Crossed! While Steph @eenalol didn't assign this topic, I decided to go ahead and do one on my own. #SundayBookBlog #bookblogging #booklists #bookreviews #bookreviewing #booktwitter #SomethingDifferent

What is #SixforSunday? #SixforSunday was a little blog feature Steph @ A little but a lot started in June 2017 for herself. It’s a weekly blog post where you get to share 6 books which fill a certain prompt. Originally, #SixforSunday was a post Steph did that she never thought she would stick with! It was her place to share 6 bookish things under a given prompt. (If you want to see her first…

[biandlesbianliterature]

Do you love reading sapphic books? Feel like talking about them at least once a month? Want to be buried in an insurmountable pile of free sapphic ebooks? Join the Lesbrary!

I am looking for more reviewers at the Lesbrary! You just have to commit to one review, list, or essay a month about sapphic books and in return you get forwarded all of the sapphic ebooks sent to us for possible review. You also get access to the Lesbrary Edelweiss and Netgalley accounts, where you can request not-yet-released queer titles.

I’m looking particularly for more reviewers of color, disabled reviewers, and trans reviewers, but anyone who regularly reads sapphic books is welcome!

(More info at the link below.)

The Lesbrary Is Looking for More Reviewers!

[tanyasreading]

Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi

Book Stats  Stars: 4.5 Stars Start Date:05/02/24 Ending Date:05 /18/24 Genre: Historical Fiction Fantasy Form:  E-Arc/ALC Page Count: 352 Publishing Date: 07/02/24 Point of View:  1st Person Setting: 15th Century West Africa GoodReads:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6446918379 StoryGraph :https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1a64d859-d643-4db1-bcfe-bcd3c6495d09 Thank you…

[halfmoonheart]

Don't forget Edelweiss+!!! Its free for anyone to join!!

Hi! How do authors feel about review sites that give books for free in exchange for reviews (and sometimes pay reviewers)? I did a lot of research to see if the site was not a scam, but haven't seen anything about whether small authors like it or consider it piracy

It depends on the site, but a lot of us sign our books up there to raise awareness of our books and increase review ratings. Sometimes we use them for ARCs (advanced review copies) too to help boost reviews early on, which can help with pre-orders and boosting visibility.

Paid reviews are not something I'm aware of, and would negate the honesty of the review, though some authors may still opt to do that on their own. Most of the time, you're just getting free copies of the books.

So if you're looking at places like NetGalley, those are legit and very helpful to us.

[scifrey]

Okay, so remember how I've been Ded Of Editing this last year and just absolutely consumed by bookish stuff?

The bookish stuff is now out in the world.

TIME AND TIDE

Releases November 2024.

Exciting news: the eGalley is up on NetGalley and Edelweiss! This means, with the promise of an honest review, you could potentially read the book right now. However, if you're not interested in an ARC, you can preorder your Copy Here.

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Historical fiction with a touch of time travel, for fans of Diana Gabaldon, Alexis Hall, and Olivia Waite’s Feminine Pursuits series, where a modern bisexual woman is thrown into Regency England and must figure out how to survive, while she falls in love with a woman who will become a famous author.

Just a twenty-first century gal with nineteenth-century problems…

When Sam’s plane crashes catastrophically over the Atlantic, it defies all odds for Sam to be the sole survivor. But it seems impossible that she’s rescued by a warship in 1805. With a dashing sea captain as her guide, she begins to find her footing in a world she’d only seen in movies.

Then Sam is betrayed. At the mercy of the men and morals of the time, and without the means to survive on her own, she’s left with no choice but to throw herself on the charity of the captain's sisters. She resigns herself to a quiet life of forever hiding her true self. What she doesn't expect is that her new landlady is Margaret Goodenough—the world-famous author whose yet-to-be-completed novel will contain the first lesbian kiss in the history of British Literature, and a clever woman. Clever enough to know her new companion has a secret.

As the two women grow ever closer, Sam must tread the tenuous line between finding her own happiness in a place where she doesn’t think she’ll ever fit in, and possibly (accidentally) changing the course of history.

[mermaidsirennikita]

Could you do a summary of how ARCs work as a reviewer?

I'm intrigued. Like do you have to send the books back?

Sure!

So, there are several ways that you can get ARCs. Two of the biggest platforms for traditional publishers are NetGalley and Edelweiss. Tbh, I've dabbled with Edelweiss, but I find their interface very confusing and they do tend to favor industry professionals (booksellers, librarians, etc). And ultimately, I just don't think I need it at this time. I get (virtually) all the ARCs I want from other platforms.

NetGalley can and is used by independent authors and indie publishers. It offers e-ARCs and audio ARCs. With NetGalley, they're sorted into categories, and anyone with an account can request them. Some books are also, temporarily or permanently, classified as "Read Now", which means that anyone can just grab them. Some are categorized as "Wish for It" which means they aren't available for request but you can "wish" for them. It does work—I've gotten a couple of wished for books. Based on what I've read (and suspect) I think that wished for books basically filter out reviewers who don't meet parameters pubs have set for books. So if you do, you can request it. If you don't, you can wish for it. For example, I wished for a book by this one pub, I think they saw my stats and liked them, and then gave me the book. So far, I haven't had to wish for other books by that pub since.

Your request may sit there for months. It may sit there for an hour. It may never be accepted or declined. Almost all books have "archive dates", which means the book becomes inaccessible both to new requesters AND people who got the book but failed to download it. I download books immediately for this reason, but I also use a kindle to read them. When you don't read e-ARCs on a kindle (say, on your phone or your tablet in the NetGalley app), you only have a set amount of time to read them. Then they disappear. When you download them to your kindle, they're there forever.

NetGalley allows you to fill out a profile. I include my stats (blog follow count, what I like to read, my posting style, any achievements) and I link to my blogs, social media, etc. You also have a feedback ratio. NetGalley recommends staying over 80%, but this honestly may or may not affect your ability to get ARCs, depends on the pub. The higher your ratio, the better. If you decline to review a book (which you can) you will never have a 100% ratio. Soooooo always review.

When you review a book, you can go back and add links to your reviews once posted. I include a note to the publishers when reviewing on NetGalley (which I do immediately after reading) re: when I'll post my reviews. Some pubs prefer you wait to closer to release.

Then there are other distribution services, right? NetGalley is expensive. BookSirens and Booksprout are often easier for self pub authors to use. I have accounts with them, but haven't requested any books as of now.

There are also marketing agencies/services, often used by self pub authors. Things like The Author Agency, Valentine PR, etc. You'll often fill out a form for these services to request an ARC. You'll be accepted or declined based on their preferences. I've only read ARCs for services like these a couple of times, but they're great and often handle general PR for authors. They're boutique and handle a smaller amount of clients than something like Booksprout or BookSirens.

Theeeeen there are authors who handle their own ARCs. Typically self pub. They'll often have you sign up on their websites—they may refer to you as part of their "street team". In my experience (which is limited; I'm only on Grace Callaway's team as of now) these are often handled by the author or an assistant. You'll get an email like "Hey, this book is coming up, get ready" and usually get the book through a service like BookFunnel.

Physical ARCs are less common and often handled directly by publishers. They can be received through giveaways and promos as well. I just got a physical ARC through a giveaway a couple months ago, and while there's not an expectation that you review with these books, it's nice to do so.

Some publishers have influencer programs that can correspond to services like NetGalley, OR can be the only way you'll get a book. This is a more common way that people get physical ARCs.

You always need to disclose that you were given the book for an honest review.

You never have to give an ARC back, no matter how you get it. Like I said earlier, they WILL disappear if you read them on NetGalley without a kindle. But otherwise—yours forever.

You're never like, legally obligated to review an ARC. But authors and pubs have a limited amount of ARCs to distribute, and I've never failed to do it because, no matter how I feel about the book, I value it.

Anyone can get an ARC SOMEHOW. Like I said, there are Read Now copies on NetGalley that people use to build up their ratios/following. Many people who have very little presence online get ARCs of big releases. But it's always nice to have a blog. I'm not by any means well-known, I don't have a huge Insta following, I don't do TikTok. But I have a pretty good acceptance rate on NetGalley and through other outlets.

Edit: Oh, and on NetGalley they often give out "badges" which authors and pubs can see, indicating your feedback ratio being over 80%, how many reviews you've given once it's over 100, whether or not you're pre-approved (which is when a pub automatically gives you ARCs), when you've had at least 3 books featured by pubs (this means it's like, starred on their book's NetGalley profile). It can help, apparently.

Also, publishers can see not only your feedback ratio, but how many books you've been declined for, your average rating, how you've rated other books of theirs or similar to theirs, etc. It can help them make decisions.

[bargainsleuthbooks]

Book Reviews: Life in the Key of G; Katharine, the Wright Sister; Mademoiselle Eiffel; Manga Classics: Sherlock Holmes Vol. 1; #NetGalley #Edelweiss #ARCReviews #NewBooks #BookReviews

Another week, another round of #Bookreviews. This week: Mademoiselle Eiffel--historical fiction Life in the Key of G--Kenny G Memoir Katharine, the Wright Sister--historical fiction Manga Classics: Sherlock Holmes a Study in Scarlet #ARCReview

I’m cruising along and getting through all my Advanced Reader’s Copies from NetGalley. In order to keep up with blogging about them all, I’ve decided to do more roundups like this. These books have either recently been published or will be published in the near future. Most books can be found at the affiliate links below or try your local library when they are released! (Amazon US) (Amazon CA)…

[mollyringle]

ARC reviewers wanted!

Please reblog if you know any avid readers who frequently review books online! Especially if they enjoy novels containing: - fae - witches - angst-free queerness - romance - a cozy noblebright mood even amid magical disaster - '90s cover bands I seek reviewers and general word-of-mouth-spreaders for my novel Ballad for Jasmine Town, which contains all of the above. (As to the romance and queerness, the main couple is a trans man and a bi woman, in case you prefer to know such details.) It can be requested on NetGalley and Edelweiss right now, or I could email you an ARC in PDF or epub format.

Here is the publisher page if you’d like to read more about it. (Though distributed by Simon & Schuster, the book is independent-press-published. The publishing world is complicated.) For those who've read Lava Red Feather Blue: it takes place in the same country and has some overlapping events, but you don't have to read one book to make sense of the other. They are both stand-alones. Thank you in advance, and I hope it finds some happy readers!

[skrutskie]

preorder - goodreads

request a review copy: netgalley - edelweiss

About THE SALVATION GAMBIT:

A hotheaded hacker must outwit the AI at the heart of a rogue warship-turned-penal colony if she and her crew of conwomen want to escape with their lives in this electrifying sci-fi thriller from the acclaimed author of Bonds of Brass.

Murdock’s always believed in Hark, the woman who shaped her from a petty thief and lowlife hacker into a promising con artist. Hark is everything Murdock aspires to be, from her slick fashion sense to her unfailing ability to plan under pressure. Together with Bea, a fearless driver who never walks away from a bet, and Fitz, Murdock’s infuriatingly mercurial rival who can sweet talk the galaxy into spinning around her finger, the foursome has built a reputation for daring heists, massive payoffs, and never, never getting caught.

Well, until now.

Getting caught is one thing. Getting tithed to a sentient warship that’s styled itself into a punitive god is a problem the likes of which this team has never faced before. Aboard the Justice is a world stitched together from the galaxy’s sinners—some fighting for survival, some struggling to build a civilized society, and some sacrificing everything to worship the AI at the heart of the ship.

The Justice’s all-seeing eyes are fixed on its newest acquisitions, and on Murdock in particular. It has use for a hacker—if it can wrest her devotion away from Hark. And Murdock’s faith is already fractured. To escape the Justice’s madness, they need a plan, and Hark might not be up to the task.

If Hark—brilliant, unflappable Hark—can’t plot a way out, Murdock will have to use every last trick she’s learned to outwit the Justice, resist its temptation, and get her crew out alive.