#netgalley-and-edelweiss

[tanyasreading]

Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams

[miatsai]

The Memory Hunters is now on Edelweiss and Netgalley! And there is a cover-ish thing in my inbox! Maybe I should actually tell you what The Memory Hunters is about! It has:

Mushroom anthropologists

GAY in giant capital letters

Tiny weasel girl, always feral

Museum ethics

"This book makes me feel like I'm on drugs"

Things that I'm completely terrified of that I will now share with you

A reference list in the back

Epigraphs. So many epigraphs.

Diaspora and climate grief

Yeah, I know that doesn't really tell you anything . . . but hey, you can go download the PDF and read and review!

[bargainsleuthbooks]

📚🎧Stacking the Shelves: January 25, 2025 #BookHaul #ARCReview #LibraryLove #BannedBooks

It's time for my weekly round-up on media I've acquired, whether it be advanced reader's copies from NetGalley and Edelweiss, library borrows, or purchases. Lots on all counts! #BookReview #BookSky #BookBlogger #BannedBooks #LibraryLove #BookHaul

[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

[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!

[batmansymbol]

come home to my heart: january

hello, sweet online friends. it's me, riley. time rolls on. a new year begins. my next book, somehow, is only ~3 months from hitting shelves (May 6), and so pre-release season is ramping up!

all i can really say is that since i wrote the original draft of this book in 2019, this project has only felt more and more urgent to me. it's a book about finding solace, love, and community where you can as a young queer person. i hope everybody reading this has an abundance of all three.

i've never cross-posted reviews of my books before, but the early reactions to this book have really touched me. i feel like they describe the project more eloquently & earnestly than i could:

since i am but a lowly midlist author, daily refreshing my bookscan numbers and full-body wincing, every preorder continues to matter enormously to my writing career! preorders are available through:

bookshop.org

your local indie

barnes & noble

books-a-million

amazon

you can also request to read it early from:

netgalley

edelweiss

if you know Come Home is not your kind of book, but would like to help it find its audience, the following things would mean the world:

reblogging this post!

requesting that your library carry it (if you have the Libby app, you can do this in 30 seconds by searching for the book, tapping 'Deep Search,' and then hitting 'Notify Me')

telling any librarians, booksellers, or teachers you know about it

mentioning the book on social media--Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, anything

mentioning the book to other readers, especially young readers

gifting the book to somebody you think might like it

part of the royalties from the book will be donated to the following amazing LGBTQ+ and housing-focused organizations: 

Covenant House

The Relatives

North Star

The Harriet Hancock Center

The Night Ministry

ok. i'll be back sometime in february with more. i know there's a goodreads giveaway in the pipeline, and i'll post some excerpts. probably trade reviews will start trickling in too, so i'll hold my breath with terror or whatever and keep you posted. <3

with love, riley

[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…

[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.

[bargainsleuthbooks]

📚🎧Stacking the Shelves: February 8, 2025 #BookHaul #ARCReview #LibraryLove #BannedBooks

It's time for my weekly round-up on media I've acquired, whether it be advanced reader's copies from NetGalley and Edelweiss, library borrows, or purchases. #Bookthreads #Books #Booksky #BookBlogger #StackingtheShelves #LibraryLove #BannedBooks #MaryRussell #KnaveOfDiamonds #LaurieRKing #BookReviews

[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.

[inkcurlsandknives]

SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW IS UP FOR REQUEST ON EDELWEISS!!

Go request an early copy! And reblog so your bookish, bookseller and librarian friends know!

It still feels unreal that this story I’ve poured so much into is going to be in reader hands so soon. My June release date feels SO far away and also frighteningly close. I’m feeling nostalgic, so here’s one of the earliest pitches I shared when I first started querying

Filipino EMPIRE OF SAND X POPPY WAR

Lunurin, a mestiza stormcaller, hides in a convent—from the Inquisition branding her a witch, and the Goddess of Storms, who sings of drowning colonizers. When she’s discovered, a marriage-of-convenience might save her from the Church, but not her Goddess. A typhoon is brewing in Lunurin’s bones. Freeing it will destroy the violent colonizers, but also the family she found in the convent and her new marriage.

I can’t wait for you to meet Lunurin. Remember. Go to a stormcaller for vengeance, for they do not heal, and they do not save.

Saints will be up on netgalley soon, so follow me if you aren’t already for so you won’t miss the announcement

[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!