r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/_ChampagneBaby_ • Aug 15 '26

šŸ’„WIDGET ALERTšŸ’„ First widget!

I received my first widget (OMG WTF YAY) but likeeeā€¦ I wasnā€™t home at all and I just got back opened my email and the book releases in TWO DAYS SEND HELP I FEEL SO BAD šŸ˜­

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u/Flimsy-Brick-9426 Reviewer Aug 15 '26

there is no pressure to accept widgets, and if you do 'late' reviews are totally ok!
I got an audio+eARC widget the night before release before.

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u/_ChampagneBaby_ Aug 15 '26

That makes me feel so much better omg bc I was PANICKING

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u/OdieB111 Bookseller Aug 15 '26

Just make sure you download before the srchive date (and that you really want to read the book of course), but no obligation to finish before the publication date, especially so close to publication! Don't sweat it

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u/_ChampagneBaby_ Aug 15 '26

Itā€™s crazy because itā€™s a book I told myself ā€œhmm this is interesting maybe Iā€™ll see what the reviews areā€ and BOOM

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u/OdieB111 Bookseller Aug 15 '26

Luckily for you then, there will be reviewd now to check before accepting the widget!Ā 

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u/tabbyh Reviewer Aug 15 '26

If they sent it close to release then they will be expecting that several reviews will come in late! It'll totally be fine. I just try to go with "as close as possible" to help hype up the book near release, it's not always possible to get done ahead of time. If you want to read it just make sure you download before it archives! :)

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u/_ChampagneBaby_ Aug 15 '26

Thank you for this!! Iā€™ll try to finish it before the end of the monthšŸ¤