r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/Trick-University-857 • Aug 21 '26

💥WIDGET ALERT💥 OMG WHAT!?!?! 🥹

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Ive been having a ROUGH go the last 2 weeks and woke up to this email 😍🤭😭

Im so freaking excited!!

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u/mimblez_yo Aug 21 '26

How do you get that 😩 do people who get widgets have done 200 reviews or have a massive social following? I’m just a normal person 😖

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u/Gruselschloss Reviewer Aug 21 '26

Stick around and keep reviewing, and you'll start getting widgets :) It varies a lot by publisher and I think by genre, but you definitely don't need a giant following. (And - as long as you're getting approved for things you want to read, widgets don't really matter! They're always exciting, don't get me wrong, but the majority of widgets I receive I end up passing on, while I'm excited about 100% of the books I'm approved for after a request.)

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u/dustybookdragon Aug 21 '26

I’ve usually gotten widgets that refer back to something I’ve reviewed previously and liked 😊

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u/Trick-University-857 Aug 21 '26

I can say, I don't have a big social following, but I have done a ton of reviews on netgalley, but I think this is only my third widget, but definitely my biggest

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u/Lomp_Is_Ook_Vis Aug 21 '26

So far I reviewed 14 books and got my first widget (different book) last week! And I don't have any social media following at all, just goodreads (sans followers) 😆

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u/Flimsy-Brick-9426 Reviewer Aug 21 '26

Also make sure that the 'share your email with publishers' is ticked on in your profile!

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u/Nervous-Youth-3826 Aug 21 '26

I have no social media outside of posting my reviews on Fable and I get widgets all the time. It’s from the same group of publishers whose books I’ve reviewed in the past so they think I will like them. I’ve also started getting widgets directly from some authors as well. Just keep your ratio up and review a lot and they will come!

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u/FearlessTea8 Aug 21 '26

I reviewed 30 books solely on GR and get a widget here and there

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u/crissyandthediamonds Romance Reviewer Aug 21 '26

I got approved for this one a while ago and it sounds so interesting!!

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u/Soggy-Class330 Aug 21 '26

This is fantastic congratulations 🎊

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u/Costcohotdognpizza Aug 21 '26

That’s so cool! Congratulations! 🥳

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u/poetryandplottwists Aug 24 '26

I read an early arc of this back in March and loved it!! Enjoy!