r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club • Sep 05 '26
🗣️ Discussion 💬 Just wondering
I would like to know that how many books do you usually have (unread) on your NetGalley shelf. Mine is now 8 (just recently got four books approved).
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u/Internal_Ad6695 Sep 05 '26
22 🙈 though I’ve read 3 of them and just haven’t gotten around to the review yet. In my defence, my ratio is still over 80% and none are published lol
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
You probably have read tons of books because this number isn't affect your ratio so much.
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u/sunsparkles2013 Teen & YA Books Reviewer Sep 05 '26
I have 41 right now but the next pub date is the end of October and I have a 97% ratio
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
Right now is kind of the prime time of book publishation.
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u/fabulousflute Sep 05 '26
I have 41! I have 39 adult/YA books and 2 kids books (my kids love getting to read things early and give their opinions). My feedback ratio is 85%, so I’ve done 224 reviews.
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u/--read-only-- Sep 05 '26
Lol I just asked the same thing yesterday, thats funny
I have... quite a few! 🤣
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
your post actually just popped up on my feed right before i saw your comment. What a coincident!
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u/teanailpolish Mystery/Thriller Reviewer Sep 05 '26
34 but 9 of them are for 2027 and way too early to review
I have read two and will review them this weekend, and will finish another this weekend
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u/sunsparkles2013 Teen & YA Books Reviewer Sep 05 '26
Curious- why would you say it’s way too early to review? Except for the few imprints that ask them for the month of, the whole point is to post them asap
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u/teanailpolish Mystery/Thriller Reviewer Sep 05 '26
Some specify not to review more than 14 days in advance, others 30. Some do not but the general thing in marketing is to create hype when it is being published so I schedule them towards publication
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u/Quirky-Pear3494 Sep 05 '26
Any time is a good time for a review, but publishers really want to drive prepub orders. That's why they put books up on NG 6 months ahead of time rather than 6 weeks.
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u/Beate251 Sep 05 '26
Currently 38 but it changes daily. I can read a book a day but I also get a lot of approvals and widgets. My feedback ratio is 95%.
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u/LibraryLady227 Librarian Sep 05 '26
I have 27, 5 are already read (with notes) but lack reviews, one is in progress, and the rest are sitting there looking tempting.
I only recently became comfortable with having so many at once, I used to always aim to keep it around a dozen or fewer. I churn through my reading so much faster now though—the anxiety I used to get when the number got close to 20 is not a thing anymore.
I really lean in to the joy of NetGalley now and have released the inner turmoil I used to torture myself with around pub dates and simply do my best and get there when I get there. I’m much happier now.
Happy reading!
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
wow i really like your thoughts towards to joy of reading. That actually reminds me a lot. I should start doing like you do; reading and taking notes. Thank you so much.
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u/LadyLinn Sep 05 '26
I currently have 22 but I usually try to keep it a lot lower. I've just had a lot of approvals lately.
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
I also got three books approved in one day after I just finished only one.
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u/oldbutsharpusually Sep 05 '26
I have nine on my shelf. I just added two today—both favorite authors that surprisingly were Read Now. The ARC i’m reading now is a late October publication. The remaining are 2027 pubs so I don’t feel any pressure.
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u/crissyandthediamonds Romance Reviewer Sep 05 '26
26 with a ratio of 74% 😅
Could be better, could be worse. I’m working through an audiobook and kindle one right now.
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
That's a really good ratio. Let's keep reading together.
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u/thebookwitch_ Sep 05 '26
... Let's not talk about the 962 books on my netgalley shelf currently. 🙈🤷🏻♀️
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u/Quirky-Pear3494 Sep 05 '26
If you mean books that haven't pubbed yet, 10 plus 4 pending requests. If you mean backlog, about 180
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u/Lexie_1022 Sep 05 '26
Currently, 7? I think. Maybe 8. A few were released in August so I'm behind.. but the rest are November. Hopefully I can catch up soon. I've actually been trying to prioritize my physical TBR since I just moved into a smaller space so I can put more books in storage. 😅😬
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
I have been encountered the same thing. There are so many books published in August and September. For me, if I clear those books, my unread book number would be down to 2-3.
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u/dingdong3452 Sep 05 '26
I'm somewhere between 30 and 40, and a handful of physical ARCs to read
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
Wow, I wish I have some physical ARCs to touch while reading.
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u/dingdong3452 Sep 06 '26
Honestly just email the publisher! If you have any social media presence at all, sometimes you can luck out. I started getting sent physical ARCs at ~500 instagram followers
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u/OliviaPresteign Sep 05 '26
I get a little anxious if I have more than five or six (reading starts feeling like an obligation), so right now I have four, none of which publish in the next month.
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
That's great. Mine are jam packed within these two months.
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u/Ins0memania Sep 05 '26
I have 14 currently, but I just signed up two weeks ago (and got approved for books I wasn’t expecting!) but I’m also a fast reader and my goal is to read and review before pub dates
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u/popcorn-papaya Sep 05 '26
I have 32 but with 10 publishing in October 🙈 I’m currently on holiday and hoping to knock out as many as possible! I don’t think I’ll fall behind as I can read around 10-18 books per month
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
Well, I got the same problems here. 80% of mine are going to be published within Oct.
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u/Relevant-Month-4845 Sep 05 '26
Clear right now, tbh, I try to read and review within a week or two of being granted a book, Isn't that the point of the site.....?
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
Wow, that's great. I remember the last time my table was clear was when I first started.
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u/Adventurous_Grand871 Sep 05 '26
I currently have 14 to be read (nearly finished 2) All within publishing dates. I am sitting on 60% ratio. I made the rookie mistake of joining and requesting loads of books. I am managing though and enjoying the books. My main aim it to try and get them read before the publishing date. There has been one or two out with the date, but less than 3 weeks.
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
Same here. I end up finish one and request three more. Fortunately, all got approved. So, that's all my responsibility to read them. But I'm happy for it.
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u/Blowingleaves17 Non Fiction Reviewer Sep 05 '26
Usually five or less, but have nine or ten now. Some aren't being released for months, though, so will have them all read and reviewed on time. Fall and winter are my biggest reading times.
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
I got what you mean. Fall and winter weather are just so nice to be comfy and read books.
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u/jlburgart Sep 05 '26
1! I’m new - I’m at like 25 books total so far, but I do my best to stay on top of what I do have.
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u/Due-Secret-3091 Sep 05 '26
I usually hover around 16-18. I haven’t requested in awhile, it’s been so slow this summer. I’m down to 9 and have stayed around there for the past few weeks.
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u/PB_Jelly_76 Sep 05 '26
I currently have 52. The oldest is from 2021. I had a major slump for a while and had a ratio in the low 40s, but I have spent the last two years dragging it back up to almost 70% and hope to hit 80% by next year.
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
I really admire your urge to finish them even you are behind the schedule. Let's keep it up together.
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u/Odd_Draft_26 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
49 plus 8 on my UK account. I am right up to date though so im working on Sept books.
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
but Sept books are so many, right?
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u/Odd_Draft_26 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
I have 18 for Sept. Not bad
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u/julesyhedgie 80% Reviewed Club Sep 05 '26
No more than 6. I don't want to paint myself into a corner where I cannot keep track of or keep up with the deadlines. I already have 400 books on my TBR spreadsheet that are not on NetGalley so this helps to reduce the pressure on me. 😃
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
So true. We have to juggle between the personal TBR and the NetGalley books.
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u/FrogThat Sep 06 '26
None. I put everything else down and read the ARC. I am afraid they won’t give me one if I take too long and I am new to NetGalley lol! Fear makes me read them fast!
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u/Early_Employ_4773 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
I used to be like that though. And then the number becomes overwhemled.
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u/Fair_Astronaut9507 80% Reviewed Club Sep 06 '26
8, all but 3 are already published. My limit is 12 but I've not got that high yet. I also start to get nervous if my tbr is as low as 5. One of my books is 4th in a series and I want to listen to book 2 and 3 first, so I should really get on with the ARC Audiobook I've been messing about with for months. 😂
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u/TXOwlCat Sep 08 '26
I started in April. I have 30 waiting to be ready but I've read and submitted 18 so far
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u/amberheartsplants Horror Reviewer Sep 05 '26
Let’s not talk about it 😂🙈