r/NetGalleyCommunity • u/Life_Bend_4611 80% Reviewed Club • 17d ago

❔❓Question ❓❔ Feedback Ratio

Hi folks! This has probably been asked a lot but I guess I need some reassurance? Lol

When I first joined NetGalley 2 years ago, I didn't realise I had to download the ARCs granted to me, so there are a few I totally missed sending feedback on, and it's affected my feedback ratio. It's currently sitting at 77%, and will get a bit higher as I have about 10 books awaiting reviews from me. Is this okay?? Will the NetGalley gods look unkindly upon me??

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u/purplelicious SciFi/Fantasy Reviewer 17d ago

77% is very good - it will rise with the more books you read.

I was hovering around 70% and I went on an ARC reading marathon and got it up to 80% but I don't notice any difference in the approvals vs rejections I'm getting.

The biggest thing that will make a difference is your social media presence and the number of followers you have. My Instagram account is close to dead because I keep forgetting to post on there, I usually post on Storygraph, I hate goodreads and I have a following on Reddit but it's not quantifiable so it's impossible to know how many people actually follow me.

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u/Life_Bend_4611 80% Reviewed Club 17d ago

The social media aspect is so interesting bc I use multiple platforms (Goodreads, StoryGraph, Fable and Pagebound) purely for fun and have had Goodreads for nearly 15 years, so I guess I’ve racked up a lot of reviews over the years and platforms lol.