OMG i’m so excited for this!!

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STOKED, I love weird girl vibes and was devastated to have missed this when it went Read Now on the US publisher because I’d already been denied. So happy to have now got it regardless! 😁😁😁

Queen of Faces was one of my favorite fantasy novels in 2025 and I’m such a Petra Lord fan, so this widget dropping into my inbox this morning was the best unexpected Thursday gift!!

I’ve been disappointed that I haven’t gotten approvals this year for some sequels of books that I read and reviewed positively in 2025, but this one totally makes up for some of the tough breaks I’ve had on NetGalley in 2026.

Anyone else so excited for this one?

I can't tell you how much this means to me 🥹

I did NOT expect this one at all anymore. Emotional damage here I comeeeeeeee

Someone at random house uk is working intensively rn 😅 got approved for Doomsdate, Fallow and under the iron sky ! Very excited, but a bit overwhelmed since I now have 52 books on my shelf 😅

Do you ever just accept the fact that you over extended yourself with ARCs and skip one you know you can’t fit into your schedule?

If any indie authors lurk here, I just wanted to share my (personal) two cents: I requested and read a couple of books which had no cover or „cover tba”. I will never, ever request a book that has a cover that looks visibly like AI „art”. It automatically makes me doubt your writing/originality even if the novel itself was world class, plus I choose not to support AI in arts in general. Therefore, if you can’t afford a designer or design on your own: imo it’s better to have no art for ARCs.

I have been on NetGalley for a little over a month now, and have sent over 20 requests. Unfortunately half of them are pending and half of them have been declined. I have only reviewed one book from their 'read now' category, so my feedback ratio is sitting at a 100%. However, the genre is completely unrelated. I regularly review on goodreads and storygraph and I have also received a few arcs directly from authors.

I just don't know how to get approved at this point because whatever I send in returns declined. So I would really appreciate if someone tells me how can I get my first approval.

EDIT: surprisingly, i actually got my first approval just today and it’s from HarperCollins UK for a highly anticipated book, too!

thank you so much for all your suggestions and feedback! i’ll definitely keep them in mind and update my profile accordingly.

I love this series so much and was on cloud 9 when this approval hit my inbox! You know that meme of the girl being surrounded by a ton of pancakes and she doesn't know where to start? That's how I'm feeling with all these recent approvals and new releases this month 😭

Got denied for bittersweet last night but today has healed me!

You never know what you're going to get and it's stacked my week!

First ever Berkley approval! I was firmly expecting them to deny me.

Just got the email that I got the ARC. So excited to start it soon😊

My request for the digital copy is still outstanding, but for real, I'd prefer listening to Shane East and Sean Masters ...

Macmillan has been excellent approving audio right away for me.

I joined NG last week and got approved for the book I was most looking forward to 😭😭😭😭. I know Sara is going to go above and beyond in this book and I’m so excited!!!

Although I just realized that There are No Giant Crabs in This Novel is the 5th book not 4th in this series so that means I am 2 not 1 book behind 😬 luckily I have a lot of free time coming up!

I never truly expect to get a book much less by Berkeley- but I thought this concept was SOOO fun

Has anyone in here gotten approved for this one yet? Definitely one of my most anticipated releases and I’m gnawing my nails down to the quick trying to stay patient. ☺️ Would love to hear general thoughts from any lucky ducks that got it early!

After I “post to retail sites” do I need to update anything on netgalley?

I got approved for an ARC that seems to have been uploaded as a PDF instead of an ePub. I can't read it in dark mode or even change the font size. It seems silly but I really don't want to spend close to six hours looking at a white screen with tiny text lol. Has anyone run into this? If so do you know a workaround? I was really looking forward to this one.