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I just checked my email, and if that\u2019s correct, the last advanced reading copy (ARC) I requested and was approved for was in December 2017 (The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green). It\u2019s obviously been years since then, but I\u2019ve been getting the itch to start requesting more ARCS \u2014 probably because I can count at least 9 of my highly anticipated books on NetGalley right now!<\/p>\n

But ARCs don\u2019t come without their risks and problems, so I thought I\u2019d write a pros and cons list to help myself decide.<\/p>\n

The pros of requesting ARCs<\/h2>\n

You get to read a book\u2026 for free.<\/strong> Because it\u2019s possible to get through books so quickly, it can be nice to not have to pay. Then there\u2019s also no risk of having paid for a book you didn\u2019t enjoy. It would be nice nice to read a book and figure out if I like it before deciding to buy a physical copy for my collection. Though I suppose a library could do that too!<\/p>\n

Plus it\u2019s just\u2026 incredibly tempting. You see a free book available (legitimately), and it\u2019s hard to pass that up.<\/p>\n

It would be cool to be quoted on the back of a book.<\/strong> Is that every reviewer\u2019s dream? Sadly I\u2019ve never made it there; the closest I\u2019ve ever gotten was having my review quoted on the Amazon listing of a book. That was probably back in 2013 and I never made it there again!<\/p>\n

You get to read a book ahead of its release date.<\/strong> Honestly I\u2019m not sure why I included this one, because it\u2019s actually not that much of an appeal to me, but I know it appeals to others. Even if you can read ARCs early, you\u2019re still probably always wishing for something that\u2019s not available yet (like a book you know is coming but doesn\u2019t have the ARC out yet). Shrug.<\/p>\n

The cons of requesting ARCs<\/h2>\n

You\u2019re obligated to read the book.<\/strong>* I know that sounds obvious\u2026 you request it, you read it, right? But we all know how TBR piles go. I have a ton of ARCs lying around that I haven\u2019t read yet (and probably never will, if I\u2019m honest). Sometimes you can request a book fully intending to read it, but by the time you get approved you\u2019re not really in the mood for it anymore. And maybe you\u2019d be in the mood again a few weeks or months later, but by that time the book might be released and you\u2019ll feel bad about missing that pre-publication window.<\/p>\n

*Disclaimer: I know you\u2019re not really \u201cobligated\u201d in the contract sense, but if you request a book there is a certain expectation that you actually intend to read it. You don\u2019t have to read EVERYTHING, but you should read most books. And if you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ll feel guilty if you don\u2019t get to it.<\/em><\/p>\n

You\u2019re obligated to review the book.<\/strong> (Same disclaimer as above.) I\u2019ve been doing a lot<\/em> of reading lately, but not a lot of reviewing. If I like a book, sometimes I don\u2019t feel like analyzing it; I just want to think \u201cthat was amazing\u201d and have that be it. Reviewing books can be a lot of work. And on a similar note\u2026<\/p>\n

What if you don\u2019t like the book?<\/strong> I\u2019m a ruthless DNFer, and I fear how that will go down with ARCs. The thing with NetGalley, at least, is that you have a review ratio (how many books that you\u2019ve been approved for you\u2019ve reviewed). It\u2019s important to keep that up. I don\u2019t mind writing a DNF review if I have strong reasons why I didn\u2019t finish it, but sometimes all I really have to say is, \u201cI wasn\u2019t feeling it.\u201d<\/em> It\u2019s not an objectively bad book, and I don\u2019t have strong opinions, I just didn\u2019t vibe with the book for some inexplicable reason. But that\u2019s not really enough to write a review.<\/p>\n

I even saw one reviewer leave a few DNF reviews like this on NetGalley and the publisher actually said something about them writing non-sincere reviews. I think they thought the reviews were just copy pasted to get the ratio up. But sometimes if you DNF, there\u2019s not a lot that\u2019s unique to say about it.<\/p>\n

In the past, my NetGalley ratio has always been good. Right now it\u2019s sitting at 94%. But back in my heyday I was reviewing EVERYTHING I read. Whereas these days I\u2019m not reviewing much at all\u2026 and it\u2019s kind of nice.<\/p>\n

The book isn\u2019t finished yet.<\/strong> I personally don\u2019t mind a few typos here and there, but my biggest frustration is when a book is expecting to have a map, but the map isn\u2019t available yet. I love maps! I love referencing them as I read. I think they can be hugely helpful in imagining the world and journey the characters take. It\u2019s always a big disappointment if they\u2019re not available in the ARC. (Not to mention that if you have an e-ARC that does happen to have a map, they can be basically illegible in ebooks anyway.)<\/p>\n

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Now that I\u2019m reading this, it certainly seems like the con list is higher! I wonder if that will be enough for me to resist the temptation?<\/p>\n

What about you? Do you request ARCs? Can you think of any pros or cons that I missed off?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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