For the reader who says yes to every ARC — and fully intends to keep every promise.
The Devoted Reviewer’s ARC Journal is made for readers who get the book before the world does: ARC readers, street team members, Bookstagrammers, and BookTok reviewers juggling release dates, review deadlines, and a TBR that keeps growing while they’re still reading.
You are buying a system. Number an ARC once, and that number follows it through the Planner, Deadlines calendar, and Book Review spread. No flipping through pages. No wondering which book you meant. Nothing lost between “yes, I’d love to” and “posted.”
Whether your ARCs come from indie authors or traditional publishers, this 50-ARC edition gives every book two full review pages — beautifully structured, but with generous open notes space.
Every ARC gets room to be properly reviewed.
Rate it with stars, spice, and tears. Track the tropes and trigger warnings you spotted. For audio ARCs, note the narration style and narrator names. Write about the characters and your favorite quote.
There’s also a Didn’t Finish section if the book isn’t for you — plus Proofing Notes, because ARCs are unfinished and those typos you catch are worth sending back.
When the review is done, tick off where you posted it — ten platforms listed, plus room for wherever else you post.
Inside, you’ll also find:
• How to Use This Journal — a quick guide to every section before you begin
• ARC Request List — keep track of requests and what’s already on its way before you ask for more
• My Rating Systems — define your stars, spice, and tears so your ratings stay consistent
• Planner — nine pages to carry accepted ARCs from approval to posted review
• Deadlines — a calendar big enough to see the dates you really don’t want to miss
• Next Year — because traditional ARCs can arrive six to nine months early
• Romance Tropes Cheat Sheet — 280+ tropes organized by subgenre
• Trigger Warning Cheat Sheet — 200+ warnings grouped for easy reference
• Contacts — 48 entries for authors, publishers, and PR reps
• PR / Street Teams — keep track of every team and exactly what each one expects from you
• ARC Bingo — a bookish game to add a little play to your work
• The ARC Showdown — a bracket to crown your favorite book in the journal
• Journal Wrap-up — reflect on the books, workload, people, and what you’d do differently next time
• Notes — Blank notes pages for thoughts, drafts, and everything else that needs somewhere to go
Details:
• 7.5 × 9.25 inches (19.05 × 23.5 cm)
• 160 pages
• Paperback
• Black-and-white interior with grayscale illustrations
• Space for 50 ARCs
Read it early. Review it properly. Keep your word.
From the maker of the Dark & Romantic and Cozy & Tranquil Reading Journals.