Harker

Not Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Oct 7, 2025

Genre Preferences

Young Adult Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Adult Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy, Young Adult Science Fiction, 9 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Own Blog, Amazon, Goodreads, and Facebook

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, Paperback, Hardcover, PDF, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

The Hermit Librarian

Last Post: Oct 26, 2020

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

490 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

Harker

Not Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Oct 7, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Young Adult Fantasy, Middle Grade Fantasy, Adult Fantasy, Contemporary Fantasy, Young Adult Science Fiction, 9 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Own Blog, Amazon, Goodreads, and Facebook

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, Paperback, Hardcover, PDF, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

The Hermit Librarian

Last Post: Oct 26, 2020

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

490 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

1,115

Books Rated

530

Reviews Written

May 8

Last Goodreads Review

3.6

Avg. Rating

913

Readers Helped

Top 1% in readers helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 1% in books from top 5 presses

Trends

Overview

Harker has rated / reviewed 1115 books and over 190k pages with an average rating of 3.6. 1 of these books was rated / reviewed in the last 6 months.

Harker wrote a review for 530 of these books. 913 people have found Harker's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

Harker is in the top 1% of reviewers on BookSirens, based on review volume.

Strict vs. Lenient

Harker vs. Goodreads

Harker tends to be a strict reviewer compared to other readers. However, Harker can definitely be impressed because Harker has given 228 five star ratings to date.

Following chart plots the difference between Harker's rating and the book's average rating. Green means Harker's rating was higher, red means Harker's rating was lower.

According to Harker:

A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth is highly underrated
The Fate by John Ko is highly overrated
Dear Baobab by Cheryl Foggo is a hidden gem

Harker's most popular review is for the book, Kathleen Hale Is a Crazy Stalker by Kathleen Hale.

Harker vs. BookSirens

Harker's review ratings have a lower average and a larger spread compared with other book reviewers on BookSirens.

Publishers

Publishers Read

Harker reviews books from small presses, top 5 presses, large presses, and self publishers. In fact, Harker is in the top 1% of reviewers who review books from top 5 presses, based on review volume.

Harker tends to rate books from large presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 3.7.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Harker has posted 165 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Harker a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Harker tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is 6 - 12 mo after the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

Harker tends to review books published in the 2010s and 2000s.

Checkout this heatmap based on the publication year of the books Harker has reviewed.

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Harker has reviewed books 31 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Harker's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

The book's popularity does not seem to impact Harker's ratings.

This profile was built using Harker's Goodreads data with Harker's permission.