Yakira

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 13, 2025

Genre Preferences

Historical Fantasy, Contemporary, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Middle Grade, 16 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Goodreads, Own Blog, Instagram, and Barnes & Noble

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, Paperback, and Hardcover

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Paper Ink & Lizard

Last Post: Sep 3, 2025

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

498 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

Yakira

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 13, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Historical Fantasy, Contemporary, Young Adult, Young Adult Fantasy, Middle Grade, 16 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Goodreads, Own Blog, Instagram, and Barnes & Noble

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, Paperback, and Hardcover

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Paper Ink & Lizard

Last Post: Sep 3, 2025

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

498 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

341

Books Rated

219

Reviews Written

May 3

Last Goodreads Review

4.4

Avg. Rating

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 5% in books from small presses

Top 5% in readers helped

Trends

Overview

Yakira has rated / reviewed 341 books and over 72k pages with an average rating of 4.4. 1 of these books was rated / reviewed in the last 6 months.

Yakira wrote a review for 219 of these books. 97 people have found Yakira's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Yakira vs. Goodreads

Yakira tends to be a lenient reviewer compared to other readers. However, Yakira can also be strict because Yakira has given 1 one star rating to date.

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

According to Yakira:

Kaina of the Great Snow Sea T01 by Tsutomu Nihei is highly underrated
Marked by Pedro Urvi is highly overrated
Time Echoes by Bryan Davis is a hidden gem

Yakira's most popular review is for the book, Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams.

Yakira vs. BookSirens

Yakira's review ratings have a higher average and a smaller spread compared with other book reviewers on BookSirens.

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Yakira tends to rate books from small presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.4.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Yakira has posted 26 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Yakira a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Most Read Decades

Yakira tends to review books published in the 2010s and 2020s.

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Yakira has reviewed books 42 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Yakira's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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