Mel

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Mar 29, 2026

Genre Preferences

Urban Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Romance, Historical Fantasy, 12 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Goodreads, Amazon, Instagram, and Own Blog

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

WolfsbaneBooks

Last Post: Oct 3, 2024

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

1,081 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

Mel

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Mar 29, 2026

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Urban Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Romance, Historical Fantasy, 12 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Goodreads, Amazon, Instagram, and Own Blog

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

WolfsbaneBooks

Last Post: Oct 3, 2024

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

1,081 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

317

Books Rated

209

Reviews Written

Jun 3

Last Goodreads Review

3.8

Avg. Rating

185

Readers Helped

Top 1% in readers helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 1% in books from small presses

Trends

Overview

Mel has rated / reviewed 317 books and over 89k pages with an average rating of 3.8.

Mel wrote a review for 209 of these books. 185 people have found Mel's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Mel vs. Goodreads

Mel tends to be a strict reviewer compared to other readers. However, Mel can definitely be impressed because Mel has given 88 five star ratings to date.

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

According to Mel:

Nirvana by J.R. Stewart is highly underrated
The Deal by Elle Kennedy is highly overrated
Buzz Books 2016 by Publishers Lunch is a hidden gem

Mel's most popular review is for the book, The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater.

Mel vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Mel tends to rate books from top 5 presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.1.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Mel has reviewed books 44 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Mel's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

Mel's ratings seem to increase with the book's overall popularity, with more popular books receiving higher ratings, on average.

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