Doreen

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 6, 2025

Genre Preferences

Does not accept: Paranormal, Erotica, Chick Lit, Children, Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, and Religion

Accepts Requests From

Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Own Blog, Amazon, Goodreads, Facebook, and Twitter

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

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Last Post: Sep 8, 2025

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

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Doreen

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 6, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Mystery and Literary Fiction

Does not accept: Paranormal, Erotica, Chick Lit, Children, Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, and Religion

Accepts Requests From

Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Own Blog, Amazon, Goodreads, Facebook, and Twitter

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Schatje's Shelves

Last Post: Sep 8, 2025

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

295 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

1,571

Books Rated

1,220

Reviews Written

Aug 30

Last Goodreads Review

3.4

Avg. Rating

1,394

Readers Helped

Top 1% in readers helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 1% in books from large presses

Trends

Overview

Doreen has rated / reviewed 1571 books and over 416k pages with an average rating of 3.4. 24 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 3 months.

Doreen wrote a review for 1220 of these books. 1394 people have found Doreen's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Doreen vs. Goodreads

Doreen tends to be a strict reviewer compared to other readers. However, Doreen can definitely be impressed because Doreen has given 86 five star ratings to date.

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

According to Doreen:

The Red House by Mark Haddon is highly underrated
The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti is highly overrated
Bina by Anakana Schofield is a hidden gem

Doreen's most popular review is for the book, The Orenda by Joseph Boyden.

Doreen vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Doreen tends to rate books from small presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 3.4.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Doreen has posted 188 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Doreen a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Doreen tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is 1 - 4 wks after the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Doreen has reviewed books 46 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Doreen's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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