Karen

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 4, 2025

Genre Preferences

Novels, Novellas, Thriller, Travel, True Crime, 3 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon and Goodreads

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

4,492 followers

Get In Touch

Karen

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 4, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Novels, Novellas, Thriller, Travel, True Crime, 3 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon and Goodreads

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

4,492 followers

Get In Touch

ReaderRank

621

Books Rated

496

Reviews Written

Apr 14

Last Goodreads Review

4.5

Avg. Rating

220

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 5% in readers helped

Top 5% in self published books

Trends

Overview

Karen has rated / reviewed 621 books and over 121k pages with an average rating of 4.5. 6 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 6 months.

Karen wrote a review for 496 of these books. 220 people have found Karen's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Karen vs. Goodreads

Karen tends to be a lenient reviewer compared to other readers.

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

According to Karen:

The Loving Husband by Christobel Kent is highly underrated
A Naughty Thing Called Life by Papa Spyk is highly overrated
The Doll Makers by Penny Grubb is a hidden gem

Karen's most popular review is for the book, Fling by J.F. Murray.

Karen vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Karen tends to rate books from top 5 presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.5.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Karen has posted 129 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Karen a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Karen tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is before the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Karen has reviewed books 32 pages to 800 pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Karen's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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