Gayle

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Aug 29, 2025

Genre Preferences

Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novellas, and Novels

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

27 followers

Get In Touch

Gayle

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Aug 29, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Historical Fiction, Mystery, Novellas, and Novels

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

27 followers

Get In Touch

ReaderRank

123

Books Rated

123

Reviews Written

May 27

Last Goodreads Review

4.8

Avg. Rating

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 5% in books from top 5 presses

Top 50% in readers helped

Trends

Overview

Gayle has rated / reviewed 123 books and over 16k pages with an average rating of 4.8. 4 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 6 months.

Gayle wrote a review for 123 of these books. 60 people have found Gayle's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Gayle vs. Goodreads

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

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

According to Gayle:

Marketing Murder in Chicago by Marie Amms is highly underrated
The Third Note by Virginia King is a hidden gem

Gayle's most popular review is for the book, The Recipient by Dean Mayes.

Gayle vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Gayle tends to rate books from small presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.9.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Gayle has posted 22 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Gayle a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Gayle tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is < 1 wk after the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Gayle has reviewed books 88 pages to 600 pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Gayle's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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