ljwrites

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Jan 19, 2026

Genre Preferences

Political Fiction, BIPOC, Gay Fiction, Nonfiction, Historical, 2 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Goodreads

Accepts Book Formats

ePub and PDF

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

21 followers

Get In Touch

ljwrites

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Jan 19, 2026

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Political Fiction, BIPOC, Gay Fiction, Nonfiction, Historical, 2 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Goodreads

Accepts Book Formats

ePub and PDF

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

21 followers

Get In Touch

ReaderRank

162

Books Rated

Reviews Written

Dec 28

Last Goodreads Review

3.7

Avg. Rating

Readers Helped

Top 5% in books from small presses

Top 5% in readers helped

Top 5% based on reading volume

Trends

Overview

ljwrites has rated / reviewed 162 books and over 39k pages with an average rating of 3.7. 3 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 3 months.

ljwrites wrote a review for 13 of these books. 13 people have found ljwrites's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

ljwrites is in the top 5% of reviewers on BookSirens, based on review volume.

Strict vs. Lenient

ljwrites vs. Goodreads

ljwrites tends to be a strict reviewer compared to other readers. However, ljwrites can definitely be impressed because ljwrites has given 33 five star ratings to date.

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

According to ljwrites:

Human Rights, 2d by Louis Henkin is highly underrated
Changes by Jim Butcher is highly overrated
Human Rights, 2d by Louis Henkin is a hidden gem

ljwrites's most popular review is for the book, The Lantern and the Night Moths by Yilin Wang.

ljwrites vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

ljwrites tends to rate books from small presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 3.6.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

ljwrites has posted 4 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes ljwrites a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Most Read Decades

ljwrites tends to review books published in the 2000s and 1990s.

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

ljwrites has reviewed books 50 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact ljwrites's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

ljwrites's ratings seem to decrease with the book's overall popularity, with more popular books receiving lower ratings, on average. However, this may be a fluke since our sample size is small.

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