Althea

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

Genre Preferences

Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Young Adult, 24 more

Accepts Requests From

Publicists, Small Publishers, Big Publishers, and Indie Authors

Cross Posts Reviews To

Own Blog, Goodreads, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

The Moon Who Listens

Compensation Policy

Paid and Free Reviews

Social Reach

3,482 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

Althea

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Feb 20, 2026

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Young Adult, 24 more

Accepts Requests From

Publicists, Small Publishers, Big Publishers, and Indie Authors

Cross Posts Reviews To

Own Blog, Goodreads, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

The Moon Who Listens

Compensation Policy

Paid and Free Reviews

Social Reach

3,482 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

1,009

Books Rated

744

Reviews Written

Dec 21

Last Goodreads Review

Avg. Rating

20,714

Readers Helped

Top 1% in readers helped

Top 1% in books from top 5 presses

Trends

Overview

Althea has rated / reviewed 1009 books and over 270k pages with an average rating of 4.0. 1 of these books was rated / reviewed in the last 3 months.

Althea wrote a review for 744 of these books. 20714 people have found Althea's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Althea vs. Goodreads

Althea tends to be a strict reviewer compared to other readers. However, Althea can definitely be impressed because Althea has given 307 five star ratings to date.

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

According to Althea:

Another Day by David Levithan is highly underrated
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is highly overrated
And We Meet Again by RidingLife is a hidden gem

Althea's most popular review is for the book, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh.

Althea vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Althea tends to rate books from top 5 presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.2.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Althea has posted 143 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Althea a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Althea has reviewed books 32 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Althea's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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