Mark

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 23, 2025

Genre Preferences

Adult, Romance, Women's Fiction, War, Genre Fiction, 6 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Goodreads, Own Blog, Amazon, Twitter, Instagram, and Kobo

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

mark reads books

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

506 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

Mark

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 23, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Adult, Romance, Women's Fiction, War, Genre Fiction, 6 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Goodreads, Own Blog, Amazon, Twitter, Instagram, and Kobo

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

mark reads books

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

506 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

470

Books Rated

404

Reviews Written

Aug 11

Last Goodreads Review

Avg. Rating

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 1% in self published books

Top 1% in readers helped

Trends

Overview

Mark has rated / reviewed 470 books and over 105k pages with an average rating of 4.0. 9 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 3 months.

Mark wrote a review for 404 of these books. 60 people have found Mark's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Mark vs. Goodreads

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

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

According to Mark:

The Spiral by Iain Ryan is highly underrated
Maid to Serve by Claire Kirkland is highly overrated
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff is a hidden gem

Mark's most popular review is for the book, Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray.

Mark vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Mark tends to rate self published books the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.3.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Mark has posted 101 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Mark a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

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

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Mark has reviewed books 31 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Mark's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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