Samuel

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 3, 2025

Genre Preferences

Fantasy Thriller, Fantasy Adventure, Fantasy Mystery, Whodunnit, Crime, 11 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Goodreads, Own Blog, Facebook, Twitter, BookBub, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

ePub

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Reading Is My Drug

Last Post: Apr 16, 2021

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

2,782 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

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Samuel

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 3, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Fantasy Thriller, Fantasy Adventure, Fantasy Mystery, Whodunnit, Crime, 11 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Goodreads, Own Blog, Facebook, Twitter, BookBub, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

ePub

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Reading Is My Drug

Last Post: Apr 16, 2021

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

2,782 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

208

Books Rated

188

Reviews Written

Sep 29

Last Goodreads Review

2.9

Avg. Rating

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 5% in self published books

Top 50% in readers helped

Trends

Overview

Samuel has rated / reviewed 208 books and over 22k pages with an average rating of 2.9.

Samuel wrote a review for 188 of these books. 62 people have found Samuel's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Samuel vs. Goodreads

Samuel tends to be a strict reviewer compared to other readers. However, Samuel can definitely be impressed because Samuel has given 16 five star ratings to date.

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

According to Samuel:

Inked in Blood by K. Evan Coles is highly underrated
Exposure of a HomoThug by Rashima Wilson is highly overrated
Dream of a Vast Blue Cavern by Selah J. Tay-Song is a hidden gem

Samuel's most popular review is for the book, Temple of the Inner Flame by Amber Fisher.

Samuel vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Samuel tends to rate self published books the highest, on average, with an average rating of 2.9.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Samuel has reviewed books 33 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Samuel's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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