Shannon

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Oct 10, 2025

Genre Preferences

Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Novels, Paranormal Romance, 4 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, Own Blog, Facebook, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Cocktails and Books

Last Post: Jun 10, 2024

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

9,444 followers

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Shannon

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Oct 10, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance, Novels, Paranormal Romance, 4 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, Own Blog, Facebook, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Cocktails and Books

Last Post: Jun 10, 2024

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

9,444 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

5,889

Books Rated

4,199

Reviews Written

Oct 3

Last Goodreads Review

Avg. Rating

8,168

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 1% in books from small presses

Top 1% in readers helped

Trends

Overview

Shannon has rated / reviewed 5889 books and over 1.4m pages with an average rating of 4.0. 24 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 3 months.

Shannon wrote a review for 4199 of these books. 8168 people have found Shannon's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Shannon vs. Goodreads

Shannon tends to be a lenient reviewer compared to other readers. However, Shannon can also be strict because Shannon has given 8 one star ratings to date.

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

According to Shannon:

Dakota's Discipline by Tara Rose is highly underrated
Too Hot to Handle by Victoria Dahl is highly overrated
The Heart Will Lead You Home by Kristin Leedy is a hidden gem

Shannon's most popular review is for the book, Wicked Fall by Sawyer Bennett.

Shannon vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Shannon tends to rate books from top 5 presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.0.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Shannon has posted 1520 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Shannon a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

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

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Shannon has reviewed books 31 pages to 2k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Shannon's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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