Lori

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Nov 28, 2025

Genre Preferences

Holocaust, Based on a True Story, True Crime, Christian Nonfiction, History, 13 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

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

Accepts Book Formats

ePub and PDF

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Literary Lioness

Last Post: Jan 29, 2025

Compensation Policy

Free and Paid Reviews

Social Reach

194 followers

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Lori

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Nov 28, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Holocaust, Based on a True Story, True Crime, Christian Nonfiction, History, 13 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

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

Accepts Book Formats

ePub and PDF

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Literary Lioness

Last Post: Jan 29, 2025

Compensation Policy

Free and Paid Reviews

Social Reach

194 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

264

Books Rated

103

Reviews Written

Jul 14

Last Goodreads Review

4.2

Avg. Rating

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 5% in readers helped

Top 5% in self published books

Trends

Overview

Lori has rated / reviewed 264 books and over 42k pages with an average rating of 4.2.

Lori wrote a review for 103 of these books. 72 people have found Lori's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Lori vs. Goodreads

Lori tends to be a strict reviewer compared to other readers. However, Lori can definitely be impressed because Lori has given 91 five star ratings to date.

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

According to Lori:

Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev is highly underrated
The Topeka School by Ben Lerner is highly overrated
The Promise of the Sunflowers by Diane Gray is a hidden gem

Lori's most popular review is for the book, If God Is Love, Don't Be a Jerk by John Pavlovitz.

Lori vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Lori tends to rate books from small presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.2.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Lori has posted 22 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Lori a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Lori tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is 6 - 12 mo after the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Lori has reviewed books 75 pages to 700 pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Lori's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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