meanoldlibraryteacher

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 3, 2025

Genre Preferences

Memoir, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Thriller, 6 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, and Own Blog

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Mean Old Library Teacher

Last Post: Oct 3, 2023

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

83 followers

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meanoldlibraryteacher

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 3, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Memoir, Realistic Fiction, Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Thriller, 6 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble, and Own Blog

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Mean Old Library Teacher

Last Post: Oct 3, 2023

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

83 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

127

Books Rated

Reviews Written

Mar 27

Last Goodreads Review

4.2

Avg. Rating

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 10% in books from large presses

Top 50% in readers helped

Trends

Overview

meanoldlibraryteacher has rated / reviewed 127 books and over 32k pages with an average rating of 4.2. 2 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 6 months.

meanoldlibraryteacher wrote a review for 54 of these books. 24 people have found meanoldlibraryteacher's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

meanoldlibraryteacher vs. Goodreads

meanoldlibraryteacher tends to be a lenient reviewer compared to other readers. However, meanoldlibraryteacher can also be strict because meanoldlibraryteacher has given 2 one star ratings to date.

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

According to meanoldlibraryteacher:

The Island by Natasha Preston is highly underrated
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath by Garth Nix is highly overrated
2:32 AM by Emily Ford is a hidden gem

meanoldlibraryteacher's most popular review is for the book, The Curator by Owen King.

meanoldlibraryteacher vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

meanoldlibraryteacher reviews books from top 5 presses, small presses, large presses, and self publishers. In fact, meanoldlibraryteacher is in the top 10% of reviewers who review books from large presses, based on review volume.

meanoldlibraryteacher tends to rate books from small presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.3.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

meanoldlibraryteacher has posted 27 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes meanoldlibraryteacher a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

meanoldlibraryteacher tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is 1 - 6 mo after the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

meanoldlibraryteacher has reviewed books 34 pages to 2k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact meanoldlibraryteacher's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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