LaurieS

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Jan 25, 2026

Genre Preferences

Witchcraft Cozy Mystery, Witches Romance, Witches, LGBT Erotica, LGBT Romance, 16 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Goodreads, Own Blog, Twitter, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Bark at the Ghouls

Last Post: Jan 23, 2026

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

10,420 followers

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LaurieS

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Jan 25, 2026

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Witchcraft Cozy Mystery, Witches Romance, Witches, LGBT Erotica, LGBT Romance, 16 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

Amazon, Goodreads, Own Blog, Twitter, and Instagram

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, Paperback, Hardcover, and Audiobook

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

Bark at the Ghouls

Last Post: Jan 23, 2026

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

10,420 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

2,010

Books Rated

1,972

Reviews Written

Jan 18

Last Goodreads Review

3.6

Avg. Rating

30,123

Readers Helped

Top 1% in readers helped

Top 1% in books from small presses

Trends

Overview

LaurieS has rated / reviewed 2010 books and over 350k pages with an average rating of 3.6. 18 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 3 months.

LaurieS wrote a review for 1972 of these books. 30123 people have found LaurieS's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

LaurieS vs. Goodreads

LaurieS tends to be a strict reviewer compared to other readers. However, LaurieS can definitely be impressed because LaurieS has given 295 five star ratings to date.

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

According to LaurieS:

The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani is highly underrated
Dark Prince by Christine Feehan is highly overrated
The Fey Tarot by Riccardo Minetti is a hidden gem

LaurieS's most popular review is for the book, Dark Prince by Christine Feehan.

LaurieS vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

LaurieS tends to rate books from small presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 3.7.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Most Read Decades

LaurieS tends to review books published in the 2010s and 2000s.

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

LaurieS has reviewed books 32 pages to 3k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact LaurieS's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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