Katy

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 26, 2025

Genre Preferences

Short Stories, Fantasy, Fantasy Horror, Paranormal Thriller, Paranormal Mystery, 24 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

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

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, and Hardcover

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

The Sleepy Reader

Last Post: Apr 29, 2023

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

1,469 followers

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Katy

Currently Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Sep 26, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Short Stories, Fantasy, Fantasy Horror, Paranormal Thriller, Paranormal Mystery, 24 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

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

Accepts Book Formats

ePub, PDF, Paperback, and Hardcover

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

The Sleepy Reader

Last Post: Apr 29, 2023

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

1,469 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

461

Books Rated

359

Reviews Written

Sep 15

Last Goodreads Review

4.7

Avg. Rating

265

Readers Helped

Top 1% based on reading volume

Top 5% in readers helped

Top 5% in books from small presses

Trends

Overview

Katy has rated / reviewed 461 books and over 75k pages with an average rating of 4.7. 6 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 3 months.

Katy wrote a review for 359 of these books. 265 people have found Katy's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Katy vs. Goodreads

Katy tends to be a lenient reviewer compared to other readers. However, Katy can also be strict because Katy has given 1 one star rating to date.

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

According to Katy:

Other People's Lives by J.E. Rowney is highly underrated
Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel by A.W. Jantha is highly overrated
Small Forgotten Moments by Annalisa Crawford is a hidden gem

Katy's most popular review is for the book, Have You Seen Me? by Alexandrea Weis.

Katy vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Katy tends to rate books from top 5 presses the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.9.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Katy has posted 127 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Katy a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Katy tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is 1 - 4 wks after the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Katy has reviewed books 32 pages to 1k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Katy's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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