Ashley

Not Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Aug 22, 2025

Genre Preferences

Historical Christian Fiction, Contemporary Christian Romance, Novels, Novellas, Fantasy Romance, 17 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

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

Accepts Book Formats

ePub

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

The Rustic Reading Gal

Last Post: Sep 18, 2025

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

775 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

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Ashley

Not Accepting Review Requests

Last updated: Aug 22, 2025

Preferences & Contact

Genre Preferences

Historical Christian Fiction, Contemporary Christian Romance, Novels, Novellas, Fantasy Romance, 17 more

Accepts Requests From

Indie Authors, Publicists, Small Publishers, and Big Publishers

Cross Posts Reviews To

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

Accepts Book Formats

ePub

Book Blog / Vlog / Bookstagram

The Rustic Reading Gal

Last Post: Sep 18, 2025

Compensation Policy

Free Reviews

Social Reach

775 followers

Get In Touch

Review Policy

Contact

ReaderRank

1,996

Books Rated

1,153

Reviews Written

Aug 12

Last Goodreads Review

4.2

Avg. Rating

782

Readers Helped

Top 1% in books from top 5 presses

Top 5% in readers helped

Trends

Overview

Ashley has rated / reviewed 1996 books and over 350k pages with an average rating of 4.2. 22 of these books were rated / reviewed in the last 3 months.

Ashley wrote a review for 1153 of these books. 782 people have found Ashley's written reviews to be helpful on Goodreads.

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

Strict vs. Lenient

Ashley vs. Goodreads

Ashley tends to be a lenient reviewer compared to other readers. However, Ashley can also be strict because Ashley has given 7 one star ratings to date.

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

According to Ashley:

Ironskin by Tina Connolly is highly underrated
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck is highly overrated
Sweet Mountain Music by Suzie Johnson is a hidden gem

Ashley's most popular review is for the book, Echoes of Darkness by Darlene L. Turner.

Ashley vs. BookSirens

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

Publishers

Publishers Read

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

Ashley tends to rate self published books the highest, on average, with an average rating of 4.4.

Early vs. Late Adopter

Review Timing

Ashley has posted 221 reviews within one week of a book's release date. This makes Ashley a reliable choice for authors who want to create buzz around their book launch.

Ashley tends to rate a book highest, on average, when the review is before the book's publication date.

Most Read Decades

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

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

Other Patterns

Book Length Impact

Ashley has reviewed books 32 pages to 5k pages long. The book's page length does not seem to impact Ashley's ratings.

Book Popularity Impact

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

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