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April 2025 in Review

30 Apr, 2025

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April 2025

22 works reviewed. 12 by women (55%), 9 by men (41%), 0 by non-binary authors (0%), 1 by authors whose gender is unknown (5%), and 9 by POC (41%).




2025 to Date

87 works reviewed. 44 by women (51%), 37 by men (43%), 2 by non-binary authors (2%), 4 by authors whose gender is unknown (5%), and 36 by POC (41%).

Grand Total to Date

2878 works reviewed. 1599 by women (56%), 1205 by men (42%), 46 by non-binary authors (2%), 28 by authors whose gender is unknown (1%), and 913.25 by POC (31%).

Genre Count, Books Reviewed April 2025

22 books reviewed. 6 fantasies (27%), 2 mainstream (9%), 0 mystery (0%), 0 non-fiction (0%), 0 roleplaying game (0%), 14 science fiction (64%), of which 8 were series books (36%) and 14 were not (64%).

Genre Count, Books Reviewed, 2025 TD

87 books reviewed. 30 fantasies (34%), 7 mainstream (8%), 3 mysteries (3%), 3 non-fiction (3%), 1 roleplaying game (1%), 43 science fiction (49%), of which 39 were series books (45%) and 48 were not (55%).

Genre Count, Books Received March 2025

41 books new to me. Mostly novels (89%) but there was 1 magazine (2%) and 4 ttrpg supplements (10%). Genre breakdown: 27.5 fantasy (67%), 1 Mainstream (2%), 5 Mystery (12%), and 7.5 Science Fiction (18%): 10 appear to be series (24%), while 31 (76%) don’t seem to be. 

Genre Count, Books Received 2025 TD

122 books received, but I am going redo this section when I have time and energy.

2025 April 2024 April 2023 April 2022 April 2021 April 2020 April 2019 April 2018 April 2017 April 2016 April 2015 April 2014 April
Women 12 10 11 11.5 10 12 11 12 11.5 15 18 2
Non-Binary 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
POC 9 8 8 7 8 7 8 6 4 4 0 0
Total 22 21 21 21 21 21 20 22 21 21 26 2
% Women 55 48 52 55 48 57 55 55 55 71 69 100
% Non-Binary 0 10 0 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
% Unknown 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
% POC 41 38 38 33 38 33 40 27 19 19 0 0
2025 TD 2024 TD 2023 TD 2022 TD 2021 TD 2020 TD 2019 TD 2018 TD 2017 TD 2016 TD 2015 TD 2014 TD
Women 44 46 48 47.5 47.5 45.5 45.25 46 46 51 63 2
Non-Binary 2 2 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 0
Unknown 4 1 1 0 1 3.5 2 4 0 0 0 0
POC 36 33 34 31 35 32 33.75 36.5 28.5 21 5 0
Total 87 86 86 85 85 85 82 86 84 82 104 2
% Women 51 53 57 56 56 52 55 53 55 62 61 100
% Non-Binary 2 2 0 4 1 4 0 2 1 2 0 0
% Unknown 5 1 1 0 1 4 3 5 0 0 0 0
% POC 41 38 40 36 1 38 41 42 34 26 5 0