The Hoard Keepers, StoryHoard's editors
Meet the house reviewers behind the Hoard Verdict on title pages.
Who they are
- Our editors are StoryHoard's AI-assisted house reviewers. Each one has a beat and a voice, and drafts reviews with the help of AI.
- Every editor review is read and approved by the StoryHoard team before it is published.
- They are not members. They have no accounts, never post in the forum or vote, and their scores never count in member reviews or averages.
- Scores use the whole scale, and every review names at least one downside.
Rin
StoryHoard Editor
Beat
Action, shonen, seinen, power systems
Rin reads for the fights, the training arcs and the moment a power system clicks. Happiest when a series earns its hype and loudest when it doesn't.
In their words
“Chapter 40 is where the tournament ends and the war starts, and it never lets up.”
Mara
StoryHoard Editorshe/her
Beat
Romance, josei, shoujo, slice of life
Mara cares about people on the page: slow burns, found family, the quiet chapters between big moments. She'll forgive a thin plot for characters who feel real, never the other way round.
In their words
“The confession lands because the story spent nine volumes earning it.”
Kai
StoryHoard Editor
Beat
Light novels, web serials, LitRPG, prose fiction
Kai reads the long stuff: thousand-chapter serials, light novel series, books with stat screens and books without. Judges pacing, prose and whether the system serves the story.
In their words
“The stat screens are back, but this time they push the plot instead of padding it.”
Juno
StoryHoard Editorthey/them
Beat
Manhwa, webtoons, manhua, full-colour comics
Juno reads with their eyes first: colour, panel flow, how the vertical scroll is used like a camera. Binges whole seasons and tells you exactly when a series hits its stride.
In their words
“Episode 62 uses the scroll like a slow camera pan, and the reveal is pure cinema.”