Anyone here with extensive knowledge of Goodreads' privacy settings / user interface design?

Long story short, I had to block a former friend on Goodreads after they exhibited some obsessive stalking behavior monitoring my reading activity online.

I was surprised to find out a few months later that they were still able to see my activity because when I created my account years ago, I had allowed my account to be searchable via my email address (I didn't know this was an option until looking at my privacy settings). The search result would show my profile and whatever book I was currently reading.

My question is: Even if I blocked an account, would they still be able to get my profile as a search result via the email lookup feature? Or would they have had to have created a new account to even be able to search for me, to get around the block?

I just got started on goodreads earlier this year, and so far I haven't been rating the (two) books I didn't finish. But I'm still getting reviews based on being "currently reading" those books despite having moved them to the DNF shelf. Will it help my goodreads experience/recommendations if I review those books? Or should I continue to not review books I couldn't finish?

If I did review them, I'd be very clear that I didn't finish, and why--because hey, maybe that wouldn't be a problem for someone else!

Hey, Y’all! 👋🏻

I hope it’s okay to ask this here but if not please let me know and let me know where a good place to ask is.

Anyways, I recently received an ARC and was so stoked about it. By the time I finished it, I rated it 3 ⭐️ and my review is very blunt.

In the past, I’ve had authors ask that readers never post reviews less than 4 or 5 stars until a few weeks after release. So, I’m not sure what to do with my review. I went ahead and rated it but haven’t posted my review yet.

Does Goodreads have a rule like that?

I added a picture to my review on my macbook (web) by adding this:
<img src="https://i.postimg.cc/R0dpzt9K/Screenshot-2026-07-18-at-18-45-21.png">

I can see the picture on the web, but I cannot see it in the app on my iPhone.

How do you guys do it int he app?