diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/book.html b/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
index e67aa1ed9..7816d676c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/book.html
@@ -199,13 +199,6 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-
-{% if not reviews %}
-<div class="block">
-    <p>No reviews yet!</p>
-</div>
-{% endif %}
-
 <div class="block">
     {% for review in reviews %}
     <div class="block">
@@ -213,9 +206,9 @@
     </div>
     {% endfor %}
 
-    <div class="block columns">
+    <div class="block is-flex is-flex-wrap-wrap">
     {% for rating in ratings %}
-    <div class="column">
+    <div class="block mr-5">
         <div class="media">
             <div class="media-left">{% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=rating.user %}</div>
             <div class="media-content">
@@ -236,6 +229,5 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-
 {% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/rate_action.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/rate_action.html
index dc962d015..b5a599b1d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/rate_action.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/rate_action.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <span class="is-sr-only">Leave a rating</span>
 <div class="field is-grouped stars rate-stars">
     {% for i in '12345'|make_list %}
-    <form name="rate" action="/rate/" method="POST" onsubmit="return rate_stars(event)">
+    <form name="rate" action="/rate/" method="POST">
         {% csrf_token %}
         <input type="hidden" name="user" value="{{ request.user.id }}">
         <input type="hidden" name="book" value="{{ book.id }}">
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views.py b/bookwyrm/views.py
index d7424d515..5865cb2f1 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views.py
@@ -632,7 +632,9 @@ def book_page(request, book_id):
     reviews = get_activity_feed(request.user, 'federated', model=reviews)
 
     # the reviews to show
-    paginated = Paginator(reviews.filter(content__isnull=False), PAGE_LENGTH)
+    paginated = Paginator(reviews.exclude(
+        Q(content__isnull=True) | Q(content='')
+    ), PAGE_LENGTH)
     reviews_page = paginated.page(page)
 
     prev_page = next_page = None
@@ -668,7 +670,7 @@ def book_page(request, book_id):
         'title': book.title,
         'book': book,
         'reviews': reviews_page,
-        'ratings': reviews.filter(content__isnull=True),
+        'ratings': reviews.filter(Q(content__isnull=True) | Q(content='')),
         'rating': reviews.aggregate(Avg('rating'))['rating__avg'],
         'tags':  models.UserTag.objects.filter(book=book),
         'user_tags': user_tags,