diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/fields.py b/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
index 247c6aca..a5985e8d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/fields.py
@@ -448,3 +448,6 @@ class IntegerField(ActivitypubFieldMixin, models.IntegerField):
 
 class DecimalField(ActivitypubFieldMixin, models.DecimalField):
     """ activitypub-aware boolean field """
+
+    def field_to_activity(self, value):
+        return float(value)
diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/status.py b/bookwyrm/models/status.py
index 0ddcfd17..56f30020 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/status.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/status.py
@@ -304,13 +304,12 @@ class Review(Status):
     @property
     def pure_name(self):
         """ clarify review names for mastodon serialization """
-        if self.rating:
-            return 'Review of "{}" ({:d} stars): {}'.format(
-                self.book.title,
-                self.rating,
-                self.name,
-            )
-        return 'Review of "{}": {}'.format(self.book.title, self.name)
+        template = get_template("snippets/generated_status/review_pure_name.html")
+        return template.render({
+            "book": self.book,
+            "rating": int(self.rating),
+            "name": self.name
+        }).strip()
 
     @property
     def pure_content(self):
@@ -332,7 +331,7 @@ class ReviewRating(Review):
     @property
     def pure_content(self):
         template = get_template("snippets/generated_status/rating.html")
-        return template.render({"book": self.book, "rating": self.rating}).strip()
+        return template.render({"book": self.book, "rating": int(self.rating)}).strip()
 
     activity_serializer = activitypub.Rating
     pure_type = "Note"
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/generated_status/review_pure_name.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/generated_status/review_pure_name.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c133678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/generated_status/review_pure_name.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% load i18n %}
+{% if rating %}
+
+{% blocktrans with book_title=book.title rating=rating review_title=name count counter=rating %}Review of <em>{{ book_title }}</em> ({{ rating }} star): {{ review_title }}{% plural %}Review of <em>{{ book_title }}</em> ({{ rating }} stars): {{ review_title }}{% endblocktrans %}
+
+{% else %}
+
+{% blocktrans with book_title=book.title review_title=name %}Review of <em>{{ book_title }}</em>: {{ review_title }}{% endblocktrans %}
+
+{% endif %}