Best Book Review Blogs in 2026

https://hookedfrompageoneblog.wordpress.com/

On my blog, you’ll mainly find reviews for crime and psychological thriller novels. I do take part in blog tours, and I also feature author interviews, guest posts and giveaways.

Blogger: Jacob Collins

Genres: Crime and Mystery/Thriller

🌐 Domain authority: 21

👀 Average monthly visits: 500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://tobyasmith.com/

Independent book reviews (without spoilers) that focus on historical fiction. Chief areas of interest are English, French, and Russian history and the two World Wars.

Blogger: Toby A. Smith

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction, and New Adult

🌐 Domain authority: 14

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.bookriot.com/

We're always interested in hearing about new books, but even with a stable of writers across book blogs we can't get to everything. So if you'd like to tell us about something, shoot us an email. Before sending something for consideration, take a look around the site to get a feel for who we are, who our readers are, and how we go about things. Bonus points will go to submissions that have looked at our contributors and can suggest which contributor might be a good fit for the book.

Blogger: Book Riot Contributors

Genres: YA, Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Science Fiction, Paranormal, New Adult, Children's, LGBT, Humor, Horror, and Urban Fantasy

🌐 Domain authority: 80

👀 Average monthly visits: 995,200 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://www.thelitbuzz.com

A book review site featuring a diverse Hive of voices reading and sharing, we have a vast palette. We welcome both indie and traditionally-published authors - at no charge for reviews, ever.

Blogger: The LitBuzz Hive

Genres: Christian, Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Erotica, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBT, Mystery/Thriller, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Paranormal, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, and YA

🌐 Domain authority: 25

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://www.avocadodiaries.com

Accomplished book critic and columnist reviewing a selection of fiction and nonfiction. The editor also enjoys interviewing authors, creative and art directors, and book cover designers.

Blogger: Sean Loughran

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, LGBT, Mystery/Thriller, Non-Fiction, and Romance

🌐 Domain authority: 31

👀 Average monthly visits: 10,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.thereadingcafe.com/

There are two of us who started this site, as a means to express our love of all things pertaining to books. Whether it be a review, an author or model interview, a fun post, or anything that is informative. We also have a few other member participants, who will also give their input from time to time. This is meant to be a fun site for you to sit back, have a drink and discuss your favorite things. It is after all a cafe style place for us to meet.

Blogger: Sandy & Barb

Genres: YA, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Science Fiction, Paranormal, New Adult, and Erotica

🌐 Domain authority: 44

👀 Average monthly visits: 20,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://readeatrepeat.net/

Hi! I’m Jordan, wife to one husband and mom to two little girls. Blogging and writing are my side gig, and I love creating delicious recipes and reading lots of books to share with you guys! My favorite genre to review is historical fiction but I do read a bit of everything.

Blogger: Jordan

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Non-Fiction, Romance, and Science Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 26

👀 Average monthly visits: 2,500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://the-bibliofile.com

The Bibliofile is a book blog. I mostly review new releases, bestsellers, literary fiction, mysteries, and popular non-fiction. You can also get updates on bookish news and find other book-related content.

Blogger: Jennifer

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Non-Fiction, and Romance

🌐 Domain authority: 30

👀 Average monthly visits: 7,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

https://quillandquire.com/

Quill & Quire is the magazine of the Canadian book trade. The magazine reviews around 400 new titles each year, offering the most comprehensive look at Canadian-authored books in the country.

Blogger: The Q&Q Team

Genres: YA, Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Science Fiction, Paranormal, New Adult, Children's, Christian, Non-Fiction, LGBT, Humor, Horror, and Urban Fantasy

🌐 Domain authority: 57

👀 Average monthly visits: 81,500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

https://johnpistelli.com/

John Pistelli was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he teaches literature, writing, and other liberal arts courses. He holds a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Minnesota.

Blogger: John

Genres: Contemporary Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 25

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

https://avaeshaffer.wixsite.com/website

Hi there! My name is Ava, and i'm a sophomore creative writing major in university. I like to review books (typically YA, New Adult, contemporary, and romance) but I've been known to post some short stories as well. If you're looking for quirky reviews from a gen-z reader who spends more time scrolling through #booktok on TikTok than actually reading- check out my blog!

Blogger: Ava Shaffer

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, LGBT, New Adult, Poetry, Romance, and YA

🌐 Domain authority: 15

👀 Average monthly visits: 65 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.thelesbianreview.com/

The Lesbian Review is the home of book reviews done by women who absolutely LOVE lesbian fiction and who are not just going to read and enjoy every lesbian novel out there. We read a lot and are a tough crowd to please. But that is great news for you because it means this book blog only showcases lesbian fiction books that are really good. If we don't like it, we don't review it.

Blogger: The Lesbian Review

Genres: Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Paranormal, New Adult, Erotica, Children's, Non-Fiction, LGBT, Humor, and Horror

🌐 Domain authority: 37

👀 Average monthly visits: 10,200 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://jillsbookcafe.blog/

I read a variety of genres but you will normally find me reading UK based police procedurals and psychological thrillers, well researched historical fiction, and I’m partial to a bit of chick lit (or Choc Lit as I prefer to call it) of the more intelligent and humorous kind. I also enjoy quirky and interesting novels and what would be described as women’s fiction/romance but not of the Mill’s and Boon variety (nothing wrong with M&B just not my thing).

Blogger: Jill Doyle

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, and Romance

🌐 Domain authority: 10

👀 Average monthly visits: 1,500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://www.booksinblankets.com/

I started this blog in summer 2016 because I felt like it could help me read more and write down my thoughts after each book. Contact me if you'd like to send me a book to review in the following genres: science fiction, fantasy, contemporary or YA. Just send me an e-mail: booksinblankets@gmail.com.

Blogger: Vinjii

Genres: YA, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, and Science Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 14

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://beinganne.com/

I've been reviewing books for a great deal longer than that though. I'm now a Top 500 (352 when I last checked‰Û_) and Vine reviewer on Amazon UK, always additionally copy my reviews to Goodreads, Amazon.com and sometimes publish on the Waterstones site too.

Blogger: Anne

Genres: Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, and Mystery/Thriller

🌐 Domain authority: 32

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes