Best Book Review Blogs in 2026

https://www.ddsreviews.in/

My name is Debdatta Dasgupta and I am the proprietor of Bookish Indulgences. Although I am a reviewer and publicist by profession, I am a reader and book lover first; reading for the love of printed words.

Blogger: Debdatta Dasgupta

Genres: Contemporary Fiction and Mystery/Thriller

🌐 Domain authority: 33

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.booksandpals.blogspot.com/

Please read the instructions carefully. Failure to follow them will result in your submission being ignored with no acknowledgement. All reviews are final. Prior to submission, we would advise reading this post and the Guide to Reviews, as well as getting a general feel for the book review blog.

Blogger: Al & Pals

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: 43

👀 Average monthly visits: 18,600 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://elgeewrites.com/

Gayathri loves reading, recommending books and talking about bookish things in real life. Her blog is just an extension of that habit. When she is not reading books or creating online content, she freelances as a beta reader. She lives currently in Dubai.

Blogger: Gayathri

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

🌐 Domain authority: 29

👀 Average monthly visits: 1,500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://www.shereadsromancebooks.com/

I will be starting a series called Meet the Author in which I interview new authors to me and highlight their work.

Blogger: Leslie Murphy

Genres: Romance

🌐 Domain authority: 12

👀 Average monthly visits: 6,800 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://indiereader.com/

There were over 391,000 books self-published in 2012. That's a lot of company (and competition!) for any author.åÊIndieReader offers the best value for reviews, bar none. IR's reviewers & some of the best in the field & will let you know if you've achieved what you set out to do. Charges may apply. IR also recommends titles to the HUFFINGTON POST and USA TODAY.

Blogger: The IndieReader Team

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

🌐 Domain authority: 49

👀 Average monthly visits: 15,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://www.bookishelf.com/

The Bookish Elf is a site you can rely on for book reviews, author interviews, book recommendations, and all things books.

Blogger: Mitul Patel

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

🌐 Domain authority: 40

👀 Average monthly visits: 30,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

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://alifeinbooks.co.uk

Most of my working life has been spent in the book world, first as a bookseller then as a freelance writer and reviews editor for two magazines, and I can't think of a nicer place to be. In this blog I pick out snippets of book news that interest me, talk about some of the books I've just read and alert readers to titles that might not find themselves in the glare of the publicity spotlight.

Blogger: Susan

Genres: Contemporary Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 31

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

https://sharisakurai.com

Shari Sakurai is a British author of paranormal, horror, science fiction and fantasy novels that almost always feature a LGBT protagonist and/or antagonist. She has always loved to write and it is her escape from the sometimes stressful modern life!

Blogger: Shari

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal, and Horror

🌐 Domain authority: 20

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.aestasbookblog.com/

I will read any book as long as I like the sound of it & I'm equally open to indie books and traditionally published ones. The only thing that matters to me is whether the story is one that intrigues me.

Blogger: Aestas

Genres: Romance and Paranormal

🌐 Domain authority: 29

👀 Average monthly visits: 17,600 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.thepbsblog.com/

I will pretty much read any genre but my favorites are Black Literature, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction and General Fiction. I do not currently review the following genres. It is not intended to be discriminatory in All way. Thank you for understanding:

Blogger: EC

Genres: Contemporary Fiction and Historical Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 24

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.confessionsofabookaddict.com/

I try to be fair and honest in my reviews. I will always highlight both the positive and negative aspects of a book. Additionally, I post my reviews on Goodreads and I link it to my Twitter account as well as my blog's Facebook page. I use a five star rating system.

Blogger: Christina

Genres: YA, Contemporary Fiction, and Historical Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 35

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

http://www.jenmedsbookreviews.com/

I try to review everything I read, although I have a policy not to review Allthing that I feel to be below a 3 star rating on the book review blog. I truly believe that even though it may not be to my taste, every book has its audience, even if it is not me.

Blogger: Jen Med

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

🌐 Domain authority: 21

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.midwestbookreview.com/index.html

Established in 1976, the Midwest Book Review is an organization committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing.ÊWe post our reviews on the Internet with a number of thematically appropriate web sites, databases, and online discussion groups such as alt.books.reviews. Print books are reviewed free of charge. However, there is a charge of a $50 "Reader Fee" for reviewing ebooks, galleys, pre-publication manuscripts, uncorrected proofs, ARCS and .pdf files

Blogger: James A. Cox

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

🌐 Domain authority: 48

👀 Average monthly visits: 6,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes