Best Book Review Blogs in 2026

http://www.authoranthonyavinablog.com

The only genres I don't accept are erotica and religious books. I accept eBook, Paperback and Audiobook copies. I also offer author email interviews, guest blog posts and more promotional opportunities for free.

Blogger: Anthony Avina

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

🌐 Domain authority: 30

👀 Average monthly visits: 800 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://reedsy.com/discovery

Give your indie book the launch that it deserves! Submit your book to over 150 reviewers and gain exposure to thousands of readers in your genre. If our reviewers like what they read, your book will get a high-quality review and will be promoted on the Discover feed, where readers upvote their favorite titles. The top books from each week will be featured in our weekly newsletters.

Blogger: Reedsy

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: 78

👀 Average monthly visits: 600,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ 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

https://readandrated.com/

Read and Rated, where all good books come to be reviewed! Find me on twitter too @ReadandRated

Blogger: Lisa Hall

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: 17

👀 Average monthly visits: 6,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://literaryquicksand.com/

We’re a book blog based out of Minneapolis, MN. We feature a group of women writers from multiple countries who all come together over one thing: our love of books!

Blogger: Jolissa Skow

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

🌐 Domain authority: 31

👀 Average monthly visits: 4,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.girlplusbook.com/

Girl Plus Book accepts review requests of all fiction genres, but specializes in YA, SciFi, Fantasy, Dystopian, and Paranormal genres. We accept review copies from large and independent publishers, eBook publishers, and from requesting authors. Please e-mail us to submit your book for review.

Blogger: Girl Plus Book Team

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

🌐 Domain authority: 18

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 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

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

http://gingernutsofhorror.com

Ginger Nuts of Horror is one of the premium sites dedicated to the coverage of the horror genre. As one of the largest and most viewed independent review sites, we are one of a select few places to get your work noticed outside of the horror review sites linked to profit making print or online magazines.

Blogger: The GNOH Team

Genres: Horror

🌐 Domain authority: 39

👀 Average monthly visits: 10,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://elenalinville.com/

I love reading sci-fi, fantasy, dystopia, urban fantasy and post -apocalyptic books. I have been known to pick up a romance or two from time to time, but NEVER in the contemporary or historical genres. I don't read YA, children books or nonfiction.

Blogger: Elena Linville

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction, Paranormal, and Urban Fantasy

🌐 Domain authority: 20

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 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

http://www.bookbriefs.net/

I read all YA and New Adult books for the most part, but do read some Adult Paranormal and contemporary Romance as well as some adult Chicklit, Romance and Mystery/Suspense. My favorite genres of YA/NA books.

Blogger: Michelle

Genres: YA, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Paranormal, and New Adult

🌐 Domain authority: 41

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://carolbaldwinblog.blogspot.com/

I focus on middle grade and young adult literature with a smattering of books for adults. Primarily "clean reads" without sex, drugs, or profanity.

Blogger: Carol Baldwin

Genres: Children's, Contemporary Fiction, and YA

🌐 Domain authority: 33

👀 Average monthly visits: 1,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

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://www.bibliofreak.net

A book blog written by English writer Matthew Selwyn, Bibliofreak.net has been providing content for over 10 years. Featuring in-depth reviews on an eclectic range of books, there is plenty of content to explore.

Blogger: Matthew Selwyn

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Historical Fiction, Humor, LGBT, Non-Fiction, and Sports

🌐 Domain authority: 25

👀 Average monthly visits: 15,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes