Best Book Review Blogs in 2026

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://snazzybooks.com/about/

This blog is mainly to share books I’ve read, whether good or bad, along with other stuff I think is interesting or worth recommending. As well as reading lots I love crafty stuff, make up, fitness, shopping and delicious food. I decided to start this blog mainly because I noticed a lack of blogs about adult fiction in general, compared to many blogs focusing on Young Adult books. Now that I’ve got more deeply into the blogging world I see there are actually lots of amazing blogs focusing on adult fiction, but I didn’t realise that when I started this blog! Still, what’s one more eh? 🙂

Blogger: Laura Nazmdeh

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Crime, Non-Fiction, and Romance

🌐 Domain authority: 25

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.biteintobooks.com/

Hi there! My name is Esther, I'm a 25 year old teacher from The Netherlands. Since I started this blog, I've been getting requests to review books. I've made you a Q&A to be sure we speak the same language.

Blogger: Esther

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: 23

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://emilythebooknerdxo.blogspot.com

These days, I have been turning to the romance genre most. I am a sucker for all things romance! Helping authors and bloggers are a passion of mine. If you ever have any questions, I am always here to help.

Blogger: Emily Nicholas

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, and YA

🌐 Domain authority: 15

👀 Average monthly visits: 2,000 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

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

https://murdermayhemandmore.wordpress.com/

We'll consider all kinds of crime fiction for review; if we don't have time to fit your book into our schedule then we'll happily help pass the word through our new-book round-up and social media feeds. We also feature interviews, extracts and giveaways.

Blogger: Rowena

Genres: Crime and Mystery/Thriller

🌐 Domain authority: 25

👀 Average monthly visits: 4,250 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Social media

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://katelynpdickinson.wordpress.com

Hi! First, thanks so much for checking out my blog! My name is Katelyn. I am 22 years old. I am obsessed with books, so that is why I am here.

Blogger: Katelyn

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

🌐 Domain authority: 8

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.rathertoofondofbooks.com/

I am currently open to review requests but I'm being selective in what I accept due to running this book blog alongside dealing with medical stuff. I like to read most genres of book but my favourite genres are: contemporary fiction, literary fiction, women's fiction, thrillers, crime and mystery, young adult, chick lit/lad lit, and biographies.

Blogger: Hayley

Genres: YA, Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, and Non-Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 29

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

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://readerviewsarchives.wordpress.com/

Reader Views started in 2005 as a book review service. We quickly identified a need for indie author representation in the literary world and expanded into offering a variety of services to help capture the attention of potential readers.

Blogger: Reader Views Team

Genres: Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Erotica, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, and YA

🌐 Domain authority: 40

👀 Average monthly visits: 100 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://chouett.com/

Bonjour Everyone!! I am Virginie aka LaChouett and welcome to my blog. I am one of those “curious” reader and will not stick to just one genre. I enjoy reading well established authors however I have really enjoyed receiving pieces from unknown writers that I have provided with an honest review in return for their gift.

Blogger: Virginie Busette

Genres: Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, and YA

🌐 Domain authority: 26

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://armedwithabook.com/

Hi, I am Kriti and I write at Armed with A Book. I am an avid reader and I view all my interactions with authors about their books as a relationship. I have much to learn from you and your stories and hope that I will be able to get across the message you are conveying with your work. Please review my ‘Work with Me’ page for more information.

Blogger: Kriti Khare

Genres: Children's, Contemporary Fiction, Crime, 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: 29

👀 Average monthly visits: 8,500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.longandshortreviews.com

We accept requests from both traditionally published authors, self-published authors and publishers. We do not guarantee all books received will be reviewed. NOTE: Please do not email us after submitting your story for review to find out if it's been selected for review. If it's reviewed, you'll be notified.

Blogger: The LAS Team

Genres: YA, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, and Science Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 39

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes