Best Book Review Blogs in 2026

https://www.whisperingstories.com/

Whispering Stories was established in 2015. We are a team of reviewers committed in providing professional, 100% honest, unbiased book reviews, for FREE. The majority of our reviews are for fictional books, including children’s books, (we do review non-fictional books too).

Blogger: Stacey

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

🌐 Domain authority: 28

👀 Average monthly visits: 6,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://www.9thstreetbooks.com

9th Street Books is the place to go for everything about the literary life, including book reviews, lists, and more.

Blogger: Grace Pursel

Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Humor, LGBT, Mystery/Thriller, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, and YA

🌐 Domain authority: 14

👀 Average monthly visits: 1,800 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.mysterysuspence.blogspot.com/

I receive no monetary compensation for any reviews I post and I give my honest opinion of the book. Remember - please only submit mystery/suspense fiction. I will not even reply to other book genres. NO ROMANCES, which includes romantic suspense. Please look at what I have already reviewed and liked, to gauge if your work is similar.

Blogger: MS Team

Genres: Mystery/Thriller

🌐 Domain authority: 27

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.selfpublishingreview.com

Self-Publishing Review has been providing book reviews of indie books since 2008. We review all genres of books fairly and impartially, as well as provide additional marketing services, for a fee. Our reviews are shared to our social media accounts totalling 40,000+ followers. Our site has been covered in The Guardian, New York Times, Forbes, Publisher's Weekly, Writer's Digest, and other sources.

Blogger: Henry

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

🌐 Domain authority: 46

👀 Average monthly visits: 20,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ 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://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://eclecticreview.wordpress.com/

My name is Sharon (sherton on LibraryThing) from Iowa and I am an avid reader of just about every genre. Of course, I have my favorites, but I'll let you try to guess what they are. If I'm not working in my garden, I'm writing reviews here, for Amazon, LibraryThing, GoodReads and others as requested.

Blogger: Sharon

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

🌐 Domain authority: 16

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.yabookscentral.com/

Hey, thanks for joining! We're so happy you're here! We accept review requests from indie authors (small press, independent press, and self pub) and traditionally published authors. We do not guarantee reviews. IMPORTANT: Do not contact our staff reviewers directly with review requests. They will not respond. Repeated contacts will result in your email being blocked.

Blogger: YA Books Central Team

Genres: YA

🌐 Domain authority: 47

👀 Average monthly visits: 45,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Submission manager

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://booksandbeyondreviews.com/

For the most part, I am avid book reader. I will try a wide range of books, with one exception: romance. I have never been able to engage with books of this genre, so please keep this in mind when requesting a review.

Blogger: The BB Team

Genres: YA, Crime, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, Science Fiction, Paranormal, Non-Fiction, Humor, Horror, Urban Fantasy, and Sports

🌐 Domain authority: 17

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://readervoracious.com

Connecting voracious readers with their next great read since 2018. Other than book reviews, you will find bookish discussions, lists of upcoming releases, and guides & resources for readers/bloggers. As an advocate for reading diversely, all of my reviews will list representation in the book, as well as content/trigger warnings.

Blogger: Kal Rochelle

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

🌐 Domain authority: 25

👀 Average monthly visits: 7,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ 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://anasattic.com

Started at the beginning of 2012, Ana's Attic brings honest romance book and audiobook reviews, as well as new releases, sales, freebies and preorders. We continue to post at least 4 times a week.

Blogger: Ana

Genres: Romance

🌐 Domain authority: 35

👀 Average monthly visits: 34,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

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://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

https://www.pithysummary.com

Pithy Summary provides a free Weekly Bulletin that includes: an outline of a compelling non-fiction book + a review of a related book in a different genre + a review of a related product (when possible). This way, busy people can learn about new, engrossing concepts in a simple format.

Blogger: Carlen Zhang-D'Souza

Genres: Non-Fiction

🌐 Domain authority: 5

👀 Average monthly visits: 400 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes