Best Book Review Blogs in 2026

https://www.onlypicturebooks.com/

This site is purely for PBs (picture books)—my deepest literary love. My goal is to create and compile PB-related information that will be of value to writers, illustrators, teachers, librarians, agents, editors, publishers, and publicists who enjoy PBs are much as I do. In many ways, OPB is both a celebration of the picture book community and a curated resource, as well.

Blogger: Ryan Van Cleave

Genres: Children's

🌐 Domain authority: 16

👀 Average monthly visits: 500 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://nadanessinmotion.blogspot.com.eg/

Apart from book reviewing, I share author interviews, excerpts, added to my own writing (flash fiction, short stories, and poetry) and a bi-weekly writing prompt

Blogger: Nada Sobhi

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

🌐 Domain authority: 31

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://shortbookandscribes.uk/

Hi, I’m Nicola and thank you for finding your way here. Anybody who knows me will tell you I am mad about books and am never without a book on the go. I decided to set up the Short Book and Scribes book blog because I was reviewing every book I read on Amazon and so it seemed like a good idea to have them all in one place. I also really love to connect with authors and publishers. For me, every bit of the process of producing a book is interesting, from the writing to the publishing to the reading.

Blogger: Nicola

Genres:

🌐 Domain authority: 31

👀 Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://lesbrary.com/

The Lesbrary is a book blog all about les/bi/etc books. Yes, this often means lesbian books (hence the name), but includes anything in the broad ‰ÛÏdoesn't identify as a man and is at least some of the time attracted romantically and/or sexually to others who do not identify as a man‰Û category. Lesbrary books don't have to be written by a queer author, though it helps.

Blogger: The Lesbrarians

Genres: Contemporary Fiction and LGBT

🌐 Domain authority: 37

👀 Average monthly visits: 7,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://jariabek.com

I am a Historical Fiction Author and a Technology Exec. I write about my research for Historical Fiction and review Historical Fiction Books.

Blogger: Paul Jariabek

Genres: Historical Fiction and Mystery/Thriller

🌐 Domain authority: 6

👀 Average monthly visits: 150 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ 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.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

http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/

Please keep in mind Fantasy Book Critic receives dozens of review requests every week, so it is not always possible to respond immediately. If you do not hear from someone after 21 days, then feel free to send a follow-up query. Should your request interest one of our reviewers, you will be contacted regarding coverage on Fantasy Book Critic. Thank you for your interest in Fantasy Book Critic.

Blogger: The FBC Team

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Children's, and Horror

🌐 Domain authority: 47

👀 Average monthly visits: 9,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.crimefictionlover.com/

Crime Fiction Lover was set up by two journalists who love reading crime stories - everything from atmospheric noir to thriller mysteries and police procedurals. The rise of Kindle, eBooks and iBooks interests us a great deal. We hope to discover and share some of the best reads on these new formats, but by no means will we overlook traditional print. There's nothing like the feel and smell of a freshly printed book.

Blogger: Catherine Turnbull

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 42

👀 Average monthly visits: 59,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.redeemedreader.com/

We love the classics, but we also review lots of new books. In fact, most of our reviews are of books published within the last two or three years. This is partly because these books will be more readily available at your local library, but we also believe that reading newer books helps us define our salt-and-light mission.

Blogger: The Redeemed Reader Team

Genres: Children's and Christian

🌐 Domain authority: 40

👀 Average monthly visits: 10,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://www.chicklitcafe.com

We do professional engaging book reviews and effective book promotion. We connect readers with authors. Readers and authors love our award winning website. Visit our website for more information and to read our great reviews.

Blogger: Jewel

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

🌐 Domain authority: 22

👀 Average monthly visits: 32,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.crimebythebook.com/

Crime by the Book is the result of one girl's ongoing exploration of crime fiction from around the world, by the book. This book review blog operates under the premise that there is a crime read for everyone.

Blogger: Abby Endler

Genres: Crime and Mystery/Thriller

🌐 Domain authority: 37

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://adventuresofabibliophile.com/

Publishers and authors: I am more than willing to review almost any kind of book, so please contact me via the email address below!

Blogger: Stephanie

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: 19

👀 Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ 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://zooloosbookdiary.co.uk/

I promise on this blog, I will give my honest review and probably try to insert some humour along the way….which will probably fail. I can’t win them all! If you love reading then you have come to the right place!!

Blogger: Zoé

Genres: Contemporary Fiction and Mystery/Thriller

🌐 Domain authority: 19

👀 Average monthly visits: 600 p/mo

💌 Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes