List of Book Review Blogs: Where to Find Free Book Reviews

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Good reviews are essential to the success of any book, but if you’re a new or self-published author, your chances of getting a review by the Times are about as good as winning the lottery.

Instead, you’ll need to rely on reviews from a handful of book bloggers with loyal followings of readers who will heed their advice.

List of Book Review Blogs

Below is a list of book review blogs with links to their policies and the genres they review.

Website Genres Accepted
The Kindle Book Review Nonfiction, Thriller/Suspense, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Poetry, Humor
Jessica Map Reviews Thrillers, Suspense, Crime Fiction, True Crime, Historical Fiction, Some YA genres, Horror, Contemporary Fiction
Reader Witch Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Thriller
The Literary Edit Variety
Savidge Reads Variety
Short Book and Scribes Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Crime, Psychological Thrillers, some time travel fiction, Children's Books.
Chocolate Pages Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Nonfiction, Romance
Chouett Blog Children's Books, Contemporary Fiction, Science Fiction, YA
Sassenach Stories YA, Historical Fiction, Contemporary Romance, books about social issues
My Reading Corner Crime, Historical Fiction, Romance
Snazzy Books Mystery/Thriller, Crime, Women's Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humor, Horror, Romance, Historical Fiction, YA, Cookbooks
Best Fantasy Book Series Fantasy
The Moon Who Listens Fantasy, YA, New Adult, Graphic Novels, Contemporary
The Reading Life YA, Dystopia, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance
Regency Reader Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Queen of Books Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action/Adventure
Bookish Valhalla Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Magical Realism, Horror, Thrillers, Suspense, Poetry
Books, Beans, and Botany All (Fiction, Nonfiction)
B.B. Morgan Fantasy, with a preference for YA fantasy
BigAl All
Demon In Your Bookshelf Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Dark Romance, Urban Fantasy, YA, Cozy Mystery
Book Binge All
Book Angel All
Rainy Day Reviews All
Books In Brogan Fantasy, SciFi
Chelsea Falin All
Indie Fantasy Review Fantasy
Christy's Houseful of Chaos Children's, Middle Grade, Historical, Nonfiction
A Thin Slice of Anxiety All
From the Book Reviewer's Desk Romance, Fantasy, Action, Mystery
Diamante Lavendar YA, Women's Fiction, Christian, Science Fiction, Children's Books, Self-Help, Poetry
Gut Reaction Reviews All except Romance
Dr. Akua's Book Reviews Nonfiction, Self Help
Elena Linville's Tower of Winds Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Paranormal
Riley Reads Things Romance
Bite Into Books All
Gene Roberts Action/Adventure, Crime, Detective, Military, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Western
Gina Rae Mitchell All, except Horror and Erotica.
The Haunted Grave Books All, but especially YA

How Do Book Reviewers Make Money?

There are a number of sites and companies that will pay readers for their honest reviews, including big names like Publishers Weekly. (And, of course, you can build a career as a professional literary critic, but you’ll need a lot of experience and a pretty great reputation to break into that arena.)

All of the reviewers mentioned in the list above review books for free and do not accept compensation in exchange for their reviews (except for perhaps a copy of the book).

Most of the individuals listed above review books as a hobby and do so for their love and passion for great books. Because they don’t accept compensation, you can be assured that their reviews are genuine and honest.

How Do You Start a Book Review on a Blog?

If you’re thinking about starting a book review blog yourself, there are a few things you should consider to make the blog a great resource for your readers.

For example:

  • What will your blog’s theme be? Most book review blogs have a central theme, which can be broad (maybe you review the newest releases across all genres) or niche-specific (you stick to just one particular genre, or books about women, etc.).
  • What will be your review policy? Decide how you will accept review requests, how soon you’ll publish reviews, whether you require free copies and in which format, etc. Some reviewers also choose not to publish a review if they feel the book ranks less than 3 stars (or whatever the ranking system is) out of courtesy for the author.
  • How will you rate books? Choose a rating system for your books. Maybe you’ll rank on a scale of 1-10, or out of five stars.

What Is the Format of a Book Review?

If you’re looking to write your own reviews or just want to learn how it works, check out our guide to writing a book review.

And before pitching your book to these bloggers, check out our tips for getting professional book reviews (even as a self-published author).

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