A list of indie book reviewers
Last week I posted about the importance of book reviews and I promised to provide a list. After data mining the internet, I found 87 sites that review indie books. The list of those is provided below. I have not queried all of these. Some are not applicable to my genre. Some are closed for new submissions, and others I simply have not had time to contact yet. Since I had the data, though, I’m sharing it because others may find it helpful.
One thing to keep in mind when contacting prospective reviewers is to be mindful of their submission requirements. If they only review Romance, don’t ask them to review your Fantasy novel. If they want a synopsis, provide it. If they want the first three chapters, send them. There is no “standard” format. Each review site will have different requirements. These reviewers are doing indie writers a favor, and we need to be courteous by not clogging up their email with things their submission guidelines say they are not interested in seeing.
Good luck to all my fellow indies. I hope you find this list helpful.
Since it does not show well in the HTML below, it is attached here as an Excel spreadsheet: ReviewSites
| Review Site | Site URL | e-Book? | Genres |
| 3 R’s Reading Den | http://rjscafe.wordpress.com/ | N | Most – see guidelines |
| A. F. Stewart’s Blog | http://afstewartblog.blogspot.com/p/my-amazon-associates-store.html | Y ePub | Fantasy, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Poetry, Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Historical Non-Fiction and other Non-Fiction. |
| Adarna SF | http://adarnasf.com/ | Y | Science fiction, speculative fiction, fantasy, horror, pulp etc. |
| Bab’s Book Bistro | http://www.babsbookbistro.net/blog/ | Y | Mysteries, Cozy Mysteries, Thrillers, Western romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Some erotica, Suspense, Some dramas, Children’s books |
| Big Al’s Books and Pals (currently NOT accepting unsolicited review submissions – March 2012) | http://booksandpals.blogspot.com | Y | All |
| Bonnie Humbarger Lamer – Author and Review Page | http://bonnielamer.blogspot.com/ | Y | Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Political satire, Humorous fiction, Chicklit, romance |
| Book Vacations (Not taking new submissions – March 2012) | http://bookvacations.wordpress.com/ | Y | All |
| Book’d Out | http://bookdout.wordpress.com | Y | All |
| Booked Up | http://www.tc-bookedup.blogspot.com/ | Y | All |
| BookedinChico | http://bookedinchico.blogspot.com/ | Y | Literary fiction and world literature |
| Bookhound’s Den (NOT accepting books for review at this time – March 2012) | http://bookhoundsden.blogspot.com/ | Y | Horror, crime, noir, suspense, mystery, and thrillers |
| Books are Better | http://booksrbetter.blogspot.com/ | Y | Fantasy, Steampunk and Post-Apocalyptic |
| Books for Company | http://www.booksforcompany.com | Y | Fantasy, YA, Dystopia |
| Books Like Breathing | http://bookslikebreathing.blogspot.com/ | Y | Romance, YA, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction |
| Books on The Knob | http://blog.booksontheknob.org/ | Y | Fantasy, SF, mystery and suspense. Check guidelines. |
| Bored Books | http://zzzbooks.blogspot.com | Y | All but prefers Paranormal YA |
| Breakout Books Reviews (not taking new submissions – March 2012) | http://breakoutbooks.blogspot.com/ | Y | All |
| Butterfly-o-meter (Submissions closed. Last checked 20 March 2012) | http://butterflyometerbooks.blogspot.com/p/review-policy-submissions.html | Yes | Closed for submissions |
| Can’t put it down | http://readitreviewit.wordpress.com/ | Y | Horror, Mystery, paranormal, YA, thrillers, fantasy, crime, detective. No erotica, prefer e-books |
| Clover Hill Book Reviews (not taking new submissions – March 2012) | http://cloverhillbookreviews.blogspot.co… | N | All |
| CS fantasy reviews | http://csfantasyreviews.blogspot.com/ | Fantasy, speculative fiction | |
| Cup of Tea Reviews (Not accepting requests -Last checked 20 March 2012) | http://cupofteareviews.blogspot.com | Y | All, except novels with overly religious tone, won’t review erotica or any adult novels. Only review ebooks with PDF format. |
| Daily Ebook Reviews | http://www.dailyebookreviews.com | Y | Science fiction, horror, fantasy, and thrillers – though we will consider all types of fiction. |
| Dark Readers | http://www.dark-readers.com/ | Y (but paper preferred) | romance, supernatural/paranormal, fantasy, adventure, mystery and thriller |
| Dark Side of the Covers | http://www.darksideofthecovers.com/ | Y | Steampunk, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Speculative Fiction |
| Dear Author | http://dearauthor.com | Y | Romance |
| Demon Lovers Books & More | http://www.demonloversbooksandmore.com | ? | historical romance, contemporary romance, erotic romance, crime/mystery, fantasy/sci-fi and young adult paranormal |
| Ebook Reviews by Elizabeth Swigar Stephen | http://elizabethswigar.wordpress.com/ | Y | All – especially historical fiction |
| Enter The Portal | http://www.entertheportal.wordpress.com | Y | SF & Fantasy |
| Everything to do with books | http://everythingtodowithbooks.blogspot…. | Y | All but no pure romances, Westerns, and erotica. |
| Fantasy Book Critic | http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/ | Y | Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, YA/Children |
| Five Alarm Book Reviews | http://fivealarmbookreviews.com | N | Limited – see guidelines |
| Flying with Red Haircrow | http://flyingwithredhaircrow.wordpress.com/ | Y | SFF mostly – see site |
| Forbidden Passions | http://forbiddenpassionsreviews.blogspot… | Y | Fantasy, YA paranormal, excluding Christian, Self Help. |
| Got Fiction? | http://gotfiction.wordpress.com/ | YA and Contemporary Romance | |
| I Heart Reading | http://booklog.eternalised.net/ | Y | Paranormal romance, fantasy or historical fiction. Check guidelines. |
| Indie Book Blog | http://indiebookblogger.blogspot.com/p/review-sign-up.html | Y | Mainly SF/F but all except Romance or Erotica |
| Indie Book Podcast | http://www.indiebookpodcast.com/ | Y | All |
| Indie Corner | http://indiecorner.net/review-policy-rating/ | Y | steampunk, paranormal romance, urban fantasy, fantasy, dystopian, chick lit, mysteries and suspense |
| Indie Paranormal Book Reviews | http://indieparanormalbooksreviews.blogs… | Y | Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy |
| IndieReader | http://indiereader.com/author-promotional-opportunities/ | Y | All indie |
| Kate Policani | http://katepolicanisreviews.wordpress.com/about/ | Y | All except Horror, Erotica, Manuals |
| Kindle Book Review | http://thekindlebookreview.blogspot.com/ | Y | All |
| KindleObsessed | http://kindleobsessed.com/ | Y | All |
| Letters Inside Out | http://www.lettersinsideout.net/ | Y | YA |
| Livin’ Life Through Books | http://dream-wish-live.blogspot.com/ | Y | Young Adult (No Fantasy) |
| Marie Violante | http://violantewrites.wordpress.com/ | Y | fantasy, horror, science fiction, and magical realism |
| Milo’s Rambles | http://milorambles.com/ | Y | Crime, Thrillers, Suspense, Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Historical Crime, Humor, Sport, Memoirs and Biographies |
| MotherLode | http://www.gracekrispy.com/my-review-policy/ | Y | All |
| Night Owl Reviews | http://nightowlreviews.com/nor/ | Y | All |
| Novel Opinion | http://novelopinion.org/ | Y | All |
| Paper Mustang | http://www.papermustang.com | Y | All |
| Papyrus | http://papyrus.calebblake.net/ | Y | All |
| POD People | http://podpeep.blogspot.com/ | Y | All self-published |
| Popcorn Reads | http://popcornreads.com | Y | All fiction |
| Quills and Zebras | http://quillsandzebras.wordpress.com/ | Y | All |
| Rainy Day Ramblings (Heidi) | http://rainydayramblings.typepad.com/rainydayramblings/review-policy.html | Y | All except erotica, graphic horror and any book that pertains to animal cruelty or abuse, religious books, self help, business etc. |
| Reading Between the Lines (not taking new submissions – March 2012) | http://cynical-believer.blogspot.com/ | N | All |
| Review Haven – Note: free reviews are not given for ebooks. | http://sfandfantasyreviews.blogspot.com/ | N | Science-Fiction or Fantasy |
| Science Fiction Addiction | http://sciencefictionaddiction.blogspot…. | Y | Science Fiction |
| Science Fiction and Other Oddysseys | http://sciencefictionmusings.blogspot.com/p/request-guidelines.html | ? | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
| SF Book Reviews (not currently accepting new review requests – March 2012) | http://sfbook.com | Y | SciFi & Fantasy |
| Sift Book Reviews | http://siftbookreviews.blogspot.com/ | Y | science-fiction or fantasy |
| Soul Unsung | http://soulunsung.blogspot.com/ | Y | Fantasy, young adult, sci-fi, steampunk, paranormal romance, dystopia, horror, urban fantasy |
| Stories of my life | http://roncnofficial.blogspot.com | Y | Fantasy, Young Adult |
| The Book Buff | http://thebookbuff.blogspot.com/ | Y | All |
| The Book Hookup | http://thebookhookup.com/ | Y | Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Young Adult, Erotica, Historical Romance, Dark/Urban Fantasy |
| The Book Vixen | http://thebookvixen.com/ | Y | Contemporary Romance, Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic, Erotic Romance, GLBT, Historical Romance, Mystery/Suspense, Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Young Adult (YA) |
| The Canary | http://thecanaryreview.com | Y | YA, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Romance, |
| The Consumption of Books | http://consumethosebooks.blogspot.com/ | ? | YA |
| The eNovella Review | http://enovellareview.blogspot.com/ | Y | 30k word max |
| The Fairytale Nerd | http://thefairytalenerd.blogspot.com/ | Y | YA (mostly) |
| The Indie Book Blog Database | http://hampton-networks.com/ | Y | All |
| The Literary Mind Bender | http://theliterarymb.com/?page_id=12 | Y | |
| The LL Book Review | http://llbookreview.com | Y | All |
| The New Podler Review of Books | http://thenewpodlerreviews.blogspot.com/ | ? | literary, science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, humor, mysteries and the occasional thriller |
| The Novel Blog | http://thenovelblog.com/index.aspx | ? | Site does not specify |
| The Scattering (Closed to new review requests – March 2012) | http://thescattering.wordpress.com/ | ? | Speculative Fiction |
| The Secret Life of Books (Lucy) | http://lily-bookhaven.blogspot.com/ | ? | Adult Fiction, Romance, Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance, Erotica, Young Adult, Fantasy, Humorous |
| The Write to Make a Living | http://www.thewritetomakealiving.com/ | ? | All |
| This is from my Heart (Janiera ) | http://janieraeldridge.blogspot.com/p/contact-me.html | Y | All except political, biographies, Erotica, and historical romance |
| To Publish or Not To Publish | http://topublishornotto.blogspot.com/ | ? | Fantasy |
| To Read or Not to Read | http://www.2readornot2read.com/ | Y | All except erotica |
| Tomes of the Soul | http://tomesofthesoul.blogspot.com/ | Y | All except erotica |
| Tracy Riva | http://tracyriva.com/guidelines-for-review/ | Y | All |
| Web Weaver | http://webbweaver-zelda555.blogspot.com/ | ? | Almost All |
| Writer’s Fun Zone | http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/ | Y | YA novels by women about girl heroes |
Posted on March 26, 2012, in Self Publishing and tagged book reviews, DL Morrese, indie, reviewers. Bookmark the permalink. 23 Comments.
D.L. Morrese 
This ought to come in very useful. Much appreciated. I’ve d/l’d the file, but it’ll take a while to get through!
Thanks for adding both my sites to this list,
My one site has a new address: http://www.gotfiction.com
Hi, I’m an aspiring author and beginner book reviewer and I use my blog for both
chrismerlo.blogspot.com
I’m opening up to book reviewing because I love reading almost as much as writing!!
I would love it if you could include me on your list. =D
Is it possible to be added to this list? I run the blog, Numinous Publications, where I review High Fantasy on a weekly basis.
I don’t really keep it updated. I found the link, so I’m putting it in this comment so people can see it when they visit this page.
http://hypervorean.blogspot.com/p/numinous-publications.html
Oh, alright. Thank you 😉
P.S. I added your site to my book review list
I just began reviewing and opened my webpage for reviews of ALL books. http://www.angelsintheunderworld.com and I have no genre restrictions and LOVE LOVE LOVE to read. I am a stay-at-home author and have time to spare. I read fast, and like I said BRING IT ON yay
Reblogged this on Kate Policani and commented:
I got back on that horse that threw me and sent my review request to ten reviewers! This is the list I’ve been working with. Thanks again to DL For this great resource!
Ok, I didn’t think of that but should have re: updates. I also review for The LL Book Reviews and currently on the “not-considered” list is:
Christian
How-to Books
Business
Screen Plays
Educational Textbooks
Poetry
Romance
Cartoons
Thanks again. I sometimes post reviews of books I’ve read on this site (Sorry, I don’t take requests) but I avoid those categories, too. Except for the occasional ‘how to’ book or cartoon, I don’t read them.
If anyone cares, my novel preferences are science fiction, fantasy, and mystery (in that order). I do sometimes read other genres – but those Red Haircrow mentions here tend not to appeal to my taste either.
Greetings, could you please correct the information about my review site. My website actually reopened to requests March 2012, not closed. And my genres are very specific, though yes I quite agree that authors should please see website for details. Thanks… http://flyingwithredhaircrow.wordpress.com/
I’d be happy to. Thanks for the update!
I should mention to anyone else reading this that my list was a snapshot in time and was current when I posted it, to the best of my knowledge. If you know of updates, please post them in the comments for others.
If you’re going to copy my list and present it as “data mined” from the internet don’t you think you should give the site a credit?
– The IndieView
Hadn’t realized it was. I found lists in several places, compiled them, verified they were all still current, and eliminated duplicates. Also did Google searches. Yours may indeed have been one I found. I should have made notes on where they all came from. My apologies.
This is excellent. Thanks for taking the time to compile it!
Very nice list of sites, thanks!
Thanks for this D.L.! I had to wait till I had some time to sit down and use the list. So far I’ve contacted five!
Great list, thank you!
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