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Best Crime Book Review Blogs in 2025

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https://literarytitan.com/

We review books, conduct author interviews, and have monthly book awards.

Blogger: Thomas Anderson

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 30

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 12,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ 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

🌐 Domain authority: 37

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 10,200 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.bookshelvesofdoom.org/

I read and review primarily YA fiction. I make exceptions to that rule, mostly for middle-grade and adult crossovers, historical mystery/romances, crime, and other genre fiction. I do not review self-help, inspirational memoirs/Non-Fiction, erotica, or medical texts.

Blogger: Leila Roy

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 32

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ 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

🌐 Domain authority: 32

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://editingeverything.com/

I started my book blog as a way to have a presence as an editor online, but started enjoying reading and reviewing so much more than I thought. I am based in Australia, so I am always eager to learn about new Australian authors. Currently my favourite genre is crime, whether it's adult fiction, YA or NA. I'm a fan of urban fantasy and contemporary reads as well.

Blogger: Verushka

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 34

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 2,200 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://quillandquire.com/

Quill & Quire is the magazine of the Canadian book trade. The magazine reviews around 400 new titles each year, offering the most comprehensive look at Canadian-authored books in the country.

Blogger: The Q&Q Team

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 57

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 81,500 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

https://www.bookishelf.com/

The Bookish Elf is a site you can rely on for book reviews, author interviews, book recommendations, and all things books.

Blogger: Mitul Patel

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 40

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 30,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.bookriot.com/

We're always interested in hearing about new books, but even with a stable of writers across book blogs we can't get to everything. So if you'd like to tell us about something, shoot us an email. Before sending something for consideration, take a look around the site to get a feel for who we are, who our readers are, and how we go about things. Bonus points will go to submissions that have looked at our contributors and can suggest which contributor might be a good fit for the book.

Blogger: Book Riot Contributors

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 80

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 995,200 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://hookedfrompageoneblog.wordpress.com/

On my blog, you’ll mainly find reviews for crime and psychological thriller novels. I do take part in blog tours, and I also feature author interviews, guest posts and giveaways.

Blogger: Jacob Collins

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 21

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 500 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.crimebookjunkie.co.uk/

I am glad to accept books for review consideration on my book review blog CrimeBookJunkie. My reviews are only my opinion and I always try to be constructive, say what I liked about a book or explain why it was not particularly to my taste. If I do not like a book, I will be as honest as I can in a constructive manne. I appreciate that writing is hard work so will not be negative/overly critical.

Blogger: Noelle

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 34

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://jenmedsbookreviews.com/

I have a real love for Crime Fiction and thrillers as I love a little (fictional) human suffering from time to time, but don’t mind the occasional bit of Chick Lit, Young Adult or romance – I’m not completely heartless and consider myself an equal opportunity reader.

Blogger: Jen Lucas

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 27

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 3,500 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ 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

🌐 Domain authority: 21

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ 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 β€˜Work with Me’ page for more information.

Blogger: Kriti Khare

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 29

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 8,500 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://bookangel.co.uk/

Bookangel started as a London bookclub's private site to swap book recs and highlight free books. It opened to other users a few years back after realising that there weren't many sites that focus on UK readers.

Blogger: Book Angel Team

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 29

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 3,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://thepaperbprincess.wordpress.com/

My name is Eva (pronounced Ava) and my favourite thing to do in the world is read. If I can't be reading, I'd like to be talking about books. I'm really good at recommending books to other people and one day I decided to take that to the next level and blog about books.

Blogger: Eva

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 13

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 5,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

So you want to find a book blog?

If you’re a voracious reader, you might think of a book blog as an oasis in the middle of the desert: a place on the Internet that brims with talk about books, books, and more books.

Well, good news β€” we built this directory of the 200 of the best book blogs to satiate your thirst. Take a walk around, use the filters to narrow down your search to blogs in your preferred genre, and feel free to bookmark this page and come back, as we do update it regularly with more of the best book blogs out there. 

If you’re an aspiring author, you might see a book blog more as a book review blog: a place where you can get your yet-to-be published book reviewed. In that case, you’ll be glad to know that most of the book blogs in our directory are open to review requests and accept indie books! We expressly designed this page (and our book marketing platform, Reedsy Discovery) to be useful to indie book authors who need book reviews. If you’re wondering how to approach a book blog for a review request, please read on. 

You’ve found a book blog. Now what? 

Let’s say that you’re an author, and you’ve found a couple of book blogs that would be perfect fits to review your book. What now? Here are some tips as you go about getting your book reviews:

  • Be sure to read the review policy. First, check that the book blog you’re querying is open to review requests. If that’s the fortunate case, carefully read the blog’s review policy and make sure that you follow the directions to a T.  
  • Individualize your pitches. Book bloggers will be able to immediately tell apart the bulk pitches, which simply come across as thoughtless and indifferent. If you didn’t take the time to craft a good pitch, why should the blogger take the time to read your book? Personalize each pitch to up your chances of getting a response. 
  • Format your book in a professional manner before sending it out. Ensure that your manuscript isn’t presented sloppily. If the book blogger asks for a digital ARC, you might want to check out apps such as Instafreebie or Bookfunnel. 
  • Create a spreadsheet to track your progress. Wading through so many book blogs can be troublesome β€” not to mention trying to remember which ones you’ve already contacted. To save yourself the time and trouble, use a simple Excel spreadsheet to keep track of your progress (and results). 

Looking to learn even more about the process? Awesome πŸ‘ For a detailed guide, check out this post that’s all about getting book reviews. 

 

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