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Best Crime Book Review Blogs in 2025

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https://www.bibliofreak.net

A book blog written by English writer Matthew Selwyn, Bibliofreak.net has been providing content for over 10 years. Featuring in-depth reviews on an eclectic range of books, there is plenty of content to explore.

Blogger: Matthew Selwyn

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 25

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 15,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://www.beyondthebookends.com/

Welcome to Beyond the Bookends, a blog for modern Moms who love to read and wish to inspire a love of reading in their children.

Blogger: Jackie and Kirsten

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 16

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

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://snazzybooks.com/about/

This blog is mainly to share books I’ve read, whether good or bad, along with other stuff I think is interesting or worth recommending. As well as reading lots I love crafty stuff, make up, fitness, shopping and delicious food. I decided to start this blog mainly because I noticed a lack of blogs about adult fiction in general, compared to many blogs focusing on Young Adult books. Now that I’ve got more deeply into the blogging world I see there are actually lots of amazing blogs focusing on adult fiction, but I didn’t realise that when I started this blog! Still, what’s one more eh? πŸ™‚

Blogger: Laura Nazmdeh

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 25

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

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ 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

https://booknerdection.com/

Book Nerdection is a place where we offer book reviews, recommendations and write about books because we love them. We are a group of people dedicated to deliver the best book content.

Blogger: Book Nerdection Team

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 31

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 2,000 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

http://indiereader.com/

There were over 391,000 books self-published in 2012. That's a lot of company (and competition!) for any author.Γ₯ÊIndieReader offers the best value for reviews, bar none. IR's reviewers & some of the best in the field & will let you know if you've achieved what you set out to do. Charges may apply. IR also recommends titles to the HUFFINGTON POST and USA TODAY.

Blogger: The IndieReader Team

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 49

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 15,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Website contact form

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://chapterinmylife.wordpress.com/

I'm a specialist reviewer in Crime, and Scottish crime fiction in particular.

Blogger: Sharon

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 27

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 2,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ 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

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

http://bookpage.com/

BookPage reviews almost every category of new books, including literary and popular fiction, nonfiction, children's books, audiobooks and gift books. We rarely review poetry or scholarly books, and we do not give review consideration to self-published books, print-on-demand titles or books from presses that lack major distribution.

Blogger: Book Page Contributors

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 67

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 135,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

https://murdermayhemandmore.wordpress.com/

We'll consider all kinds of crime fiction for review; if we don't have time to fit your book into our schedule then we'll happily help pass the word through our new-book round-up and social media feeds. We also feature interviews, extracts and giveaways.

Blogger: Rowena

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 25

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 4,250 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Social media

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

https://literaryquicksand.com/

We’re a book blog based out of Minneapolis, MN. We feature a group of women writers from multiple countries who all come together over one thing: our love of books!

Blogger: Jolissa Skow

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 31

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 4,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? Yes

http://www.alittleblogofbooks.com/

It may not come as a surprise to you that I like books and I read quite a lot of them Ð mostly contemporary, literary and translated fiction. I love stories with unreliable narrators and my greatest fear is running out of books to read. I don't accept review copies of self-published books. However, do feel free to contact me with all queries via email or Twitter. Please be aware that I may not be able to respond straight away.

Blogger: Clare

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 26

πŸ‘€ Average monthly visits: 7,000 p/mo

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Email

⭐️ Accepts indie books? No

https://chapterinmylife.wordpress.com/

Here at Chapterinmylife I am always happy to accept books for review. Any reviews I provide are only my opinion and are always constructive. I will try my best to explain what it was I enjoyed about the book or why it was not to my taste.

Blogger: Sharon Bairden

Genres: Crime

🌐 Domain authority: 27

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

πŸ’Œ Preferred contact method: Mail

⭐️ 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 — 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 — 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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