Book Blogger Hop: Favorite book review websites

Posted on April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 by BonnieReadsAndWrites

The first iteration of the Book Blogger Hop, which was started in March 2010 by Jennifer @ Crazy-For-Books, ended on December 31, 2012. On February 15, 2013, Billy at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer reintroduced the hop with Jennifer’s approval. The hop will begin on a Friday of each week and end on a Thursday of the following week. Every week, there will be a prompt with a book-related query. The aim of the blog hop is to provide bloggers with an opportunity to follow other blogs, discover new books, make friends with other bloggers, and gain new followers for their own sites.

This is an easy one! It’s the websites of all my blogger and author friends on here who write such great reviews and make recommendations. I still do go to Goodreads, but reviews there are all over the place, so I take much more stock in the opinions of the great bloggers and writers I’ve met on this journey.

What about you? What is your go-to website to check out book reviews?

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I love to read and write book reviews in my free time. I review advance review copies of books on Netgalley for various publishers. I am also a reviewer for Historical Novels Review Magazine, the magazine of the Historical Novel Society. I review books from publishers of all size, large to small. I have a special place in my heart for indie authors. I will sometimes post a little writing that I might dabble in occasionally. I also am lucky enough to live in the Smoky Mountains, so I'll be sharing photos of the beauty around me from time to time. View all posts by BonnieReadsAndWrites

9 thoughts on “Book Blogger Hop: Favorite book review websites”

Leon Stevens April 14, 20238:20 am Reply

I usually go to Goodreads after I’ve read a book to see how my opinion matches with other readers.

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1. Liz Gauffreau April 14, 20239:49 am Reply
  
  I do the same thing, Leon.
  
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  1. Leon Stevens April 14, 202310:48 am Reply
    
    I like to look at the 1-stars first.
    
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    1. Liz Gauffreau April 14, 20234:01 pm Reply
      
      I tend to do the same thing. The 1-stars I see are mainly a mismatch between reader and book. (Aside from those that just have an axe to grind.)
      
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Tessa @TessaTalksBooks April 14, 20238:21 am Reply

I think we all said the same thing (basically). That’s good though that we look to each other first. We’re a true community 😊

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1. BonnieReadsAndWrites April 14, 202312:03 pm Reply
  
  Yes I love this community!
  
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Liz Gauffreau April 14, 20239:50 am Reply

My go-to for book reviews is the same as yours, Bonnie!

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T. W. Dittmer April 14, 20233:41 pm Reply

We think alike on that one, Bonnie. ❤ 🙂

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Carla April 14, 20238:03 pm Reply

I’m very similar to you, Bonnie. I still select books based on the cover and description, but I have added books to my shelves (purchases, borrowed or ARCs) based on reviews from bloggers I trust and know we have similar tastes.

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