Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus is a credible resource for authors, consisting of a team of editors, librarians, journalists, and many other creative professionals who read and review your book. During this process, they will take all the elements of your book into consideration and write up a professional and honest review of your work. You can choose afterward whether you want it to be public or not, but remember, even bad reviews can help garner publicity for your work and/or offer valuable feedback to help you improve in your writing craft. They offer various packages to suit your needs.
Clarion Reviews
Clarion is another professional book review service which will give you an honest review of your book. Similar to Kirkus, you can use it as a positive marketing tool on your author website, book cover, or wherever you sell your book. Also similar to Kirkus, you must give your permission for the review to become public and you can make this decision after receiving it.
Pubby
“Pubby provides authors with visibility and credibility on the
largest online bookstore through verified reviews.” After creating an account, you provide an .epub or .pdf of your book for people to review, similar to the ARC reader process, only you don’t have to go hunting for them and hound them for reviews! Pubby offers a free 10-day trial prior to committing, and then the subscription is $30 per month, or you can pay annually which drops the fee to $20 per month.
