Historical Book Review Sites & Blogs

I have just received an additional bunch of ARCs for sending out at my discretion, and in an effort to cover most of my bases, I am hoping you all can help me out by answering this question:

Other than HNS, which publications, websites and/or blogs do you faithful readers of historical fiction turn to for reviews and recommendations?

Thanks!

pdr said:

most useful. Didn't know there were specific review sites apart from Amazon, which can be rigged.

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As a soon to be published author, sending my "baby" out to be judged by strangers is actually quite nerve wracking. I'm not sure what you mean by "rigged". I suppose that on Amazon, I can seed the reviews, but the truth is, when your book is out there and if people are reading it, there is very little an author can do to rig the reviews that come in - good or bad.

But my publisher says the main thing that generates sales is word of mouth. I am trying to seek out sources that generate the kind of buzz that sells books. I'm not a big blog or website reader, but I know that blogs and sites that focus on certain genres exist, and I am looking for feedback from some of the historical fiction writers/readers here, who are more comfortable within the blogosphere, to find out which review sites they frequent when seeking recommendations for reading material.

PDR - Thanks! The links you posted are for book centric social network sites - valuable information - since I had no idea such a thing existed. Thanks for posting!

Puma - this is good advice. My story locale (Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia) does not match my physical locale (Chicago) but the notion of tapping into the regional sources that relate to my story is one that I must explore. Thanks!