BookRoar is a relatively new site dedicated to helping authors get book reviews.
Before I published my first book I had no idea how important book reviews were. I rarely left a review, because I thought no one would be interested in what I had to say.
That attitude changed as soon as I entered the world of indie publishing and realized how important book reviews were for selling books. Not only does a review help other readers find out about new books and help them decide whether or not to buy, but the book selling sites actively promote books with more reviews.
BookRoar works on a credit system. You select a title from the pool of books to read and review. Once your published review has been approved, you get a credit that allows you to add your own book to the review pool. The more books you review, the more credits you get, the more chances your book has of been chosen to be reviewed.
When I first heard about BookRoar I was skeptical, but I gave it a chance and I’m so glad I did. I’ve found some new favorite authors and read lots of great books, as well as getting lots of reviews for my own books.
The great thing about BookRoar is that it’s more like a book catalogue that rewards you for reading than a review site. You choose from the selection of books, buy, read and review as normal, and in return you might get a new review of your own book a couple of weeks later.
You have three weeks to submit your review once you’ve selected a book, which gives plenty of time for reading while also making sure reviews are posted in a timely fashion. If a book doesn’t work for you, you can return it to the pool and pick another. BookRoar also makes sure that authors you read won’t get offered your books to review, so you can’t be accused of review swapping.
If you want to get more reviews for your book and you like supporting other authors, I highly recommend BookRoar. It’s a great way to reliably get reviews for your books, as well as discover new writers. You have to be able to post reviews on Zon and Goodreads to take part.
Iseult Murphy 
I recently joined Bookroar, and I agree with what you say. I think it’s a great system. One of the things I really like about it is that reviews have to be posted in 3 weeks – it keeps me focussed!
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Great! Yes, it’s nice to not have to wait too long for a review once your book is picked as well!
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Sounds an excellent scheme. I had not heard of it. Now all I need is a book!!
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It is an excellent scheme. I can think of 3 excellent books, if you wanted to put them on Zon.
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This sounds like a great option. I belonged to Bookvetter for a while (now defunct) and it worked along the same system. I really liked it. Goodreads has a review group system that also works along these lines, but you don’t get to choose the books (other than signing up for a genre). I’ll definitely check it out. Thanks for the recommendation!
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You should check it out. I like saving up my credits for book launches. I like the freedom you have to choose the books. It’s fun when you go through the pool and find lots of new titles.
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I just finished signing up. I have to play with the search function a little bit, but I’m certainly willing to give it a shot. You’re right that reviews are essential.
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Yay! Yes, you have to play around with the search function, but I’ve always found a book I’d like to read after a bit of tinkering. 😊
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🙂 🙂
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I love the idea of this. Kind of like BookSirens but with more focus on the reviews. Signing up for sure!
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Yes! Exactly.
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This makes sense. Writers are readers anyway. If Bookroar keeps authors from reading each other’s books, then it wouldn’t be review swapping.
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Exactly! They’ve set it up so that it doesn’t break Zon’s rules about reviews. It’s a great resource.
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Wow I didn’t know about this! I’ll have to check it out. 🙂
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I hope you find it useful! I’ve got great reviews from it, and also read some amazing books. 😊
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