Why paid reviews?
With a highly saturated market, securing a review from one of the major trade reviewing sites is near impossible for small publishers and self-publishing authors. And we’ve experienced firsthand (as publishers and authors ourselves) that the paid review services offered by these sites often turn out short, cookie-cutter summaries that don’t live up to author expectations or offer readers any insight into the book. We offer professional, opinionated, high-quality reviews that authors and publishers can use effectively for book promotion.
What we provide
The ultimate book boost.
A great review can increase your discoverability, improve your author profile, and help get your book into stores and into readers’ hands. With your review, you’ll also get the added bonus of having it shared across our socials and in our monthly newsletter, which reaches hundreds of booksellers, librarians, and educators.
Genre-specific readers
with market knowledge.
We have an extensive line-up of reviewers ready to read your books, but we take care to assign titles to reviewers who we know enjoy and understand that specific genre. If you’re writing sci-fi, you probably don’t want a memoir reviewer in charge of your review. If you’re writing romance, you definitely don’t want a children’s book reviewer assigned to your book (we see you, romance writers!). Our reviewers are well versed in the publishing industry, so they can comment on where this book fits in the market and who it will appeal to—a huge selling point for booksellers.
Credibility.
With decades of shared experience in the publishing industry, the Maverick team already has a robust reputation within the industry, and we regularly visit trade, library, and educator conferences to keep building those relationships and share news of your books. We work hard in multiple ways to reach publishing professionals, book buyers, and consumers of all kinds through our newsletter, social media, and SEO optimization, so you can trust your good review is getting out into the world.
Pre- and
post-publication options.
No lead time? No problem. Unlike regular trade reviews, you can submit your book to us any time, even if your book has already hit the shelves.
Honest, thoughtful critiques.
Our team of professional readers take their time reading and reflecting on each book they receive, in order to craft a review that is actually useful to authors and readers alike. Our reviews never look like summaries; they are truthful and opinionated, complete with real market insights and our trademark good humor.
How does it work?
1. Choose review plan
Choose the plan that's best for you and submit the review fee.
2. Upload manuscript
Upon receipt of payment, we'll send you a link where you can upload your manuscript.
3. Sit back and relax
Enjoy a tea or coffee, our editor will assign a team member to review your book.
4. Download review
After your book is reviewed, we'll send you a download link where you can access your book review.
5. Publish your review on Maverick
Once your review has been published, you can feel free to use it for book covers, as an editorial review on your metadata feeding to bookstores like Amazon or Bookshop.org, on your website, and in other places. It will remain online on our website, and we’ll also publish it in our newsletter and promote it on social media.