Definition of "book review" [book review]

• A critical review of a book (usually a recently published book) (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Actually, it was much more than that, since it carried a book review column by Ed and a fine film-review section by the discerning critic Leanne C. Harper."
• "In a book review for the National Catholic Reporter in 2006, Retta Blaney wrote:"