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Our Reviewers won’t judge your book as compared to other self-published titles, but against other books, period. Our ratings are based on the following criteria, although reviewers are able to award partial stars (i.e. a 1.3 or a 4.7), rather than rounding up or down to a whole or half number.

1/5

Really bad 
Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

Very Good
1-2 spots that need work

5/5

Excellent!
Must-read.

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IR Approved
January 20, 2025

SAVING VINCENT

By Joan Fernandez
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Joan Fernandez’s SAVING VINCENT, like the art of its eponymous demiurge, brilliantly evokes both the dignity of the mundane and the fire of revolution at...

IR Approved
January 20, 2025

ONE NIGHT STANDARD

By E.F. Dodd
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

More than just a sexy romance, E.F. Dodd's ONE NIGHT STANDARD is a heartfelt and fulfilling story of two people learning to love and accept...

January 20, 2025

THE FIRST KNIGHT SHAMAN

By R. Roderick Rowe
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

R. Roderick Rowe’s THE FIRST KNIGHT SHAMAN boasts a solid protagonist and decent storytelling, even if the action and other characters could be more developed.

IR Approved
January 17, 2025

DELPHI

By Karen Martin
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

At its heart, Karen Martin’s DELPHI is an invigorating story about motherhood, nurturing, and protection. 

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Klaus Kleinfeld's LEADING TO THRIVE: Mastering Strategies for Sustainable Success in Business and Life is really two separate books—one mediocre, one excellent. The first part...

January 17, 2025

WALKING THE CAT

By Lorraine Evanoff
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Strong descriptive imagery of the fashion world and the rich history of Paris make for a readable murder-mystery in Lorraine Evanoff’s WALKING THE CAT.

IR Approved
January 15, 2025

BECOMING TRIXIE: IT’S A DOG’S LIFE

By David Horn
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

David Horn's BECOMING TRIXIE: IT’S A DOG’S LIFE is a fanciful lark of an outer space adventure that appeals most to young teen girls who...

IR Approved
January 15, 2025

ECHO SIX

By Jeff Shaw
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Jeff Shaw's ECHO SIX is an enjoyable, fast-moving time-travel tale that works as no-frills, old-fashioned sci-fi.

January 15, 2025

THE GIFT: BOOK 2 IN THE COUNCIL TRILOGY

By Evette Davis
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Evette Davis's THE GIFT: Book 2 in The Council Trilogy is a fun and pacy fantasy that enchants readers with its accessible prose, passionate romantic...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Although afflicted with both a surfeit and a lack of detail in different ways, Kristina Ahlnäs’s KRISTINA'S CACHE: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in...

IR Approved
January 13, 2025

IMMORTAL GIFTS

By Katherine Villyard
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Katherine Villyard's IMMORTAL GIFTS is literary catnip for vampire fans hungry for a fresh, deeply humanist spin on a beloved paranormal trope.

January 10, 2025

MONTJOY

By Curt Finch
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

By using the mechanism of a story within a story, Curt Finch’s MONTJOY is able to investigate ideas of the reliability of memory and the...

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