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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.

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Worth reading.

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IR Approved
March 31, 2025

LEAD LIKE AN EDITOR

By Victor Maze
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Though some may find fault with a few of its pronouncements, Victor Maze’s LEAD LIKE AN EDITOR contains much useful advice for managers and solopreneurs...

Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Despite a few layout and display issues, Cheryl Olsten's PUNCTUATION TO THE RESCUE (ill. Sara Not) is a brisk, fun primer on the form, function,...

IR Approved
March 31, 2025

HIDDEN

By Melody Grace Hicks
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Melody Grace Hacks’s romantasy novel HIDDEN is a fascinating blend of mythological elements that offers a thrilling, fast-paced adventure. While the romance could benefit from...

IR Approved
March 31, 2025

OUR DESPERATE HOUR

By John F. Andrews
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

John F. Andrews's OUR DESPERATE HOUR is a vivid, thoroughly researched, and powerfully told story of the horrors and cruelties of World War I. Its...

IR Approved
March 28, 2025

FLIRTING WITH EXTINCTION

By Joanna Kadish
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

Joanna Kadish's FLIRTING WITH EXTINCTION is a remarkable, heartfelt memoir that details the author's varied life, loves, and losses with exceptional poise.

IR Approved
March 28, 2025

A CHASM OF NIGHT

By Peter Eliott
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

It’s difficult to imagine how author Peter Eliott could possibly outdo the past two installments of this sweeping, action-packed epic fantasy, but A CHASM OF...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Despite some stylistic excess, Selene Wilderwind's THE WEAVER’S AWAKENING: A JOURNEY OF MAGIC, PASSION, AND THE POWER WITHIN offers an intriguing blend of sensuality, world-building,...

IR Approved
March 28, 2025

IT’S YOUR COMPANY

By Jeromy Metz, Kathryn A. Bolinske
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

With an insightful perspective on the conflicting expectations that can occur in family workplace environments, Jeromy Metz's IT'S YOUR COMPANY offers sage advice for the...

March 26, 2025

SILVER ECHOES

By Rebecca Rosenberg
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Though it makes a few narrative missteps along the way, Rebecca Rosenberg’s SILVER ECHOES is still a rollicking and tragic take on the historic Tabor...

IR Approved
March 26, 2025

ALTIPLANO AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

By David Bassano
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

David Bassano’s ALTIPLANO AND OTHER SHORT STORIES evokes a very modern malaise with well-imagined scenarios rendered in muscular prose.

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Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Though stylistically uneven, CRACKING THE SHELL OF THE EGG: A Memoir of Spiritual Experience sends readers on an interesting journey through author Craig Philip Staufenberg's...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

The third entry in Ian Crouch's thorough and well-researched A Pyrrhic Victory series, FATE offers an interesting perspective on the potential of the crucial years...

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