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April 25, 2025
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES FROM OUTER SPACE! (A TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY FAIRY TALE)
By I. S. NoahRating:
3.8 / 5.0
I.S. Noah's PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES FROM OUTER SPACE! (A TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY FAIRY TALE) contains many lively passages, but it could benefit from more judicious...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
Although the target audience for James Marshon’s THE LOST JOURNAL is somewhat unclear, it still boasts a stock of amusing anecdotes and a loquacious, energetic...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Set among the quaint charm of the Welland Valley, Charlie Tyler's THE TANGLED MANE is an engrossing, fast-paced mystery with a cast of colorful characters...
Rating:
1.5 / 5.0
Lutz Barz's A POSITIVE LOSS EMERGENCE contains some interesting ideas, but it struggles to get its point across due to issues of structure and style.
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0
Cornelius Walters’s FAIRY SNOW: A NOVEL is a compelling mixture of coming-of-age story and murder investigation with a dark secret at its heart.
IR Approved
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
While readers new to The Cirrus Chronicles may feel a bit lost in the deluge of characters and new information, John Harvey's SCATTERED still stands...
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0
Wanda Adams Fischer's STILL DOING TIME is well structured and a diverting read.
IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Christopher Hawkins's I CONTAIN MULTITUDES is a suspenseful and brilliantly realized variation on the concept of visiting parallel universes.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
Gary R. Hamilton's THE FIXER is a mainstream genre thriller targeted at fans of the likes of James Patterson. Though it sometimes struggles to really...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Robert A. Walker’s TWO CROWNS, THREE BLADES offers a well-constructed fantasy world and a compelling story.
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0
If prepared to suspend disbelief, readers will find that Michael C. Bland’s THE PRICE OF FREEDOM offers nonstop action in a near-future dystopia.
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0
Though it's short and sometimes relies on anecdotal evidence, Léonie Rosenstiel’s LEGAL PROTECTION shines a useful light on "alternative" legal companies.