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1/5
Really bad
Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
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3/5
Good
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4/5
Very Good
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5/5
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4.5 / 5.0
An engrossing historical mystery that unravels before the reader layer by layer, Sandro Martini's CIAO, AMORE, CIAO explores the depth of cruelty and human suffering...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Katherine Davis-Gibbon's WORDS offers a charming, delightful examination of the meaning, power, and usefulness of words for the preschooler audience.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Harold Phifer's MY BULLY, MY AUNT, AND HER FINAL GIFT offers a humorous and touching memoir of an abusive childhood in America's Deep South.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
Douglas A. King's AN INNOCENT WORLD presents a fascinating but flawed theological thought experiment that relies on unsupported assertions about God's evolution, past lives, and...
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0
T.K. Ambers's CORPORATE ESCAPADES is packed with romance and scandal, keeping readers on board despite its flaws.
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
A heartwarming and life-affirming novel, Leslie A. Rasmussen's WHEN PEOPLE LEAVE deals tenderly with issues like suicide, addiction, parental loss, and family trauma.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
With darker and more complex themes than its predecessor, S.A. Reeves’s THE BOOKSHOP MYSTERIES, BOOK TWO: A MURDER AT THE CHURCH still rides high on...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
Tightly plotted and excellently paced, Ron Wolff’s COLONY is an exciting YA science fiction novel.
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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,...
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IR Approved
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...