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Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
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3/5

Good
Worth reading.

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February 5, 2025

IMBER

By Deborah Mistina
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Though well-imagined and well-voiced, Deborah Mistina’s IMBER doesn’t quite cohere as well as it should.

February 5, 2025

THE PHOENIX AWAKENS

By Kendrick Gatchuissi
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Kendrick Gatchuissi's THE PHOENIX AWAKENS offers up a heroic teen character who is easy to root for, but the book’s brevity means that his tale...

February 3, 2025

MOONSET ON DESERT SANDS

By Sherri L Dodd
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0

Through a veil of mysticism and cozy tea-drinking perfect for an autumn night, Sherri L. Dodd's MOONSET ON DESERT SANDS offers a quirky cast of...

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February 3, 2025

BEIJING BOUND: A Foreigner Discovers China

By Glen Loveland
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Glen Loveland’s first book, BEIJING BOUND: A Foreigner Discovers China, is an endlessly fascinating snapshot of life in Beijing at the very beginning of the...

January 31, 2025

HARPAZO: Book One of the Trib Trilogy

By Nathalie Bujold Ryan
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Nathalie Bujold Ryan’s HARPAZO: Book One of the Trib Trilogy benefits from good dialogue and characterization.

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January 31, 2025

DAY OF EPIPHANY

By Jerome J Bourgault
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Jerome J. Bourgault's DAY OF EPIPHANY is a powerful, affecting account of life in Catholic-run Canadian orphanages during the Duplessis era.

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Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

With self-deprecating wit, accessible language, and flashes of hard-won enlightenment, Thomas Kudla's WAKING UP AT THE GATES: POEMS OF RECOVERY, HEALING, & TRANSFORMATION finds unexpected...

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

With resilience, determination, and self-awareness among its core values, Todd Zive's THE MENSCH METHOD: Achieving Success Through Character in Life and Business offers a transformative...

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Laura Dowling's extensive global experience and engaging, conversational style elevate THE EVERYDAY LEADER: Inner Mastery, Outer Impact from a typical leadership manual to an invaluable...

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January 27, 2025

ENTANGLEMENT: QUANTUM AND OTHERWISE

By John K Danenbarger
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

John K. Danenbarger's ENTANGLEMENT: QUANTUM AND OTHERWISE is likely to frustrate as many readers as it intrigues, but those attuned to its uncompromising sensibility may...

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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Alex Abraham writes clearly and concisely in TRAUMA AND ECSTASY: How Psychedelics Made My Life Worth Living, unafraid to open up in this empowering story...

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January 27, 2025

THE ETRUSCAN

By Linda Lappin
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Linda Lappin’s THE ETRUSCAN successfully immerses readers in a world of ancient ruins, complex relationships, and haunting beauty.

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