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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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TOXIC COOKOUT is a biting yet appetizing collection of short stories ranging from real-world horrors to fantasy tales involving otherworldly predators turned loose on suburbia.
DAISY IN THE DOGHOUSE is Joe Barrett's send-up of the digital age.
Modern Midwest Grannies Tackle An Old Fashioned Murder Mystery in GHOST BUSTING MYSTERY.
SOURPUSS is a dark comedy/satire that lashes out at multiple targets including college students, athletes, and especially fraternities.
THE OUTLANDISH AND THE EGO tells the parallel stories of several very different, unique characters whose fates are unexpectedly intertwined.