Indie book reviews

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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.

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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IR Approved
May 24, 2023

VANISHING BODIES

By Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

In VANISHING BODIES, Moses Yuriyvich Mikheyev presents a narrative as malleable as its protagonist: changing genres from chapter to chapter, but always clinging to its...

IR Approved
May 15, 2023

RUNNERS

By Justin Hale
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

A pungent melange of hard-boiled detective fiction and digital dystopia, Justin Hale's RUNNERS provides thrills, spills, and more than a few gut-wrenching revelations.

IR Approved
April 28, 2023

A GIGANTIC LEAP

By David Brown
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

Though it relies on familiar tropes, David L. Brown's A GIGANTIC LEAP offers an engrossing and imaginative take on the "judgment of humankind" science fiction...

IR Approved
April 26, 2023

TIME STORY

By W.W Marplot
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

With TIME STORY, author W.W Marplot has created a highly entertaining page-turner. Blending the paciness of a YA novel with the philosophical maturity of serious...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Balancing satire with adventure and some obscure cultural and historical references, PRINCESS ROURAN AND THE BOOK OF THE LIVING by Shawe Ruckus remains an entertaining...

IR Approved
April 12, 2023

THE LUCK OF MADONNA 13

By E. T. Ellison
Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

A remarkable flight of fancy, E. T. Ellison's THE LUCK OF MADONNA 13 benefits from rich world-building, and flits between genres with easy grace.

IR Approved
March 13, 2023

ARTEFACTUM

By J.E. Tobal
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

An odious protagonist, remarkably imaginative flights of fancy, and superlative world-building characterize J.E. Tobal's ARTEFACTUM.

February 10, 2023

THE PRICE OF REBELLION

By Michael C. Bland
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Action-packed and full of twists and turns, THE PRICE OF REBELLION continues the saga of Dray Quintero and his battle against the “Agency” that has...

January 9, 2023

DARK DWELLER

By Gareth Worthington
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

DARK DWELLER by Gareth Worthington is a fine mix of heady science fiction ideas paired with a thrilling story.

January 6, 2023

COLIBRI

By Anna Vladis
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Intriguing and, at times engaging, author Anna Vladis’s futuristic novel COLIBRI ultimately unravels into a broken-down mish-mash about teleportation and the fate of humanity.

December 30, 2022

THE MESSAGE

By Bill Harvey
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Bill Harvey’s THE MESSAGE is an entertaining and thought provoking sci-fi thriller that's idiosyncratic and brimming with unconventional ideas. It works as a perfect stand-alone...

IR Approved
December 23, 2022

TEMBERLAIN’S ASHES

By D.M. Wozniak
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

D.M. Wozniak brings his sprawling, complex "Age of Axion" fantasy saga to a satisfying conclusion with TEMBERLAIN'S ASHES, a dense but fast-paced work of epic...

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