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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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3.0 / 5.0
R. Roderick Rowe’s THE FIRST KNIGHT SHAMAN boasts a solid protagonist and decent storytelling, even if the action and other characters could be more developed.
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3.9 / 5.0
Evette Davis's THE GIFT: Book 2 in The Council Trilogy is a fun and pacy fantasy that enchants readers with its accessible prose, passionate romantic...
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4.5 / 5.0
Katherine Villyard's IMMORTAL GIFTS is literary catnip for vampire fans hungry for a fresh, deeply humanist spin on a beloved paranormal trope.
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3.8 / 5.0
As disorienting as a dream itself, Marta Lenartowicz's THE MINISTRY OF DREAMS carries its own whimsy, humor, and moments of poetic philosophy.
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4.4 / 5.0
Fans of urban fantasy will love Hal Emerson's funny, action-packed CICERO JAMES, MIRACLE WORKER, thanks to its engaging protagonist and unique spin on magic (as...
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4.5 / 5.0
A promising beginning to an epic series, Patrick Todoroff's BROKEN MOON—SCORNED LANDS builds a shattered world seeded with hints of something both greater and more...
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3.0 / 5.0
J.R. Konkol’s THE GUARDIAN’S GAMBIT is heartfelt and charming at times, but it doesn’t quite cohere into a successful narrative.
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4.4 / 5.0
Deftly balancing intrigue, action, and emotional heft, THE ASSAYS OF ATA by K.I.S. is an engrossing epic brimming with magic, machinations, and mayhem.
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4.5 / 5.0
A remarkably imaginative flight, Russell Pike's JOURNEY OF SEVEN CIRCLES bristles with energy and verve in its fantastical story of duty and self-sacrifice.
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2.5 / 5.0
Energetic but disjointed, S. and E. Black’s THE CHIMERA SNARE: Fragments needs to make more deliberate structural decisions for its storytelling to shine.
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3.8 / 5.0
REUNION OF THE THREE by C.S. Harris is an entertaining, surprisingly heartfelt series opener for fantasy readers seeking a series with scope, ambition, and a...