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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
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.

IR Approved
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.

IR Approved
January 24, 2025

JOURNEYING HOME

By Emily Saxe Nydam
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Emily Saxe Nydam's JOURNEYING HOME is an absorbing family drama that successfully explores how the lives of two women separated by 100 years of history...

IR Approved
January 20, 2025

SAVING VINCENT

By Joan Fernandez
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Joan Fernandez’s SAVING VINCENT, like the art of its eponymous demiurge, brilliantly evokes both the dignity of the mundane and the fire of revolution at...

January 10, 2025

MONTJOY

By Curt Finch
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

By using the mechanism of a story within a story, Curt Finch’s MONTJOY is able to investigate ideas of the reliability of memory and the...

IR Approved
January 8, 2025

AE FOND KISS

By Joan Donaldson
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Joan Donaldson's AE FOND KISS is a sweet and wholesome romance immersed in a well-developed historical context.

January 3, 2025

THE LEGEND OF VALENTINE

By Sheldon Collins
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Sheldon Collins’s THE LEGEND OF VALENTINE delivers an arresting fusion of meticulously researched historical fiction, star-crossed romance, and spiritual rebirth.

IR Approved
December 30, 2024

VERMILION HARVEST

By Reenita M. Hora
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Balancing historical events with drama and romance, Reenita M. Hora’s VERMILION HARVEST is a gripping tale of India's gruesome and heartrending history amid her struggle...

December 20, 2024

A QUEST FOR GOD AND SPICES

By Dean Cycon
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Dean Cycon’s A QUEST FOR GOD AND SPICES proves a rollicking adventure chock-full of geopolitical intrigue and vivid medieval detail.

December 9, 2024

ROADS NOT TAKEN

By T.A. Keenleyside
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Though its plotting and characters are sometimes uneven, T.A. Keenleyside’s ROADS NOT TAKEN strides boldly through global history with some startlingly sharp prose and persistent...

December 9, 2024

THE PAWN AGAINST THE KING

By Giorgos Katsoulas
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Giorgos Katsoulas’s THE PAWN AGAINST THE KING has strong vision, but it doesn’t quite bring enough to enliven the straightforward central conceit.

December 2, 2024

WAIRAKA POINT: The Paradox of Truth

By Trevor Watkin
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

WAIRAKA POINT: The Paradox of Truth by Trevor Watkin covers an extraordinary amount of ground, including romantic drama, travelogue, and low-key thriller, but suffers from...

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