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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
June 13, 2026

TWO MUGS, A BREW, AND SOME GEESE

By Matt Allcock
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Combining dry British humor with escalating science-fiction absurdity, Matt Allcock's TWO MUGS, A BREW, AND SOME GEESE turns civic dysfunction and social routine into the...

June 1, 2026

AGENT BIGGLESBY: Not Dead Yet

By James P Rochester Jr III
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Though there are certain issues with tone, James P. Rochester's AGENT BIGGLESBY: Not Dead Yet delivers absurd humor in this peculiar and entertaining brand of...

IR Approved
March 5, 2026

A FOOL’S GUIDE TO THE UNDEAD

By Jeff Folschinsky
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

With its sharp humor, imaginative worldbuilding, and brisk narrative drive, Jeff Folschinsky’s A FOOL’S GUIDE TO THE UNDEAD delivers a highly entertaining supernatural adventure that...

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Despite TOO COMPLEX: It’s a (Enter Difficulty Setting Here) Life's typographical mistakes, Anthony Moffett has created an action-rich, compact, and captivating narrative.

IR Approved
December 3, 2025

FLOCK: Tales of the Hooviverse

By James Bitter
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

The premise of James Bitter's FLOCK: Tales of the Hooviverse—a world run by intelligent ungulates—seems bizarre at first, but it's intelligently and thoughtfully developed, its...

IR Approved
July 14, 2025

THE ANTONIO MARGHERITI EXPERIENCE

By Charles J Buchinsky
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Charles J. Buchinsky’s THE ANTONIO MARGHERITI EXPERIENCE surveys the B-movie director’s oeuvre with a satirical lens, romping through 20th century cinema in an erudite but...

May 9, 2025

CLEAVE THE SPARROW

By Jonathan Katz
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Though a surfeit of ideas can make for choppy reading, the wicked satire of Jonathan Katz’s CLEAVE THE SPARROW is biting and memorable.

IR Approved
August 16, 2024

V-LIFE

By Honey Parker
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Honey Parker's V-LIFE is a vampire tale that somehow manages to be cute, endearing, and even funny without glossing over too much of the pain,...

July 26, 2024

KILL ME NOW

By Christopher Ridley
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

Christopher Ridley's KILL ME NOW is a fun read filled with pop culture references and camp, cutting humor. 

April 3, 2024

KAWABUNGA KITTEN!

By Doc Pruyne
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

A fast paced, full throttle comic novel full of crazy characters and outlandish scenarios. Doc Pruyne’s KAWABUNGA KITTEN! (OR THE MAGNIFICENT TRIUMPH OF THE SPLENDID...

IR Approved
January 5, 2024

TALES OF WHISKEY TANGO FROM MISERY TOWERS

By James Aylott
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

James Aylott's TALES OF WHISKEY TANGO FROM MISERY TOWERS, a Carl Hiaasen-style novel, is a masterful blend of comic and tragic.

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Author Merlin Franco’s satirical wit and keen, absurdist humor are blunted in SIR RICHARD PARKER (His search for love and enlightenment across India, Singapore, Thailand,...

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