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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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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...
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
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
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
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...
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
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,...
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0
Christopher Ridley's KILL ME NOW is a fun read filled with pop culture references and camp, cutting humor.
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
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.
November 1, 2023
SAINT RICHARD PARKER (His search for love and enlightenment across India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia)
By Merlin FrancoRating:
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,...