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1/5
Really bad
Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.
3/5
Good
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4/5
Very Good
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5/5
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4.0 / 5.0
Jack Hammond Jr.’s NEVER ENOUGH WORDS is a beautifully told and harrowing tale of the confrontation between humanity and hate.
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3.0 / 5.0
Denise Haynes’s TALENT SHOW offers an interesting glimpse of both the culture of Trinidad in the 20th century and the dynamics of a large family.
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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0
For readers seeking a more contemplative take on end-of-the-world scenarios, Susan E. Sage’s SILVER LADY offers a thoughtful, beautifully written exploration of human resilience and...
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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0
A detailed period piece set in a crucial moment in modern American history, Jon F. Harmon’s SCRAPS OF GRACE compassionately and movingly portrays an average...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
Readers of MIT OUT SOUND by Rick Lenz will enjoy its author’s insider knowledge of Hollywood.
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Rating:
4.6 / 5.0
An unconventional, elegiac sports novel, SUGAR FREE is a profound and often heartbreaking meditation on passion, perseverance, and the sacrifices required to forge an unorthodox...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
D.R. Shores’s SHALLOW STOCK is stimulating and well-rounded literary fiction that examines the intricacies of the corporate world and the steep rivalry that often emerges...
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4.5 / 5.0
Rich with careful observations of natural beauty, Fiona Preston’s BENEATH THE WILD FIG TREE is a compassionate tale of children reckoning with their parents’ humanity.
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1.0 / 5.0
Heavy on exposition and backstory but light on plot or character, J.R. Izquierdo’s INVOLUNTARIUS needs thorough line-editing and a whole-cloth change of vision.
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0
PONDER by Daniel Roberts is a witty, deftly written comic adventure that draws rich parallels between the excesses of an American icon in a bloated...
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3.6 / 5.0
Rich Silvers's SUM LIVES is well-written and raises some interesting moral questions in the context of the cutthroat world of corporations and technology.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
While it may alienate some readers, Rebecca Babcock’s WHERE THE SEABIRD SOARS will appeal to many readers of standard romance.