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4.3 / 5.0
Well-imagined and confidently told, T.H. Lehnen’s FOG & FIREFLIES is thoughtful and engaging enough to please both mature YA readers and adults alike.
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4.5 / 5.0
In THE TRIALS OF IMOGENE SOL, CL Walters creates an exciting, intriguing science fiction world—one that gives the impression of having been alive and functioning...
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3.8 / 5.0
A carefully composed literary work that skirts the edges of genre fiction, THE FIELDS DEFENSE by Rebekah Johnson is a debut novel that establishes the...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Author James K Dill shows great skill in keeping a perfect balance between despair and hope in MALONE RIDGE, a beautifully structured novel that is...
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Rating:
4.6 / 5.0
WELCOME TO THE FREE WORLD might start off as a standard dystopian sci-fi adventure, but Lloyd Raleigh’s debut novel quickly transforms into a satisfyingly unpredictable...
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3.0 / 5.0
C.L. Walters has penned an emotionally satisfying and deeply-felt study of a teenage boy’s journey from anger and emotional trauma to healthy maturity in IN...
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IR Approved
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4.5 / 5.0
A high-stakes quest set against the dreamy backdrop of Rome, MY NAME IS NOT ROSLYN JAMES delivers a powerful and emotionally searing magical battle that...
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3.7 / 5.0
Stream-of-consciousness processes read as authentic in DB Clement's THE SPACE BETWEEN, but on the whole the actual characters in this life-review novel should feel more...
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3.5 / 5.0
CREDENTIALS, Rand McGreal’s ambitious effort to embed thoughtful macroeconomic monetary policy into digestible, suspense fiction is energetic and well-intentioned in its economics though sometimes uneven...
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2.9 / 5.0
Potentially powerful with a somewhat rough execution, the novel FROM ABOVE by J.D. Wynne explores how certain people live in a reality where loved ones...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
A superhero story for the modern era, J. C. Weston's THE SWEET UPLIFTING RUSH AND DRAWING HANDS offer readers a unique protagonist, an abundance of...