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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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March 28, 2025

FLIRTING WITH EXTINCTION

By Joanna Kadish
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

Joanna Kadish's FLIRTING WITH EXTINCTION is a remarkable, heartfelt memoir that details the author's varied life, loves, and losses with exceptional poise.

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March 28, 2025

A CHASM OF NIGHT

By Peter Eliott
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

It’s difficult to imagine how author Peter Eliott could possibly outdo the past two installments of this sweeping, action-packed epic fantasy, but A CHASM OF...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Despite some stylistic excess, Selene Wilderwind's THE WEAVER’S AWAKENING: A JOURNEY OF MAGIC, PASSION, AND THE POWER WITHIN offers an intriguing blend of sensuality, world-building,...

IR Approved
March 28, 2025

IT’S YOUR COMPANY

By Jeromy Metz, Kathryn A. Bolinske
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

With an insightful perspective on the conflicting expectations that can occur in family workplace environments, Jeromy Metz's IT'S YOUR COMPANY offers sage advice for the...

March 26, 2025

SILVER ECHOES

By Rebecca Rosenberg
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Though it makes a few narrative missteps along the way, Rebecca Rosenberg’s SILVER ECHOES is still a rollicking and tragic take on the historic Tabor...

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March 26, 2025

ALTIPLANO AND OTHER SHORT STORIES

By David Bassano
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

David Bassano’s ALTIPLANO AND OTHER SHORT STORIES evokes a very modern malaise with well-imagined scenarios rendered in muscular prose.

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Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Though stylistically uneven, CRACKING THE SHELL OF THE EGG: A Memoir of Spiritual Experience sends readers on an interesting journey through author Craig Philip Staufenberg's...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

The third entry in Ian Crouch's thorough and well-researched A Pyrrhic Victory series, FATE offers an interesting perspective on the potential of the crucial years...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

As a forward-thinking guide from a mobile design veteran, Shawn Borsky's UNTETHERED: How Visionaries Think about the Mobile-First Future ultimately succeeds in providing a fresh...

Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

Although a somewhat incompletely drawn protagonist and a notably ambiguous approach to its main themes detract from the story, C.G. Fewston’s CONQUERGOOD AND THE CENTER...

March 24, 2025

GLITCHING SOULS

By Steve Kenney
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Steve Kenney’s GLITCHING SOULS has an intriguing conceit and asks some interesting questions, but it feels like setup for a plot that never arrives.

IR Approved
March 21, 2025

ALIVE AND BEATING

By Rebecca Wolf
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Rebecca Wolf’s debut novel ALIVE AND BEATING is an insightful, humorous, and soul-stirring harmonization of seven stories into one piercing tale of sacrifice, pain, and...

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