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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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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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March 28, 2025
THE WEAVER’S AWAKENING: A JOURNEY OF MAGIC, PASSION, AND THE POWER WITHIN
By Selene WilderwindRating:
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,...
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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...
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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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.
IR Approved
March 26, 2025
CRACKING THE SHELL OF THE EGG: A Memoir of Spiritual Experience
By Craig Philip StaufenbergRating:
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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...