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4.6 / 5.0
MORI: The Lost Ones Volume 1 by Michael Seagard is a fast-paced, genre-bending comic novel that entertains while offering poignant insights into the vulnerabilities of...
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0
TO CATCH THE SETTING SUN navigates the underbelly of Oʻahu through the lens of Honolulu police detective Henry Benjamin, and author Richard I. Levine’s understanding...
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0
Phil J. Kriz's THE ROADIE CARTEL is a promising debut that blends music industry insider knowledge with the cutthroat world of cocaine trafficking. The novel’s...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
J.O. Quantaman's AFTERLIFE: Cool Assassins 3 is an ambitious book that sets out to do many things, and it does enough of those things well...
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0
Author Henry Silva's BADGES, BULLETS, AND BLOOD promises much but ultimately falters in its execution. The potential for a gripping action thriller is overshadowed by...
IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
The deceptively rough and rugged start of Chris Kassel's SONS AND FATHERS: SOUL AND SHADOW gives way to a deep, convoluted, and emotional journey, as...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
A rollicking steampunk adventure, R.F. Reynolds's RED QUEEN: Skies of Freedom will satisfy readers who enjoy engaging characters, solid worldbuilding, and an energetic plot.
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
Brian W. Robinson's PROJECT BOING;) offers a sleek and efficient satire of a specific era of dotcom corporate culture.
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
Keith A. Hamilton's solidly-written DESPERATION ISLAND (21st Century Pirates in the Caribbean) is an enjoyable, if slightly simplistic, maritime thriller with plenty of drama.
IR Approved
November 15, 2023
THE REIGN OF THE ANTI-SANTAS (A Christmas misadventure for grownups)
By Colin DoddsRating:
4.5 / 5.0
Amidst its rough language and irreverent subject matter, Colin Dodds's THE REIGN OF THE ANTI-SANTAS (A Christmas misadventure for grownups) presents a compelling story of...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
An engaging debut, Jacqueline Garcia’s DECAY OF SORROW is a short novel that fans of Gothic romance should enjoy. Though never especially credible in terms...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
A myth retelling that uses familiar fantasy and romance genre tropes, Rhiannon Hargadon's QUEENS OF MOIRAI is a refreshing, enchanting first installment in a proposed...