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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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February 21, 2022

CALLED

By Marlena Fiol, Ed O'Connor
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

CALLED is realistic, unique, heartening and beautifully told. Incredibly detailed and ambitious, while it’s highly recommended for anyone who enjoys historical novels, it’s an equally...

January 31, 2022

WHY?

By William Search
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

William Search, in his quest for meaning, explores a wide but oddly scattershot range of religious, philosophical, and scientific beliefs, and produces an answer which...

Rating:
3.4 / 5.0

Regardless of one’s cultural or spiritual background, there’s a lot to be gained from Kim Bentley’s AN INTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUALITY–you just might have to take...

December 22, 2021

ETERNITY IS HERE

By Shirley Wallace Reaves MDiv.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Despite too many errors and too little scholarship, Shirley Wallace Reaves’s ETERNITY IS HERE is a worthy effort at delivering the message of salvation.

IR Approved
December 1, 2021

BUTTERFLY AWAKENS

By Margaret E Nocero
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

From the depths of despair to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, BUTTERFLY AWAKENS is the rare example of an engaging memoir...

IR Approved
October 8, 2021

SHAKESPEARE MEETS THE BUDDHA

By Edward Dickey
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

With SHAKESPEARE MEETS THE BUDDHA, Edward Dickey succeeds in providing a brief, thoughtful examination of two seemingly incompatible topics and, in the process, offers a...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Ruth Thompson's QUICKWATER ORACLES are “channelings” that offer inspiration, food for thought, and some really lovely turns of phrase, but are not intended to be...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

By utilizing her personal narrative as a roadmap to self-empowerment, Judi Miller’s journey and the well-written, endearing and compelling down-to-Earth tone with which she shares...

IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Leaving one's comfort zone may feel scary, but since that's where true transformation occurs, that is precisely where THE ART OF BECOMING UNSTUCK--a telling, potent...

IR Approved
June 7, 2021

THE AUTHENTIC YOU

By Kristina M Holle
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

An upbeat and encouraging book designed to help the reader discover, accept, and build on the strengths and experiences of their true selves, THE AUTHENTIC...

IR Approved
April 23, 2021

THE BEST IS YET TO COME

By Tara R. Alemany
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

THE BEST IS YET TO COME by Tara R. Alemany is a gloriously earnest, inspiring and hopeful story about trusting in God's Love, even when...

IR Approved
March 10, 2021

A NEW NOW

By Michael Goddart
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Michael Goddart's A NEW NOW is a timely, enlightened and well-researched guide that provides concrete tips for focusing energy, enriching relationships as well as enhancing...

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