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June 9, 2021

COMING IN FROM THE COLD

By John-Gabriel Hsu James
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Even as the author John-Gabriel Hsu James aims to take readers on a journey of spiritual self-discovery, COMING IN FROM THE COLD works far better...

May 10, 2021

ATHENS OPHELIA THE PARTITIONER

By Zachary Aneiress
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

March 24, 2021

SEARCHING FOR SARAH

By Phillip Vega
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

The language utilized to portray journal entries of one departed main character doesn't always ring true in Phillip Vega's SEARCHING FOR SARAH, but the core...

March 3, 2021

SURVIVAL KIT

By AH Haga
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

In the horror novel SURVIVAL KIT, A. H. Haga aims to depict a struggle against a terrible real-life illness during the zombie outbreak but is...

February 26, 2021

THE UNICORN, THE MYSTERY

By Janet Mason
Rating:
2.8 / 5.0

Thought-provoking discussions of Christian morality outshine the narrative, grammatical, and organizational shortcomings of Janet Mason’s historical fantasy novel THE UNICORN, THE MYSTERY.

January 11, 2021

A GAY MAN’S GUIDE TO LIFE

By Britt East
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

October 9, 2020

HE LANDS IN PALM SPRINGS

By John Shekleton
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

John Shekleton's LGBTQ romance novel, HE LANDS IN PALM SPRINGS, is a veritable gay male soap opera of ethnically and racially diverse characters embroiled in...

IR Approved
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...

IR Approved
March 20, 2020

NEPHI’S COURAGE: Story of a Bad Mormon

By Rory McFarlan
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Readers may come away having more feelings about the ins-and-outs of Mormonism than about the characters themselves in Rory McFarlan's NEPHI'S COURAGE, but it's still...

October 14, 2019

SIMON’S MANSION

By William Poe
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

SIMON'S MANSION is a thoughtful and philosophical book about coming to terms with one's past, facing the consequences of past misdeeds and failures, and figuring...

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

A brutally honest redemption story about a man’s journey from abused and isolated gay boy to highly destructive meth and rough sex addict, DON’T MIND...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

The combination of warmth, fun, and smouldering passion with the dark, prejudice-ridden historical context makes Vanda Writer’s OLYMPUS NIGHTS ON THE SQUARE a tale not...

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