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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
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5/5
Excellent!
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3.6 / 5.0
Rich Silvers's SUM LIVES is well-written and raises some interesting moral questions in the context of the cutthroat world of corporations and technology.
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3.0 / 5.0
While it may alienate some readers, Rebecca Babcock’s WHERE THE SEABIRD SOARS will appeal to many readers of standard romance.
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4.0 / 5.0
REM’S CHANCE, by Dave J. Andrae, is a fun, weird meditation on life and death for older millennials.
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3.9 / 5.0
Quirky, irrepressible characters and imagery describing the rich environs of the Florida Keys circa 1906 offer a hopeful story of reinvention and redemption in Eileen...
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4.7 / 5.0
With a heartbreaking story, witty banter, humor, and creative storytelling, author Rich Miller invokes an eclectic range of emotions in his debut novel, IT RHYMES...
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4.8 / 5.0
THE JOY DIVISIONS, Scott Dimovitz's darkly funny, epic debut conjures the goth-industrial '90s with period-precise wit and Pynchonesque sprawl.
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4.7 / 5.0
A quirky blend of hog hysteria, grave-robbing intrigue, and existential courtroom drama, James Varga’s ATTICUS FROM SHAWNEETOWN is a vibrant mosaic of small-town life.
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4.1 / 5.0
With TALES OF THE PATRIARCHS, Jim Shankman weaves a complex tapestry of ambition and romance set in the silent film era, offering an admittedly challenging...
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4.7 / 5.0
In LITTLE SHIPS, A Novel, author Sandra Scofield’s unembellished words and quixotic characters build a heart-breaking, beautifully crafted story of a deeply flawed extended family.
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2.9 / 5.0
Sera Maddox Drake's ANCILLA, despite its flaws, is sure to appeal to a subset of readers, namely those with a more-than-casual interest in BDSM and...
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4.5 / 5.0
Shelby Raebeck's EAST HAMPTON BLUE is a compelling story of a stressed East coast tourist town that beautifully depicts the struggles of a man and...
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5.0 / 5.0
Somber, romantic, and emotionally raw, ANEMONE is a masterful debut that intertwines the intimate dramas of Jim Frazee's characters with the larger elemental forces of...