Our beloved Discovery Awards entry is just $69 when you combo with a Pro Review! Sale ends Nov. 28. Learn More ›
Now
Reviewing
Audiobooks!
Reviewing
Audiobooks!
IndieReader’s reviewers are tough, but fair
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.
* IndieReader receives compensation for most of the books it reviews, along with copies of those books.
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0
Jurgen “Jojo” Appelo's GLITCHES OF GODS is a thought-provoking cautionary tale for fans of cerebral, philosophical science fiction.
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0
Tightly plotted and well-paced, Lonnie Busch’s CARGO HOLD 4 offers a surprisingly thoughtful twist on some sci-fi tropes with both arresting body horror and uneasy...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
PHOENIX SAGA: PEACE ON EARTH PROTOCOL by poet amalL era JesuƨɘႱ hO (aka Joshua James Eller) is an inventive and experimental work that skirts the...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
Elevated by debut author Mark Sabbas's infectious passion for music, philosophy, and matters of the spirit, THE MONARCHS delivers an uplifting, vividly imagined tale of...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Readers new to Mike Murphey's series would do best to read the first four novels first, but the worldbuilding and clever time travel mechanics in...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
A promising beginning to a new series, L.K. Wintur's THE ENGINEER'S MECHANIC is an action-packed adventure set up in a well-crafted future world with engaging...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
In BRINGER OF LIGHT, author M. Thomas Apple crafts a believably complex interplanetary future complete with twisting politics, well-drawn characters, and resource management woes.
IR Approved
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
Bill Harvey’s THE GREAT BEING is a complex and rewarding novel that offers a unique perspective on the nature of existence and the struggle for...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
THE GREAT GAMBLER is a futuristic financial mystery where author Yrsd Nydu is more interested in exploring the theories of late-stage capitalism than in investing...
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0
Kurt D. Springs's PRICE OF VENGEANCE boasts military sci-fi elements galore and thought-provoking details that will sate devoted genre readers.
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Pleasantly complex and filled with heart, Adam James Chouinard's THE HUMAN DISPERSAL PROJECT melds exuberant sci-fi storytelling with a compelling existential mystery.
IR Approved
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
Chad Lester’s TITAN’S TEARS is an intelligent and entertaining sci-fi thriller that grips the reader from the first page. Cleverly plotted, it has some well-disguised...