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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

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Must-read.

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September 14, 2020

BLIND PONY: As True A Story As I Can Tell

By Samantha P Hart
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Samantha Hart’s memoir BLIND PONY features polished, fluent writing and offers a gripping account of how she overcame a traumatic childhood and difficult young adulthood...

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September 14, 2020

THE RING OF MANN

By David Thomas Kay
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

THE RING OF MANN is a fast-paced, engaging and well-written historical thriller with an intriguing plot that skillfully intersperses fact and fiction.

IR Approved
September 9, 2020

THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF GIDON LEV

By Julie Gray
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Inventively structured and impeccably written, THE TRUE ADVENTURES OF GIDON LEV is a must-read book for anyone interested in Holocaust narratives. But it is also...

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September 7, 2020

ALL THOSE TEARS WE CAN’T SEE

By Gita Audhya
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

The novel ALL THOSE TEARS WE CAN'T SEE by Gita Audhya takes a brave look at a range of true-to-life multi-cultural injuries from the physical...

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September 7, 2020

PIERCING THE CELESTIAL OCEAN

By Kip Koelsch
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

An ensemble cast plus inventive worldbuilding makes Kip Koelsch's PIERCING THE CELESTIAL OCEAN an engaging, memorable start to a sweeping space epic of the struggle...

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September 4, 2020

THE ALBATROSS: CONTACT

By Connor Mackay
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

THE ALBATROSS: CONTACT by Connor Mackay balances the large scope of worldbuilding with small details of character to create a science fiction epic that is...

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September 4, 2020

THE MAN ON THE RAILS

By Rovshan Abdullaoglu
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

THE MAN ON THE RAILS is a powerful work. Rovshan Abdullaoglu writes with passion and grace with an impressive sense of detail and atmosphere in...

September 2, 2020

THIS CITY IS EMPTY

By Rovshan Abdullaoglu
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Overcoming barriers of race, culture, and residue of life's setbacks -- from family abandonment to the perils of war -- THIS CITY IS EMPTY by...

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September 2, 2020

SMART LOVE

By Vincent Fudge II
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A profusion of lessons learned saves SMART LOVE from being a merely unpleasant time immersed in the perspectives of two people who may or may...

IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

REMEMBERING SHANGHAI: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels is the fascinating tale of a long gone way of life, as well as an emotional...

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August 24, 2020

CALLING MY SPIRIT BACK

By Elaine Alec
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

In response to the oft-repeated question of why navigating towards positive change always seems so difficult, CALLING MY SPIRIT BACK by Elaine Alec provides mythical...

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August 21, 2020

THE FLASHFALL SWORD

By W.G. Hladky
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

THE FLASHFALL SWORD is an action-packed post-apocalyptic tale featuring creative worldbuilding, a cast of well-developed characters, and clever plot twists.

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