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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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IR Approved
August 19, 2020

DREAM PHAZE — GERMINATION

By Matt Watters
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

When technological jargon is well explained, the fascinating virtual reality and complex drama among the multitude of intelligent and diversely motivated characters makes DREAM PHAZE...

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August 17, 2020

ROSENEATH

By Dana McSwain
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Replete with lyrical prose and bone-chilling horror, ROSENEATH is a twisted, grotesque haunted house story.

IR Approved
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Don Cummins' memoir THE PRISON WITHIN is a gripping, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful true story about the author's struggles with addiction, prisons both external and...

July 31, 2020

HIRANA’S WAR

By Britta Jensen
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

With unique magic and familiar characters facing new dangers, HIRANA’S WAR deftly continues the young adult space fantasy begun in ELOIA BORN, ably building on...

July 29, 2020

MY TEXAS STREAK

By Lindsey Cowherd
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

MY TEXAS STREAK is a solid and well-written cowgirl romance and while its overall appeal could be improved with more character development the story itself...

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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...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A management text couched in fable, Michael G. Colburn's HOW JULIA FOUND HAPPINESS AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS combines limited business advice with a feel-good narrative.

IR Approved
July 27, 2020

THE EQ INTERVENTION

By Adam L. Saenz
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

THE EQ INTERVENTION by Dr. Adam L. Saenz offers a clear, rational explanation of the concept of emotional intelligence, aimed primarily at teachers but useful...

July 24, 2020

SOULSTEALER

By Shane Boulware
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Fun and fast-paced, Shane Boulware's SOULSTEALER is a great mix of urban fantasy, fantastical mythos and real world framing.

IR Approved
July 22, 2020

FOREVER: A Medical Thriller

By Geoffrey M Cooper
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Geoffrey M. Cooper's FOREVER: A Medical Thriller is a tight, edge-of-the-seat whodunit recommended for fans of meticulously researched science-based thrillers.

IR Approved
July 22, 2020

KISSING DAISY PARKER

By Michael Milton
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Michael Milton’s KISSING DAISY PARKER is smart, sad, and silly. This charming, poignant coming-of-age story depicts awkward shames and triumphant joys of adolescence in all...

IR Approved
July 20, 2020

STREET OF STORYTELLERS

By Doug Wilhelm
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Nuanced perspectives and historical context surrounding Pakistani culture add depth to the coming-of-age story at the heart of STREET OF STORYTELLERS. Author Doug Wilhelm particularly...

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