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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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2.9 / 5.0
MY LITTLE CHINA GIRL by Gordon MacRae is an obsessively honest book that playfully juggles puns and interesting word juxtapositions, making it almost seem like...
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0
Serio-comic in tone, Michael Amon’s DIVORCING CRAZY uses cleverly sardonic, off-color humor to recount the consequences of a man's divorce, while tracing how the narrator...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
Jeff Bond’s lyrical prose, tight pacing, and memorable characters elevate THE PINEBOX VENDETTA, a tale of feuding political families, into a top-tier thriller.
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0
THE SEVENTH SPARK will be a hit with those of the Christian faith who enjoy quick-paced, action-heavy epic fantasy, although the book would benefit from...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
IVAN THE GIANT uses a concrete mystery to spur abstract philosophical musings, resulting in a unique coming-of-age detective story. Though the plot and writing style...
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0
CONFUNDO ET TRANSFIGURO OF DREAMS, HUNGER, AND THE HUNT...AND VAMPIRES is a supernatural slapstick black comedy that swings between confusing and enjoyable.
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
LOVE CAME SOFTLY, a small volume of poetry by Luce D'Amore, may have a profound effect on the reader looking for comfort, hope, and the...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
THE GROWTH AND COLLAPSE OF ONE AMERICAN NATION is an erudite history of the country’s early development as a republic. Author Donald J. Fraser traces...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
SAINT ILLUMINATOR'S DAUGHTER by Michael Ippen is a beautifully written historical fiction novel that is held back in places by uneven storytelling and characterization.
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Nicole Macaulay's HONEYMOON ALONE is a delightful. hijinks-y, laugh-out-loud funny tale sure to satisfy readers (regardless of their marital status).
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
HIDDEN GEMS by H. K. Boughazian is a creatively conceived and skillfully executed adventure book, with larger messages, for young readers as well as adults.
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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...