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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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December 19, 2018

DEAR JANE

By Marina DelVecchio
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

DEAR JANE's subject matter is dark and troubling, but it's artfully written by Marina DelVecchio, and its protagonist's connection to literature rescues it from being...

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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

JAMHURI, NJAMBI, AND FIGHTING ZOMBIES is an exceptional genre-bending read, featuring stylized tales rooted in African storytelling traditions.

November 30, 2018

THE CAPTAIN & THE QUEEN

By Phillip Vega
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

THE CAPTAIN & THE QUEEN is a sweet, if sometimes saccharine, story of first love. While its plot is a bit light, the book is...

November 26, 2018

DEVEL DJANGO

By D.S. Quinton
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

DEVEL DJANGO's fast-paced menace and interesting speculative realism is gripping and entertaining, but could benefit from careful editing.

Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

In LEAN BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY, Benjamin Snipes works to build a philosophical paradigm through Lean business management principles. The resulting philosophical near-treatise is not for beginners,...

November 7, 2018

INVESTING IN MURDER

By EJ Lister
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

INVESTING IN MURDER is a page-turning mystery with well-developed characters, cleverly-woven parallel tales and a finger in the shady world of international financial dealings. The...

IR Approved
August 27, 2018

A LYLE SAXON READER: LOST STORIES OF THE FRENCH QUARTER AND BURIED TREASURE

By Lyle Saxon, edited by James Michael Warner
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

An excellent introduction aids reader understanding in A LYLE SAXON READER, an array of early 20th century work, previously difficult to access, by Louisiana writer...

IR Approved
August 3, 2018

HOME & CASTLE

By Thomas Benz
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

With HOME & CASTLE, Thomas Benz sharpens the tools of earlier literary traditions into cutting—yet humane—observations of the hazards present in our culture of comfort...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

THE THINKING WOMAN'S GUIDE TO BREAST CANCER is a useful, readable book that generously provides the new breast cancer patient with helpful guidance and advice...

July 11, 2018

SHATTERING DREAMS

By Catherine M Walker
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

SHATTERING DREAMS is a fun romp that should satisfy most fantasy fans and sets the tone for an intriguing series to follow.

IR Approved
June 22, 2018

WILL

By Paul Steinmann
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Based on facts involving slaves, plantation owners, slave hunters, and abolitionists of the mid-1800s, this compelling story follows the years-long adventure of an escaped slave...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

MIND TO MOUTH is a useful guide to anyone who wants to be more present and aware of what and how they are eating, to...

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