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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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Rating:
2.7 / 5.0

In this brief book, the author shares his personal seven-year journey of transformation, but misses the opportunity to more meaningfully connect with readers by providing...

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

YA novelist Jane Alvey enthralls in her second installment of her myth trilogy “SECRET KEEPER.” By tapping into the shame of a teenage girl’s past...

March 19, 2018

NELLIE’S JOURNEY

By Mary Druce
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Readers looking for a light, historical read that will make them better appreciate their lives and loved ones will be delighted by NELLIE’S JOURNEY.

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March 7, 2018

RUN

By M.A.N.
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

In this Hitchcock-like tale of a normal event forcing two ordinary characters to run from the police, M.A.N. effectively and entertainingly provides the reader with...

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February 16, 2018

APE MIND OLD MIND NEW MIND

By John V. Wylie
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Retired psychiatrist John Wylie's thoughtful examination of human evolution and mental illness through the lens of Jungian psychology should intrigue readers with a working knowledge...

Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

The engaging writing style and well-developed characters in THE MAD HATTER’S SON will keep readers interested throughout, and the book boasts a clever title that...

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January 31, 2018

CHILDREN OF ANOTHER BIBLE

By Jonathan Maas
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

CHILDREN OF ANOTHER BIBLE is an excellent start to what hopefully will be a series, which will carry through the creative and complex world-building and...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

DREAMING OF FROZEN YEARS is a sad, coming-of-age cautionary tale about the fragility of young people whose naivety and lack of self-control have them walking...

Rating:
2.8 / 5.0

Arresting and unique, EXHUMATION: An Epic of Existentia (Acts of the Sojourner, Book One) is a deep dive into a world that never existed.

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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

ART: BECOME CONFIDENT FAST sketches a valuable and solid framework for discerning the nebulous intricacies of visual art and its makers. Though this study may...

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Bridging the divide between uneventful modern life and the excitement of magic, LEGIONS OF LILITH: The Awakening aims to fuse crime thriller writing with the...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

This years-long, transcontinental game of cat-and-mouse is an explosive page-turner which owes its momentum to its two well-drawn opponents and a conflict that goes beyond...

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