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​Mediocre
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September 8, 2023

BRAVE WOMEN AT WORK: LESSONS IN CONFIDENCE

By Various
Business
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Full of practical tips and personal truths, BRAVE WOMEN AT WORK: LESSONS IN CONFIDENCE is a unique, specific guide for any woman who wants to...

September 8, 2023

DO BETTER! BE BETTER!

By Mark D. Estes
Self-Help
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

While author Mark D. Estes has an undeniable desire to motivate, his writing voice in DO BETTER! BE BETTER! lacks a distinctive personality and the...

IR Approved
September 6, 2023

DOWNPOUR

By Christopher Hawkins
Horror
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Like much of the best speculative fiction, Christopher Hawkins's DOWNPOUR transmutes social and cultural anxieties into a compellingly-visceral conflict with forces that defy understanding.

IR Approved
September 6, 2023

THE HONOLULU SITUATION

By Mark A. Henry
Action/Adventure
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Mark A. Henry's THE HONOLULU SITUATION is an action-packed, zany adventure featuring a comic array of misunderstandings, coverups, outright scams, and conflicting motives.

IR Approved
September 6, 2023

DIARY OF A MARTIAN: The Discovery

By Stephen B. Haunts
Young Adult
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

The first installment in a fast-paced upper middle-grade adventure that offers a fun, heartfelt sci-fi story with messages of a sustainable future, DIARY OF A...

IR Approved
September 4, 2023

THE CELESTIAL FLAME

By S. R. Watts
Fantasy
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

With its compelling characters, intricate world-building, and compelling blend of adventure, mysticism, and political intrigue, S.R. Watts's THE CELESTIAL FLAME is a promising introduction to...

IR Approved
September 4, 2023

CRYO

By Blake Fisher
Dystopian
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

In CRYO, Blake Fisher skillfully combines elements of science fiction, action, and romance, elevated by the author's skillful, polished storytelling. 

IR Approved
September 1, 2023

THE GREAT FLIP

By Donald J. Fraser
History
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Thoroughly researched and supported with numerous citations, THE GREAT FLIP is an incisive, compellingly readable work that offers a welcome refresher on the nuanced, often...

IR Approved
September 1, 2023

OGRE

By Shanna Terese
Science Fiction
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Shanna Terese's OGRE is a propulsive, coming-of-age genre mashup of sci-fi, horror, and thriller with terrifying non-human antagonists in a futuristic world.

September 1, 2023

13 POETS FROM LONG ISLAND

By John A. Valenti 3rd, Evelyn Kandel [Anthology Editors}, Hattie Abbey, Hank Bjorklund, Victoria Bjorklund, Lila Edelkind, Evelyn Kandel, John Lange, George Pafitis, Gladys Thompson Roth, Sheila Saferstein, George Strausman, John A. Valenti 3rd, Susan Aster Wallman, Judith Zilberstein
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Though uneven, the anthology 13 POETS FROM LONG ISLAND has plenty to amuse and provoke thought among lovers of poetry.

IR Approved
August 30, 2023

PINE CREEK

By Kamille Roach
Mystery/Thriller
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Emotionally charged and cleverly structured, Kamille Roach's PINE CREEK is a very impressive novel.

IR Approved
August 30, 2023

FUTILITY OF DEFENSE

By Bryan Cole
Fantasy
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

A fantasy saga filled with interesting, complex characters, and dynamic relationships alongside captivating battles and systems of magic, Bryan Cole's FUTILITY OF DEFENSE is a...

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