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4.6 / 5.0
An engrossing read from cover to cover, Romeo Vitelli’s TRUE CRIME STORIES YOU WON’T BELIEVE is an eclectic collection of obscure true-crime cases delivered by...
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4.5 / 5.0
Details of a spiritual plane are integrated seamlessly in Julia Ash’s MYSTIFIED, a twisty mystery novel with likable and empathetic characters, great world-building and an...
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3.6 / 5.0
SW Curragh’s THE STORY ELSADORE SPOOK WROTE is an intriguing fantasy quest set in a world besieged by sorcerers and demons.
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4.5 / 5.0
Captivating sensory imagery elevates Terry Lee Caruthers' well-researched historical story, THE FAITHFUL DOG, featuring a lovable canine protagonist, whose minimal anthropomorphization endears and intrigues and...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
THE MASSIVE PLANET: The Adventures of Deep Contact (Book 1) is a fast-paced and entertaining novel of interplanetary exploration that is knowingly reminiscent of classic...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
In WHERE IS SER (The Brave Lion), author River Rainbow O’Mahoney Hagg delivers a haunting, spell-binding account of his experiences as a documentary filmmaker and...
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4.1 / 5.0
History buffs may enjoy the extensive detail from cover to cover, but for everyone else, Jeffrey Lousteau’s ALL WE HAVE TO BELIEVE IN ultimately succeeds...
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3.5 / 5.0
Thomas Holland does an excellent job of creating a sense of place and a cast of characters who feel real in GRIND SLOWLY, GRIND SMALL,...
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3.7 / 5.0
Though much of his life has been blighted by pointless violence, Rickie Smith ultimately finds himself with hope at last. REAL PRISON REAL FREEDOM is...
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3.0 / 5.0
Mark Darden’s picture book ELIJAH GOES TO CLEVELAND is an appealing showcase for the Ohio city and for the talents of illustrator Anh Bui, though...
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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0
Paul T. Scheuring’s THE RESURRECTIONIST is an eloquent and evocative literary thriller with elements of the gothic.
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4.9 / 5.0
Ernest L Canning has crafted a fast-paced, thrilling, and riotous examination of the many ways in which human will is trumped by chance and circumstance....