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2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

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Good
Worth reading.

4/5

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Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

For those with an obsessive interest in historical linguistics and abstract philosophy, historical linguist turned psychiatrist Elliott Martin's detail-dense THE VIRTUOUS PHYSICIAN: A Brief Medical...

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Honest, warm and frequently witty, Diane Meyer Lowman's THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (Seeing Myself Through Shakespeare’s Eyes) is an inspiring memoir of finding truth, revelation and...

August 18, 2023

THIN PLACES

By Barbara Cottrell
Rating:
2.4 / 5.0

With a wide array of characters, monsters and worlds, Barbara Cottrell's THIN PLACES gives readers an action-packed adventure that die-hard H.P. Lovecraft fans will adore.

August 16, 2023

UNCLUTTER: A Survivor’s Story

By Winnie D Pagora
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

Though frequently dark and harrowing, debut novelist Winnie D Pagora's UNCLUTTER (A Survivor’s Story) is an effective and affecting YA novel that tackles difficult subjects...

August 16, 2023

ENDS & STARTS

By Kit Hindmarsh
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Kit Hindmarsh’s ENDS & STARTS is a fast-paced romance that could use more world-building and on-the-page action to set the scene.

August 16, 2023

PYRAMIDS OF MERIDIAN

By Sam Arnold
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Sam Arnold‘s rollicking PYRAMIDS OF MERIDIAN is a creative but uneven story that combines thoughtful theology and action-packed military science fiction to tackle death and...

August 14, 2023

THE STREAMLINED LOCOMOTIVE

By Stephen Lloyd Auslender
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

Full of entertaining scenes and a strong central character, Stephen Lloyd Auslender's THE STREAMLINED LOCOMOTIVE is an amusing look at how not to run a...

August 14, 2023

THE SILENT WOODSMAN

By Cat Treadgold
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

A sweet and hot romance with a touch of mystery, Cat Treadgold's THE SILENT WOODSMAN (the audio version) covers more than a few of the...

August 14, 2023

THE LOVE AWAKENING: LOVE UNCONDITIONAL

By Dina Arruda
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Dina Arruda's THE LOVE AWAKENING: LOVE UNCONDITIONAL is an enjoyable and unusual contemporary romance novella with a well-drawn lead character and a first person narration...

August 11, 2023

EXTINGUISHING SHADOWS

By Heather Beal
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Heather Beal's EXTINGUISHING SHADOWS is an accessible and fast-paced text planted firmly in an underworld of magical folklore and vampire fantasy that remains fresh with...

August 11, 2023

FLIGHT ACROSS WATERS

By Ulla Håkanson
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

While the plot of Ulla Håkanson's highly entertaining mystery thriller, FLIGHT ACROSS WATERS, is driven by some barely credible actions by rather thinly drawn villains,...

August 11, 2023

SYMUTAL

By Dean Alexandrou
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

SYMUTAL author Dean Alexandrou’s dynamic tech-geek heroes and unique settings will enchant readers, eclipsing the failings of the book’s many abstract sections about computer code...

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