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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:
3.1 / 5.0

Shirlene Hurte’s THE MEN WHO FOUND JOY IN BEING THEMSELVES is a well-intentioned and well-written picture book with a timely message.

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December 17, 2021

PEPPERED

By Scott Kimmins
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Cleverly written, PEPPERED spins an uplifting feel-good story into a modern folktale with plenty of heart.

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

An artistic and varied outsider's take on Italy, UNDER VESUVIUS: A Reflective Travelogue in Verse and Prose, paints a picture of the place and also...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Glenn Dyer 's THE UNQUIET GENIUS has it all--action, suspense, and the endlessly fascinating World War II era and makes a worthy addition to the...

IR Approved
December 15, 2021

BEAUTIFUL ASHES

By Shelly Edwards Jorgensen
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Shelly Edwards Jorgensen expertly weaves together details of her troubled childhood that culminates with the horrific death of her mother. The candor and graciousness in...

IR Approved
December 15, 2021

SERMONS WITH INSIGHT

By Roland Zimany
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

In a still, small voice that nevertheless could calm storms, Roland Zimany delivers sermon after sermon to make readers think, feel, and love in SERMONS...

IR Approved
December 15, 2021

OLDEARTH MELCHIOR ENCOUNTER

By A. K. Frailey
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

OLDEARTH MELCHIOR ENCOUNTER's unique science fiction twist ties together the dramatic historical events the strong characters experience, which address themes of family and justice.

IR Approved
December 15, 2021

CROP BURNER: The Tale Of Fearn & The Deamhon

By Gavin Black
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

CROP BURNER is a fantastic coming-of-age story layered under a brilliant mythology and a lush magic system that shows the complicated duality between good and...

IR Approved
December 13, 2021

THE TOPOGRAPHY OF FEAR

By Mathew Sturtevant
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Somewhere between timeless adventure (Kerouac’s "On The Road") and tortured sojourn (Neal Peart’s "Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road"), there exists THE TOPOGRAPHY OF...

IR Approved
December 13, 2021

RISKY RESTORATION

By E.F. Dodd
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Love grows where it’s least expected — and lust blossoms instantly — in E.F. Dodd’s RISKY RESTORATION, a fun and frisky romance novel about broken...

December 13, 2021

GET IN THE SALES GAME

By Sweet Sue Kouchis
Rating:
2.8 / 5.0

Susan Kouchis shares some interesting experiences from her remarkable sales career in GET IN THE SALES GAME!, but their impact is diluted somewhat by odd...

IR Approved
December 13, 2021

ALL THAT WILL REMAIN

By Richard Snodgrass
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Author Richard Snodgrass’s masterful prose immerses the reader in a story that is layered and nuanced, with well-researched glimpses of history and mores of a...

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