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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
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4/5
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5/5
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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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5.0 / 5.0
Cleverly written, PEPPERED spins an uplifting feel-good story into a modern folktale with plenty of heart.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...