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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
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Excellent!
Must-read.

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November 12, 2021

THE ROAD HOME

By Christina Berry
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Driven by a pair of nuanced protagonists teeming with authenticity, THE ROAD HOME is a romance novel with true cross-over potential that easily side-steps any...

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November 12, 2021

NOT RIGHT NOW

By K. Thomas
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

K. Thomas’s paranormal romance NOT RIGHT NOW shows a skillful and intriguing return to the world of Time to Wake, pairing well-imagined character relationships and...

November 12, 2021

LADY BE GOOD

By Pamela Hamilton
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

A high-society coming-of-age story that proves truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, LADY BE GOOD provides an intoxicating mix of glitz, glamour, love, and betrayal,...

November 10, 2021

THE DELIVERY

By K.M. Halpern
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

THE DELIVERY is a quick and quirky read blending the horrors of bureaucracy with the pressures of conformity.

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Funny, quirky, and undeniably charming, WHAT’S WRONG WITH A PET DINOSAUR? is the rare example of a book that can follow a child through all...

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November 10, 2021

JUST RIVER

By Sara B. Fraser
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Sara B. Fraser's prose is fluid, stylish and filled with exquisite turns of phrase. This may be only her second novel but she writes with...

November 8, 2021

PIECES FROM MY HEART

By Shawna Scott
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Shawna Scott's PIECES FROM MY HEART is a volume of raw, heartfelt poetry about emotions, relationships, and finding oneself--marked by a steady, direct, almost choppy...

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November 8, 2021

DOUBLING DOWN: The Secret Sauce for Dual-Career Families

By Ilene Gordon, Bram Bluestein
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Ilene Gordon and Bram Bluestein’s DOUBLING DOWN is a timely, well-observed and superbly valuable addition to the career guidance genre that draws expertly on the...

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November 8, 2021

WHAT A GODLY PRIVILEDGE TO BE BORN A MAN

By Tabitha Biel Luak
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Set in South Sudan, Tabitha Biel Luak's authentic and revelatory story about the dangers of treating boys and girls – and ultimately men and women...

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November 5, 2021

PAUSE

By Sara Stamey
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Sara Stamey's novel PAUSE--whose heroine is a feisty, determined, middle-aged woman endeavoring to restart her love life and a career in journalism--is filled with lyrical...

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November 5, 2021

CACTUS CHRISTMAS: A Texas Wine Trail Series

By Heather Renée May
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Heather Renée May’s CACTUS CHRISTMAS is an uplifting and immensely readable novel about a woman’s journey back to happiness and love after a divorce, framed...

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November 3, 2021

THE INSURMOUNTABLE EDGE: Book Three

By Thomas H. Goodfellow
Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

Author Thomas H. Goodfellow brings the final installment of THE INSURMOUNTABLE EDGE series barreling into the station with General Jack Wilder's offbeat crew in yet...

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