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1/5

Really bad 
Work on it.

2/5

​Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

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Good
Worth reading.

4/5

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March 6, 2023

THE MARTYR’S BLOOD

By Joel Manners
Fantasy
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Joel Manners has created an immersive and beautiful fantasy world in THE MARTYR'S BLOOD, a grand and epic story involving three-dimensional characters, well-developed magical and...

IR Approved
March 3, 2023

THE GIRL IN THE BLUE BLAZER

By Alretha Thomas
Mystery/Thriller
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Author Alretha Thomas makes every word, character, and scene count in THE GIRL IN THE BLUE BLAZER, a very well-written suspenseful story with twists and...

March 3, 2023

THE LAMENT

By Ercell H. Hoffman
Poetry Fiction
Rating:
3.1 / 5.0

Ercell H. Hoffman's promising poetry and prose collection THE LAMENT, offers heartfelt meditations on love, loss, and memory.

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March 3, 2023

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE KING

By Demetrious Polychron
Fantasy
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE KING, Book One in Demetrious Polychron's The War Of The Rings series, offers J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings fans...

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March 1, 2023

MORBID THOUGHTS AND THE DOMINO EFFECT

By Perry Muse
Memoir
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

A genial and natural storyteller, Perry Muse infuses his memoir, MORBID THOUGHTS AND THE DOMINO EFFECT, with enormous charm and personality making it not merely...

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March 1, 2023

THE LAST PROFESSIONAL

By Ed Davis
Action/Adventure, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Fully fleshed-out characters, dynamic relationships, and a strong plot make THE LAST PROFESSIONAL by Ed Davis a compelling and memorable read.

March 1, 2023

SCULPTING THE MISTS

By Jeff Dodson
Mystery/Thriller
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Jeff Dodson's SCULPTING THE MISTS works as an engaging political thriller, with two well developed leads and their skillfully crafted relationship enough to pull the...

IR Approved
February 27, 2023

IN THE SHADOW OF A HOAX

By Maci Aurora
Romance
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

An epic fairytale romance that will leave an avid reader of this popular genre swooning, Maci Aurora's IN THE SHADOW OF A HOAX is rife...

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February 27, 2023

BURY ME BEHIND THE BASEBOARD

By Pavel Sanaev
Literary Fiction
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Pavel Sanaev's BURY ME BEHIND THE BASEBOARD succeeds in showing the vast imagination and funny observations of children with writing that is both eloquent and...

February 27, 2023

THE BUDDHA AND THE BEE

By Cory Mortensen
Memoir
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

Though the narrative's reliance on contrived drama sometimes falters, Cory Mortensen 's memoir THE BUDDHA AND THE BEE (Biking through America's Forgotten Roadways on a...

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February 24, 2023

CHIMERA AND CURSES

By Shari Marshall
Fantasy
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Readers in search of a witty, laid-back fantasy diversion will find much to love in Shari Marshall's CHIMERA AND CURSES, a charming comic adventure full...

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February 24, 2023

E.A.T. (An unconventional decade in the life of a cancer patient)

By Kathy Mydlach Bero
Memoir
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Kathy Mydlach Bero's E.A.T. (An unconventional decade in the life of a cancer patient) is a heartfelt, compelling story of the author's harrowing battle with...

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