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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Catherine Wagner's EASY MARKS: Cracking a University’s Academic Integrity Con, is impressively researched and written and thoroughly credible and demonstrates how career ambitions—in this case,...

IR Approved
October 25, 2021

THAT MAGIC MISCHIEF

By Susanna Allen
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy with a magical twist, THAT MAGIC MISCHIEF delivers plenty of quirk, lively characters, and a swoon-worthy romance with a distinctly Irish...

IR Approved
October 25, 2021

FAIR NOW, LATER RAIN

By Jeremy Long
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Jeremy Long’s elegant verse captures the many phases of grief and the hope of renewal in FAIR NOW, LATER RAIN, a moving collection of poems...

October 25, 2021

UNDER A POACHER’S MOON

By W. Aaron Vandiver
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

UNDER A POACHER’S MOON is an action-romance that’s implausible yet captivating, set against the majesty of the African wild.

October 22, 2021

YLMI’S SAGA

By Evan Oliver
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Evan Oliver's YLMI'S SAGA is a fast-paced fantasy adventure set in a gritty and vividly depicted world where fans of both historical fiction and fantasy...

IR Approved
October 22, 2021

THE SODIUM WAR

By Nathan Merritt
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

The balanced view of Christianity and the plausible, timely detail of the lives influenced by an oppressive regime act as a counter to the protagonist...

IR Approved
October 20, 2021

THE DARKNESS WITHIN

By Drew Paige
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

THE DARKNESS WITHIN combines the earnest vulnerability of a memoir with author Drew Paige’s knowledgeable, research-driven understanding of abuse, mental health, and the process of...

Rating:
2.7 / 5.0

Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

Arranged in short (but sweet) chapters, JAXON AND THE NAUGHTY SECRET MONSTER is the perfect format for bedtime readings. It’s a wholesome narrative with many...

IR Approved
October 18, 2021

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS

By Ray McGinnis
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

UNANSWERED QUESTIONS is a well-written and comprehensive history of the 9/11 terrorist attack  that raises key issues from the Family Steering Committee (FSC) that have...

October 18, 2021

A PAUSE IN THE PERPETUAL ROTATION

By Vincent H. O'Neil
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Confident world-building and intriguing concepts in A PAUSE IN THE PERPETUAL ROTATION are somewhat undermined by expository writing and slow pacing.

IR Approved
October 18, 2021

SERPENT LOOP

By Lynn Lipinski
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Lynn Lipinski's SERPENT LOOP is first-rate fiction featuring crisp writing, depth of characterization, authentic dialogue and vivid settings that entertain, along with well-researched insights into...

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