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October 6, 2021

FEDOR

By Brant Vickers
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

FEDOR has all the building blocks for a unique historical YA novel of the traveling-circus heydey, but proves more compelling in theory than in execution...

October 6, 2021

FEVER DREAMS AND THE END OF ALL THINGS

By A.J. Massey
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

An imaginative and energetic fantasy novel, FEVER DREAMS AND THE END OF ALL THINGS draws the reader along with its teenage protagonists into a colorful...

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October 6, 2021

THE MAJEWSKI CURSE

By Lisa Dianne McInnes
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Lisa Dianne McInnes' memoir THE MAJEWSKI CURSE, a neatly-woven synopsis of the heart-rending suffering the author endured following the loss of three close family members...

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October 6, 2021

NAKED INK, Diary of A Smalltown Boy

By Tobias Maxwell
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

A vivid first-hand account of the life and times of a struggling actor in the late ‘70s, NAKED INK is both a thoughtful examination of...

October 4, 2021

SHE LOVED: A Life Lived in Love

By Leslie Ann Carvery
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

SHE LOVED: A Life Lived in Love by Leslie Ann Carvery explores the fascinating subject of polyamory (the practice of engaging in multiple romantic and...

Rating:
2.0 / 5.0

Arman Calbay's argument meanders throughout his book, CAPITAL DE FACTO, jumping from Marx’s labor theory of value to Einstein’s theory of relativity to the free...

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October 4, 2021

NO ONE CAN TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE EXCEPT YOU

By Pier Pagano
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

In a world that is increasingly characterized by chaos and uncertainty, NO ONE CAN TELL YOU WHO YOU ARE EXCEPT YOU may represent reassurance and...

October 1, 2021

WHERE THE DEAD GO

By Rasa Samimi
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Though explorations of topics such as what Consciousness is offer potential to make WHERE THE DEAD GO by Rasa Samimi fascinating, in the end the...

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October 1, 2021

IN THE MIRROR

By Fabian E. Ferguson
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

IN THE MIRROR is a cheerful, upbeat book with bright, joyful illustrations, a positive message and two delightful child protagonists with whom child readers can...

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October 1, 2021

BEWARE FALSE TIGERS

By Frank Forencich
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Humanistic in its approach and universal in its application, BEWARE FALSE TIGERS presents a de-stressing program that is bound to appeal to both the self-...

September 29, 2021

ONCE A MAN INDULGES

By Tony Kelsey
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Tony Kelsey's ONCE A MAN INDULGES is an entertaining and accomplished homage to classic crime-noir, employing all the necessary ingredients to excellent effect, while feeling...

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September 29, 2021

FIRST LIGHT

By Isabel Jolie
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Isabel Jolie serves up an enjoyable slice of romantic escapism in FIRST LIGHT, another polished instalment in her "Haven Island" series, with a sprinkling of...

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