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September 6, 2021

ORPHEUS RISING

By Lance Lee
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

ORPHEUS RISING is a haunting, dreamlike retelling of the Greek myth Orpheus and Eurydice, filled with inventive world-building and supplemented by surreal illustrations.

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September 3, 2021

DARCY LANE

By James T. Graham
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Mining the messiness of middle-class malaise to great effect, DARCY LANE is an impressively affecting examination of the deep and lasting impact that violence can...

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September 3, 2021

COUNTRY HEARTS

By Gisèle L Grieves
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A perfect blend of passion and romance, COUNTRY HEARTS by Gisèle L Grieves takes readers through tragedy to true love, with plenty of twists and...

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September 1, 2021

SEARCHING FOR JIMMY PAGE

By Christy Alexander Hallberg
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

In SEARCHING FOR JIMMY PAGE skilled author Christy Alexander Hallberg creates a tense family drama--set against a background of early Led Zeppelin albums--about grief in...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

I TOLD YOU SO! DONALD TRUMP: THE AWFUL YEARS is an informative look back at Donald Trump's campaign, presidency, and post-presidency.

August 30, 2021

THE MUSIC STALKER

By Bruce J. Berger
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Bruce Berger's THE MUSIC STALKER is a thoughtful, enjoyable story and an interesting study of mental illness, spirituality, and artistic genius—and the possible relationship between...

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Solid world-building, cheeky humor and delightful cartoon illustrations make David Horn's  EUDORA SPACE KID a fun sci-fi adventure that is perfect for both group read-alouds...

August 27, 2021

THE RAYBRIGHT CAPER

By B.B. Teeter
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

BB Teeter's THE RAYBRIGHT CAPER is a smoothly-running crime novel that evokes Elmore Leonard’s subtly complex plotting and character work. While some of the characterizations...

Rating:
1.1 / 5.0

While interesting in its most abstract, androids-as-weapons premise, PINK GALLERY TO MAR SUITE is an near unbearable stream-of-consciousness monologue of needless violence and misogyny without...

IR Approved
August 27, 2021

WHO THE HELL IS RALPHY?

By Ralph Cover
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

WHO THE HELL IS RALPHY? is a thoroughly entertaining journey through the incredible life of a colorful Australian rancher.

IR Approved
August 25, 2021

TOKYO ZANGYO

By Michael Pronko
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

TOKYO ZANGYO is a fascinating cultural study wrapped in the structure of an old-fashioned crime thriller. With the dank, narrow streets and thick cigarette smoke,...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

Little is as it seems in A. J. Ayeni’s superbly written THE ZARAGOZA CHRONICLES: Beginnings, a thrilling suspense-laden, character-driven examination of a not-so-distant future where...

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