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July 14, 2021

THE CASE FILES OF ALDICUS VESCARD

By Mark William Chase
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Plot twists and dark sorcery abound in THE CASE FILES OF ALDICUS VESCARD by Mark William Chase, though good, old-fashioned character development could be much...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Neil Presley Cox offers a lot of good advice in HOPE LINES's pages, much of it written in a straightforward way. Persons who are already...

July 14, 2021

THE COURAGE OF A BUTTERFLY

By Edmond E Frank
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

A motivational, spiritual book about not wasting the gift of life, THE COURAGE OF A BUTTERFLY is a meandering, varied tale intended to deliver a...

Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

Ellen Beth Berman's THE VOICE OF THE ROOSTER AND THE LESSONS IT TEACHES is something of a religious tract that advocates waking up to what...

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July 13, 2021

BUILT FROM BROKEN

By Scott Hogan
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

With an abundance of checklists, illustrations, and training plans, plus a style that is equal parts science and anecdote, Scott Hogan's award-winning and entertaining BUILT...

Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

Much of G.W. Lucke's expansive fantasy novel AT THE END OF EVERYTHING (The Relevation Trilogy Book 2) is a tale told via lengthy expository description...

July 10, 2021

APOTHEOSIS NOW

By Yanhao Huang
Rating:
2.0 / 5.0

Yanhao Huang's APOTHEOSIS NOW is yet another self-help book whose ideas are hard to discern amid opaque, unfocused writing.

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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

With IMPATIENT PATIENCE, author Michael A Brown and illustrator Lovyaa Garg have added another entry to their What I Tell Myself books--in this case a...

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July 9, 2021

PRESENCE, THE PLAY

By William E. Jefferson
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Though familiar on many levels, PRESENCE, THE PLAY will likely please fantasy readers who thrill to well-written stories of human resilience in the face of...

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

While DON’T KILL ME BECAUSE I’M BEAUTIFUL occasionally loses its balance, overall it's an thrilling, engaging read that will keep readers in suspense until the last...

July 7, 2021

GOVERNMENT 2.0

By Joseph Gorski
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

Almost all of the ideas contained in Joseph Gorski’s GOVERNMENT 2.0 come from other sources, so while his arguments have a long and distinguished pedigree,...

July 7, 2021

GATHERING THE FALLEN

By JR Konkol
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

The second in the Rebirth of the Fallen series, GATHERING THE FALLEN does a fine job of continuing the story with energy and drama, though...

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