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3.8 / 5.0
Marcelo Marçal’s DISCONNECTED pairs an imaginative, high-stakes virtual-world concept with vivid settings and escalating intrigue. Although exposition-heavy stretches and uneven dialogue occasionally blunt its momentum,...
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4.0 / 5.0
In A PROMISE OF POWER, Rachel Enriquez has created a rich world that provides an immersive backdrop for characters caught in a struggle for power...
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4.0 / 5.0
Kathleen Donovan’s FROMAGE IN SCOTLAND is a charming and well-executed children’s fantasy that succeeds through warmth, clarity, and strong moral intent. An engaging and reassuring...
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March 20, 2026
CONNECTIVE TISSUE: Finding Your Path Through Mentorship and Resilience
By Ryan NormandeauRating:
4.2 / 5.0
Ryan Normandeau demonstrates as much care in the structuring of CONNECTIVE TISSUE: Finding Your Path Through Mentorship and Resilience as he did in building his...
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4.6 / 5.0
William Lower’s THE TYPO: In the Name of God is a brisk, witty historical adventure with strong character dynamics and a sharp sense of institutional...
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March 20, 2026
THE CHARACTER ROUTE TREE: A Memoir, a Method, a Mastery of Obsessive Character Development
By Marc R. SchneiderRating:
5.0 / 5.0
With its fusion of raw memoir and structured character-building methodology, Marc Schneider’s THE CHARACTER ROUTE TREE: A Memoir, A Method, A Mastery of Obsessive Character...
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4.0 / 5.0
Largely secular in its approach, WHAT DOES JESUS SEE IN YOU? (A Guide to Self-Discovery) by Conrad and Coleen Aquino is a Christian-centric book that...
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3.8 / 5.0
A strong start to the series, Anthony Dwayne Webb's THE HISTORY OF LIGHTNING: Book 1 of the Garna Cycle excels at building a captivating world...
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4.0 / 5.0
Through descriptive world building and engaging themes, Corinne Price's WROUGHT IN FLESH presents an immersive and dark narrative that will keep the audience eager to...
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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0
THE COLOR OF OUR NAMES is a culturally grounded and meticulously structured novella by Mahitab Mahmoud, providing a disciplined examination of identity in the face...
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March 19, 2026
RAISING ATHENA: A Mother and Daughter Attend West Point Thirty Years Apart
By MyLinh Brewster ShattanRating:
4.7 / 5.0
Benefiting from lucid prose and thoughtful, experience-driven analysis, Mylinh Brewster Shattan's RAISING ATHENA: A Mother and Daughter Attend West Point Thirty Years Apart is an...
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3.7 / 5.0
Though the approach is unoriginal, LISTEN TO YOUR BODY: Holistic Choices for Managing Chronic Pain by Wendi M. Lindenmuth succeeds in giving readers grappling with...