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Our Reviewers won’t judge your book as compared to other self-published titles, but against other books, period. Our ratings are based on the following criteria, although reviewers are able to award partial stars (i.e. a 1.3 or a 4.7), rather than rounding up or down to a whole or half number.

1/5

Really bad 
Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

Very Good
1-2 spots that need work

5/5

Excellent!
Must-read.

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November 15, 2024

SUGAR FREE

By Robin D'Amato
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

An unconventional, elegiac sports novel, SUGAR FREE is a profound and often heartbreaking meditation on passion, perseverance, and the sacrifices required to forge an unorthodox...

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November 15, 2024

SHALLOW STOCK

By D R Shores
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

D.R. Shores’s SHALLOW STOCK is stimulating and well-rounded literary fiction that examines the intricacies of the corporate world and the steep rivalry that often emerges...

IR Approved
November 13, 2024

THE SPARK AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE

By Timothy Karsten, Karinna Karsten, Houston Howard
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Rooted in the visionary concept of Karinna & Timothy Karsten, Houston Howard’s THE SPARK AT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE pairs stunning visuals with timeless...

November 13, 2024

TANGLES

By Kay Smith-Blum
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

TANGLES by Kay Smith-Blum is an emotionally resonant mystery combined with a compelling conspiracy story.

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November 13, 2024

BROKEN MOON – SCORNED LANDS

By Patrick Todoroff
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A promising beginning to an epic series, Patrick Todoroff's BROKEN MOON—SCORNED LANDS builds a shattered world seeded with hints of something both greater and more...

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November 11, 2024

I’M NOT STUPID, I HAVE HEARING LOSS

By Tracy L Markley
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Raw, revelatory, and suffused with hard-won wisdom, Tracy L. Markley's I'M NOT STUPID, I HAVE HEARING LOSS is a must-read memoir that challenges entrenched myths...

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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Paul X. Harder's OPTIMAL WORK: A Project Manager's Guide to Elevating Team Performance through Deep Work, Passion, and Purpose is an expertly crafted, text-book caliber...

November 11, 2024

SEVEN TIMES DEAD

By Roy Chaney
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Roy Chaney's SEVEN TIMES DEAD is a lively, energetic action/adventure novel with a dizzying array of twists, turns, and characters.

November 8, 2024

SOUTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY

By Dennis Clay Smith
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Dennis Clay Smith's raucous, overstuffed debut novel SOUTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY offers a gumbo of small-town melodrama and twisty crime thriller sure to satisfy readers with...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

In HAPPYAGONY, Mem Ferda offers up an intimate self-portrait in verse, an unsparing exploration of life's joys and losses rendered in plainspoken yet expressive lines...

IR Approved
November 8, 2024

TIMOTHY’S DEMON

By Michael B. Duff
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Michael B. Duff’s TIMOTHY’S DEMON is a richly imagined, agile debut with a satisfying blend of magical worldbuilding and smartly conceived action.

November 6, 2024

FALL OF THE MIGHTY

By Larry Forcey
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Thoroughly well-researched and carefully crafted, Larry Forcey’s FALL OF THE MIGHTY still doesn’t successfully braid its narrative threads into an emotionally compelling story.

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