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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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December 13, 2021

THE TOPOGRAPHY OF FEAR

By Mathew Sturtevant
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Somewhere between timeless adventure (Kerouac’s "On The Road") and tortured sojourn (Neal Peart’s "Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road"), there exists THE TOPOGRAPHY OF...

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December 13, 2021

RISKY RESTORATION

By E.F. Dodd
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Love grows where it’s least expected — and lust blossoms instantly — in E.F. Dodd’s RISKY RESTORATION, a fun and frisky romance novel about broken...

December 13, 2021

GET IN THE SALES GAME

By Sweet Sue Kouchis
Rating:
2.8 / 5.0

Susan Kouchis shares some interesting experiences from her remarkable sales career in GET IN THE SALES GAME!, but their impact is diluted somewhat by odd...

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December 13, 2021

ALL THAT WILL REMAIN

By Richard Snodgrass
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Author Richard Snodgrass’s masterful prose immerses the reader in a story that is layered and nuanced, with well-researched glimpses of history and mores of a...

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December 10, 2021

FACE THE NIGHT

By Alan Lastufka
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

FACE THE NIGHT is an unexpected pleasure, recalling the down-to-earth storytelling craft of Jack Ketchum and the earnest sympathy that Dean Koontz inspires for his...

Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

UNDERESTIMATE ME. THAT’LL BE FUN! is both fun and inspiring and offers a fierce, defiant message of self-empowerment and embracing one’s true self. It’s a...

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December 10, 2021

FLOWERS GROW ON BROKEN WALLS

By Farena Bajwa
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

From the evocative title to the meticulously crafted presentation, FLOWERS GROW ON BROKEN WALLS bears all the hallmarks of a labor of love that will...

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December 10, 2021

THE SEQUENCE

By Lucien Telford
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

THE SEQUENCE is a potent, powerful, and thought-provoking adventure through a bleak yet fascinating future that features several vivid characters and prompts compelling questions about...

December 8, 2021

EMBRACING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

By Joyce Meyer Jones
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

In the self-help book, EMBRACING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION, author J.M. Jones wades in the shallows as she reframes an old principle by marrying its...

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December 8, 2021

VAMPIRE ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND

By Geraldine Burrows
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

VAMPIRE ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND is charming, compelling, and satisfying – everything a reader wants in a light romance or a two-century-old mystery.

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December 8, 2021

RANT

By M.K. Hoffman
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Despite the liberal inclusion of financial detail – which some could find off-putting - M.K. Hoffman's RANT is an insightful read for anyone who enjoys...

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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

In THE MYSTERY OF RASCAL PRATT, OR, THE PRETTY RED, William Robert Scott outfits a young adult adventure story with a complexity of both mind...

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