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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
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3.0 / 5.0
PENANCE: Unredeemable is a solid thriller with a dependable protagonist, blistering set-piece action scenes, and a decently involving plot. Well worth a read for fans...
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3.5 / 5.0
Peggy Race's DESIREE, THE MUSIC OF MY SOUL is a sprawling memoir encapsulating much of the author's life as it relates to dogs she has...
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4.2 / 5.0
Young adult novel HAWNT blends elements of paranormal romance and horror with memorable characters and a fast-paced build to the dramatic climax for a fun,...
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3.5 / 5.0
Despite its sympathetic protagonist, sinister setting, and gruesome monster, the novella FEAST OF CRONES by Alexander Katz nevertheless ends up feeling like too little of...
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3.0 / 5.0
While serious readers of poetry may balk at the brevity and sentimentalism of the poems in TWILIGHT: AWAKENING THE STARS – POEMS OF THE NIGHT’S...
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4.0 / 5.0
A novel-cum-memoir-cum-self-help manual, THE SOUL OF AN EAGLE will appeal to those who seek inspiration and are open to embracing the power of spiritual realization....
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4.2 / 5.0
TANGLED LIES is a well-written, solid, female-centric crime novel crime novel with a thought-provoking plot and a suitably vile villain. Its characters, conflict and pacing...
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Rating:
4.1 / 5.0
Short, fun, and easy to read - from its pulp-inspired cover to its dramatic ending, THE BEGONIA KILLER is an entertaining escapade with a good...
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3.0 / 5.0
Even as the author John-Gabriel Hsu James aims to take readers on a journey of spiritual self-discovery, COMING IN FROM THE COLD works far better...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Classified as literary fiction, the genre seems too staid to contain John Albedo's NUTSHELL, a thought-provoking, emotionally rattling and gut-wrenching book that will cause readers...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Leaving one's comfort zone may feel scary, but since that's where true transformation occurs, that is precisely where THE ART OF BECOMING UNSTUCK--a telling, potent...