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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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June 18, 2021

PENANCE: Unredeemable

By Seth Sjostrom
Rating:
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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June 18, 2021

DESIREE, THE MUSIC OF MY SOUL

By Peggy Race
Rating:
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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June 16, 2021

HAWNT

By Elizabeth J. Rekab
Rating:
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,...

June 16, 2021

FEAST OF CRONES

By Alexander Katz
Rating:
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...

Rating:
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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June 14, 2021

THE SOUL OF AN EAGLE

By Edmond E Frank
Rating:
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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June 11, 2021

DECANTED

By Linda Sheehan
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

DECANTED is a poignant novel about a woman striking out on her own in search of a life filled with passion. The author’s love for...

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June 11, 2021

TANGLED LIES

By Karen E. Osborne
Rating:
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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June 11, 2021

THE BEGONIA KILLER

By Jeff Bond
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...

June 9, 2021

COMING IN FROM THE COLD

By John-Gabriel Hsu James
Rating:
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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June 9, 2021

NUTSHELL

By John Albedo
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...

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