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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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IR Approved
June 7, 2021

THE AUTHENTIC YOU

By Kristina M Holle
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

An upbeat and encouraging book designed to help the reader discover, accept, and build on the strengths and experiences of their true selves, THE AUTHENTIC...

June 7, 2021

SOL.

By Livingston
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

SOL is an absurdist story about the insidious nature of corporate blandness in the spirit of Vonnegut and Pynchon with some interesting ideas and effective...

IR Approved
June 7, 2021

NUCLEAR POWER NUCLEAR GAME

By Helen Huang
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

NUCLEAR POWER NUCLEAR GAME is a smart, taut, action-packed thriller with a strong and clever female protagonist. The love story angle is less compelling, but...

IR Approved
June 4, 2021

THE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH

By Michael Scott Hopkins
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

THE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH is a thrill ride of a mystery novel--a slug and shot of testosterone that works eminently well with its...

IR Approved
June 4, 2021

RUNNIN’ WITH FROGS

By George Worthington
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

For fans of military-themed texts and memoirs alike, George R. Worthington’s RUNNIN’ WITH FROGS thoroughly examines the retired admiral’s three-plus decades of service, offering readers...

June 4, 2021

PIKE’S POTENTIAL

By John J Spearman
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Exploring a massive intergalactic setting through the eyes of a seasoned, nuanced protagonist, John J. Spearman’s PIKE’S POTENTIAL, is an engaging, albeit somewhat flawed hard...

IR Approved
June 2, 2021

LOST ON A PAGE

By David E. Sharp
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Combining a unique premise with a clever, twist-laden plot, David E. Sharp’s LOST ON A PAGE serves as both a satirical examination of the idea...

IR Approved
June 2, 2021

HEALING HEARTS: Shatterproof

By Jeanine LeBlanc
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Jeanine LeBlanc's HEALING HEARTS: Shatterproof is a collection of firsthand accounts of true-life tales of personal tragedy--written in crystal-clear prose--and an emotional work of art.

IR Approved
June 2, 2021

STUPID DIVORCE

By Vincent Fudge II
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Vincent Fudge II’s STUPID DIVORCE is an intelligent, well-intentioned, fair-minded and sincere interpretation of divorce by a Christian writer whose systems thinking and introspective honesty...

May 31, 2021

PAST GRIEF

By Edward J. Leahy
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Interesting characters and the choices they make keep Edward J. Leahy's PAST GRIEF--an otherwise standard cop thriller--from becoming humdrum.

May 28, 2021

WHEN TO BEGIN AGAIN

By LC Hutto
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Although plagued by some unrealistic characterization and dialog, LC Hutto's WHEN TO BEGIN AGAIN is a nice, slow simmer of a romance novel.

IR Approved
May 26, 2021

DIL DEEPLY IN LOVE

By Neena Paul
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Considering the vast market of books that exist about how to fall and remain madly, deeply, truly in love, Neena Paul's slender self-help volume DIL...

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