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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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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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
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...
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.
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.
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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...