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November 22, 2023

GLOBAL WARMING, ENERGY, AND WORLD PEACE

By Wasfi Youssef
Rating:
2.3 / 5.0

As a reference book, Wasfi Youssef's GLOBAL WARMING, ENERGY, AND WORLD PEACE has a lot of information on a plethora of topics. As a policy...

November 22, 2023

SNOWFALL IN VIRGINIA

By Jim Davidson
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Jim Davidson’s stylish prose carries his dependable hero through another adventure. SNOWFALL IN VIRGINIA is a solid modern mystery—a casual, comfy read.

IR Approved
November 22, 2023

TOO FAST

By Erik E Morales
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

In TOO FAST, Erik E. Morales offers a harrowing, heartfelt portrait of lives touched by abuse, neglect, and hope.

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November 22, 2023

THE SINS OF KINGS

By Daniel Thomas Valente
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A promising addition to the high fantasy genre, Daniel Thomas Valente's THE SINS OF KINGS is an ambitious, engrossing debut that will captivate readers who...

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November 20, 2023

YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE IT ANYHOW, A Memoir

By Eric K. Hatch
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Packed to bursting with great stories, Eric K. Hatch's YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE IT ANYHOW is an especially compelling autobiography for those who love to travel.

November 20, 2023

A LESSER GOD (Reason Else Demise)

By Don Hackett
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

The patient reader will be rewarded by Don Hackett’s A LESSER GOD (Reason Else Demise), a thought-provoking and philosophical novel that is more interested in...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Keith A. Hamilton's solidly-written DESPERATION ISLAND (21st Century Pirates in the Caribbean) is an enjoyable, if slightly simplistic, maritime thriller with plenty of drama.

IR Approved
November 17, 2023

RED SCREEN

By Daniel Burke
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Eminently likeable characters face parallel dangers from both real and virtual worlds in Daniel Burke’s RED SCREEN, a delightful, often funny, always compelling thriller, even...

November 17, 2023

SON OF THE DOOMSDAY PROPHET

By Steven J. Byers
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

A fascinating narrative opportunity, Steven J. Byers's SON OF THE DOOMSDAY PROPHET has a rambling plot and passive protagonist, but still puts a unique spin...

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November 17, 2023

THE FUTURE KING | Return of the Once Monarch

By Vishnul Jain
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Vishnul Jain's THE FUTURE KING | Return of the Once Monarch is a fascinating (though uneven) epic that combines myths and legends from around the...

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November 15, 2023

TWO WEEKS OF SUMMER

By Katherine Tirado-Ryen
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

TWO WEEKS OF SUMMER by Katherine Tirado-Ryen is a rock-solid chick-lit novel—engaging, humorous, and touching. Like its protagonist, it may not be perfect, but it...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Amidst its rough language and irreverent subject matter, Colin Dodds's THE REIGN OF THE ANTI-SANTAS (A Christmas misadventure for grownups) presents a compelling story of...

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