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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.

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2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

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5/5

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Must-read.

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Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

Glenn De Gama’s FRAGILE DIAMONDS: Reflections on What Matters Most is a well-designed and concise guide to the author’s personal life experiences. 

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May 17, 2024

BREVITY

By John Kerl
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

BREVITY is a testament to John Kerl's skill as a poet and his ability to capture the essence of life's fleeting moments.

May 17, 2024

ARE YOU MY MENTOR

By Irma and Markeith Porter
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

With ARE YOU MY MENTOR, authors Irma and Markeith Porter offer an engaging narrative exploring the profound impact of mentors on children's lives that ultimately...

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Dee Knight’s A REALISTIC PATH TO PEACE: From Genocide to Global War... and How We Can Stop It is a carefully considered, well-researched, and copiously...

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May 15, 2024

THE MONARCHS

By Mark Sabbas
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Elevated by debut author Mark Sabbas's infectious passion for music, philosophy, and matters of the spirit, THE MONARCHS delivers an uplifting, vividly imagined tale of...

May 15, 2024

AMY UNBOUND

By Martin Sneider
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Martin Sneider's AMY UNBOUND offers a portrait of a powerful family and proves difficult to put down. 

Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Greg Munck's memoir THE GUIDE—Survival, Warfighting, Peacemaking benefits from many interesting and touching passages, though the mixture of memoir and sermonizing can make for some...

May 13, 2024

THE PACT

By Lisa Darcy
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

THE PACT by Lisa Darcy is overall a drama-packed, intriguing story of two characters discovering their own identities.

May 13, 2024

STONER TO SEEKER: 1970s Asian Hippie Trail

By Gordon Schwerzmann
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Full of colorful historical and religious information, Gordon Schwerzmann’s STONER TO SEEKER: 1970s Asian Hippie Trail is mostly an engaging and entertaining read about a...

May 13, 2024

INSPIRATIONAL LOVE

By Vernon John Sinnott
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Vernon John Sinnott navigates love’s many complexities with INSPIRATIONAL LOVE, a collection of heartfelt prose from a self-professed “incurable romantic” that may not work for...

May 10, 2024

ANCILLA

By Sera Maddox Drake
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

Sera Maddox Drake's ANCILLA, despite its flaws, is sure to appeal to a subset of readers, namely those with a more-than-casual interest in BDSM and...

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May 10, 2024

EAST HAMPTON BLUE

By Shelby Raebeck
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Shelby Raebeck's EAST HAMPTON BLUE is a compelling story of a stressed East coast tourist town that beautifully depicts the struggles of a man and...

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