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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
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Must-read.

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Lucid, informative and user-friendly from the first page, SACRED LIFE: Healing from the Virus in Consciousness by Bedri Cag Cetin Ph.D. is a nourishing and...

IR Approved
April 14, 2021

WADE

By J.A. Carter-Winward
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Part "Portnoy’s Complaint", part "The Catcher in the Rye", WADE follows its buttoned-up title character through a series eye-opening and heart-wrenching relationship mishaps in a...

IR Approved
April 14, 2021

ELLIPSIS

By Kristy McGinnis
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Kristy McGinnis’ novel ELLIPSIS is in turns touching, suspenseful, and reflective as it moves through the highs and lows of a young woman’s unexpected journey...

IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

LINES IN THE SAND is a profound, thought-provoking and cerebral chronicle of one man’s soul-destroying tour of duty in Iraq and how he managed to...

IR Approved
April 12, 2021

LOST ON THE EDGE OF ETERNITY

By Jonathan Floyd
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Jonathan Floyd’s LOST ON THE EDGE OF ETERNITY, a story of regret laced with otherworldly vibes, is an enrapturing and playful piece of fiction that...

IR Approved
April 12, 2021

THROUGH A FOREST OF STARS

By David C. Jeffrey
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

David C. Jeffrey’s inventive, intricate plots and world creation in THROUGH A FOREST OF STARS are definitely worth exploration in this first series volume, as...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Jide Familoni's THE RACHEL PROJECT is an intricate, medical-political intrigue and a worthy and interesting read. 

April 12, 2021

THE DARKEST OF GAMES

By Lawrence Ricketts
Rating:
3.1 / 5.0

Lawrence Ricketts's THE DARKEST OF GAMES is a breezy page-turning international thriller with a fast-flowing narrative and a story that flies by even when the...

IR Approved
April 12, 2021

THE PATH OF THE TAPIR

By Michael Jarvis
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Michael Jarvis’s THE PATH OF THE TAPIR is a morally complex mystery-thriller with a laid-back tropical setting best served with a Piña Colada.

April 12, 2021

YOU HAVE YOUR WAY

By E. Vernon F. Glenn
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Written with a hefty dose of obvious legal expertise, E. Vernon F. Glenn's YOU HAVE YOUR WAY is a slow-burn southern thriller that follows the...

April 9, 2021

THE BUDS ARE CALLING

By B. Coyne Davies
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

THE BUDS ARE CALLING is a sharply-observed story of an ambitious marijuana startup as the plant is increasingly legalized and accepted, but despite its well-drawn...

IR Approved
April 9, 2021

KARIK’S FIRST BATTLE

By Evan Oliver
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

In a short span of less than 90 pages, Evan Oliver’s KARIK’S FIRST BATTLE succeeds in creating a comprehensive fantasy world led by a worthy...

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