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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

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Must-read.

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

CYBERJUTSU: Cybersecurity for the Modern Ninja is a very well researched and clearly organized book that uses Japanese history quite cleverly to illustrate modern cybersecurity...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Raj Arneja’s LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT: A Mother’s Journey to Adoption is a well-written heart wrenching and captivating memoir about the journey to finding and...

March 31, 2021

THE SPACE BETWEEN

By DB Clement
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Stream-of-consciousness processes read as authentic in DB Clement's THE SPACE BETWEEN, but on the whole the actual characters in this life-review novel should feel more...

March 31, 2021

THE ONLINE LIFESTYLE

By Julie Lawal
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

THE ONLINE LIFESTYLE contains a lot of helpful information for those looking to step into the online business world and comes with several workbook-type resources...

March 31, 2021

IRON BUTTERFLY

By Andrew Eustace Anselmi
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

IRON BUTTERFLY is an engrossing and beautifully allegorical tale of the history, suffering, and redemption of an Italian-American family and the small Italian village from...

IR Approved
March 29, 2021

BLINK ONCE TO SPREAD SNOW

By James Christie
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Rich in historical detail, BLINK ONCE TO SPREAD SNOW by James Christie provides a deep, measured sense of reading pleasure likely to remain long after...

March 29, 2021

THE FRED VALENTINE SHOW

By Vincent Glen
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

In Vincent Glen's THE FRED VALENTINE SHOW, a delightfully absurdist romp, a ragtag group of talking animals and their teenage handler find employment at a...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Along with writing that is smooth and colorful and a story that invites continuation, THE LUCK OF MADONNA 13 is highly ambitious in its world...

IR Approved
March 29, 2021

THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

By Daniel G. Miller
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Exploring the possibilities of perfect foresight and the many shades of ambition, THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE is an engaging, modern action-thriller filled with logic puzzles,...

IR Approved
March 26, 2021

BUTTERFLIES IN THE SYSTEM

By Jane Powell
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

BUTTERFLIES IN THE SYSTEM, a fictional YA story loosely based on author Jane Powell's time spent in Montreal's youth protection system, is harrowing, heartbreaking, and occasionally...

IR Approved
March 26, 2021

THE PRINCESS ELECTRIC

By Derek Silver
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Derek Silver’s THE PRINCESS ELECTRIC takes its reader on an action-packed journey into the fantasy realm of Dementia, in a way which is both entertaining...

IR Approved
March 26, 2021

ROGUE WAVE

By Isabel Jolie
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Isabel Jolie’s ROGUE WAVE is an engaging and readable romance from a clearly accomplished writer that also touches upon some complex and thought-provoking ecological issues.

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