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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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5/5

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Must-read.

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November 13, 2024

TANGLES

By Kay Smith-Blum
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

TANGLES by Kay Smith-Blum is an emotionally resonant mystery combined with a compelling conspiracy story.

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November 13, 2024

BROKEN MOON – SCORNED LANDS

By Patrick Todoroff
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A promising beginning to an epic series, Patrick Todoroff's BROKEN MOON—SCORNED LANDS builds a shattered world seeded with hints of something both greater and more...

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November 11, 2024

I’M NOT STUPID, I HAVE HEARING LOSS

By Tracy L Markley
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Raw, revelatory, and suffused with hard-won wisdom, Tracy L. Markley's I'M NOT STUPID, I HAVE HEARING LOSS is a must-read memoir that challenges entrenched myths...

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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Paul X. Harder's OPTIMAL WORK: A Project Manager's Guide to Elevating Team Performance through Deep Work, Passion, and Purpose is an expertly crafted, text-book caliber...

November 11, 2024

SEVEN TIMES DEAD

By Roy Chaney
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Roy Chaney's SEVEN TIMES DEAD is a lively, energetic action/adventure novel with a dizzying array of twists, turns, and characters.

November 8, 2024

SOUTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY

By Dennis Clay Smith
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Dennis Clay Smith's raucous, overstuffed debut novel SOUTHERN RIPLEY COUNTY offers a gumbo of small-town melodrama and twisty crime thriller sure to satisfy readers with...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

In HAPPYAGONY, Mem Ferda offers up an intimate self-portrait in verse, an unsparing exploration of life's joys and losses rendered in plainspoken yet expressive lines...

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November 8, 2024

TIMOTHY’S DEMON

By Michael B. Duff
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Michael B. Duff’s TIMOTHY’S DEMON is a richly imagined, agile debut with a satisfying blend of magical worldbuilding and smartly conceived action.

November 6, 2024

FALL OF THE MIGHTY

By Larry Forcey
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Thoroughly well-researched and carefully crafted, Larry Forcey’s FALL OF THE MIGHTY still doesn’t successfully braid its narrative threads into an emotionally compelling story.

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November 6, 2024

THE MAMMOTH IN THE ROOM

By Nicolas Pokorny
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Nicolas Pokorny’s THE MAMMOTH IN THE ROOM provides a strong, successful model for human-centered, dynamic leadership.

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November 6, 2024

GONE MIA — DEADLY DECEPTION

By Tess Raynes
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Tess Raynes's psychological thriller GONE MIA—DEADLY DECEPTION grabs readers by the throat and doesn’t let go until the closing pages.

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November 4, 2024

STALKING GHOSTS

By Alexander C. Juden
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

An engaging and action-filled mystery, Alexander C. Juden's STALKING GHOSTS believably and vividly portrays the complicated mind of a man struggling with trauma while keeping...

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