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1/5

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Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

3/5

Good
Worth reading.

4/5

Very Good
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January 27, 2021

FRACTALS

By Alicia Anthony
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

While the dialog is generally crisp and evocative and the issues surrounding kids from abusive homes needing safe ones is compelling, these vital topics are...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Sweet illustrations and a charming main (dog) character who learns a good lesson balance out the uneven and sometimes confusing prose in the children's illustrated...

IR Approved
January 25, 2021

THE MASS OF MEN

By Rachel K. Wentz
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

THE MASS OF MEN is an engrossing story about the training and lives of firefighters, written by an author who has clearly lived through many...

IR Approved
January 22, 2021

GET LOST DIRTY COVID-19!

By Madalsa and Zuivere
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

The simple poems contained within GET LOST DIRTY COVID-19 from mother and daughter writing team Madalsa and Zuivere are engaging, emotive and will be enormously...

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January 22, 2021

DAWNCALLER

By David Rice
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

David Rice balances the brutality of war with lighter moments and juggles dozens of characters in DAWNCALLER, a cathartic coming-of-age tale and the conclusion to...

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January 22, 2021

VIRULENCE

By E.W. Johnson M.D.
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Fans of medical thrillers and mercenary justice tales will not be disappointed by VIRULENCE -- a tense, meticulously-crafted and eerily topical action saga.

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January 20, 2021

HER TURN

By Allison Jones
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Much of the utterly charming HER TURN by Allison Jones--a light-hearted romantic comedy with great depth--unfolds via internal stream-of-consciousness as a quirky cast of characters...

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Told from the point of view of a passionate soul with a frank yet addictive personality and a wounded past, REDEMPTIVE TRAUMA: Confessions of a...

January 18, 2021

ANATHEMA

By Rich Yoder
Rating:
2.0 / 5.0

IR Approved
January 18, 2021

A WOUNDED DEER LEAPS HIGHEST

By C.P. Mangel
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Poetic, soaring, and heartbreaking, C.P. Mange's A WOUNDED DEER LEAPS HIGHEST irresistibly draws the reader into the world of Asa Horace, a 15-year old mixed-race...

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January 18, 2021

YANKS BEHIND THE LINES

By Jeffrey B. Miller
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

For the most part, YANKS BEHIND THE LINES is an intriguing story of a piece of history not often talked about, although author Jeffrey B....

January 15, 2021

SHADES OF BLACK I: In Darkness Cast

By Jonathan Shuerger
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

SHADES OF BLACK I: In Darkness Cast is a sweeping fantasy adventure, but despite some interesting ideas being explored, the nearly constant level of horrific...

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