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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

ZANDRA: My Daughter, Diabetes, and Lessons in Love, a memoir of a mother’s all-out fight to save her daughter from type I diabetes, hits most...

IR Approved
December 11, 2020

PROBLEMS OF THE MUHAMMADANS: A Wake-Up Call

By Mohammed A. Halim
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Author Mohammed A. Halim constructs a brilliant case for greater understanding of the ancient knowledge offered by Muhammad in the Koran in PROBLEMS OF THE...

IR Approved
December 11, 2020

CALENDULA PROOF

By Steve McManus
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

With its fast pace, well-drawn characters, and tight delivery, CALENDULA PROOF will satisfy YA or adult readers who want to unravel an entertaining mystery over...

Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

A quiet urban fantasy with intriguing world building and fantastical beasts, Titus Murphy's BLACK OAK holds back a bit too much in its first installment.

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

ASH FOREST (AND THE KING'S GOLD) by Stephen R. Pratt highlights the adventures of its differently-abled hero and provides an introductory foundation for a potential...

IR Approved
December 9, 2020

THE ART OF FINDING TRUTH

By Darice Cairns
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

The biographical story Darice Cairns relates in THE ART OF FINDING TRUTH, ONE MAN'S JOURNEY THROUGH LOVE, LIFE, GRIEF AND JOY of Behzad Ghashghaee's personal...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

GOODNIGHT SWOGG THE SILLY FROG by Grump C is a simple little tale, based in nature, that is beautifully illustrated. 

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Although uneven in tone and pacing, YOUNGHO AND CHADORI: The Door to the Spirit World mostly succeeds, thanks to charming illustrations and its sweet main...

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December 7, 2020

THE LIVES OF LOWBROW ARTISTS: Vol 1

By Fritz K. Costa
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Author Fritz Costa’s conversational storytelling brings life to biographic profiles of five Lowbrow artists in THE LIVES OF LOWBROW ARTISTS:  Vol 1, illuminating their common...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Sprightly and fun in structure, but with big themes and solid research underpinning it, FINDING GEORGE WASHINGTON will please readers of soft science fiction, light...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

FORGIVENESS is a refreshingly candid and engrossing memoir with a self-help angle that will resonate especially with readers who have struggled with unhealthy romantic relationships.

IR Approved
December 2, 2020

AFTER THE BALL

By Samuel Miles Morley
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

AFTER THE BALL is a solidly-written sojourn into horror noir, balancing well-measured tension with a love of history and a well-drawn setting.

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