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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

Excellent!
Must-read.

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November 2, 2020

THE MAVERICK

By Jennifer Valenti
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Surprisingly personable as well as darkly humorous, THE MAVERICK by Jennifer Valenti is as riveting as it is entertaining as it follows the adventures of...

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November 2, 2020

THE STORIES STARS TELL

By CL Walters
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

In THE STORIES STARS TELL, C.L. Walters has crafted a world where the stars align into the perfect story—but only because she gives the reader...

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November 2, 2020

ACTS OF HOPE

By Martin Elsant
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

After a somewhat slow beginning, ACTS OF HOPE, Book Two of Martin Elsant’s Inquisition Trilogy, ramps up the tale of a group of idealistic and...

October 30, 2020

THE STING OF DEATH

By M.A.N.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Non-stop action, precisely choreographed fight scenes, and witty dialogue give M.A.N.’s pulse-pounding sci-fi thriller THE STING OF DEATH a comic-book appeal, even as setting and...

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October 28, 2020

SOUL SEEKER

By Kaylin McFarren
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

Kaylin McFarren’s SOUL SEEKER is a clever, slow-building supernatural thriller that finds great strength in the way it infuses a fairly normal reality with ever-growing...

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October 28, 2020

THE COMFORT OF DISTANCE

By Ryburn Dobbs
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A solid start to a brand new mystery series, THE COMFORT OF DISTANCE makes the most of its debut with a lively rural setting, great...

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October 14, 2020

THE CROCODILE MAKES NO SOUND

By N.L. Holmes
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

THE CROCODILE MAKES NO SOUND by N.L. Holmes is a fascinating tale full of suspense and historical details, and readers with a penchant for ancient...

October 12, 2020

THE PSYCHIC MAIDEN

By Jideofor Nwokedi
Rating:
2.0 / 5.0

The power of THE PSYCHIC MAIDEN lies in its subtext--the almost casual description of Nigeria’s legacy of corruption and superstition, a place where abhorrent practices...

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October 12, 2020

SOUTH KOREA: The Price of Efficiency and Success

By John Gonzalez and Young Lee
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Although they sometimes let their liberal and Western biases color their arguments, John Gonzalez and Young Lee present a thorough portrait of Korean society and...

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October 12, 2020

TRINE RISING, The Kinderra Saga: Book 1

By C.K. Donnelly
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

TRINE RISING is an intense and emotionally-engaging beginning to a promising new fantasy series, set in a well-crafted new world with believable and thoroughly human...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

He's an ancient off-world god who used to look for love in all the wrong places, she's an Earthly college student more familiar with the...

IR Approved
October 9, 2020

AWAKE

By Andrew Palmer
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

AWAKE is a thrilling speculative adventure, with an action-packed plot that never wavers, through an imaginative high-tech dream world where a man fights for control...

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