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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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Excellent!
Must-read.

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Darktavian's THROUGH THE GATES OF WRATH: Anviletta's First Song (The Dance of Force Book 1) is a thoughtful and emotionally powerful fantasy. The book’s depth,...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Johanna Patrick’s TOOTH FAIRY CONFIDENTIAL: Investigations of JoJo P. is an amusing and engaging picture book that can help children feel confident about asking questions...

IR Approved
February 14, 2026

FRAMED IN LOVE

By Clifton Wilcox
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Emotionally sincere while raising such questions as whether memory can ever substitute presence and where to draw the line between devotion and self-erasure, Clifton Wilcox's...

Rating:
3.1 / 5.0

Rough beyond the source material, GHAD still keeps A PIMP'S DARK LOVE on the right side of read-worthy.

Rating:
3.4 / 5.0

Half intriguing travelogue, half political broadside, BEFRIENDING CHINA: People-to-People Peacemaking offers a contentious take on current events. At times, Dee Knight appears to lose sight...

February 11, 2026

WONDERLESS: A Novel

By Shelby Raebeck
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Although it has a thin plot, Shelby Raebeck’s WONDERLESS offers an engaging style and a heady atmosphere that benefits from attention to detail.

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Though not perfect, D. Novo's AS GOOD AS THE BEST: Power and Possibility Beyond C-PTSD succeeds in helping C-PTSD sufferers have faith in the possibility...

IR Approved
February 11, 2026

A SECOND CHANCE

By Asher Frend
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

In A SECOND CHANCE, Asher Frend crafts an emotionally driven, spiritually grounded novel whose heartfelt characters and high-stakes premise deliver a moving and thoughtful exploration...

Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Despite TOO COMPLEX: It’s a (Enter Difficulty Setting Here) Life's typographical mistakes, Anthony Moffett has created an action-rich, compact, and captivating narrative.

IR Approved
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Jonathan Jenkins's THE 5 LAWS OF AGENCY: How to Stay in Control When the World Falls Apart gives readers who feel overwhelmed, burned-out, or stuck...

IR Approved
February 9, 2026

SECOND POCKET FIRST

By Gregory Grosvenor
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Gregory Grosvenor's SECOND POCKET FIRST succeeds as picaresque entertainment with an interesting protagonist.

IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

In HAZARDOUS PAY, SHIRT TALK, AND TWENTY-FOUR OTHER STORIES, Ivan Prashker delivers a masterful, deeply humane collection. Elegant, unsentimental, and quietly profound, it deserves to...

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