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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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Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

The engaging writing style and well-developed characters in THE MAD HATTER’S SON will keep readers interested throughout, and the book boasts a clever title that...

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January 31, 2018

CHILDREN OF ANOTHER BIBLE

By Jonathan Maas
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

CHILDREN OF ANOTHER BIBLE is an excellent start to what hopefully will be a series, which will carry through the creative and complex world-building and...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

DREAMING OF FROZEN YEARS is a sad, coming-of-age cautionary tale about the fragility of young people whose naivety and lack of self-control have them walking...

Rating:
2.8 / 5.0

Arresting and unique, EXHUMATION: An Epic of Existentia (Acts of the Sojourner, Book One) is a deep dive into a world that never existed.

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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

ART: BECOME CONFIDENT FAST sketches a valuable and solid framework for discerning the nebulous intricacies of visual art and its makers. Though this study may...

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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Bridging the divide between uneventful modern life and the excitement of magic, LEGIONS OF LILITH: The Awakening aims to fuse crime thriller writing with the...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

This years-long, transcontinental game of cat-and-mouse is an explosive page-turner which owes its momentum to its two well-drawn opponents and a conflict that goes beyond...

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December 27, 2017

HAIR LOSS: OPTIONS FOR RESTORATION & REVERSAL

By Gustavo J. Gomez, Ph.D.
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

For male readers (and to a lesser extent female readers) looking for explanations of their hair loss and options for treating it, this scholarly work...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Author Lesley L. Smith’s strengths are her super-imaginative situations and absorbing scientific subject matter. Her sophomoric storytelling and banal dialogue, however, limit the appeal of...

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December 20, 2017

PRIVATE MONEY LENDING

By Gustavo J. Gomez, PhD
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

Gustavo J. Gomez, PhD creates a successful, readable, and thorough guide to financial literacy in the post-2008 market, and an enlightening read for soon-to-be retired...

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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

The combination of warmth, fun, and smouldering passion with the dark, prejudice-ridden historical context makes Vanda Writer’s OLYMPUS NIGHTS ON THE SQUARE a tale not...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

THE TRUMPETS OF JERICHO is a sprawling work, featuring an enormous cast—Jews, Poles and Germans, all based on real people—and a fascinating and sobering presentation...

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