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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:
3.5 / 5.0

Tanya Ney’s BIRD, A BOY, AND A BIG ADVENTURE boasts appealingly colorful illustrations, and its rhyming text gives the narrative plenty of momentum.

March 6, 2024

THE LIAR KILLERS

By Anfernee Parker
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

While Anfernee Parker's THE LIAR KILLERS plays around with some intriguing futuristic concepts, the book suffers from rushed pacing and a protagonist who is mostly...

March 4, 2024

THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FLAME

By Renaii West
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Renaii West's THE WRONG SIDE OF THE FLAME is an entertaining story with a strong focus on its lively, charismatic cast of characters.

IR Approved
March 4, 2024

REFUGE

By Bill VanPatten
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Bill VanPatten’s REFUGE is a rewarding, affecting, disturbing, and memorable work with significant social commentary.

IR Approved
March 4, 2024

LAKETOWN

By Gerald DiPego
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

With themes of self-acceptance and connection to others, Gerald DiPego's expert, artful storytelling divulges the deepest yearnings of his small-town characters in the extraordinary LAKETOWN,...

March 4, 2024

OM VEL WAY: Be Happy and Make Happy

By Seval Seer
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Seval Seer's OM VEL WAY: Be Happy and Make Happy covers a huge amount of ground in its exploration of Hindu spirituality.

March 1, 2024

SECRETS OF HEALING THE BRAIN

By Shady J. Srour
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

While author Shady S. Srour does not reject conventional medicine like most naturopaths, his research is so sloppy that some of the papers he references...

IR Approved
March 1, 2024

WHAT IT COST US: Stories of Pandemic & Protest in DC

By The Young Authors of Shout Mouse Press
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Like all great short story collections, WHAT IT COST US: Stories of Pandemic & Protest in D.C. is more than the sum of its parts....

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Traci Strahlendorf's MICHAEL AND THE WALKING TALKING MUSTACHE is a silly book about a boy and the caterpillar who decides to hitch a ride on...

March 1, 2024

OLD BLOOD

By Nick Jameson
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Nick Jameson’s fantasy OLD BLOOD kicks off with promising energy and lushly-detailed storytelling.

February 28, 2024

PRICE OF VENGEANCE

By Kurt D. Springs
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

Kurt D. Springs's PRICE OF VENGEANCE boasts military sci-fi elements galore and thought-provoking details that will sate devoted genre readers.

IR Approved
February 28, 2024

ENHANCED

By Candace Kade
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Intricately constructed and incredibly layered, ENHANCED by Candace Kade will suck readers in, taking them on a thrilling ride through a terrifying future that looks...

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