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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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5/5

Excellent!
Must-read.

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Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Traci Strahlendorf's COOL HAT TRICK KILPATRICK is a picture book for young children that successfully tackles issues of self-esteem and kindness.

February 26, 2024

THE ROADIE CARTEL

By Phil J Kriz
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0

Phil J. Kriz's THE ROADIE CARTEL is a promising debut that blends music industry insider knowledge with the cutthroat world of cocaine trafficking. The novel’s...

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February 26, 2024

GIVE US BAD BOYS & BILLIONAIRES

By L.M. Mountford
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

L.M. Mountford's GIVE US BAD BOYS & BILLIONAIRES is a highly charged, erotically intense collection of short stories designed to appeal to a wide variety...

IR Approved
February 26, 2024

THE HAPPIEST PRESCHOOL: A Manual for Teachers

By Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D., Kelly Perez
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Martha Heineman Pieper and Kelly Perez provide useful guidance in THE HAPPIEST PRESCHOOL: A Manual for Teachers, which values making a connection with preschool students...

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February 23, 2024

COMPLINE

By Karyn M. Bruce
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

The quiet, contemplative poems of Karyn M. Bruce’s COMPLINE compellingly evoke the living soul’s relationship with death and God in a way that will move...

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February 23, 2024

SHITAMACHI SCAM

By Michael Pronko
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Author Michael Pronko is a master craftsman, painting a fascinating portrait of a city and its underbelly through engaging characters and depictions of crime that...

IR Approved
February 23, 2024

EMIGRANT TALES OF THE PLATTE RIVER RAIDS

By Janelle Molony
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

EMIGRANT TALES OF THE PLATTE RIVER RAIDS sees author Janelle Molony compile a thorough, blow-by-blow account of a largely forgotten aspect of nineteenth-century trail history.

February 21, 2024

AFTERLIFE: Cool Assassins 3

By J. O. Quantaman
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

J.O. Quantaman's AFTERLIFE: Cool Assassins 3 is an ambitious book that sets out to do many things, and it does enough of those things well...

February 21, 2024

THE BOOK OF IRWIN GOULD (IDG)

By Irwin Gould
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Irwin Gould’s THE BOOK OF IRWIN GOULD is a short and inspiring memoir that shows the author is more than ready for whatever life throws...

February 21, 2024

THE ORPHANAGE BY THE LAKE

By Daniel G. Miller
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0

Daniel G. Miller’s THE ORPHANAGE BY THE LAKE is a chilling, nail-biting thriller about a chase for the truth when everyone else has failed. 

February 19, 2024

THE SISKIYOU SON

By G.M. Davis
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

THE SISKIYOU SON by G.M. Davis is both tragic and triumphant, tinged with a painful bittersweetness. A scathing commentary on the failures of adults in...

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February 19, 2024

THE HUMAN DISPERSAL PROJECT

By Adam James Chouinard
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Pleasantly complex and filled with heart, Adam James Chouinard's THE HUMAN DISPERSAL PROJECT melds exuberant sci-fi storytelling with a compelling existential mystery.

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