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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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IR Approved
November 28, 2025

THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST

By Martyn Burke
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Martyn Burke's THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST offers a fresh perspective on the Third Reich, revealing how whispers became a weapon against a regime of deafening propaganda....

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November 28, 2025

THE GORDIAN KNOT

By David O Thomas
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Though its characterization is sometimes by-the-numbers, David O. Thomas's THE GORDIAN KNOT's excellent plotting and understanding of police work make it a great addition to...

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November 28, 2025

A NEW WAY OF SEEING

By Dominique Side
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Dominique Side's A NEW WAY OF SEEING is a carefully considered, illuminating work by a serious Buddhist practitioner. Essential reading for those who wish to...

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November 28, 2025

A COURTSHIP IN QUARANTINE

By Jem Spears
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

What starts as a lockdown-era "Shop Around the Corner" quickly turns into a story of love building strength during turbulent times. Jem Spears's A COURTSHIP...

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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Neil Thanedar's POSITIVE POLITICS: A Proven Playbook to Get into Politics, Change Your Life, and Change the World provides useful, practical, and uplifting ways of...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Allen Wolf’s THE SOUND OF VIOLET offers an emotionally sincere and thoughtfully crafted exploration of neurodiversity and existentialism, succeeding as both a tender romance and...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Suffused with vivid illustrations, Lynn and Jonathan Greenberg's SUZY THE ADHD TAXI AND THE SIGHTSEEING ADVENTURE is a gentle, warm-hearted story about neurodiversity that promotes...

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November 24, 2025

THE INVISIBLE THREAD

By Sue Lamorree
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Heartfelt and hopeful, Sue Lamoree’s THE INVISIBLE THREAD offers middle-grade readers an inspiring look at courage, friendship, and the invisible bonds that hold people and...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

With warmth and confidence, Keri Baskin delivers a comprehensive guide to accepting God’s love and allowing it to transform you in COMPLETE: Living an Abundant...

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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

Set in the Jim Crow era, Leon E. Pettiway’s NEW HARMONY: A Mother's Story of Love and Loss exposes the painful web of actions that...

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Matthew A. Tower’s LOVE WARS: Clash of the Parents details the aftermath of an exceptionally acrimonious divorce, the pain of generational trauma, and the possibility...

Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

An upbeat story about chasing your passion, Nancy Boegler's WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE will encourage children not to give up on...

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