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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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3.5 / 5.0
Doug Belair’s DAUGHTERS OF A WINTER NIGHT is a fun yet deeply conventional medieval fantasy, importing both the strengths and weaknesses of its genre predecessors.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Paul Kevin Wood’s KINETIC BLUE is an engaging and dynamic story with a likeable protagonist who guides the reader through his journey to adulthood. A...
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
C.J. Loveman’s PROTOCOL HERESY: The Limp in the Code draws on moving and meaningful subject matter, although it doesn’t fully develop that potential across its...
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0
Readers drawn to character-driven women’s fiction with a bit of family drama will find LUNCH TALES: Teagan, the second book in Lucille Guarino's Lunch Tales...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Though on-the-nose in the telling, Cornelius Walters's THE CRUEL FAULT OF TIME is a timely SF-tinged exploration of the state of society in the early...
October 10, 2025
BECAUSE OF AMY: How My Daughter’s Death Gave Me Life (And How Your Pain Can Free You Too)
By Rita HenryRating:
3.7 / 5.0
Rita Henry transforms her daughter's death into a rigorous exploration of trauma and healing in BECAUSE OF AMY: How My Daughter's Death Gave Me Life...
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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0
Freya Aguiar's WATER WISHES: Bound By Tides ebbs and flows with tension and immersive emotional storytelling. Its prose is as enchanting as the universe it...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
Well-researched and biting in its geopolitical commentary, Brendon Patrick's AFGHANI is a stirring, breakneck-paced historical novel with a strong voice.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
While both stories in Sy S. Kanaan's volume are generally interesting, both A WENDIGO INVITES US TO DINNER and I SPOKE TO THE GUARD OF...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
Mel Pine’s A BUDDHIST PATH TO JOY: The New Middle Way Expanded Edition is an excellent overall primer to a living practice of modern Buddhism.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
A blend of mystery-thriller and satire, Keith Edward Vaughn's BAD ACTOR is a rollickingly funny and immersive novel with an acerbic, recovering alcoholic protagonist.
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
Although it doesn’t fully succeed in synthesizing its arguments about the world, Don Young’s FINDING GOD IN VEGAS: A Gen X Spiritual Awakening is a...