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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
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Though Steven Joseph's CRANKY SUPERPOWERS seems rather too idiosyncratically arranged to be read as a self-help tome, the book is consistently funny and perhaps best...

IR Approved
December 8, 2023

EXITS

By Stephen C. Pollock
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Full of wit, insight, and provocative imagery, EXITS is a masterful collection by award-winning poet Stephen C. Pollock.

IR Approved
December 6, 2023

RISE OF THE WARRIOR LEADER

By Claudio Chiste
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

With its focus on South African leadership culture and a clarity of purpose, Claudio Chistè’s RISE OF THE WARRIOR LEADER offers enough new ideas to...

IR Approved
December 6, 2023

NUNS WITH SHOTGUNS

By P.H. Mountain
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

P.H. Mountain was a lovable scumbag in his early years, and NUNS WITH SHOTGUNS is a hilarious romp that follows this immature young man as...

IR Approved
December 6, 2023

MY TIME WITH YOU HAS BEEN SHORT BUT VERY FUNNY

By Robert McBryde
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Radio listeners in Quebec are already familiar with the wit and wisdom of Robert McBryde. The non-fiction collection, MY TIME WITH YOU HAS BEEN SHORT...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

Jonnie Ramsey Brown's YOU PROMISED TO DO NO HARM (A True Story of Love, Loss, and the Horror of Healthcare Disparity for One African-American Family)...

IR Approved
December 5, 2023

LOST GROVE: Part One

By Charlotte Zang, Alex Knudsen
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Thriller, mystery, and gothic horror combine in Charlotte Zang and Alex Knudsen's LOST GROVE: Part One. It is (so far) a page-turning novel about a...

IR Approved
December 4, 2023

A MIRROR FOR THE BLIND

By Jeong Mu
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

At once foreign and familiar, Jeong Mu’s A MIRROR FOR THE BLIND provides keen insight into both the traditional and technological forces weighing on young...

IR Approved
December 4, 2023

NOTHING SACRED (Outspoken Voices in Contemporary Fiction)

By Edited by Bernard Schweizer and James Morrow
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

NOTHING SACRED (Outspoken Voices in Contemporary Fiction) is a finely edited, well-designed anthology of contemporary fiction. A bright start for a bold, small press.

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Gregory G. Allen's THE MONSTERS OF MARYMOUNT MANSION, with illustrations by Shelby Goodwin, delivers a fresh take on the well-worn theme of living with and...

December 1, 2023

THE SECRETS INSIDE

By Katherine Tirado-Ryen
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Katherine Tirado-Ryen illuminates a warning sign against predatory older men in her compulsively readable novel, THE SECRETS INSIDE.

December 1, 2023

BISENTIENT

By Patrick O'Connor
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

BISENTIENT by Patrick O’Connor is an uneven blend of science fiction, fantasy, politics and the occult that works best as a cinematic action-adventure tale.

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