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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.

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October 23, 2023

BLACK BOX (A Pregnancy Discrimination Memoir)

By Chelsey Glasson
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Written with the precision of a surgeon and laying out every dirty little secret under a harsh and sterile light, Chelsey Glasson's BLACK BOX (A...

October 23, 2023

THE CURSE OF MOONSEED MANOR

By D. Lieber
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

D. Lieber 's THE CURSE OF MOONSEED MANOR has some fine (ghost) storytelling strengths, but readers will first need to look past some clumsy plot...

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October 23, 2023

SAD PAPAW’S HERITAGE

By Kenny Harmon
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

A fascinating history of a German-descended American family, from their 19th-century arrival in the United States to the present, Kenny Harmon's SAD PAPAW’S HERITAGE provides...

October 20, 2023

KISSING ASPHALT

By Delicia Niami
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

The sexual abuse of a child is never easy to write (or read) about, but the depiction of an abused child growing into a troubled...

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October 20, 2023

SOMEWHERE FOUND (Travels in Obscurity)

By Kyle Battisti
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Kyle Battisti's SOMEWHERE FOUND (Travels in Obscurity) is vividly written and delivers a true sense of life-affirming joy, blending history and culture from inaccessible corners...

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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Thoughtfully crafted and genuinely heartrending, Charles M. Clemmons's AILA'S JOURNAL (A Tale of Southern Reconstruction) is a powerful exploration of race, identity, and human connection...

IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Daniel McMillan's BADGER AND TURTLE: Face the Storm is an invaluable educational tool, offering kids and parents a way to turn stressful situations into opportunities...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Kip Koelsch's THE PECULIAR AFFLICTION OF THOMAS WADE DUNCAN is a tightly written supernatural tale that brings to mind the mystery adventures of yesteryear, blending...

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

HALF-CASTE (Decidedly Brown in a Black or White World) is Jerome Cranston's unflinching and riveting memoir about growing up in difficult circumstances. In addition, it...

IR Approved
October 16, 2023

THE PENNY MANSIONS

By Steven Mayfield
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Full of heart, humor, and suspense, Steven Mayfield's THE PENNY MANSIONS is a beautiful and multifaceted piece of fiction that is expertly rendered at every...

October 16, 2023

SOMETHING TRICKY BAD

By Freya Smallwood
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Freya Smallwood's SOMETHING TRICKY BAD is a comforting and sedate whodunnit with characters no less colorful than its scenic California setting. Reminiscent of novels from...

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October 16, 2023

YOURS, MINE & OURS

By L. Paul Hood, Jr.
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Not only is L. Paul Hood Jr.'s YOURS, MINE & OURS a comprehensive guide to estate planning for blended and step-families, but readers will also...

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