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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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July 25, 2025

KEEPING THE COUNTESS

By Lille Moore
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Lille Moore's KEEPING THE COUNTESS manages to provide a fascinating answer to the question, “What would happen if Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester had switched...

IR Approved
July 25, 2025

WORDS

By Katherine Davis-Gibbon
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Katherine Davis-Gibbon's WORDS offers a charming, delightful examination of the meaning, power, and usefulness of words for the preschooler audience.

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Rachel Glowacki’s ALL THROUGH THE CROWN is a thoughtful and enthusiastic start to understanding the relationship between emotion and the body.

IR Approved
July 23, 2025

STOLEN HISTORIES

By B.R. Michaels
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

B.R. Michaels’s STOLEN HISTORIES is a sweeping, character-driven fantasy novel that comes with more than a thrilling adventure; it sparks a story about resistance, history,...

IR Approved
July 21, 2025

PRIVILEGE

By Megan Wobus
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

In PRIVILEGE, author Megan Wobus presents readers with a thought-provoking and worthwhile first book in the Peaceful Society series.

IR Approved
July 18, 2025

THE PUPPY PROPHET

By David Cary Lane
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

IR Approved
July 18, 2025

THE TRAVELLER

By Lin Betancourt
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

Lin Betancourt's THE TRAVELLER is, above all, a novel about the distances between people and the harder, quieter distances within ourselves. Betancourt doesn’t offer easy...

July 16, 2025

SMOKE ON THE WIND

By Syvila Weatherford
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

A fascinating setting in a key historical moment buoys up Syvila Weatherford’s SMOKE ON THE WIND.

July 16, 2025

SERVES YOU RIGHT

By Orion Gregory
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Orion Gregory's SERVES YOU RIGHT is a competently delivered mystery thriller.

IR Approved
Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

Raw, heartfelt, and deeply human, Kathryn Henry’s A DIME TO SAY I LOVE YOU: A Journey of Love, Loss, and Spiritual Awakening is as much...

IR Approved
July 14, 2025

THE LOCATION SCOUT

By Michael Jarvis
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Atmospheric and understated, Michael Jarvis’s THE LOCATION SCOUT offers a thoughtful look behind the scenes of filmmaking. Its dry wit, industry insight, and quiet emotional...

Rating:
1.5 / 5.0

Jack Call’s SMALL PIECES OF THE ACTUAL WORLD may be promising and sincere, but it ultimately fails to connect with the reader.

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