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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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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...
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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.
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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.
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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,...
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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.
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5.0 / 5.0
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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...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
A fascinating setting in a key historical moment buoys up Syvila Weatherford’s SMOKE ON THE WIND.
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0
Orion Gregory's SERVES YOU RIGHT is a competently delivered mystery thriller.
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July 16, 2025
A DIME TO SAY I LOVE YOU: A Journey of Love, Loss, and Spiritual Awakening
By Kathryn HenryRating:
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...
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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...
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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.