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4.7 / 5.0
By turns funny, harrowing, and touching, Josh Cook's ANOTHER CRESCENT MOON is a thought-provoking tale about disability and the nature of personal freedoms.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
An entertaining and sophisticated space yarn/coming-of-age story where a latent super power is revealed to an everyday Earthling, Bryan Wilson's THE FORSAKEN PLANET is a...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Lovers of poetry who are looking for laughter, literary allusions, and a skeptical-but-not-jaded view of humanity will enjoy the lyrics of Aldyth Irvine-Harrison's KINDNESS CAPERS...
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
SONNETS OF LOVE AND JOY collects beautifully crafted and unapologetically old fashioned poems on a variety of subjects. Buchheit’s skills as a poet are clear...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
A smart, sharp, entertaining, and exhilarating debut that tells a darkly humorous noir story exploring the seedy underbelly behind the glitz and glamour of modern-day...
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
Strong storytelling skills and vivid descriptions are marred somewhat by an unsympathetic protagonist and a predictable love triangle in Samar Reine's SHE DIED THEN SHOWED...
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0
Tim Facciola’s A VENGEFUL REALM (THE SCALES OF BALANCE, Book 1) isn’t a revolutionary entry into an already-saturated genre market, but for readers who want...
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August 21, 2023
YOU RUINED MY LIFE AND YOU STOLE MY BRA, a Mother/Daughter Love Story
By Anita FinlayRating:
4.8 / 5.0
An engrossing and heartfelt memoir by actor Anita Finlay, YOU RUINED MY LIFE AND YOU STOLE MY BRA explores parental abuse and how it complicates...
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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0
Full of fresh ideas and dynamic action sequences, Costi Gurgu has created a fine, detailed eco-based sci-fi thriller in GREEN CORROSION, with heroes and villains...
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0
Well-imagined and often fun, Rhya Tenney's FISHER’S LUCK is a good first entry of a new, eccentric series with lots of potential.
August 18, 2023
THE VIRTUOUS PHYSICIAN: A Brief Medical History of Moral Inquiry from Hippocrates to COVID-19
By Elliott B. Martin, Jr.Rating:
3.0 / 5.0
For those with an obsessive interest in historical linguistics and abstract philosophy, historical linguist turned psychiatrist Elliott Martin's detail-dense THE VIRTUOUS PHYSICIAN: A Brief Medical...
Rating:
2.4 / 5.0
With a wide array of characters, monsters and worlds, Barbara Cottrell's THIN PLACES gives readers an action-packed adventure that die-hard H.P. Lovecraft fans will adore.