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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
August 2, 2023

THE C. R. PATTERSON AND SONS COMPANY

By Christopher Nelson
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Readable and compelling, Christopher Nelson’s THE C. R. PATTERSON AND SONS COMPANY tells the true story of a Black entrepreneur who should be far better...

IR Approved
July 31, 2023

RIVER TO THE MULTIVERSE

By David Gittlin
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

RIVER TO THE MULTIVERSE is a bite-sized, free-flowing sci-fi adventure—a fun and compelling step into David Gittlin's Silver Sphere Series.

IR Approved
July 31, 2023

BROKEN SKY

By John Harvey
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

John Harvey's BROKEN SKY is a terrific, action packed YA novel that is imaginative, carefully structured and driven by entertaining characters. A winning start to...

IR Approved
July 31, 2023

13 BORN OF EMPIRE

By Sally Ann Melia
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Fast paced and intelligent, author Sally Ann Melia manages to build a wildly imaginative, yet believable, future world populated with purposeful multi-faceted characters in 13...

IR Approved
July 28, 2023

ALL HOPE OF BECOMING HUMAN

By Lonnie Busch
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Author Lonnie Busch examines the philosophical questions of what the discovery of ancient alien life would mean to humankind while reveling in an all action...

IR Approved
July 28, 2023

ME POWER

By LaNysha T. Adams
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

In its quiet insistence on the centrality of self-knowledge, LaNysha Adams’ ME POWER is a guide to empowerment, and benefits from clear thinking and positivity,...

July 26, 2023

A TIME AWAY FROM TIME

By Michael Banister
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

A genuine page-turner, Michael Banister's A TIME AWAY FROM TIME is a crackerjack historical fantasy-adventure built around an irresistible "what if?" hook that shines a...

IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

More than a survivor's tale, WHAT THEY COULDN'T TAKE by Adira James is an enlightening resource in the battle against child sex trafficking and a...

IR Approved
July 26, 2023

THE GRAVE LISTENERS

By William Frank
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

For all its brevity, William Frank's THE GRAVE LISTENERS is an ambitious, floridly written book that, although lacking in some particulars, offers a lively, farcical...

IR Approved
July 24, 2023

THE FATE OF THE WORLD REVEALED: Be Ready

By Glenna Hartzog
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Despite not actually describing the fate of the world in THE FATE OF THE WORLD REVEALED: Be Ready, author Glenna Hartzog does excellent exegeses of...

Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Tracy Emerick's CONSUMMATE COACHES: Bill Belichick and Jesus Christ, is a promising but incomplete analysis of how two men–Bill Belichick and Jesus Christ–measured up as...

IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Short but salient, Susan Dolan's MASS CONFUSION (Why I Rejected The Church For So Long And What Changed) makes a strong case for embracing Christianity...

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