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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
June 14, 2023

WIT AND WITCHERY

By Geraldine Burrows
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

WIT AND WITCHERY by Geraldine Burrows starts as a well-crafted homage to Jane Austen before veering into an occasionally grim yet utterly delicious melodrama.

IR Approved
June 12, 2023

THE FIFTH STUDENT

By Geoffrey M Cooper
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

The sixth in a series of medical thrillers, Geoffrey M Cooper's THE FIFTH STUDENT is an entertaining look at the sinister side of academic achievement.

IR Approved
June 12, 2023

COMMUNICATE WITH COURAGE

By Michelle D. Gladieux
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Veteran coach and consultant Michelle Gladieux's COMMUNICATE WITH COURAGE provides a much-needed corrective to the struggles of effective communication that is both entertaining and informative.

June 12, 2023

WITNESS FOR MY FATHER

By Barbara Bergren
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Barbara Bergren's WITNESS FOR MY FATHER is a richly detailed story and a testament to the indomitable human spirit.

IR Approved
June 9, 2023

THE SILENT WOODSMAN

By Cat Treadgold
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Filled with 1990s nostalgia, Cat Treadgold's THE SILENT WOODSMAN sizzles with an addictive "will they-won’t they" tension that starts from the moment of the main...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

A luxurious and sensual story of a young woman's journeys around the world, BEYOND THE SEA by Nina Purtee is pure wish-fulfillment, if occasionally less...

IR Approved
June 9, 2023

GRACE’S LAW

By Ashley Norman
Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

GRACE’S LAW is author Ashley Norman's well-written, fast-paced and timely novel of the prejudice and struggle survivors of sexual violence face in the pursuit of...

IR Approved
June 7, 2023

WE ARE ALL MADE OF SCARS

By Christopher Morris
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

WE ARE ALL MADE OF SCARS contains vital insight into the generational trauma of alcoholism. Honest and open throughout, author Christopher Morris is unafraid to...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Any woman diagnosed with breast cancer (or indeed her friends and family) will find Jennifer A. Douglas' A BREAST CANCER JOURNEY (Living it One Step...

IR Approved
June 7, 2023

THERE IS NO DEATH IN FINDING NEMO

By Jeffrey M. Feingold
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Stories in Jeffrey M. Feingold’s THERE IS NO DEATH IN FINDING NEMO are sometimes poignant, frequently hilarious, and almost always surreal.

IR Approved
June 5, 2023

GUTTED

By Anna Madorsky
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Anna Madorsky's GUTTED is a taut, harrowing psychological drama with a darkly humorous and poignant voice and a captivating debut about the human condition, loneliness,...

June 5, 2023

THE MERCHANT FROM SEPHARAD

By James Hutson-Wiley
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

James Hutson-Wiley's THE MERCHANT FROM SEPHARAD ultimately falls back on simplistic moralizing, but its portrayal of burgeoning globalism in the early medieval Mediterranean is compelling...

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