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1/5
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Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
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3/5
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4/5
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5/5
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3.0 / 5.0
IR Verdict: Jeffrey M. Feingold writes with tremendous charm and has a gentle, affectionate attitude towards his characters and their situations in THE BLACK HOLE...
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3.5 / 5.0
A. A. Jaeon’s promising debut novel, THE ART OF FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU, is not short of dilemmas and will-she-won’t-she hijinks that unfold in...
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4.5 / 5.0
Author Gemal Seede's and illustrator David Macedo's CHUG AND THUG'S SCARY MOVIE offers children, parents and caregivers a clever and empowering approach to managing irrational...
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4.5 / 5.0
The striking and enchanting poems contained in Elizabeth Herron’s IN THE CITIES OF SLEEP find beauty amid the surprising subjects of war, disease, climate change,...
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5.0 / 5.0
An artful blend of travelogue, romance, mystery, and teen coming-of-age, Mary Vensel White's THINGS TO SEE IN ARIZONA is a well-written, imaginative and satisfying read.
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4.1 / 5.0
Kevin Barry O'Connor’s THRESHOLD is a taut thriller with high stakes, clear-cut characters, and mounting tension which together create a fun read.
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2.0 / 5.0
While THE DAMNED OF MAGDEBURG demonstrates author H. Allenger's grasp on the history of the Thirty Years' War, the stilted writing and lack of emotion...
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3.0 / 5.0
David-Michael Harding's BREAKAGE is a fine crime thriller with some unexpected ideas, well-drawn characters, and a well-constructed plot that keeps the reader on their toes....
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5.0 / 5.0
Witty and poignant, Domenic Aversa tells the page-turning story of his complicated relationship with his indomitable mother in THANK GOLIATH.
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4.5 / 5.0
A PERSISTENT ECHO by Brian Kaufman is a poignantly sweet, thought-provoking book about love, found family, and wisdom gained from experience, age, and suffering.
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3.4 / 5.0
Tawnee Chasny's TING! THE SILENT WARNING is a short and generally enjoyable work that can be read in a couple of hours, and while lacking...
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3.8 / 5.0
A carefully composed literary work that skirts the edges of genre fiction, THE FIELDS DEFENSE by Rebekah Johnson is a debut novel that establishes the...