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Mediocre
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3/5

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Worth reading.

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May 17, 2023

THE UNSTOPPABLE ELIZA HAYCRAFT

By Diana Dempsey
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Author Diana Dempsey's admiration and affection for her subject shines throughout THE UNSTOPPABLE ELIZA HAYCRAFT, a beautifully written, compulsively readable tale that gives voice to...

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May 15, 2023

RUNNERS

By Justin Hale
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

A pungent melange of hard-boiled detective fiction and digital dystopia, Justin Hale's RUNNERS provides thrills, spills, and more than a few gut-wrenching revelations.

May 15, 2023

JIGGLYSPOT AND THE ZERO INTELLECT

By PD Alleva
Rating:
2.9 / 5.0

For card carrying clown fanatics who struggle to get their fill of killer carnival action, PD Alleva's JIGGLYSPOT AND THE ZERO INTELLECT provides enough guts...

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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

Zeb Beck's THE MELANCHOLY STRUMPET MASTER is a rambunctious tale that gives a vivid portrayal of the two sides of Tijuana, the grittier side of...

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Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

Part of a larger saga, Kyle Fox’s OF PROPHETS AND PINIONED ANGELS: Tales of Exile is a richly imagined dark fantasy novella with a well-paced...

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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

W. C. Latour’s THE BARGAIN SHOPPER (The Confessions of a Soldier of Truth in the Age of Pandemic) is a curious, startling read, all artifice...

May 12, 2023

THE SOUL MACHINES

By Alexandru Czimbor
Rating:
3.3 / 5.0

A well-written book that crosses many genres, Alexandru Czimbor's THE SOUL MACHINES features an engaging plot, compelling characters, and intriguing take on history.

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May 10, 2023

THE WINTER QUEEN CONTINGENCY

By Patrick Ashe
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Patrick Ashe's THE WINTER QUEEN CONTINGENCY is a thought-provoking action thriller that examines the politics of a post-apocalyptic world following a zombie plague and nuclear...

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May 10, 2023

STONES CORNER LIGHT (Volume 3)

By Jane Buckley
Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

LIGHT, the third installment in Jane Buckley's STONES CORNER series, provides an absorbing and  compelling glimpse of life in a 1980s Northern Ireland wracked by...

May 10, 2023

PERFECT SACRIFICES (Perfect Prophet Book 3)

By Diane M. Johnson
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Author Diane M. Johnson builds a universe that feels real, populated by interesting characters in PERFECT SACRIFICES (Perfect Prophet Book 3), a brutal story of...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A warm and lively young adult fantasy following a teen wizard and his oddball friends as they confront an evil force threatening their small town,...

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May 8, 2023

FEAR, WEAR AND TEAR

By Shawe Ruckus
Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

An astute observer of the human condition who shows an increasing maturity in FEAR, WEAR AND TEAR, author Shawe Ruckus triumphs in highlighting the ordinary...

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