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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
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5/5
Excellent!
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3.5 / 5.0
PEN SCRATCHING POETS by Marilyn Wassmann is an uneven but charming collection of poems, most light, a few more serious, written by the author and...
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4.6 / 5.0
Exceptionally gory, heady, and darkly comic, Casey Sutton's GREEDY AS A GHOUL serves as an intriguing prequel to a full-length novel on the fantastical adventures...
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4.2 / 5.0
AS TIME GOES BY by W. Royce Adams offers poignant reminiscences of days past, seen through the eyes of an old man of the point...
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4.0 / 5.0
Despite its seeming simplicity, STARVE THE WOLF by Clifford Williams is full of challenging poems that take time to come fully into focus. They are...
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3.5 / 5.0
Action scenes pop off the page in Russell W. Johnson’s THE MOONSHINE MESSIAH, a story with crackling personality that romps along at a brisk pace...
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4.5 / 5.0
Blake Miller's DELOS: The Moon’s Eye packs war, love, family drama, prophecy, and humor into a fast-paced (and satisfying standalone) world of quests, magik and...
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5.0 / 5.0
MJ Pankey's EPIC OF HELINTHIA is the work of an author whose adroitness with prose, dialog, and characterization makes this an irresistible addition to the...
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3.3 / 5.0
ONE REASON TO LIVE chronicles Christine Rose’s low-budget travel from country to country and celebrates the author's courage in clawing her way back to emotional...
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4.2 / 5.0
GHAD 's STRONG FAMILY MEMBERS is by turns hard to stomach, ugly, and objectionable; but it is also gripping and suspenseful – and, as with...
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4.2 / 5.0
As icy and forbidding as the frozen streets on which it plays out, Djordje Bajic's DEATH IN PINK is a very well written slice of...
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5.0 / 5.0
Patrushkha Mierzwa's BEHIND THE SOUND CART: A Veteran's Guide to Sound on the Set is essential reading for budding sound professionals, but with its wealth...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Authors Emily McKeehan and Natalea Waller join forces to weave an exciting tale of magic, intrigue, and surprisingly relatable young adulthood in MAPKEEPER: Journey Through...