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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
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4/5
Very Good
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2.5 / 5.0
Johnny Cassidy's THE CONSEQUENCES OF VICTORIA GREY (The Amulet Exposure) toys with interesting ideas, but the story is too vaguely executed and arcane to be...
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4.3 / 5.0
Though it relies on familiar tropes, David L. Brown's A GIGANTIC LEAP offers an engrossing and imaginative take on the "judgment of humankind" science fiction...
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4.4 / 5.0
Beautifully written by Madelaine MacRae with illustrations by Anna Fernandez, THE UNUSUAL PENGUIN is a beautiful picture book with an important and always timely message....
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3.0 / 5.0
Though author Carl F. Brothers' take on Biblical dogma is creative and compelling, his fantasy epic KEEPERS & DESTINIES needs stronger characters and dialogue that...
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4.8 / 5.0
A touching coming-of-age story set in a sleepy eastern Long Island fishing community, and by turns poignant, romantic, and tragic, AMAGANSETT '84 by Shelby Raebeck...
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4.5 / 5.0
With TIME STORY, author W.W Marplot has created a highly entertaining page-turner. Blending the paciness of a YA novel with the philosophical maturity of serious...
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2.5 / 5.0
In LEGACY OF A PRINCESS, B. Kinde weaves a sci-fi-tinged narrative of a princess in peril that, were its real-world inspirations not so thinly veiled,...
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4.4 / 5.0
S. T. Cameron’s PHANTOM EXPRESS is a well-plotted, exciting addition to today's canon of middle-grade historical adventure stories.
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4.4 / 5.0
Matthew Rudd Reynolds’ MAP OF A SOUNDLESS CLOCK is a richly-woven YA fantasy, filled with believable characters and a tightly plotted story.
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4.8 / 5.0
Beautifully realized and brimming with detail, Natalie Wright's fantasy epic SEASON OF THE DRAGON offers a delightful take on the vengeful child trope.
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4.1 / 5.0
Written by the protagonist's great-grandson David J. Mason, THE SELF-LIBERATION OF PARSON SYKES is a compelling book which covers the early life of Parson Sykes,...
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4.0 / 5.0
With an intriguing back story that can be expected to be further revealed, Seana Kelly's BEWICCHED (The Sea Wicche Chronicles) is a well-written contemporary fantasy...