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3.4 / 5.0
Macall S. Robertson's WISHING ROCKS: Find Your Anchor's message is earnest and heartfelt, but its plot is slight.
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4.5 / 5.0
J.A. Carter-Winward's visceral and clever collection of narrative poetry, IF IT STINGS, peels back social facades to expose the hurt beneath.
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5.0 / 5.0
A tightly-plotted fantasy debut, Peter Eliott's A DREAM OF SHADOWS tells a breathtaking, enthralling tale, bursting at the seams with a rotten, yet likable ensemble...
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4.0 / 5.0
Though a few thematic threads are left hanging, M.S. Izbicki'S DANI CAPELLO: Shadows of Men both impresses and satisfies with a confident narrative voice, comforting...
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3.5 / 5.0
Jacob Acebo's debut YA fantasy, THE RIDER’S BANE, has delightfully engaging prose, lively and imaginative characters, and offers a new lens through which to explore...
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3.5 / 5.0
Balancing satire with adventure and some obscure cultural and historical references, PRINCESS ROURAN AND THE BOOK OF THE LIVING by Shawe Ruckus remains an entertaining...
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4.0 / 5.0
With intriguing concepts and well-rounded protagonists, J. Luke Bennecke’s WATERBORNE is a high-octane page-turning thriller, elevated by fascinating scientific detail and an empathetic hero.
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4.0 / 5.0
Heather Killough-Walden writes with wit and style in MONSTERS, BOOK TWO (Hour of the Dragon) bringing a multitude of fantastical characters to life with relentlessly...
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5.0 / 5.0
HYPHENATED RELATIONS by Daniel Maunz is a warm, humorous novel about family, love, loss, and relationships. Twists and turns in its story lead to a...
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5.0 / 5.0
Engrossing from start to finish, M. A. Dunn's YOUNG MOTHER WITH RED HAIR is often unsettling, sometimes affirmatory, and occasionally sinister and yields queasy insights...
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4.5 / 5.0
An action-packed, adrenaline-fueled story of courage, daring, and resistance to tyranny, THE AETHER CHRONICLES: Rebellium by AJ Wolfe is a promising start to a series...
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2.8 / 5.0
Katherine Burlake crafts a compelling premise and strong action sequences in THE HUNT FOR RAUBGOLD, and though readers might be left unsatisfied with the narrative...