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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
1-2 spots that need work

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Excellent!
Must-read.

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February 22, 2023

PEBBLES AND THE BIGGEST NUMBER

By Joey Benun
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

PEBBLES AND THE BIGGEST NUMBER, written by Joey Benun and beautifully illustrated by Laura Watson, is a hugely entertaining and educational book for children. It...

February 20, 2023

IGNITE CULTURE

By Margaret Graziano
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

While there are many useful guidelines for executives in IGNITE CULTURE, most of them are non-specific meaning that, even if author Margaret Graziano’s methods work,...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

An insider’s account of medicine, law, and justice, Dr. John B Hackert's CONTEMPTIBLE (A surgeon’s battle for justice against insurance giant Cigna and a biased...

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February 17, 2023

THE EVER PART OF ALWAYS

By Toby K. Davis
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Toby K. Davis’s beautifully written and always engaging, THE EVER PART OF ALWAYS (Keely Tucker’s First Adventure) is a heartfelt tale for young and older...

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February 17, 2023

THE GOOD HUSBAND

By Hagai Avisar
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

For husbands operating within the traditional family, psychologist and couples therapist Hagai Avisar offers a lot of practical and effective advice in THE GOOD HUSBAND...

February 15, 2023

MOST FAMOUS SHORT FILM OF ALL TIME

By Tucker Lieberman
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Author Tucker Lieberman has a lot of interesting things to say in MOST FAMOUS SHORT FILM OF ALL TIME, and the story of a transgender...

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February 15, 2023

BUT I WANT TO FLY!

By Michelle E. Villalobos
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Written and illustrated with honesty and open-hearted compassion (by Michelle Villalobos and Kiki Kalahari, respectively) BUT I WANT TO FLY! soars, offering insight and inspiration...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

With a precocious young protagonist navigating immense, sophisticated ideas and feelings, Shawe Ruckus’s PRINCESS ROURAN AND THE DRAGON CHARIOT OF 10,000 SAGES is a thoughtful...

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Rating:
4.3 / 5.0

While author Curtis Elliott spends a lot of time on his credentials and the physics of swing theory, his hip-to-hip method is excellent, and the...

February 13, 2023

RAFAEL JEROME

By Tobias Maxwell
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Tobias Maxwell writes with crisp prose, natural dialogue and picturesque imagery in RAFAEL JEROME, an account of a family deep-dive that turns on an interesting...

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February 13, 2023

THE AMERICAN OUTSIDER

By Homa Pourasgari
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

THE AMERICAN OUTSIDER powerfully conveys the depth of the author Homa Pourasgari's concern for animal welfare while delivering a touching, finely crafted tale of love...

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February 10, 2023

DELAWARE BEFORE THE RAILROADS

By Dave Tabler
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

While not a definitive history of early Delaware, Dave Tabler's DELAWARE BEFORE THE RAILROADS is well researched and photographed and brings to life the forces,...

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