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Really bad 
Work on it.

2/5

Mediocre
1-2 bright spots.

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Good
Worth reading.

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September 19, 2022

THE ARCHIVIST

By V S Nelson
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

Although the plot can feel disconnected at times, VS Nelson’s THE ARCHIVIST has all the necessary ingredients to satisfy readers hungry for supernatural mystery.

September 19, 2022

THE EAGLE THAT DRANK HUMMINGBIRD NECTAR

By Aneace Haddad
Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

While Aneace Haddad's THE EAGLE THAT DRANK HUMMINGBIRD NECTAR has some failings as a novel, as a business book it is full off innovative ideas...

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September 19, 2022

DOUBLE INDEMNITY

By Richard Zappa
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

DOUBLE INDEMNITY is the third Jo Crowder novel and establishes Richard Zappa as a first class thriller writer and his homicide detective heroine as one...

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September 16, 2022

DAVID MASSEY AND THE HIDDEN UNDERWORLD

By Andrew M. Nehring
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Featuring an ever-resourceful eighth grader, a temporal warrior who’s the last of his kind, and a healthy dose of time travel, Andrew M. Nehring’s DAVID...

September 16, 2022

LIPSTICK FOOTBALL

By Diana Weynand
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

While NFL aficionados may struggle with the over-reliance on rudimentary explanations, Diana Weynand’s LIPSTICK FOOTBALL (8 Game-Changing Principles to Bust Through Limitations and Achieve the...

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September 16, 2022

LOVE SNAGGS

By Melanie Joy Mezzancello
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Playful, humorous, heartbreaking, and fast-paced, Melanie Joy Mezzancello's LOVE SNAGGS blends adventure with heartfelt sentiment to illustrate the limits to which both a dog and...

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September 14, 2022

OLD SINS

By Lynne Handy
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

Lynne Handy's OLD SINS is a well-written mystery, unique in its content and intriguing in a plot progression that is laced with clues and twists.

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September 14, 2022

STUMBLE AND FALL

By Amy Rivers
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Part traditional crime story, part study in trauma recovery, STUMBLE AND FALL satisfies readers at both levels, offering a portrait of humanity at its best...

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September 14, 2022

LOST IN CHINA: A Memoir of World War II

By Jennifer F. Dobbs
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Impressively solid in its historical information and skillfully written, Jennifer Dobbs' LOST IN CHINA: A Memoir of World War II, effectively describes the people and...

Rating:
2.8 / 5.0

Too broadly absurd to offend progressives and too simplistic to provide a meaningful critique of the left, Dan Chabot's EMMA'S ARMY (How Millions of Angry,...

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September 12, 2022

BE SOMEBODY

By Matt Rogers
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

With BE SOMEBODY (A Dante Jacoby Thriller), Matt Rogers pairs impeccable writing with a highly effective origin story template that makes for a must-read series...

September 12, 2022

PEPPERONI, JALAPEÑOS & LSD

By P.H. Mountain
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

P.H. Mountain’s PEPPERONI, JALAPEÑOS & LSD isn’t for the easily offended, but, as a chronicle of an ill-spent youth well-spent in Boulder, Colorado, it testifies...

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