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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

5/5

Excellent!
Must-read.

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August 31, 2022

DON’T FEED THE ELEPHANTS!

By Sarah Noll Wilson
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Sarah Noll Wilson’s guide to conflict resolution, DON’T FEED THE ELEPHANTS! (Overcoming the Art of Avoidance to Build Powerful Partnerships), offers a light-hearted yet highly...

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August 31, 2022

CANNIBAL CLUB

By John Albedo
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Chilly but engrossing, CANNIBAL CLUB is a novel as oddly engaging as its protagonist, marching with supreme confidence to a jaw-dropping finale that will have...

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August 29, 2022

SMALL SMILE’S SUNDAY BUDDY

By J.A. McNally
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

J.A. McNally's SMALL SMILE'S SUNDAY BUDDY is a beautifully crafted love letter to Brooklyn's storied past. Told through short fictional vignettes, it's a coming-of-age tale...

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August 29, 2022

PERILOUS OBSESSION: A Medical Thriller

By Geoffrey M Cooper
Rating:
4.1 / 5.0

The fifth book in the Professor Brad Parker and FBI agent Karen Richmond series, PERILOUS OBSESSION is a gripping medical mystery. With his scientific background,...

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Informative, engaging, and darkly funny, ALONG CAME A STROKE (My Story of Survival and Recovery) by Eileen Haas is the recovery memoir everyone needs.

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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Carole P. Roman’s GRADY WHILL AND THE TEMPLETON CODEX is a thrilling, coming-of-age adventure that explores the timeless trials and tribulations of high school through...

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August 26, 2022

BEYOND THE THRESHOLD

By Mark Ristau
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Mark Ristau's BEYOND THE THRESHOLD is a provocative, enlightening read that lends perspective to our choice of becoming victims or survivors in this precarious world.

August 26, 2022

IN SYNTHIENT SKIN

By G.W. Darcie
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

G. W. Darcie's IN SYNTHIENT SKIN is a fascinating science fiction novel that offers interesting ideas about how the psyche of artificial intelligence might develop.

IR Approved
August 24, 2022

PRIMEVAL ORIGINS: Paths of Anguish

By B.A. Vonsik
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

With PRIMEVAL ORIGINS: Paths of Anguish, B. A. Vonsik overcomes the occasional misstep to deliver an ambitious debut that pairs a coming-of-age story with an...

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August 24, 2022

EVER WILDE

By HK Jacobs
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

A revelatory and satisfying read, HK Jacobs' EVER WILDE exemplifies the inner struggle of someone who is unsure of where they are in life, how...

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Rating:
4.4 / 5.0

Dr. Marios Michael’s UNDERSTANDING GENOMICS claims we’re on the brink of a reformation of medicine with the use of personalized, genetic based approaches to optimizing...

IR Approved
August 22, 2022

UP THROUGH THE DARKNESS

By Wayne Aronsen
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

With a gorgeous setting and and even more beautiful prose, Wayne Aronsen’s UP THROUGH THE DARKNESS is a literary novel about long-lost family and the...

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