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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

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IR Approved
September 23, 2024

MMMM

By Heather Joy
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

Fueled by raw honesty and a fearlessly unapologetic style, Heather Joy’s MMMM: and the music that made me is a testament to the power of...

September 23, 2024

AGENT J AND THE SHADOWS OF EREBUS

By Daniel Lowell Placiszewski-Plazek
Rating:
2.5 / 5.0

Daniel Lowell Placiszewski-Plazek’s AGENT J AND THE SHADOWS OF EREBUS has a quirky sense of humor and keen attention to scenic detail, but flat characters...

IR Approved
September 20, 2024

PINK CORROSION

By Costi Gurgu
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

Readers new to the series may have a bit of difficulty grasping much of what has come before, but Costi Gurgu's PINK CORROSION is science...

September 20, 2024

ESCAPE FROM DESOLATION, Book One: Inclusion

By Robert F. Glahe
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0

Robert F. Glahe's ESCAPE FROM DESOLATION, Book One: Inclusion is a solid opening volume in a new space trilogy. It’s always engaging, and, by the...

September 18, 2024

THE SECRET OF REDEMPTION

By Jeffrey Gale
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Jeffrey Gale’s THE SECRET OF REDEMPTION explores moving and crucial truths about the human condition. Although its storytelling is often lackluster, the material is no...

IR Approved
September 18, 2024

THE ORBRIALLIS INSTITUTE: Lost Grove (Part Two)

By Alex J. Knudsen, Charlotte Zang
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0

THE ORBRIALLIS INSTITUTE: Lost Grove (Part Two) by Alex J. Knudsen and Charlotte Zang offers up a compelling story, engaging and complex characters, and a...

September 16, 2024

OSEA: AN ISARINE STORY

By S.E.T.
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Warmly crafted and wearing its heart on its sleeve, S.E.T.'s OSEA: AN ISARINE STORY gestures at an epic tale but lacks firm world-building and gets...

IR Approved
September 16, 2024

THE SCOTLAND PROJECT

By Matthew Fults
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Matthew Fults’s high-stakes thriller THE SCOTLAND PROJECT gallops through heart-stopping scenes of intrigue and action. 

IR Approved
September 13, 2024

THE HUMMINGBIRD & THE NARWHAL

By Annie Higbee
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Annie Higbee's THE HUMMINGBIRD & THE NARWHAL is a poignant modern fable about celebrating our uniqueness while recognizing our shared humanity. The author's enchanting tale...

September 13, 2024

SUM LIVES

By Rich Silvers
Rating:
3.6 / 5.0

Rich Silvers's SUM LIVES is well-written and raises some interesting moral questions in the context of the cutthroat world of corporations and technology.

IR Approved
September 11, 2024

LOVE AND OTHER CAGES

By Emilia Ares
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A tense YA romantic thriller, LOVE AND OTHER CAGES by Emilia Ares delivers a suspenseful second installment with a butt-kicking heroine and her devoted, street-smart...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Ismar Volić’s MAKING DEMOCRACY COUNT: How Mathematics Improves Voting, Electoral Maps, and Representation is a useful guide for improving voting systems to avoid the problem...

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