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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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Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Traci Strahlendorf's MICHAEL AND THE WALKING TALKING MUSTACHE is a silly book about a boy and the caterpillar who decides to hitch a ride on...

March 1, 2024

OLD BLOOD

By Nick Jameson
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Nick Jameson’s fantasy OLD BLOOD kicks off with promising energy and lushly-detailed storytelling.

February 28, 2024

Price of Vengeance

By Kurt D. Springs
Rating:
3.2 / 5.0

Kurt D. Springs's PRICE OF VENGEANCE boasts military sci-fi elements galore and thought-provoking details that will sate devoted genre readers.

IR Approved
February 28, 2024

ENHANCED

By Candace Kade
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Intricately constructed and incredibly layered, ENHANCED by Candace Kade will suck readers in, taking them on a thrilling ride through a terrifying future that looks...

Rating:
3.7 / 5.0

Traci Strahlendorf's COOL HAT TRICK KILPATRICK is a picture book for young children that successfully tackles issues of self-esteem and kindness.

February 26, 2024

THE ROADIE CARTEL

By Phil J Kriz
Rating:
3.4 / 5.0

Phil J. Kriz's THE ROADIE CARTEL is a promising debut that blends music industry insider knowledge with the cutthroat world of cocaine trafficking. The novel’s...

IR Approved
February 26, 2024

GIVE US BAD BOYS & BILLIONAIRES

By L.M. Mountford
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

L.M. Mountford's GIVE US BAD BOYS & BILLIONAIRES is a highly charged, erotically intense collection of short stories designed to appeal to a wide variety...

IR Approved
February 26, 2024

THE HAPPIEST PRESCHOOL: A Manual for Teachers

By Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D., Kelly Perez
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Martha Heineman Pieper and Kelly Perez provide useful guidance in THE HAPPIEST PRESCHOOL: A Manual for Teachers, which values making a connection with preschool students...

IR Approved
February 23, 2024

COMPLINE

By Karyn M. Bruce
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

The quiet, contemplative poems of Karyn M. Bruce’s COMPLINE compellingly evoke the living soul’s relationship with death and God in a way that will move...

IR Approved
February 23, 2024

SHITAMACHI SCAM

By Michael Pronko
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Author Michael Pronko is a master craftsman, painting a fascinating portrait of a city and its underbelly through engaging characters and depictions of crime that...

IR Approved
February 23, 2024

EMIGRANT TALES OF THE PLATTE RIVER RAIDS

By Janelle Molony
Rating:
4.2 / 5.0

EMIGRANT TALES OF THE PLATTE RIVER RAIDS sees author Janelle Molony compile a thorough, blow-by-blow account of a largely forgotten aspect of nineteenth-century trail history.

February 21, 2024

AFTERLIFE: Cool Assassins 3

By J. O. Quantaman
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

J.O. Quantaman's AFTERLIFE: Cool Assassins 3 is an ambitious book that sets out to do many things, and it does enough of those things well...

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