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1/5
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Work on it.
2/5
Mediocre
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3/5
Good
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4/5
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5/5
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4.5 / 5.0
Ham Martin’s well-crafted literary novel, TIEZZI’S BOARD, illustrates the importance of social capital and how family and friends--when sharing their experiences and history out loud--can...
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3.6 / 5.0
FADE AWAY OR, THE ARTIST is an entertaining, thought-provoking little novel that confronts and explores serious issues with wry, observational humor.
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3.3 / 5.0
Brock Martin's SIDE LAUNCH gives a close-up and dramatic view of the struggle against the U-Boat menace in the North Atlantic WWII, bringing the reader...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
With its worthy hero and successful world-building, Jonathan Carreau's MUNDANITY is a dazzling novel that reflects many of the political tensions in America at this...
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4.1 / 5.0
With numerous plot twists and surprises THE ATROPOS MAKER III:The Awakening moves the saga of the secret American intelligence network forward and this time out...
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4.0 / 5.0
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN SHOELACE is an exciting story for middle-school readers that plays for laughs more than swashbuckling high seas adventure, with an endearing...
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3.7 / 5.0
Karen Bailey's OBSIDIAN’S AMULET, book two of a trilogy, is a solidly well-written erotic paranormal romance set in the secret realm of Rashwa concerning two...
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4.0 / 5.0
Carolyn Clarke’s skillful and subtle storytelling in AND THEN THERE’S MARGARET, a playful coming-of (middle)-age novel, navigates a path that is funny without being absurd...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
With BONES, Audrey Taylor Gonzalez delivers a rich and poignant Southern narrative in a perfectly-paced, page-turner package—simply superb writing.
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2.9 / 5.0
Sam Sumac's AIN’T NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS is imaginative and light, but without greater attention to storytelling fundamentals, it remains ultimately unsatisfying.
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
The next installment in a long line of animal adventure stories, Morr Meroz's SNOWLANDS (A Blood Moon) mixes stunning art with relatable characters to deliver...
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4.5 / 5.0
Jonathan R. Snowling does an exemplary job at luring readers into the corrupt inner workings of Panamanian politics in DISTORTED PERCEPTION, an intriguing political thriller...