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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

The work of an enthusiastic amateur and a loving husband, Thomas Walter Kelley’s MADE IN ITALY: Strings Attached—Four Seasons Of An Italian Violin, is an...

November 1, 2024

THE GUARDIAN’S GAMBIT

By J.R. Konkol
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

J.R. Konkol’s THE GUARDIAN’S GAMBIT is heartfelt and charming at times, but it doesn’t quite cohere into a successful narrative.

November 1, 2024

ANJA, AGAINST THE ODDS

By Daniel Jakacic
Rating:
3.9 / 5.0

Daniel Jakacic’s ANJA, AGAINST THE ODDS is a compelling exploration of an under-appreciated pocket of history.

IR Approved
October 30, 2024

A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT

By Marlene M. Bell
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Relatable characters and a well-built story keep Marlene M. Bell's enjoyable A HUSH AT MIDNIGHT moving along at a page-turning clip.

IR Approved
October 30, 2024

SEA TIGERS AND MERCHANTS

By Sandra Wagner-Wright
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Sandra Wagner-Wright’s SEA TIGERS AND MERCHANTS is an enjoyable historical novel with compelling characters and details that bring its late-18th century setting to life.

IR Approved
October 28, 2024

COLLEGE YOU: Get Much More Out of College

By Chiara Bacigalupa, PhD, Shelly Albaum, JD, Antonia Bacigalupa Albaum, MS, Gianna Albaum, PhD
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Packed with wisdom, humor, and practical advice, COLLEGE YOU: Get Much More Out of College is an essential guide for anyone looking to make the...

IR Approved
October 28, 2024

TOO MUCH

By Cindy Lee Neighbors
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Challenging but rewarding, Cindy Lee Neighbors’s TOO MUCH is an incisive memoir of the soul-crushing dysfunction of both medical and military culture in the US.

IR Approved
October 25, 2024

PRIDE AND PERJURY

By Alice McVeigh
Rating:
4.9 / 5.0

Absorbing, delightful, and loyally Austenian, PRIDE AND PERJURY by Alice McVeigh will win over Jane Austen fans and newbies alike with its germane prose and...

IR Approved
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

OBJECT: A Memoir of Childhood Abuse and a Shocking Cover-Up at the Highest Ranks of Government is a powerful memoir of childhood abuse and its...

IR Approved
October 23, 2024

MOON SPIRIT

By Fred Gracely
Rating:
4.6 / 5.0

Young adult readers and fans of urban fantasy alike will find much to enjoy in Fred Gracely's MOON SPIRIT, a magical adventure that reminds us...

Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Darryl Sampson’s THE FOOTBALL POET: Poetry of a Life's Journey doesn’t demonstrate a comprehensive grasp of technique, but it is enlivened by a playful diversity...

October 21, 2024

THE MAYHEM VIRUS

By Mathew L. Brengman
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

Though its punchy, present-tense prose gives it some enjoyable momentum, Mathew L. Brengman’s THE MAYHEM VIRUS doesn’t distinguish itself well from better-known cyberpunk forebears.

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