Indie book reviews

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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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July 24, 2023

THE FATE OF THE WORLD REVEALED: Be Ready

By Glenna Hartzog
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

Despite not actually describing the fate of the world in THE FATE OF THE WORLD REVEALED: Be Ready, author Glenna Hartzog does excellent exegeses of...

IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Short but salient, Susan Dolan's MASS CONFUSION (Why I Rejected The Church For So Long And What Changed) makes a strong case for embracing Christianity...

IR Approved
March 29, 2023

ON THAT DAY A Trilogy

By Thomas Fitzhugh Sheets
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

ON THAT DAY, a slim volume by Thomas Fitzhugh Sheets combines common sense biblical interpretations with a clear and graceful style.

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July 15, 2022

EVOLVE: A Children’s Book

By Jean-Pierre Weill
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0

Pairing a powerful message with breathtaking illustrations, Jean-Pierre Weill’s EVOLVE: A Children’s Book is a stunning combination of ambition and execution.

IR Approved
December 15, 2021

SERMONS WITH INSIGHT

By Roland Zimany
Rating:
4.8 / 5.0

In a still, small voice that nevertheless could calm storms, Roland Zimany delivers sermon after sermon to make readers think, feel, and love in SERMONS...

December 8, 2021

EMBRACING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

By Joyce Meyer Jones
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

In the self-help book, EMBRACING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION, author J.M. Jones wades in the shallows as she reframes an old principle by marrying its...

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December 6, 2021

HOW GOD THINKS

By David Vancelette
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

David Vancelette's HOW GOD THINKS is a fascinating and original attempt to do what no theologian has ever accomplished: to get inside the mind of...

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November 3, 2021

JESUS CHRIST DIVIDED

By Michael LaFond
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0

Michael LaFond has written a thoughtful, detailed, and thorough argument with some startling but surprisingly plausible conclusions. Whether readers agree with him or not, it's...

September 27, 2021

THE GODS WONDER TOO: Musings From Out of the Ether

By g. h. butler calabrese
Rating:
3.0 / 5.0

THE GODS WONDER TOO: Musings From Out of the Ether by g.h. Butler Calabrese is a well-intentioned, broad-minded, and somewhat uneven compendium of wisdom, observation,...

August 16, 2021

ENCOUNTER

By Graeme Cann
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

For a man who has devoted so much of his life to others, it’s little surprise that Graeme Cann’s ENCOUNTER, a simple, understated book of...

July 26, 2021

SOCIAL JUSTICE JESUS

By Edward S. Georgeson
Rating:
3.5 / 5.0

Christian readers who enjoy Bible exegeses should enjoy SOCIAL JUSTICE JESUS, a well-written and closely argued exegesis of the Sermon on the Mount. Author Edward...

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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0

A quiet book, AWAKENING WITH ANGELS: Are You Awakening Yet? by My Lynn Ho invites reflection along with personal and world transformation from those who...

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