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May’s Top Reviews of Self-published Books from BlueInk Review

Occasions of sin

This month’s starred self-published titles include a novel about lesbian nuns in pre-WWII Germany and a memoir from the daughter of 1960s cult leaders, among others.

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The Many Lives of Ursula Todd: A Review of Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life

Life After Life

The story of death and rebirth, Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life is a brilliant illustration of how a single decision can affect our lives and those around us.

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March/April Starred BlueInk Reviews of Self-published Books

BlueInk Review

Among the best, new self-published titles of March and April is The Beach at Herculaneum by Susan G. Muth, only the second title to win a BlueInk Best Book Award.

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February’s Starred BlueInk Reviews of Self-published Books

The Cost of Living

Reviews of self-published books: a witty novel about a coupon-clipping mother, and a memoir of life on the island of Malta, among several other appealing reads.

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January’s Starred BlueInk Reviews of Self-published Books

BlueInk Review

This month’s starred BlueInk reviews of self-published books include gripping dystopian fiction, the memoir of a medical doctor, and a ski resort thriller.

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What if You Were Someone Else for A Day…Every Day?

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Dennis Abram’s reviews David Levithan’s YA novel Every Day, a book he says has ‘the potential, for the right reader, to be life-changing.’

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December’s Top BlueInk Reviews of Self Published Books

A Field in Arlon

This month’s BlueInk starred reviews of self-published books include a moving literary novel about a middle-aged man who becomes obsessed with a prostitute and daily meditations for 12-steppers.

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November Top BlueInk Reviews of Self Published Books

Ushers Harbor

This month’s starred reviews of self-published books includes a SF mystery set in dystopia where people live in domed cities and a memoir of Mexican immigration to the US.

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Review: Rowling’s The Casual Vacancy, Taking a Chance Pays Off

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It was disconcerting the first time I came across words like ‘masturbation’ (or worse) in a Rowling text. Should she even KNOW those words? But the novel works.

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September/October Top BlueInk Reviews of Self Published Books

The Climbing Tree

The starred BlueInk Reviews of self published books for the past 2 months include a WWI thriller set in Vienna and finely wrought YA novel about abuse.

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