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2025 INDIE BOOK REVIEW NOMINEES, ROUND 8

11/23/2025

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2025 is coming to a close and I thought it would be a good idea to announce a few more indie book review candidates. These two candidates bring the 2025 nominee list to 30. All non-reviewed candidates will be carried over to 2025 to form a permanent book review candidate pool which will grow with time. 

If you haven't noticed, I review most genres. I can read just about anything if it's well-written, it merely has to hold my attention. I think this blog would get more attention if I focused on just one genre, like fantasy, sc-fi, etc. I can't do that, my mind wanders too much and I'd get bored. I'm just looking for good stories that I can tell the world about. 

BTW, I'm on Substack now. Check me out there. 

INDIE BOOK REVIEW CANDIDATE #029

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TITLE: Rapture
PUBLISHER: Independently Published
AUTHOR: Steffen Jack
GENRE(S): Literary Fiction/Horror 
PUBLICATION DATE: 3 March 2012
AMAZON REVIEWS/RATINGS AT DISCOVERY: 5/5.0 Star Average
AMAZON KINDLE RANKING AT DISCOVERY: #1,559,151
WHY IT GOT MY ATTENTION:
The author and I followed each other on X.  This one has been out there since 2012 with only five reviews.  The blurb didn't necessarily get my attention, but I saw nothing wrong with the sample. It had that gritty noir vibe with a great cover that matches. I feel  like it hits effectively at the heart of its genre. 
DATE PLACED ON CANDIDATE LIST: 22 November 2025
​STATUS: Active

INDIE BOOK REVIEW CANDIDATE #030

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TITLE: Travel By Star
PUBLISHER: Fourth Tree Press (Independently Published)
AUTHOR: Paul Scott Grill
GENRE(S): Adventure Fantasy
PUBLICATION DATE:28 September 2025
AMAZON REVIEWS/RATINGS AT DISCOVERY: 17/5.0 Star Average
AMAZON KINDLE RANKING AT DISCOVERY: #1,083,797
WHY IT GOT MY ATTENTION:
I followed the author on X. He followed me back, I looked at his pinned post, went to the product page, read the sample and here we are. The sample hooked me in a page and a half with good tension and dialogue. I went back and looked at the blurb, and that sealed the deal. It's on my candidate list. 
DATE PLACED ON CANDIDATE LIST: 22 November 2025
​STATUS: Active

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