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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Vices -Lawrence Douglas

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “It would be years before I would be prepared to accept his self-assessment [as a sick person], and even then, not fully. …he was handsome, wealthy, the youngest tenured professor at one of the nation’s … Continue reading

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Happy New Year 2023!

(by JD Jung) We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy New Year filled with health and love throughout 2023. We have discovered wonderful books during 2022, and since we only post reviews of books that we … Continue reading

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The Newlyweds’ Window: The 2022 Mukana Press Anthology of African Writing – Mukana Press (Compiler)

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Mukana” is the Shona translation for “opportunity”, and the mission of Mukana Press is to provide the opportunity for writers in underrepresented areas to show their work to a world audience. So, what is the … Continue reading

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Wishing you the Best in the New Year!

( by JD Jung) We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy New Year filled with health, love, and truth throughout 2022. We have discovered wonderful books during 2021 to help us get through these trying times. … Continue reading

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: Blues Highway Blues – Eyre Price

(Reviewed by JD Jung) #CommissionsEarned “Poor mannish boy, Danny, hear me        singing straight at you You know you sold your soul. And now          you’ve lost that               … Continue reading

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The Broken – J.J. Hernandez

(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) There are quite a few novels that chronicle the struggle of formerly incarcerated individuals returning to civilian life, but none that I have read that are as good as    The Broken by JJ Hernandez … Continue reading

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Rainbow Bridge: Our Best Friends Never Truly Leave… They Await Us At The Bridge – Dan V. Jackson

(reviewed by JD Jung) “When an animal who was especially close to someone dies, that pet goes to the Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all our special friends, so they can run and play together. There is … Continue reading

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An UnderratedRead Revisited: The Italian Lover – Robert Hellenga

(Reviewed by JD Jung) Margo Harrington, an American expatriate living in Italy, is excited to hear that her memoir, The Sixteen Pleasures, will be made into a feature film. The book details her experiences when she first came to Florence. … Continue reading

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Bound by Blood: An Erotic Thriller – Clare Castleberry

(Reviewed by JD Jung) (A recent re-release. This was formerly titled  What Lies Within, and was reviewed under that title.) “…I learned how a body could become a beautiful contribution to the power of cosmetics…the most exquisite, deepest shade of … Continue reading

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Fight No More: Stories – Lydia Millet

(Reviewed by JD Jung) “South Africans were rumored to be rapists. The white ones especially.” Nina, a single real estate agent specializing in expensive Los Angeles homes was nervous about meeting a potential buyer. Little did she know that her … Continue reading

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