In the twelve months ending February 28th, 2014, BigAl and the Pals received over 1,400 books to consider for review and published 368 book reviews. From those, we chose the books we felt stood out from the pack as exceptional examples of Indie (self-published and small press) writing and divided them into thirteen categories.
For 10 days we collected votes from readers with more than 1,100 people voting.
For those who are interested in reading the original review for any of the books listed, they can be found using the indexes (by title or by author) linked on the right side of every page or using the search function on the top right.
Chick Lit/Women's Fiction
It Isn't Cheating if He's Dead
Julie Frayn
Contemporary/General Fiction
Sliding Past Vertical
Laurie Boris
Crime Fiction
Kiss Her Goodbye
Allan Guthrie
Fantasy
Blind Sight
Nicole Storey
Humor
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Danny Gillan
Mystery
Bitter Nothings
Vicki Tyley
Amazon US (ebook)
Amazon UK (ebook)
Non-Fiction
No One's Child
Judith L. McNeil
Paranormal Romance
Suddenly Sorceress
Erica Lucke Dean
Romance
Reclaim My Heart
Donna Fasano
Short Story Collections and Anthologies
Coyote Still Going: Native American Legends and Contemporary Stories
Ty Nolan
Amazon US (ebook)
Amazon UK (ebook)
Speculative Fiction (excluding fantasy)
New Zapata
Teri Hall
Thriller
Eyewitness
Rebecca Forster
Young Adult
Thrall
Jennifer Quintenz
Amazon UK (ebook or paper)
NOMINEES
Although the nominees didn't get as many votes as the winner in each category, they were still among the best books we reviewed in their category and well worth your time.
NOMINEES
Although the nominees didn't get as many votes as the winner in each category, they were still among the best books we reviewed in their category and well worth your time.
Chick Lit/Women's Fiction
Click: An Online Love Story by Lisa Becker
Haole Wood by Dee DeTarsio
Just Add Spice by Carol E. Wyer
Orla's Code by Fiona Pearse
She's the Boss by Lisa Lim
Contemporary/General Fiction
Blessed Are the Wholly Broken by Melinda Clayton
The 11:15 Bench by Paul Kijinski
The Atheist's Prayer by Amy R. Biddle
Crime Fiction
One Day in the Life of Jason Dean by Ian Ayris
One More Body by Josh Stallings
The Big O by Declan Burke
The Crooked Beat by Nick Quantrill
Wee Danny by Gerard Brennan
Fantasy
Awakening by Christy Dorrity
Different by Frank Mundo
Oracle of Philadelphia by Elizabeth Corrigan
Shadowcursed by Gelo Fleisher
Tapped by Lynne Cantwell
The Harbringer by Christine Rains
Witches and Bandits and Swords (Oh My!) by Dominic O'Reilly
Humor
Bad Book by K.S. Brooks, Stephen Hise, JD Mader
Laugh's Last by Dylan Brody
Satan Loves You by Grady Hendrix
Mystery
A Reason to Live by Matthew Iden
A Reason to Live by Matthew Iden
Cairo Caper by Barbara Silkstone
Lay Death at Her Door by Elizabeth Buhmann
Nine Feet Under by Morgan C. Talbot
Non-Fiction
Junkie Love by Joe Clifford
Nowhere Like Home by Jamie Alexander
Paranormal Romance
Strange Academy by Teresa Wilde
Romance
Dearest Irish by Lyn Horner
Flaps Down: The Reluctant Hero by Jackie Weger
Short Story Collections and Anthologies
Malocclusion, tales of misdemeanor by V.S. Kemanis
Speculative Fiction (excluding fantasy)
Life First by RJ Crayton
Schrodinger's Telephone by Marion Stein
Thriller
Night Undone by K.S. Brooks
One Lost Summer by Richard Godwin
Spellbound by Deanie Mills
The Rapist by Les Edgerton
Yucatan Dead by DV Berkom
Young Adult
Fusion by Imogen Rose
Maisy May 2 by Naomi Kramer
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