When you have enough proof that you wrote a good book, but no new readers

[Jason]

So, I would not originally be posting about this, but the sheer contradiction is enough to drive a person insane. My first book has about 53 positive reviews, and the things I have heard from people I've never physically met, all say it turned out really well. I have yet to hear anything really negative about my writing, and I have been expexting that 1 star to happen. It hasn't arrived yet.
Now, being at that point, giving up would be incredibly stupid, so I don’t, no matter how things get. But I can't seem to get anyone new to open to page one, or to push play on the audiobook, and my narrator is equally enthusiastic and energetic about the work, and it shows in his voice when he reads. ( Different voices and accents for characters, matching tone intensity, I couldn't ask for more).
Is it amazon not trying to push fantasy and dark fantasy? Do I need to work endless overtime to dump thousands into marketing? If it was bad, I would have heard it long ago, and I would have walked away, accepted the obvious. But my first review was organic, 5 star, in another country, on its first weekend, and kdp unlimited noted thousands of pages read all the way around it, after, in the same country. In my shoes, what would you do to respark interest?

[Lawrence]

The first thing viewers assess are your covers, not the content. The covers have a lesser quality self-published look. Fonts, graphics, layout... Too busy & not emotive.

That's my 2 cents...
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Lawrence P. O'Brien (https://www.lawrenceobrien.ca/)

[Rod]

Jason wrote: "..."
This is the same question, Jason, that thousands of other (unsuccessful) authors ask. Assuming that everything you say about your work is correct, I would suggest you submit to traditional publishers because becoming a successful self-published author is a very rare thing. Why? Because anyone can self-publish anything and they do. It is impossible to separate the copious amounts of dreck from the few that are worthy of your $3.99. Having your book traditionally published gives it credibility. It has been vetted by professionals and deemed worthy.
Be very cautious of those author services that boast that a new cover, some editing and a bit or marketing will make your book a bestseller. You'll likely just be out of pocket thousands of dollars.
There's no magic solution, it basically comes down to luck. Yes, luck– and good writing.