My Book Rating System

When you see star ratings on a review, what exactly does it mean? I’ve found that different people have different ideas about what the star ratings represent, so here’s the star rating system I try to go by. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (5/5 stars) I loved it! Excellent story. Would definitely read again. Would love to read more books by the same author. 


⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5/5 stars) I really liked it. Great story. Would probably read again. Would like to read more books by the same author. 


⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 stars) I enjoyed it. A good story. May read again. Would be interested in reading more books by the same author.  


⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (3.5/5 stars) I liked it, but I didn't connect to this book as much as I would like. Might be willing to read more books by the same author. 


⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5 stars) It was okay. Just an average story. Nothing terrible, but also nothing wowed me. I’d be willing to try another book by the same author. 


⭐️⭐️💫 (2.5/5 stars) Not my cup of tea. Story didn’t meet my expectations. The things I didn’t like about the story outweighed the things I did. Probably won’t read any more from the same author. 


⭐️⭐️ (2/5 stars) Disliked the book. Wouldn’t recommend. Quite a few problems. Not likely I’d ever read anything else by the same author.


⭐️ (1/5 stars) Not worth reading. I DNFed because of content issues OR read it but ended up feeling it had been a complete waste of my time. I will not read any other books by the same author.


No star rating: DNFed because I lost interest. 


Admittedly, I’m not stingy with the stars I give and I always round up for sites like Goodreads and Amazon (e.g. 3.5 becomes 4). Because I know what I like to read, I do tend toward choosing a lot of really excellent books for myself so I can honestly give out mostly 4 and 5 star reviews. 

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