FROM ONE TO FIVE

Another Saturday, another bookish rant😂😊. Welcome to another chapter of weekly special book lovers 📚😍.

The star rating system: a simple way to sum up our thoughts on a book, or an outdated habit that's due for a change?

The other day I saw a post on Instagram about whether book reviewers still made use of "stars" when reviewing books, and I was compelled to make this a topic on my book segment! So the question is, 'Do reviewers and generally book lovers still make use of stars when reviewing books?'

As a book reviewer myself, I love making use of stars, and I will never stop making use of them except a better system comes up for scaling books 😂.

It is also true that I correct my ratings accordingly. What do I mean by this? This is what I mean: when rating books, I go by my mood and excitement after completion of the book, and I immediately rate books. I may look back on my emotions after reading a particular book and correct my ratings.

I recently completed a book this week, and I initially rated it 3 stars, and upon writing the review, I had a shift (I can't adequately find words to describe what caused the shift or why I had a shift). I had to change my initial rating of 3 stars to 2 stars.

My ratings are made up of whole numbers like 1 or 2, and this is what I mean when I rate books from 1 to 5 stars.

1 Star ⭐ >>> I did not like the book one bit.
2 Stars⭐⭐ >>> The book was just bad/not okay for me; in other words, I struggled with the book.
3 Stars⭐⭐⭐ >>> It was an okay read.
4 Stars⭐⭐⭐⭐>>> I loved it and will recommend the book.
5 Stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ >>> I absolutely enjoyed the story, and it will always have a special place in my heart ♥

Moreover, I love the fact that I can access how I felt about a certain book just by looking at the star ratings I gave it.

To buttress my point of how important star ratings are, review sites such as Goodreads, Booksirens, Netgalley, and Amazon all make use of the star rating system, so I don't think the star rating system is going anywhere anytime soon 😄!

And with that, we have come to the end of this segment. See you next (or next) Saturday. Until next time, stay bookish and wonderful!!

Question of the Day: How important are star ratings to you when deciding what books to read?


Check out more posts on this segment.
>>> SHELF CONTROL:MANAGING YOUR TBR
>>> KNOW YOUR GENRES!
>>> FINDING TIME TO READ AND WRITE REVIEWS WHILE JUGGLING OTHER COMMITMENTS