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Another Saturday, another bookish rantπŸ˜‚πŸ˜Š. Welcome to another chapter of weekly special book lovers πŸ“šπŸ˜.

The star rating system: a simple way to sum up our thoughts on a book, or an outdated habit that's due for a change?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

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 πŸ˜„!

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

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  1. Fabulous write-up!

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  2. Enjoy seeing other people’s star ratings as an avid reader myself!

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    1. Me too and I don't think the star rating system is going anywhere anytime soon πŸ˜„.

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  3. These are very good questions and you make some good points. The star rating system can be incredibly helpful and equally flawed. But it's useful for now so what can we say.

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    1. Exactly, the star rating system is incredibly helpful and equally flawed!

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  4. I loved learning about your star rating system in this post as we're all different when it comes to that stuff. And I definitely need to read more!

    Cheers, Ash :)

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    1. Yes,we need more readers πŸ₯ΊπŸ˜

      You can check out our Readers Recs segment to find recommendations 😊

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  5. I find it useful to look for star ratings by others. It gives me an insight on how ppl reacted to the book. Yet, I myself do not like to rate the books I read, because I can never decide lol.

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    1. if only we can all be like you, the star rating system won't even exist πŸ˜„

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