How I Rate Books.

     So I know its been a while but I totally forgot about exams and stuff. . . I apologize. But before I posted any wrap ups or anything like that I wanted to share how I rate the books I read. This way, if any of you are confused or curious about how or why I gave a certain book the rating I did you can look at this and get the general idea. If I review that book then obviously I will go more in depth of why I gave the book that rating but this is just to give you guys a vague overview.

     So I rate books 1 to 5 stars. 5 stars being the highest rating and 1 star being the lowest. I do give half star ratings (But you can't see them on my goodreads because goodreads doesn't do half star ratings) and my half star rating are when (for example) it wasn't a solid 3 but it also wasn't a solid 4 so I would give it a 3.5.

     So let's get started shall we?

1 Star

     I rarely give 1 star rating because 1 star books are books that I really really REALLY hated. For whatever reason I just hated the book whether its the characters and there actions, the writing, how the storyline was executed, or just the story itself.
     Books I've 1 starred: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey, Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins, and (don't kill me) Allegiant by Veronica Roth.

2 Stars

     I give a book a 2 star rating when I didn't absolutely hate the book but I didn't enjoy it two much. I give this rating when I find a few things in the story interesting (like a character's sense of humor) but I don't like the rest. I also rarely give this rating out. I think most books that I give this rating to are books where the story just wasn't for me.
     Books I've 2 starred: The Wanderer by Sharon Creech, The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp, and (again don't kill me) Insurgent (and Divergent) by Veronica Roth.

3 Stars

     A 3 star rating is my neutral rating. I usually give a book 3 stars when I don't love the book but I also don't necessarily hate it either. I do (unfortunately) give a lot of 3 star ratings.
     Books I've 3 starred: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan, Swallowing Stones by Joyce McDonald, and Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson.

4 Stars

     When I give a book a 4 star rating it's because I really liked the book. A 4 star book is a book that was almost perfect to me. There may be a few small things that I didn't like about the book but other than that I absolutely loved it.
    Books I've 4 starred: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, The DUFF by Kody Keplinger, and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.

5 Stars

     I rarely give out this resting because I am a very picky reader. I give a book 5 stars when I absolutely love it and it's become one of my favorite books.
     Books I've 5 starred: All 7 books in The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling (Plus all 3 books in The Hogwarts Library), Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.

     So that's it for now! I'm working out on getting wrap-ups and book hauls typed up (It's a lot more typing then expected *sighs*) So I hope you enjoyed this little look into how I give out my ratings. Don't forget to check out my twitter and goodreads liked to the right!

-The Book Bitch