About My Book Reviews

 

Hello lovely bookish people!

Welcome to my bookish blog, where I post my thoughts about books!

I read a lot of different books, from middle grade non-fiction to YA fantasy to adult true crime novels. I’m really not that picky as long as it’s good.

My book reviews are going to be full of my opinions, subjective comments, and random thoughts. As such, my view of a particular book is by no means the 'correct' view to have. It's only true for me. I am not telling you how to feel about a book, I'm only sharing how I feel. Feel free to disagree with me in the comments, just in a nice way pretty please.

My book reviews:

There are several things that I have decided to include in my book reviews. 

First off, I am going to tell you the standard information:

Title

Author

Publication Date

Genre

Grade Level

Next, I’m going to give a few trigger warnings. It just seems like the polite thing to do.

From there, I'm going to get a little weird. For books that are YA and above, I’m going to take the book as a whole, picture it as a movie, and then give it a movie rating. I decided to do this because I like knowing what I’m getting into when I read a book. Will there be profuse language? Nudity? Massive amounts of carnage? I like to know… you know?

If I happen to listen to the book rather than read it, I will mention whether or not I recommend the audiobook. 

After the blurb, I will provide my scores for the book. Most bookish people review books using the classic goodreads five-star rating scale. While that’s useful for understanding your general like or dislike for a book, I wanted my book reviews to be as through as possible. So, I made my own scoring system.

At the bottom of my review, I will provide my goodreads star rating, because why not, right?

My Scores

Writing Style:

Awful

            -Simply terrible writing

Sparse

            -Not being descriptive enough

Flowery

            -Being overly descriptive or dense

Good

            -Easy to understand but lacking a unique voice

Solid

            -Having a unique voice

Top Notch

            -Simply amazing writing

Characters:

Annoying

            -Not liking the characters you’re supposed to like

Forgettable

            -Not caring about the characters you’re supposed to care about

Underdeveloped

            -Characters that aren’t unique in any way

Fully Developed

            -Characters that are unique

Memorable

            -Characters that you will remember long after finishing the book

Absolutely Amazing

            -Characters that steal a piece of your heart

Plot:

No Plot

            -A confusing or non-existent plot

Bad Ending

            -An unsatisfying ending

Predictable

            -A mostly predictable plot

Slow Burn/Enjoyable

            -A plot that was good enough to keep reading

Absolute Page Turner

            -A suspenseful plot

So Many Plot Twists

            -A suspenseful plot with shocking reveals

Overall:

Total Garbage

            -Do not read ever

Boring

            -Do not read, unless you’re trying to sleep

Confusing

            -Do not read, unless you want a headache

Enjoyable

            -Read it once, recommend to a few

Obsessed

            -Read it, recommend to everyone

Totally Obsessed

            -Read it more than once, recommend to everyone, own it

Then I’ll get a little weird again. After my scores, I’ll put any random thoughts I had about the book. Like the messaging of the book, or the cover art, or if it reminded me of another book, stuff like that.

Lastly, I have decided, for the sake of this blog, that if I'm going to post book review, I must have a least read half-way through the book. When this occurs, I will be sure to say so. 

Without further ado, let's get started!