I know rating systems are kind of a tricky topic, because it's so so subjective, that you can't really always trust a book's average rating. But I want to talk about your personal rating style, maybe you just keep it as a mental note or you have a reading journal.
I have a Notion board of all the books I've read, and I write down my star rating for them. I try to be as simple as possible with my ratings, based on how the book/story/characters affected me. I wouldn't necessarily publish these star ratings as Goodreads reviews, because I think Im a bit of an "under-rater".
⭐️: Did not like it / hate it
⭐️⭐️: It was okay
⭐️⭐️⭐️: Liked it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Really liked it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Loved it / Life changing
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⭐️: Did not finish
⭐️⭐️: It was okay
⭐️⭐️⭐️: Really liked it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Loved it
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Will obsess over it
I guess mine goes something like DNF<would not reread<would reread<would recommend<would gift.
1=dnf
2=struggleread
3=okay, it was a book
4=good, would recommend
5=would buy (as a library reader)
⭐️ DNF or really didn’t like
⭐️⭐️ okay, did what it set out to do
⭐️⭐️⭐️ good, would pick up next in a series if applicable
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ great, would recommend, might purchase a copy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ one of my favorites, definitely own, would reread
⭐️: hated it but somehow finished
⭐️⭐️: was very meh but wasn’t the worst thing ive ever read
⭐️⭐️⭐️: it kept me turning the pages but i didn’t love it, liked it enough
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: really enjoyed it & kept my interest
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: will tell everyone I know to read this book as soon as I finish it & talk about it for a week straight
DNF – self explanatory
Meh – alright
✓ – liked
❤️ – love
5 Stars: Excellent book, little to no issues, would reread.
4 Stars: Liked it. Had maybe a couple issues.
3 Stars: Average. Don’t like or hate it.
2 Stars: Disliked. Many issues, just wasn’t interesting.
1 Star: Awful. Somehow I finished this nightmare instead of DNF it.