Rating System

Note:

My book rating system is a little different than most. I've come to terms with the fact that all my 5 star rated books won't always have the same reasons as to why I loved them. That happens when you're an eclectic reader.

Please understand that I always recommend books, even if I personally did not finish them. My opinion is not the only one out there and I fully believe you should pick up any book that catches your eye!
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5 Keys to My Heart - This book stole my heart. It may have been the depth of the characters, or it may have been the message that the book put across. What I look for in books at this level changes with the type of story that I'm reading. What causes me to give a book a 5 rating isn't set in stone. Instead these books are ones that captured my imagination, and caused to remember why reading is so important to me. These are stories that I will be sure to read again and again. Ones that I will recommend wholeheartedly to the my friends. These are the old friends that I'll happily revisit, and remember why I truly loved them in the first place.

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4 Keys to My Heart - Books rated at this level are ones that captured my attention, but were probably missing that spark that will keep me coming back. I'll always explain what I was missing. These are stories that I still truly loved and will recommend, but that fell a little short of becoming my new favorite.

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3 Keys to My Heart - Books rated at this level are stories that I had difficulty getting completely absorbed in. More often than not I eventually end up thoroughly enjoying these books. However in the time it takes me to become invested, I've already wandered off to start another book. As a person who is very big on character development, books at this level usually have characters that I just couldn't fall in love with. I will still always recommend these books.

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2 Keys to My Heart - If you see a book rated at this level, it's probably not my style of writing. I rarely, if ever, rate books this low. It's not that I'm afraid to fairly judge a book. It's more that books I rate as a 2 are ones that I almost didn't finish. It takes a lot for me not to finish a book. If I rate a book at this level I will always explain exactly what happened to make this a difficult read. Again, always recommended.

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1 Key to My Heart - It is very unlikely you will ever see books rated at this level, because this means I was unable to finish the book. Generally I will not review books I could not finish, but if the review is expected I need to have this rating available. Books rated here were books that I personally was unable to finish for whatever reason (it will always be explained) but that I still recommend as a library read if you read the synopsis first.