This rat­ings guide gives a good idea of where a book fell for me.

Check out my writ­ten reviews for a more in-depth look.

10 Out­stand­ing

One of the best books I have ever, or will ever read. Com­plex, real­is­tic char­ac­ters that I became emo­tion­ally attached to, an engross­ing and cre­ative plot-line, excep­tional writ­ing, and a unique nar­ra­tive voice. A book to read and fall in love with time and time again.

 9 Excel­lent

 Very nearly per­fect. Extremely well-written. Fan­tas­tic, mem­o­rable story, excel­lent world-building, and strong, love-able char­ac­ters. A keeper.

 8 Very Good

 Enter­tain­ing, well-paced with a strong plot, well-rounded char­ac­ters and gen­er­ally well-written. Highly recommended.

 7 Enjoy­able

 An engag­ing story and good char­ac­ter­i­za­tion, though not with­out flaws. A good way to pass the time.

 6 Okay

  An inter­est­ing enough read, but noth­ing mem­o­rable. Enjoy­able in terms of plot and char­ac­ters but miss­ing that cer­tain some­thing. Sev­eral key issues that cause prob­lems. One to bor­row instead of buy.

 5 Not so great

 Mediocre. Char­ac­ters and/or plot lack depth and orig­i­nal­ity. Noth­ing par­tic­u­larly great, but has a few mildly inter­est­ing points for the right audience.

 4 Dis­liked

 Just about read­able, but was a strug­gle to fin­ish. Suf­fer­ing in terms of plot, char­ac­ter devel­op­ment and orig­i­nal­ity. Not worth pick­ing up.

 3 Poor

 Poor writ­ing, unimag­i­na­tive plot-line, and card­board char­ac­ter­i­za­tion. Avoid.

 2 Ter­ri­ble

 Cliche. Tired plot-line and bland, irri­tat­ing or even offen­sive char­ac­ters. Badly writ­ten with no dis­cernible qualities.

 1 Did not finish

Speaks for itself !