Ratings

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ = amazing; completely blown away; absolute favorite _[1]
★ ★ ★ ★ ½ = impressive; loved it; need to own
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ = great; enjoyed it
★ ★ ★ ½ ☆ = liked it except for a few minor things
★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ = good; liked it well enough _[2]
★ ★ ½ ☆ ☆ = mostly okay; liked some of it
★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ = neither liked it nor hated it
★ ½ ☆ ☆ ☆ = could have been worse
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ = the worst
½ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ = wtf did I just read?

No stars = abandoned for whatever reason_[3]

 

[1] I don’t have absolute favorites, so this rating is a big deal
[2] Not an insult; most books I read will have this rating
[3] Probably because it was terribly written