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RATINGS

Here are the guidelines for my ratings. I rate books from 1 STAR to 5 STARS. You can expect an in-depth reasoning behind my ratings in my reviews as well as a TL;DR at the bottom of the blog post (soon!) as a summary to why I've rated it in such a way.


1 STAR 
It wasn't my taste. The plot or the idea wasn't objective. 

2 STARS
It was okay. Perhaps half the time I only have vague ideas of what was happening. It could also be because as much as I understood the plot of the story, the writing style wasn't my cup of tea or the execution of the story wasn't well done.

3 STARS 
The book was decent. Nothing stood out, it wasn't memorable.

4 STARS
It was good. Overall good writing. Keeps the readers interested. Just could be improved in a few areas.

5 STARS
Amazing book. Will perhaps purchase a copy of it to keep (if it is an ebook). Executed the story really well. Clear description of what was going on. Would probably recommend.


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Regards,
J.

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