Thinking About Ratings

So I just finished this book called Snagged by Jet Mykles and my response when I finished it was "meh."  It was written well, but it just didn't grab me.  I didn't really care about the MCs or believe in their HEA.  It just didn't work for me, so at first I rated it 3 stars, but then I thought about all the other books I've rated 3 stars and what does that rating really mean to me?  So I've decided, for my own good to really think about what each rating means and define the different ratings here:

So here it goes:

5 stars - brilliant, couldn't stop reading, loved the MCs.  It doesn't mean the novel is perfect - there might be some issues, but I just don't care, because I'm so caught up in the story.  Oh and everyone I know must read this book now!!!  And I will definitely re-read it.

4.5 stars - almost a 5 star but there are a few little issues that bother me enough that it doesn't get 5 stars.  Also a book I must share with my book friends and I'll likely re-read it.

4 stars - really good read.  Kept my attention, really liked the plot, characters, etc...not perfect.  Might re-read and will definitely recommend to my friends.

3.5 stars - very good, but something is missing.  I'd still recommend it but probably won't re-read.

3 stars - good, not great.  Might recommend but probably won't re-read.

2.5 stars - okay probably won't recommend and definitely won't re-read.

2 stars - meh - this book did nothing for me and unless someone can convince me otherwise, I'm not going to be looking for other books by this author.

1 star (I don't think I've ever rated anything 1.5 stars) - so bad, either the plot or the characters or the writing that either I force myself to finish it or I DNF it.  Painful to read even.

So my stream of consciousness definitions for my different grades.  I'll probably come back and clean them up a bit but this is a good start!

ROR Summer 2014 Challenge

1) Read a book with a Tormented Heroine (http://www.likesbooks.com/torment.html)


2) Read a book with an animal on the cover or has an animal strongly featured within the book (http://www.likesbooks.com/pets.html)


3)Read a book that has a beachy feel to it (either set on a beach/island or has one on the cover)


4)Read a book with a reference to time in the title (Midnight, tomorrow, morning, today, etc.)


5)Read a new to you author


6)Surprise book (close your eyes and point to a book off your shelf to read)


7)Read a book published in the 90's


8)Read a book based solely on the cover (don't read the synopsis just go by the cover!)


9)Read a book by an author that has published under multiple names (Part 1)


10)Now read a book by that author's pseudonym (Part 2)


11)Read a book that tickles your funny bone (http://www.likesbooks.com/funny.html)


12)Read a book that has 6 words in the title (for the sixth month June)


13)Choose an author you consider "hit or miss"


14)Readers Choice


15)Readers Choice

Books Read in July

Audiobooks:
✓ Vanished by Kendra Elliot 
✓ Fatal Affair by Marie Force

New Series/Authors:
✓ Pinned by Maris Black
✓ Gaydar by Kim Dare
✓ Hot Ticket by K.A. Mitchell
✓ Snagged by Jet Mykles

Continuing Series:
✓ Gay Best Friend by Kim Dare
✓ Gay Until Graduation by Kim Dare
✓ Smitten by Maris Black
✓ Time to Do by Kim Dare
✓ Gay Like You by Kim Dare

Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:
✓ Somebody Nice! by Raine O'Tierny
✓ Total Immersion by Ellis Carrington
✓ Academic Pursuits by Lou Harper
✓ The Computer Tutor by Ryan Field
✓ Midnight Reader: Twelve Erotic Tales by Jeff Funk
✓ Seven Hits! by Brad Vance
✓ No Homo by RemainNameless
✓ Pledge Class and Other College Boy Erotica by Neil S. Plakcy
✓ Three Lambs by Neil S. Plakcy
✓ Not Alone by Sonja Spencer
✓ The Three of Us by Stephen del Mar
✓ Mistletoe and Submission by Kim Dare
✓ Eight Inches by Sean Wolfe (DNF)
✓ Under Pretenses by Jessa Ryan

Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories
✓ Stalking Dreams by Leta Blake
✓ Open Tackle by L.C. Chase
✓ Good Breeding by J.L. Merrow
✓ The Pickup by Zoe X. Rider
✓ Better Than New by Charley Descoteaux
✓ The Layover by Megan Erickson
✓ Carte Blanche by Nash Summers
✓ Blurring the Lines by J.M. Snyder
✓ Love in the Library by J.M. Snyder
✓ Money's Worth by J.M. Snyder
✓ Best Friends J.M. Snyder
✓ My Online Secret Admirer by J. Tomas
✓ The Name on My Wrist by J.M. Snyder
✓ Lakeside Reunion by Liz Winters
✓ Joy Ride by J.M. Snyder
✓ Caught by J. Tomas
✓ Dirty Little Virgin by Ryan Field
✓ I Spy Pecan Pie by Anna Birmingham
✓ We're Both Straight, Right? by Jamie Fessenden
✓ Hairy, Horny and Over Here by J.L. Merrow
✓ Stroke His Cox by J.L. Merrow
✓ A Walk in the Dark by Kate McMurray
✓ Quintessential by J.M. Snyder
✓ Tech Support by J.M. Snyder
✓ Battle of the Bands by J.M. Snyder
✓ Down the Basement by Ryan Field
✓ Plummet by Dawn Kimberly Johnson
✓ Steamy Reunion by Jambrea Jo Jones
✓ A Taste of Midnight by Keira Andrews
✓ Letting Go by C.J. Anthony
✓ Achievement: Tentacle Lust by N.K. Layne
✓ Because of You by Penny Brandon
✓ Strange Charm by A. Phallus Si

Books Read in June

Audiobooks:
☊ The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean

New Series/Authors:

Continuing Series:

Stand Alones/Non-Fiction:

Goodreads MM Group and Other Free Stories