Hearts and ratings
On this site, a heart ( ) indicates one of my personal favorites. This is true across all content types.
I also have a rating scale for books. It’s a 7-point ordinal scale, where 3 is the best and -3 is the worst. It’s mostly just to help me remember what I’ve enjoyed and to give me a consistent, clear scale to reference.
| 3 = | Amazing. A favorite book that's a highlight of the genre. Left me thinking or emotional for days. The type of book I pulled an all-nighter to read. Changed my view permanently. Part of my canon. |
| 2 = | Great. Extremely fun or moving to read. Made me think. Writing/style/world was on point. Couldn't put it down. Memorable. |
| 1 = | Fine. There were some good bits even if they were hard to find. No regrets about reading it, but probably wouldn't recommend it. |
| 0 = | Mediocre. Not good or bad, just meh. Wouldn't recommend it and will likely forget about it. Most books fall are in this category. |
| -1 = | Bad. Minor regret that I wasted time reading it. Any good ideas are buried by the bad. Prose is lacking. |
| -2 = | Awful. I finished but it was a complete slog. No new ideas here. |
| -3 = | Did not finish and never will. Made a good effort but couldn't get more than a few chapters in. I will remember this book for how bad it was. |