5 - A perfect book from start to finish. Can’t think of a single time I struggled to get through a section or felt anything was unclear. This is a book I think will resonate with me for a long time and I’ll constantly think about. This book made me feel a lot emotionally. Very few books I feel will fall in this category. Example for me: The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay or Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

4 - This book was great. Very few if any complaints about the quality or the structure of the book. There will have been parts of this book that felt like a struggle to get through or felt a bit forced. Things will happen to the characters that are just to convenient that it’ll pull me out of the story. For a bit, but overall it was a great story with a good ending. Example for me: Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica or Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

3 - This book was okay. Nothing ground breaking or something I’d revisit, but was satisfied when I finished it. The book has some bits that were a struggle to get through, but was interesting enough to keep me going. Example for me: The Coward by Stephen Aryan or Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

2 - A book I finished, but wasn’t really happy about it. I either finished it because I felt it could get better (but never did). Characters were either boring or the writing was nonsensical, but not so off putting or boring I opted to not finish. Chances are this book started decent, but had an awful ending. Example for me: Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk or A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore

1 - Could not finish. Book was just so off putting to me for one reason or the other. I struggled to even get half way through. Whether the writing style was boring or the characters uninteresting or the plot became nonsensical, I just couldn’t do it. Example for me: I am not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells or Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson