Highs and Lows!
Happy Tuesday! Carla did a post that featured the highest rated book she read and the lowest rating book she read. I found it interesting and took a look at my own Goodreads read-shelf. I decided to share my five highest rated and five lowest rated from my shelf with you today.
I thought this was a very interesting activity. I noticed that the books I read with the highest ratings on Goodreads were read by A LOT of people. The majority of my highs were young adult fantasy, and well, written by Sarah J. Maas. I would also say these were books I remember, especially The Nightingale.
The books towards the bottom of my read shelf were mostly young adult and on the lower side (for me). The only one with a good rating (4 and higher) was the book with THE lowest rating - This Song Is [Not] For You. I do remember the resolution of the love triangle being odd (to me). It may very well be a way the kids do things. I will also say that I don't remember too many details about any of these books (other than the first one) - good or bad.
- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah - ★★★★★, Goodreads 4.65
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★★, Goodreads 4.63
- Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★★, Goodreads 4.63
- Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★★, Goodreads 4.62
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★ 1/2, Goodreads 4.56
Lowest Average Rating
- This Song Is [Not] For You by Laura Nowlin - ★★★★, Goodreads 2.48
- Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa De La Cruz - ★★★ 1/2, Goodreads 2.63
- Beautiful Broken Girls by Kim Savage - ★★★ 1/2, Goodreads 2.72
- Dear Reader by Mary O'Connell - ★★★, Goodreads 2.72
- If I Stopped Haunting You by Colby Wilkens - ★★★ 1/2, Goodreads 2.73
What's your high and low?
Let us know in the comments!
Let us know in the comments!
I've always struggled with giving books a score. That's partially why I've never included a rating system on my blog. It's useful in places like Amazon or Goodreads as a way to gauge how much others enjoyed something, but I've never felt great about ranking art.
ReplyDeleteI go with my gut for ratings. I rarely finish a book I didn't like, so I really don't bad mouth books. Maybe that's why I am ok with it.
DeleteNot surprised at the super high rating for The Nightingale - it was a fantastic book!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! Just thinking about it makes me start to cry
DeleteWhen I did mine, I selected books I haven't read, but I bet The Nightingale would have come up if I chose all books on my shelf. I haven't read the Sarah Mass books as I don't read a lot of fantasy.
ReplyDeleteThere was a point when I was reading the same books as my daughter when she was younger. It was fun to talk about the books together, but I don't much fantasy either. Well, if The Nightingale is your top too, it's well deserved. Amazing book!
DeleteOh I just did a post on instagram compairing my ratings with Goodreads ratings for my April month!
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