By Rating

How I rate novels

NOTE: Cliffhanger incurs -1 penalty. 

5 stars out of 5

This book made me LOL, or shed tears. I really really feel for the characters. Book has good and internally consistent plots, and does not deviate from reality if it's meant to be realistic 

4 stars out of 5

This book made me have the warm fuzzies, chuckles, or misty-eyed. Or it could have been 5/5 if not for some problems like lame ending, unbalanced characters, bad plotting, or one of the "pet peeves"  (See Pet Peeves)

3 stars out of 5

This book is pretty good, but nothing really outstanding about it. 

2 stars out of 5

This book would have been pretty good if not for one of the flaws in the book. 

1 star out of 5

I recommend you stay away from this book for any of the following reasons: the book's incomplete; the plot's idiotic; the characters are batshit crazy; the characters are too perfect; the author teased but never delivered; other major faux pas.