Interesting how many people I see put all their DNFs in 1. Ever since starting goodreads, I've DNF'd two books and one of them had a lot of good qualities, I just couldn't bear to go through its flaws any longer. I can't imagine giving that a 1 star.

If the pacing was so bad that I stopped reading before the part where "it got interesting," or "those problems were addressed in a plot twist" then I'm calling it out. And I don't want to waste my time checking out a book a lot of people with similar taste to me have DNF'd due to it being lackluster.

I don't feel bad giving 2's and 1's because I know the average score, composed of thousands of ratings, will not weigh heavily into my low score. Most books are read by people who like them and who can appreciate them.

5 stars - Amazing book, I feel like a better person having read it, I'll gladly reread it. Moved me in many ways, not too short or too long, no major flaws.

4 stars - The flaws did not affect how much I enjoyed the book but I recognize them, or most of the book was amazing except for some grating flaws that detracted from my experience; the book was fun/interesting but I wasn't going crazy for it

3 stars - An okay reading experience but there were several issues/things I dislike in books. Other people with different writing style, trope, and genre preferences probably appreciate it more than I did. Still I'm glad to have read it.

2 stars - Book was so bad I didn't finish, but still had some merit. I was able to read a lot of it before giving up due to the amount of good parts.

1 star - Everything the author tried to convey was not reaching me. I didn't enjoy any part of the reading experience.