Book Rating and Tea for Every Mood of Book
Hello readers! I hope you’re all well. I have seen everyone discussing the rating system and giving it their own touch to it but I never talked about it as I’m used to keep simple and uncomplicated star ratings –
5 ⭐- Best book, I thoroughly enjoyed
4 ⭐- I really enjoyed the books but felt something missing or I have small issue with it
3 ⭐- I have mixed feelings. not great but not bad either
2 ⭐- I have many issues and I struggled reading it
1 ⭐- I wish I had DNFed it
I want to rate books and will keep the star rating as I believe it is as important as a detailed review in deciding how good or bad the book is. Why I say that because when I read reviews without star rating sometimes it gets confusing and I don’t understand whether they enjoyed the book or not. (nothing against readers who prefer not to rate, it’s just what I feel) I get it star rating is subjective but so is my reviews. I also feel, for me, it’s not that difficult to decide rating as after finishing the book I’m sure I know what I didn’t like or didn’t enjoy, what ruined that enjoyment and over time I have got better at it.
Recently, I wanted to try this new idea, add a tea for every mood of book along with rating. It stayed an idea for long time as I wasn’t sure about it. Also, it isn’t something brilliant thing as I’ve read about teas for different moods on the internet and there are posts on it everywhere but I wanted to make it work with books. The problem I had was how do I make a list and of course a book usually has lots of emotions. But then I just stopped overthinking and keep it simple like my rating system. What I plan is, focus on major emotions like happy, poignant, angry, dull, and so on and if there is a combination I’ll just name more than one kind of tea. I’m not a tea expert so this is just for fun. Like some reviewers add spice factor, I’ll add a tea!
Here is chart/infographic with tea for every mood of Book
Let me know what you think about this? yay or nay?
I can still make changes with this. So, let me know if I missed any emotions or should add something more to it, a book type I missed for a particular emotion.
What are you thoughts on book rating?
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Hi, I'm Yesha, an Indian book blogger. Avid and eclectic reader who loves to read with a cup of tea. Not born reader but I don't think I’m going to stop reading books in this life. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
26 Comments
Carla
Interesting post, Yesha. I always worry about my star rating as it is very subjective. A 5 star cozy mystery will appeal to those who enjoy them, but it doesn’t compare to a 5 star Literary or Historical Fiction. The idea of letting people know how the book feels is an intriguing one. I like it.
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Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes
Lovely idea that fits perfectly with your blog, Yesha! And yes, star rating is a nice summary of subjective thoughts, so that makes the star rating subjective as well! 😛
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Yes, I wanted something that fit the blog and I’m happy to finally make blog look complete. Thank you! 😃
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Eustacia | Eustea Reads
What a fun concept!! I love teas so the tea and book pairing idea sounds brilliant!
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Thank you! I’m sure you’ll do much better than me with the pairing.
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theorangutanlibrarian
Absolutely love your idea to include a tea for every mood of book!! Fantastic!! And I totally agree that ratings are subjective, but so are reviews!
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Thumbs up from you means a lot. Thank you! 😃
A. White
Very creative. Learnt a lot about teas.
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Thank you! 😃
Veronica @ Little Corner Reads
What a fun idea!
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Thank you, Veronica! 😃
Lady Tessa
That’s fun and creative. ❤️
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Thank you, Tessa! ❤️
Teri Polen
I’m not a tea fan, but I think it’s a fun, creative rating system, Yesha.
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Thank you, Teri!😃
kat
I love it! It’s so creative and, since books and a hot beverage seem to go together, sounds like the perfect thing to add to book ratings. I can’t wait to see them included in your reviews.
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Thank you, Kat! I hope it work out and turns out just as I habe thought.
confessionsofayareader
This is great! I love your tea recs (wishing I liked tea).
Reading Tonic
This is absolutely brilliant, Yesha! ❤❤❤ Can I share your post?
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Definitely, you don’t need to ask. ❤️Thank you!😃
Cathy
Great idea! Looks good to me 🙂
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Thank you, Cathy! ❤️