So you know what I’m talking about.

Lynx’s Review Process

When I review a book, I’ll first leisurely read it to completion (or until I can’t take it anymore). Once I’m done, I’ll give it a rating and spice score. Next is writing down as much of a review as I can at the moment. Then it’s back to the beginning of the book to see if I can bring myself to do a chapter-by-chapter review/summary. I’ll steal from my chapter reviews to bulk up the main review. It’s quite the process! I don’t know why I do this to myself.

The rating systems I use are a mix of various systems I found online. (The descriptions are all me!) If any of this sounds familiar, you’ve probably seen one of the systems I picked apart. Or maybe, just maybe, it’s because there are only so many ways you can have a unique rating system.

Rating Score

Three isn’t bad. I swear.

(None)

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⭐⭐

⭐⭐⭐

⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Hated It – Needed a palette cleanser after this. Couldn’t even finish it.

Didn’t Like It – Finished the book, but man, was it a struggle.

It Was Okay – Wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone either.

Liked It – Kind of average. Worth the read, but it wasn’t anything special.

Loved It – Fantastic! Kept me engrossed nearly the entire time.

Obsessed – Had to finish the entire book in one sitting. I wouldn’t have been able to sleep otherwise.

(none) Hated It – Needed a palette cleanser after this. Couldn’t even finish it.

⭐ Didn’t Like It – Finished the book, but man, was it a struggle.

⭐⭐ It Was Okay – Wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone either.

⭐⭐⭐ Liked It – Kind of average. Worth the read, but it wasn’t anything special.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved It – Fantastic! Kept me engrossed nearly the entire time.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Obsessed – Had to finish the entire book in one sitting. I wouldn’t have been able to sleep otherwise.

Spice Score

How NSFW is this book?

(None)

🌶️

🌶️🌶️

🌶️🌶️🌶️

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Abstinent – Not a bit of romance.

Fluffy – Kissing and holding hands before marriage? How scandalous!

Branching Out – It’s stated that spice happens, but the reader doesn’t get to ‘see’ the events.

Sprinkling of Spice– A little bit of spice every now and then after a while of normal story.

Half & Half – Is there more spice or plot? I can’t tell.

It’s Smut– How nice of the author to add some plot to this spice.

(None) Abstinent – Not a bit of romance.

🌶️ Fluffy – Kissing and holding hands before marriage? How scandalous!

🌶️🌶️ Branching Out – It’s stated that spice happens, but the reader doesn’t get to ‘see’ the events.

🌶️🌶️🌶️ Sprinkling of Spice– A little bit of spice every now and then after a while of normal story.

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ Half & Half – Is there more spice or plot? I can’t tell.

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ It’s Smut– How nice of the author to add some plot to this spice.