I honestly don’t really have a set system. I don’t love or trust the 5-star scale so I replaced it with some key questions that still serve as an “overall” rating like the star system, but with a bit more detail. Plus, I'm focused on reading for enjoyment at this point in my life, but I want to keep my critical eye. This helps me balance both.

Because I’m rediscovering my passion for literature. I fell in love with it at the end of high school when my mental health issues were really starting to ramp up, and I continued to study it in college. I didn’t fall out of love with it. I just stopped. Not sure why. But those mental health issues began creeping back, so I started reading again. And I’ve been having more fun with it than ever, so I wanted to share that joy with others.

I’ll read just about anything if it’s well-written, but my lifetime favorite genres are probably fantasy, literary fiction, and crime novels. My goal is to explore many other genres, but to avoid another big reading slump (I’m just getting back into the swing of things), I’m sticking with those genres for now.