- The rating system used is based upon my desire to reread a book:
- 5 Stars – Will reread countless times
- 4 Stars – Will pick it up to reread my favorite parts
- 3 Stars – It was good the first time around, but most likely will not reread
- 2 Stars – Barely got through it first time around
- 1 Star – Did not finish/threw it against the wall
- The sensuality rating at the bottom of each review is fluid and is loosely intended to inform the readers on the amount of sex to expect in a book:
- Hot – Detailed, descriptive, explicit sexual activity (e.g., Victoria Dahl, Elizabeth Hoyt)
- Steamy – On-the-page sex, but the physicality is implied or described metaphorically (e.g., Nora Roberts, Mary Balogh)
- Mild – Off-the-page sex or sex described vaguely (e.g., Susan Wiggs, Kristan Higgins)
- Minimal – Not much more than mild kissing
