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My Book Loving Criteria

→ Characters. For me, characters = plot. The characters would be more appreciated if they have depth, and I can connect/relate to them. I prefer flawed characters.

→ Plot. If the plot hurts, I'm all for it. Plot > Romance. If the books are a disguised romance, consider I hate with a burning passion.

→ Surrounding (Creation). The world-building, the customs, the traditions, all come under this. This is the heart of most things. It depends on book to book, how wonderfully it is written.

→ Writing. The writing should be easy to read and comprehensible, of course. Personally, I prefer descriptions throughout, but only one paragraph for them. I'm not a fan of repetitions (multiple lines repeated) unless in poems.

→ Cover. How could I forget that? A beautiful, artistic cover, you know what else. ;)

My Rating System

★★★★★

I loved this book! I give out too many 5-star ratings, so I don't have something really personal with it. But I'll def reread.

★★★★✰

I really like this book! It might not be as good, but I would recommend it! There may be something missing, but it's good, all the same.

★★★✰✰

It's not really my favorite. Decent, but forgettable. I might not read it again.

★★✰✰✰

It was umm, okay. It was not gripping and I won't read it again.

★✰✰✰✰

Rare. Probably abandoned and totally difficult to get through.

Decimal Rating

I mostly rate in decimals when I can't decide with some of my rating systems. The criteria mostly don't have anything to do with it.

Young Readathons

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This group has different challenges and ideas for younger people! I was looking for a place for youngsters so they could fit in, so I decided to make one myself! This group will have diverse kinds of challenges and readathons that I'd planned a long time ago! Hopefully, you'll like them! Do feel free to promote your own ideas! They will be used!

Our botm-2020 shelf

The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
Start date: August 25, 2020

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The Hunger Games

by Suzanne Collins

tagged: 2020-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, crime, drama, hor...

Catching Fire

by Suzanne Collins

tagged: 2020-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, crime, drama, fav...

Mockingjay

by Suzanne Collins

tagged: 2020-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, crime, drama, fav...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: owned, favorites, children-s, adventure, bio, drama, fantasy, myste...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: owned, favorites, mystery, history, fantasy, children-s, coming-of-...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: owned, favorites, 2018-reads, children-s, coming-of-age, adventure,...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: owned, favorites, mystery, fantasy, drama, coming-of-age, children-...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: favorites, owned, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age,...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: owned, favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age,...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: favorites, owned, 2019-reads, adventure, coming-of-age, crime, fant...

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer

tagged: favorites, owned, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age,...

The Enchantress Returns

by Chris Colfer

tagged: 2019-reads, adventure, coming-of-age, fantasy, favorites, owned, my...

A Grimm Warning

by Chris Colfer

tagged: favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, fantas...

Beyond the Kingdoms

by Chris Colfer

tagged: favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, coming-of-age, fantasy, mystery, ...

An Author's Odyssey

by Chris Colfer

tagged: favorites, mystery, fantasy, coming-of-age, 2019-reads, 5-stars, an...

Worlds Collide

by Chris Colfer

tagged: favorites, mystery, fantasy, children-s, coming-of-age, 2019-reads,...

Wonder

by R.J. Palacio

tagged: owned, favorites, drama, coming-of-age, children-s, 2019-reads, 5-s...

Auggie & Me

by R.J. Palacio

tagged: owned, favorites, diary, coming-of-age, children-s, 2020-reads, 5-s...

Listen to the Moon

by Michael Morpurgo

tagged: owned, favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age,...

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: favorites, 2020-reads, adventure, fantasy, screen-play, 5-stars, an...

Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay

Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay

by J.K. Rowling

tagged: favorites, fantasy, 2020-reads, adventure, screen-play, 5-stars, an...

White Bird

by R.J. Palacio

tagged: favorites, 2020-reads, historical-fic, graphic-novel, 5-stars, comi...

Ticket to India

by N.H. Senzai

tagged: favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, drama, historical-fic...

The Land of Stories: The Ultimate Book Hugger's Guide

The Land of Stories: The Ultimate Book Hugger's Guide

by Chris Colfer

tagged: 2020-reads, adventure, auto-bio, bio, children-s, comic, diary, fan...

A Wolf Called Wander

by Rosanne Parry

tagged: 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, favorites, 5-stars, and to-review

The Key to Extraordinary

by Natalie Lloyd

tagged: favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, myster...

Matilda

by Roald Dahl

tagged: owned, 2017-reads, children-s, coming-of-age, favorites, 5-stars, y...

The Butterfly Circus

by Francesca Armour-Chelu

tagged: 2020-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, crime, drama, fan...

The Secret of Nightingale Wood

by Lucy Strange

tagged: favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, drama,...

The Nine Lives of Montezuma

by Michael Morpurgo

tagged: favorites, 2018-reads, adventure, children-s, 5-stars, and to-review

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

by Grace Lin

tagged: 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, fantasy, favorite...

Long Way Home

by Michael Morpurgo

tagged: favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, drama,...

Ranji's Wonderful Bat and Other Stories

by Ruskin Bond

tagged: owned, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, favorites,...

The End

by Lemony Snicket

tagged: 2020-reads, adventure, auto-bio, children-s, crime, diary, drama, f...

Red Kite Adventure

by Leela Gour Broome

tagged: favorites, 2019-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, drama,...

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer

tagged: 5-stars, 2020-reads, adventure, children-s, coming-of-age, crime, d...

Candyfloss

by Jacqueline Wilson

tagged: 2020-reads, 5-stars, bio, children-s, favorites, owned, picbook, an...

The Last Leaf

by O. Henry

tagged: 5-stars, 2020-reads, short-stories, favorites, and reviewed

Clockwork Prince

by Cassandra Clare

tagged: 4-stars, 2020-reads, adventure, coming-of-age, comic, drama, favori...

Clockwork Princess

by Cassandra Clare

tagged: 2020-reads, 5-stars, adventure, coming-of-age, drama, fantasy, humo...

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