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Jennifer, I'm currently re-reading Brenda Joyce's Deadly series. Most of my previous ratings have stood, but I had to go up a star after finishing
. I read these a long time ago before joining goodreads and rated them during the mass rating spree during that process.
Yes, I reread a few books that I felt should go down a star. Most though I have kept the same. I'm going to check out the series you posted.:)
Sometimes I look back at some of my ratings and wonder what I was thinking! I think as you read more books your tastes evolve and your ratingS will definitely change.
Dana wrote: "Sometimes I look back at some of my ratings and wonder what I was thinking! I think as you read more books your tastes evolve and your ratingS will definitely change."That's a good point! I didn't think of it that way.
I reread a three stars book of mine recently because I kept thinking about it, wanted to read it again, kept thinking about the characters.. After having read, laughed, and cried with it, I changed my rating to a 5. I want to read it again.Books should always be read more than once! :)
Dana wrote: "Sometimes I look back at some of my ratings and wonder what I was thinking! I think as you read more books your tastes evolve and your ratingS will definitely change."AGREED! Also, some books ruin you for others. For example if I'd picked up book B with plot X before book A with the same plot of X then I would be in love with book B.
Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "Dana wrote: "Sometimes I look back at some of my ratings and wonder what I was thinking! I think as you read more books your tastes evolve and your ratingS will definitely change."AGREED! Also, s..."
So what you're saying is. EX: You may not like 50 shades of Grey because you read Bared to you first?
Jennifer wrote: "Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "Dana wrote: "Sometimes I look back at some of my ratings and wonder what I was thinking! I think as you read more books your tastes evolve and your ratingS ..."50 Shades of Grey, I am sorry to talk badly about it but I am so tired of hearing about it. I don't care to read it just because it's popular to hype about right now. In my opinion there are better BDSM authors out there. And from people I actually know they don't like the book and constantly tell me how that's not what BDSM is like at all. Some have even said it's rape since there is no safe word. And I don't know Bared to You although the title sounds familiar.
An example of what I'm trying to say is:
A Hunger Like No Other. I liked it, yes, I did. But I have read other books that have similar storylines or similar characters and so I'm not completely wrapped up in the book. The novel experience of this genre, storyline, plot, or the characters don't grasp me as much since I have already read similar books.
Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "Dana wrote: "Sometimes I look back at some of my ratings and wonder what I was thinking! I think as you read more books your tastes evolve ..."Don't be sorry, I couldn't even get through the sample of 50 shades. lol
Bared to you is similar it's by Sylvia Day
I know exactly how you feel. After 700 and some odd books, it's hard sometimes to find "fresh"
Oooh I remember Bared To You now!! It's one of the books I keep debating buying! Lol/. Because I do like Sylvia Day and this one looks exceptionally delicious;) One day it's going to be in my "books I own" tags on goodreads :)I tried reading Fifty Shades of Grey and it was very robotic/manual-book-like and boring to me. I didn't even finish it and I don't plan to give it another/complete read.
Very true about the 700 books comment. That's why I tried out some new genres and I do give books chances and try not to judge them but it's like.. I already had my amazing experience with book A it's not going to happen with book C, D, ect.
But it could! So I do try em out too.
Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "Oooh I remember Bared To You now!! It's one of the books I keep debating buying! Lol/. Because I do like Sylvia Day and this one looks exceptionally delicious;) One day it's going to be in my "book..."My main genre use to be horror/mystery I even read books like Fable Haven which are more tween books.
I loved
which is more horror/parnormal. Then one day I got into the romance genre, not sure how that happened!
I did enjoy Bared to you, but there are many others with that same genre/plot so it all depends on how much you have read of that type of book, whether or not you will like it I suppose. For me, I have to be in a particular book mood.
LOL "not sure how that happened!" Well We're happy you got sucked in! LMBOI agree that I have to be in a particular mood too. Ex. If I have a BDSM book but I'm in the mood for Shifters and not wolves I end up reading a shifters-but-wolf-shifter-LESS book without BDSM. I'm relatively new in the BDSM world. I picked it up because it's new and unexplored for me. I picked up
. I ended up LOVING(!!!) the hero and heroine. And the author:))
Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "LOL "not sure how that happened!" Well We're happy you got sucked in! LMBOI agree that I have to be in a particular mood too. Ex. If I have a BDSM book but I'm in the mood for Shifters and not wo..."
Same with me. I read the Master of Shadowlands too. Although the last two or so books were not my favs. I like BDSM books, but not hardcore. Or should I say masochists/sadism, I'm not into. Well, now that I look at it I'm into the BD but now the SM. lol
The more romance I read, the tougher I get. My ratings from a few years ago are totally wrong (which is why I should cut new romance readers some slack when they rate crappy books really highly!).Some of my early five star ratings on Amazon (I don't have reviews on Amazon anymore) are for books with every cliché in the book: amnesia, shotgun wedding, moustache-twirling bad guy... I don't know what I was thinking!
Jennifer wrote: "Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "LOL "not sure how that happened!" Well We're happy you got sucked in! LMBOI agree that I have to be in a particular mood too. Ex. If I have a BDSM book bu..."
LOL! The last two books I wasn't loving so much either even though I do like SM. And the last one: I can't/won't do poly relationships. I tend to not read them. Because one of the MCs usually ends up not getting as much love in my opinion. Poly relationships tend to bug annoy and piss me off. Like I'm being manipulated to agree that one of the MCs is very in love and satisfied/in bliss with his/her position as the third/fourth/ect wheel. Yeah right. They deserve better, could do better, are SETTLING which is not acceptable with me. And shouldn't be acceptable with them either.
Sonya Heaney wrote: "The more romance I read, the tougher I get. My ratings from a few years ago are totally wrong (which is why I should cut new romance readers some slack when they rate crappy books really highly!)...."
LMAO! I understand!!
"which is why I should cut new romance readers some slack when they rate crappy books really highly!"
Hmm I haven't thought of that before.. But I don't know how forgiving I'd be if I end up buying the book due to the outrageously high reviews on a book that I'm debating buying and it sucks and is loaded with clichés.
Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "Hmm I haven't thought of that before.. But I don't know how forgiving I'd be if I end up buying the book due to the outrageously high reviews on a book that I'm debating buying and it sucks and is loaded with clichés."Notice I said I *should* - I'm not promising anything. :)
Mostly, I get really frustrated with all the glowing five star reviews for those dreadful 'blockbuster' (mostly New Adult) books. A lot of the finalists in this year's Goodreads Choice Awards, for example.
I do know that a lot of readers admit six months later that after reading more romances, they realise those first books they gave five star ratings to are terrible. I only wish they picked up on it faster!
Sonya Heaney wrote: "Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "Hmm I haven't thought of that before.. But I don't know how forgiving I'd be if I end up buying the book due to the outrageously high reviews on a book that..."The last part you said happened to me, in the beginning I'm like "Ohhh great book"! Then 100 books later they turned out to be not so great.
Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Goge (BARRONS) le Moning Maniac, wrote: "LOL "not sure how that happened!" Well We're happy you got sucked in! LMBOI agree that I have to be in a particular mood too. Ex. If I ha..."
100% agree with you!
I have gone back and re read something and decided that I was too rough. For instance I used to really get annoyed with cliffhangers or novellas that ended abruptly--It didn't matter if I was completely enthralled the whole way through, if the ending made me mad, it got a low rating. But I've mellowed out and learned to love certain things that I didn't before. I think I've grown as a reader and learned to not be so rigid.
I would probably make a comment if my rating changed after a re-read, but I wouldn't change my original star rating because it was, for better or worse, my honest reaction to the book at the time.
Dana wrote: "Sometimes I look back at some of my ratings and wonder what I was thinking! I think as you read more books your tastes evolve and your ratingS will definitely change."Totally agree. About 50% of the time, I will change my rating after re-reading a book. Tastes do change after all, and you can't ignore how your current mood always affects how much you like or dislike the book you're reading.
Anna D. wrote: "I would probably make a comment if my rating changed after a re-read, but I wouldn't change my original star rating because it was, for better or worse, my honest reaction to the book at the time."I totally agree!
And I don´t have to re-read the books in question. Just looking at my shelves here brings back the memories and I know that I wouldn´t rate them this high if I were to read them again...
Jennifer wrote: "So what you're saying is. EX: You may not like 50 shades of Grey because you read Bared to you first? "Jennifer/Goge, I actually had the opposite of that experience. When I first read Bared to You, it was kind of put into "just another FSOG-a-like" category, and earned a marginal rating. I thought it was too similar. I kept up with the series, but by the time
came out, too much time had passed. I had to re-read the second book, so I wouldn't be lost anymore. That re-read of
gave me a whole new perspective of that series in general and moved it worlds up in my esteem.
Interesting question. As I grow older and read more and more books, my tastes do change. I recently re-read a book that I would have given 5 stars when I first read it, if the Internet had been around back then. It's a book I used to re-read at least annually, but I hadn't read it in about 10 years. Anyway, I found the writing style to be lacking and I'd probably only give it 3 stars if I were rating it for the first time now. However, I don't think I would actually make a change to a previous rating because it accurately captures how I felt at the time.
Paganalexandria **wicked juices bubbling over** wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "So what you're saying is. EX: You may not like 50 shades of Grey because you read Bared to you first? "Jennifer/Goge, I actually had the opposite of that experience. When I first..."
I would have felt the same if I read 50 shades first. Really, it was a trend setter for that type of genre, or at least it became mainstream after that book.
Kim, My taste have gotten richer as time went on, but I still have a deep fondness for earlier books I read. I don't think I would change those ratings either, although I have since read books of the same idea that where better.
I always stay with my first rating. My ratings are based on how much I liked it & how much of an impact it had on me. Regardless of how much I enjoy the book again & again, its impact is not the same. Impact depends on when the book was written; in what stage of a genre it was written; at what age I read it...so I just don't mess with it.
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I never change my initial ratings, though it's cool if others do...My ratings are based on my first impression of the book, overall. I like Anna's explanation and reasons. Seems to make sense. To be fair, I take my time before rating a book and writing a review. Following a re-read, I may edit my review to add additional comments to reflect the re-read, but the rating doesn't change.
Teen wrote: "I never change my initial ratings, though it's cool if others do...My ratings are based on my first impression of the book, overall. I like Anna's explanation and reasons. Seems to make sense. T..."Teen, I've been rereading some of my old paperbacks that were rated when first joining this site. A lot of them were read decades ago so some of those ratings were based on vague memories. Most of my original ratings stood. A couple were amended because high ratings might have been based on things like Fabio being on the cover, not the material between. Or barely remembering reading something, but seeing the title didn't inspire a strong reaction either way; Which garnered my middle of the road Goodreads 3 stars rating. Only to rediscover during the reread how much I really loved or hated this initially. Those cases have spurred quite a few rate changes during this project.
I put Previous review 00/00/00 below my current review. I'll change the dates I re-read it too so it counts toward the current year.
Carolyn F. wrote: "I put Previous review 00/00/00 below my current review. I'll change the dates I re-read it too so it counts toward the current year."I love re-reading books, I also change the dates so that they count towards my total. It seems that this years list is made up more of books I've re-read rather than new. Out of those I've never felt the need to change my initial rating, although I might add more to my reviews if I have left only a short review or more often than not no review at all.
Carolyn F. wrote: "I put Previous review 00/00/00 below my current review. I'll change the dates I re-read it too so it counts toward the current year."I do this too Carolyn.
If I re-read and change the rating I include the original date read and the original rating.
I don't usually change the dates (unless it was a LONG time ago), but I do sometimes add an addendum to my review. I thought at one time, GR had a check box at the bottom for 'reread'? The last couple of books I looked for it, couldn't find it.
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Has that ever happened to you? Do you ever reread a book and thought it was worthy of a higher rating then what you originally put? or maybe a lower than you originally put? Do you leave the rating as is or go back and re-rate it? Do you even care about rating books? :) Just wondering..