do you need time to figure out your ratings?

[heav (hamilton’s version)]

usually around the 50-70% mark, i know what i’m gonna rate a book lol. this more or less changes depending on how the rest of the book goes, but the initial rating usually sticks! sometimes i have to think on it for a few hours tho if i’m unsure. sometimes i just don’t rate it at all

[♥ a r o a ♥]

I use to reflect on rating in order to be as fair as I could be with authors and their job. I usually slightly change my ratings as I write my reviews because I like to gather my thoughts, especially when it comes to a series 📖 ♡

[Aroush]

when I get to the 70 -80 percent of the book I automatically know what rating I want to give it

[Liz~In~Colorado]

same.. unless it's just so bad it ends up a dnf... but I try really hard not to do that. Although many books I read yearsssss ago I have been trying to at least give another thought, as sometimes our ratings change as we experience life and have read more also. 🌹

[Anita]

I won’t rate a book unless I finish it. I have had too many books meander along and were decent, just to knock me out of my seat with their ending and make the rest of the book make sense.

[Liz~In~Colorado]

that's a good way to look at it Anita 🌹

[Breanna]

I usually wait until the end so I can the total view of my opinion on the book!

[George Stenger]

I always wait until I finish the book. There are some books that I want to think about for a couple of days before I write a review and rate it.

[Oscar]

sometimes

[Diane]

I often think I know how I’m going to rate it halfway through and that usually changes! I just bumped the one up in my mind that I’m currently reading. I have 10% left

[sarah]

Pretty much at 80% done I’m already formulating my review and rating.

[Rebecca]

I wait until the book is finished but I usually know pretty much how I am going to rate it by 65-75% of the book, unless it is really horrible but get extremely good all the sudden but that rarely is the case.

[Lilly]

I have to wait until a day or so after I read the book. I think if I didn't do that my reviews would lean to extremes. I need to process what the book is trying to convey and be able to stop thinking about that one plot twist that messed me up.
I am also a person who doesn't love the idea of rating books, I only rate books on Goodreads if it was really good. (IDK I don't love the idea of rating others forms of escapism because every book will be a 5 star book for someone and almost every book has something that someone needs or a message someone needs to hear.)

[evlove]

@Lilly that’s a nice approach, to only rate if you really vibed with it. I see some ppl do that on here. Ive been contemplating my rating system to be more fair cause i used to rate in extremes more too. I feel like with bigger authors idc as much if i give them a one star tho cause its a drop in the bucket 😅

[Kristina]

I am generous with my ratings. I know it's hard to write a book. All books have their flaws, but sometimes you forgive them and sometimes you don't. But I never force myself to read books that I don't like. I DNF easily. So I don't have to rate them!

[Aditi ~ readwaditi]

nah