This is my rating scale for book reviews. For each level my rating could be for any of the reasons, not necessarily all of them. I know people will have different opinions; these are just mine. (I'd love to hear about yours, either way!)
5 star: highly recommend, loved it, have read or will read multiple times
4 star: really liked it, worth the read, or recommended with explanation
3 star: liked it, may or may not read again, probably in the "fun" category but I didn't connect deeply
2 star: meh... just okay, probably don't recommend
1 star: didn't finish for some reason or flat out hated it. (I have a major bias or it really sucked.)