About Reviews

Ratings

Here is some quick background on our book reviews. All books are ranked on a scale of 1-5 using quarter points. Here is the rough scale we use:

5 – Loved it, one of my very favorites ever, I will keep it under my pillow forever
4 – Excellent book, I really enjoyed it and would read it again although some small problems
3 – Good book, had some noticeable problems
2 – Ok, I probably wouldn’t read it again, likely wouldn’t buy it in hindsight
1 – Didn’t enjoy it, not worth reading

Here at Joyfully Jay I am always willing to consider requests for review, so feel free to be in touch.


Book Length

I am sure there is an official way to categorize books by length, but for the purposes of our reviews, here is what we use:

  • Short story: 50 pages or less
  • Novella: 50-100 pages
  • Novel: 100+ pages

If something is unusually short or long we try to note that. And if I notice that a publisher has categorized a book differently than I do, I try to use their designation.


Note: Up until October 3, 2011, I was rating books using a half point scale. As a result, some of the grades for books reviewed prior to that point may be lower than they would be using the new scale.


Disclosures

Amazon
All “buy links” to Amazon in reviews on this site are Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

FTC
For the purposes of FTC Disclosure, please assume all books reviewed at Joyfully Jay are provided by the publisher or author for the purposes of review unless otherwise noted.