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I really do get some angst deciding between all the gradations of star ratings on #StoryGraph. What does 5 stars vs 4.75 stars mean to me etc? I’m trying to figure out a consistent and meaningful system but so far I’m not satisfied.

I used to rate books higher than I might have if I liked the author but not the book. And sometimes I can’t tell how much I like a book. Is it 4 stars worth of like or 4.5 stars? #Books #Bookstodon

I keep forgetting to post my little reading reflections, but I didn’t want to forget this one because the book is so good: How to find what you're not looking for by Veera Hiranandani. Twelve-year-old Ariel Goldberg tries to put her family back together again after her big sister elopes when their parents won’t accept her marriage. Set in 1967 US, the story is drawn from the author’s own family experiences.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

We are halfway through the year!

According to StoryGraph, one of my most read authors is Adalyn Grace.
The Belladonna series by Adalyn Grace is one of my favorite series thus far this year. Her writing style made it so easy for me to lose myself in the world of Belladonna. I really enjoyed all the characters in the series, and I felt like Adalyn Grace did a fantastic job in making the characters have depth.

If you enjoy romatasy books with a bit of mystery, then this series is for you.

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#Pixelfed #bookfed #booktok #bookstagram #bookcommunity #booklover #reader #bookish #book #books #StoryGraph #kindle #fictionbook #romancebook #fantasybook #romantasybook #historicalfiction #youngadultfiction

"I forget why I don't use bookwyrm, let's go check"

I initially searched for 'Howl's Moving Castle' and was presented with 8 different entries which are largely the same, with different reviews, etc.

I tried searching for "On Tyranny" in quotes, and get ten completely off target responses before the exact match is presented.

Without a good search, it's useless to me. I'll continue with #StoryGraph, even if it does make it hard to see user reviews of books.

Fortgeführter Thread

I read The Fatness as part of the r/fantasy reading challenge on The StoryGraph.

A challenge intended to help you diversify your reading.

The prompt was:

15. Small Press or Self Published (962 added)

Read a book published by a small press (not one of the Big Five publishing houses or Bloomsbury) or self-published. If a formerly self-published book has been picked up by a publisher, it only counts if you read it before it was picked up. HARD MODE: The book has under 100 ratings on Goodreads OR written by a marginalized author.

app.thestorygraph.com/reading_

Because of my low vision I only read audiobooks, and small press or indie books are often not available in audio.

There's a whole controversy about audio books read by AI virtual voices, with Audible / Amazon promoting it as a way for indie authors to get their books published in audio format for a lower price.

As someone who uses assistive tech, I cal already load an e-book into an app Like VoiceDream Reader and have it read to me by a TTS (Text to Speach) engine.

The trick was getting a book without DRM so I can choose what app I use to read it.

Here the Fediverse came to my aid. It was on the Fediverse that I learned about SmashWords, a DRM free e-book store and it was through the fedaverse that I follow Mark A. Rayner and know about his novels.

@bookstodon @audiobooks
#StoryGraph #ReadingChallenge #fediverse @markarayner