S. Richards

I'm not a paid reviewer, nor am I a professional reviewer, so what you see is what you get. My reviews are subjective and are based on my own personal opinion and mine alone. They are how I truly felt about a book, whether I liked it or not; how I felt about the characters; and if the story connected with me in some way.

I rate books strictly by the Amazon guidelines.

5 stars = I loved it. I loved the story, the characters, the feeling of the book; I would definitely read this book and author again. Books in the category I can say were special, memorable, awesome, or outstanding to me. I won't forget this book/characters/story for a long while. This book is on my keeper shelf.

4 stars = I liked it. Whether that's one of the main characters, the dialogue, the adventure, the overall romance, something about this book pleased me in some way and I would tell a friend that I liked/really liked this book. Usually, books in this category I can say were a good, very good, or a great read for me. I would definitely check this author out again.

3 stars = It was okay. Maybe I liked some of the story but not all of it. I can say this book was fair, average, just okay, or even fairly enjoyable for the most part. Not a bad read overall, just not good or great to me personally. Maybe it was more a nice or pleasant read. I'd probably try this author again.

2 stars = I didn't like it. Just didn't care for the story on most every level. I didn't connect to much of anything in the story.

1 star = I hated it. If I hated a book, it's a visceral reaction and is easy to explain why. I usually have several reasons why, and I state those reasons in the review.

Reviewing is a fun hobby for me. It was really something I started during a difficult time in my life a couple years ago, and at the encouragement of some great friends I had made here in an Amazon romance forum, I posted my first review, loved doing it, and have just kept with it. It was fun, and it helped me with some grief.

Also, the books I review are books I bought from Amazon or from other online retailers, from my local bookstore, or borrowed from friends or from the kindle lending library, or even from my own local library.