Hi everyone! I am here today to talk about how I was interested in doing a readalong for this Quest as a parallel to the Winter Readalong.(Dec-Feb) Since it is almost December. I wanted everyone to leave their suggestions below from this list of 40 books. Since this quest has just been up and running for only a few days, I do not think adding new books to the list just yet would be wise. I would like to keep the theme winter focused so it automatically pulls in the Winter themed folklore/ myths./ Myths from the colder countries. I am leaving the options below please let me know : 1.Spinning Silver 2.The Witcher- the last wish 3.The Book of Loki I am leaning toward Spinning Silver because it is essentially one and done. Or The Witcher as it is shorter. EDIT: Please leave in your choices below by upvoting the comment with the book's name you prefer, and we'll pick the one that has the most votes. For Spinning Silver - upvote the comment made by the_rags and for The Book Of Loki -upvote Serious Goose. For The Witcher - upvote mine

(Let me preface this by saying I mostly rate based on vibes, so I’m not judging how anyone rates their reads!)

I was recently watching a few videos on booktube about star rating systems. One creator (Life on Books) mentioned that he doesn’t rate his reads because star rating systems are so different for everyone that they aren’t effective for what people try and use them for. Another creator (Ian Gubeli) mentioned that he is trying to adjust his rating system to include more literary criticism, which I thought was interesting. My current rating system is based on how much I liked it and if I’d recommend it to others, but I find that it is pretty 4-5 star heavy. Ian’s updated rating system informally averages use of literary themes, character depth, artistic prose, and if they provoke discussion. I’m trying to figure out if I could combine that in some way with my current system, and if that would be meaningful or useful.

What are your thoughts on book star ratings? What criteria do you use to come to a decision about a book’s rating? (Also I’d highly recommend both of these videos!)