My New Rating System - CAWPILE
Updated: Jan 21
Sometimes I really struggle on how to rate a book. It’s not a do-or-die issue because I can always change the rating, but I never want to be dishonest in ratings or give an author a lower rating, when they really deserve higher. I was looking at other bookish blogs and bookstagram accounts to see how they decide on their ratings and I came across the CAWPILE rating system, and I think it is the perfect system for me. I will be adopting this from now on to hopefully alleviate the anxiety I always get when rating a book. In case you are in the same boat as me - always unsure on how to rate a book, I am going to highlight how to use the rating system. Before I do that, I want to highlight the creator of the CAWPILE system, G from Book Roast! I am also going to be linking a few other bloggers down below, of whom I originally found this idea.
CAWPILE is an acronym that stands for Character/relationships, Atmosphere/setting, Writing, Plot, Intrigue, Logic, Enjoyment. These are the 7 separate categories that you will use to determine what rating you will give a book. Think about the book you’ve just read, and give each category a score from 1-10, with 1 being the worst, and 10 being the best (for that category). After you score the categories, you add up the total between all 7, and then you divide by 7. The number that you get will be translated to a 1-5 star rating as such:
Score: Stars:
0-1.0 0 stars
1.1-2.2 1 Stars
2.3-4.5 2 stars
4.6-6.9 3 stars
7.0-8.9 4 stars
9.0-10 5 stars
The way I am wording it may sound confusing, so I will explain it with an example!
Step 1: Score your categories.
Characters: 7 - I really like a lot of characters, but some were eh, or I couldn't connect to them.
Atmosphere: 10 - I loved the setting and atmosphere, I wish I could live here.
Writing: 7 - I thought the writing was really good, but there could be some improvements, in my opinion.
Plot: 9 - The plot was great! It had a perfect speed, and it was in a logical order.
Intrigue: 7 - It mostly kept me wanting to read, but some parts were slow.
Logic: 6 - Some stuff didn't really make sense, or there were some plot holes that left me scratching my head.
Enjoyment: 8 - Overall, I enjoyed it, but it's not a new favorite and there were some things that could have been better.
Step 2: Add these together. The total is 54.
Step 3: Divide by 7. We get 7.71.
Step 4: Score to stars conversion. Looking at the score to stars conversion, this hypothetical book would get a 4 star rating from me.
I am honestly so glad I came across this scoring system because it feels a lot easier than just blindly guessing on how I feel about a book. I hope this scoring system is helpful for you!
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