I’ve stopped rating books with stars. Why? Books are too nuanced and there are so many options. Why would I want to yuck on someone’s yum?

The point is… how do you know how to rate a book? How do you understand what others feel when they rate books? It’s difficult to know across the board, but at Beguiled By Books, here’s what the Star Ratings mean.

Beguiled By Books now offers reading guides to make leading book club discussions easier!

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This tiebreaker is for all the marbles!

Goodreads has been a reader’s best friend for nearly a decade, but it’s time to shake things up. Check out The StoryGraph to track your books and learn your reading stats.

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted “Holiday Themed” and there was a surprise this month!

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted Sci-Fi and while it was close, we have a new winner and new leader!

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted “Historical Fiction (preferably spooky)” for September. This month, there was a clear winner!

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted “Mystery/Thriller” for August and it was a tough choice.

Because we know the magic of reading and experience it daily, we often try to get non-readers to read. We want to share the things we love. Whether a kid or adult, there are some great ways to get your loved ones reading.

If you spend anytime on Bookstagram or BookTok (meaning book content on Instagram or TikTok), you’ve probably seen “ARC” more than a few times. If you’re new to the world of book-themed social media, you might wonder what is an ARC?

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted “Non-fiction by BIPOC author” for July.

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted “Classic by a female author” for the June book. Two wildly different books with shockingly similar themes surprised me, but ultimately, the competition wasn’t that close.

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted “something happy” for the May book. Two wildly different books with shockingly similar themes made for a close competition.

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted a memoir for the April book. Two wildly different books with shockingly similar themes made for close competition.

Readers have hundreds of books waiting in their TBR pile - but how do you choose? Check out these three different ways of making TBR decisions.

Of twenty-six books read so far in 2022, here are my top seven from the first three months!

My bookish friends, Noah and Leslie, decided to compete for "Best Book" each month. This month, Noah and Leslie submitted a romance book for the March book. This was a wild ride from a modern-day love story to a space opera.

I’d rather delight myself by overachieving than feel bad for underachieving. Sometimes, changing your goal is a good thing.

February marked the second month of my Page 1 book subscription, and I was excited. After tearing into the simple brown paper like a child at Christmas, I held a hefty book I had never heard of: The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty.