Greetings and salutations!
In ‘Spiders Review’, spiders Eebie, Aranea, and Tem review fictional works – mostly fantasy – with a 10-star scale. A book can receive no stars, a half-star, a full star, or, occasionally, a red star, for each category.
Categories:
Plot is decided based on believability, interest and tension, originality, plot twists, and climaxes.
Characters is decided based on relatability, interest and tension, originality, distinct goals, backstories, and satisfaction (whether or not the character fills his role).
Worldbuilding is decided based on consistency, feel, inhabitants, interest, originality, customs, language, and details.
Pace refers to the rate at which the plot moves, including too much or too little dialogue, description, or action.
Dialogue is decided based on consistency, interest and tension, reflected character, and mood or feel.
Beginning and Ending is decided based on originality, the hook, character and world introductions and closures, interest, and satisfaction (whether or not the ending was ‘perfect’).
Pleasure refers to the common feeling that one ‘cannot put the book down’, as well as to good writing and enjoyment. This is decided based on whether or not one would wish to read the book again many times.
Wholesome is decided based on whether or not the book is free from vulgar humor, coarse references, bad language, and blatant immoralities. (Instances where this behavior is not condoned are taken into consideration.)
Message refers to the underlying intent of the book. How memorable it is, truth, consistency, and depth are factors in the decision.
Spiders is awarded if the book contains any mention of a spider or spiders. A half-star can be won by the mention of spider webs or by the use of spiders in metaphors, similes, etc.
Humor can also be awarded if applicable.
The reviewing spider discusses each category briefly, giving reasons for each star and half-star. If the book does exceptionally well in a category, it may be awarded a red star in place of a full star.
At the end of each review, the conclusion will be given in numerical format, e.g., ‘6½+1’, meaning that the total number of full stars and half-stars was 6½, with a full star for the optional Humor category. Red stars act as full stars in the conclusion.
Finally, the book is given an overall rating based on the number of stars.
For books with ≤ 2 stars, the rating is ‘Some Book’.
For books with 2½ – 5 stars, the rating is ‘Terrific’.
For books with 5½ – 8 stars, the rating is ‘Radiant’.
For books with 8½ – 10 stars, the rating is ‘Humble’.
If a book receives 11 stars or 10 with one or more red stars, the special ‘Web’ rating is given.
Happy reading!
-𝐸𝑒𝒷𝒾𝑒, 𝒜𝓇𝒶𝓃𝑒𝒶, and 𝒯𝑒𝓂