As you perhaps know only too well I do not have a proper rating system here- no points, no stars, flowers, hearts, cups or whatever. It is deliberate. I've always been of the opinion that the descriptive assessment is the most flexible one as it allows me to encompass many subtle differences, sometimes so important for the reviewer and also for readers. From now on, however, the books I consider to be truly outstanding, the ones that left me speechless and rather unwilling to read anything else for some time will be rewarded an additional, well-deserved distinction: this little button.
ETA: I couldn't help myself - here is the appropriate badge for "Fallen" and other such flops:
I already added it to my Fallen review. What do you think ?




