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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Blogger Hop and Follow Friday :)

Book Blogger Hop

(Crazy for Books hosts Book Blogger Hop, while Parajunkee's View hosts Follow Friday)


Welcome to The Smarty Owl!
If you've never visited us before, be sure to look around and check out our reviews!
If you're an old follower, welcome back!
This week's Book Blogger Hop question is...



Do you use a rating system for your reviews and if so, what is it and why?

Yes, The Smarty Owl does indeed use ratings! In the spirit of the owl theme, we rate our books using a scale of one to five "hoots": the better the book, the higher the hoots. We use ratings for a plethora of reasons. They are convient to those who just want the rating without reading the entire review, and also help us compare the book to others, keeping the quality of our reads in perspective. Also, if I ask my coblogger, Rica, how good a book like The Dark Divine is, she can just quicky say "3.5 hoots", and I'll automatically have an idea of its amazingness, opposed to her telling me a lengthy blateration.


For more information on our rating system, CLICK HERE!

16 comments:

  1. I'm an old follower, but I wanted to drop in to say hi! I LOVE your owl rating system. It's so cute!

    Have a great weekend!

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  2. Hi! Just hopping by! I'm already a follower of your blog.

    Cheers!

    -Len-
    Musings of a Reader Happy

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  3. Happy Friday! I'm stopping by to say hi and hope you have a great weekend! I love your rating system, so cute!

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  4. Hey! I'm from the blog hop.

    Your blog is wonderful! I'm looking forward to reading more from you, so I've newly followed. ;)

    Hope you have a lovely Friday!
    ●▬▬▬๑۩Tina @ Book Couture۩๑▬▬▬▬●

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  5. I squee every time I visit your blog. I adore owls! :) Happy Friday!

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  6. Hello, just stopping by the blog hop!

    Have a great weekend :)

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  7. I love that you use the owls in your ratings. Really cute! I also like that you give half hoots!

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  8. Hey there! Just hopping by! If you have a chance, stop by The Wormhole and check out my 300 follower giveaway! Happy reading – have a great weekend!

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  9. This is the cutest blog---I love it! Just hopping by to say have a great weekend!

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  10. Happy Friday!! I really love your rating icons and how they're theme related. It's what makes you unique.

    If you have time come by and see my answers :D
    http://thebookishsnob.blogspot.com

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  11. Stopping by via book hop and ff. Your site is so cute! I love owls! I'm a new follower. Have a great weekend! :)

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  12. Thanks for visiting everyone! Have a FANTASTIC weekend!

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  13. I'm a new follower from the blog hops and I have to say that your layout is ADORABLE. Love the colors and the owls are awesome! Have a great weekend!

    Emily
    What Book is That?

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  14. So your new signature Okapi is pretty freakin cute!! Thanks for stopping by!

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  15. Hello there! Just stopping by from the hop. I absolutely LOVE your blog design! I'm a new follower. :)

    --Rachel B.
    Untouchable Treasure

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  16. How do you get this to point to your Facebook page rather than your website?Rinoplasti

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