My highest average rating is The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan with 4.55 stars. I gave it 5 stars.
My lowest avg rating is The Secret Talker by Geling Yan with 3.08 stars and I rated it 2 stars.
I definitely think The Last Olympian is inflated. While it is my second favorite out of the series, I felt it was incredibly slow to get started compared to the other four books. But being such a huge fan of the series since I was a kid, of course I gave it 5 stars and so did everyone else.
I think the 3.08 stars for The Secret Talker is too generous but about what I would expect. It was a romance disguised as a thriller and the ending made me roll my eyes. The character lacked agency and is described as a “military intelligence officer in training” in the blurb, yet we never actually saw her perform that role.
Curious to see what other people will contribute.
by souplover5