Any indie author could tell you that reviews and ratings are different things on Amazon. Amazon will allow you to leave a 1-5 star rating for a product or book without leaving a review along with it.

Well, since the free promotion I ran for my birthday, I’ve had two new ratings without review populate. Every little bit counts!

I’m certainly hoping for more ratings (with review, please!) as more people who snagged my sword and sorcery fantasy “The Crimson League: The Fight for Hope” finish reading it. But for now, I’ve either had one new 4 star and one new 5 star rating populate, or two new 5 star ratings. I’m not quite sure which.

That puts me up to 15 ratings total. It’s a great start. And this is a great thing for me to focus on being grateful for, because it’s a good and helpful thing, even if it’s not the gold standard of someone leaving a review.

Two more people have read my book and given feedback through a high rating that they enjoyed it. That might help other readers give my book a chance. So, winning!

And I’m grateful for that.