diff --git a/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css b/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
index 41793cf5..000ab6ca 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
+++ b/bookwyrm/static/css/bookwyrm.css
@@ -170,33 +170,41 @@ body {
     content: '\e9d9'; /* icon-star-full */
 }
 
-
 /* Icons directly following half star inputs are marked as half */
 .form-rate-stars input.half:checked ~ .icon::before {
     content: '\e9d8'; /* icon-star-half */
 }
 
+/* stylelint-disable no-descending-specificity */
+.form-rate-stars input.half:checked + input + .icon:hover::before {
+    content: '\e9d8' !important; /* icon-star-half */
+}
+
 /* Icons directly following half check inputs that follow the checked input are emptied. */
 .form-rate-stars input.half:checked + input + .icon ~ .icon::before {
     content: '\e9d7'; /* icon-star-empty */
 }
 
 /* Icons directly following inputs that follow the checked input are emptied. */
+/* stylelint-disable no-descending-specificity */
 .form-rate-stars input:checked ~ input + .icon::before {
     content: '\e9d7'; /* icon-star-empty */
 }
+
 /* Icons directly following inputs that follow the checked input are emptied. */
+/* stylelint-disable no-descending-specificity */
 .form-rate-stars input:checked ~ input + .icon::before {
     content: '\e9d7'; /* icon-star-empty */
 }
 
 /* When a label is hovered, repeat the fill-all-then-empty-following pattern. */
 .form-rate-stars:hover .icon.icon::before {
-    content: '\e9d9'; /* icon-star-full */
+    content: '\e9d9' !important; /* icon-star-full */
 }
 
+/* stylelint-disable no-descending-specificity */
 .form-rate-stars .icon:hover ~ .icon::before {
-    content: '\e9d7'; /* icon-star-empty */
+    content: '\e9d7' !important; /* icon-star-empty */
 }
 
 /** Book covers