Hi, squiders! It’s that time again! (stats stats stats!)
Books Read in 2020: 59
Change from 2019: +4
This may actually be the most I’ve read, since I started tracking.
Of those*:
13 were Nonfiction
12 were Fantasy
11 were Mystery
6 were Science Fiction
5 were Romance
3 were Children’s
2 were General Literature
1 was Adventure
1 was Contemporary
1 was Gothic horror
1 was Horror
1 was a Play
1 was Science Fiction Noir
1 was a Spy Novel
*Some genre consolidation was done here. YA or MG titles went into the general genre. All subgenres of fantasy or romance, for example, also went into the general genre.
No audiobooks this year. No road trips on which to listen to them.
New genre(s)**: adventure, contemporary, gothic horror, science fiction noir, spy novel
Genres I read last year that I did not read this year: anthology, young adult, science fantasy
**This means I didn’t read them last year, not that I’ve never read them.
Genres that went up: nonfiction, science fiction, romance
Genres that went down: mystery, fantasy, general literature
That’s the monthly nonfic books coming into play.
33 were my books
26 were library books
I guess making sure I read some of TBR list every month paid off!
53 were physical books
6 were ebooks
(Hmmmmm.)
Average rating: 3.58/5
Top rated:
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill (contemporary – 4)
The Falcon Always Wings Twice (mystery – 4)
Differently Wired (nonfiction – 4)
Bet Me (romance – 4)
Interesting that nothing is in my normal categories of fantasy and science fiction.
Honorable mentions of 3.9: Dark Matter (science fiction), Kiki’s Delivery Service (children’s fantasy), The Chinese Orange Mystery (mystery)
Most recent publication year: 2020
Oldest publication year: 1883
Average publication year: 2002
Books older than 1900: 1
Books newer than (and including) 2015: 36
A lot of newer books this year. A full 20 from 2019 and 2020.
The first book I read this year was Reverie by Ryan La Sala (YA fantasy) and the last was A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau (romance).
How’d your year of reading, squiders? Any books you’d recommend?
