Favorite Books of the Year: I don’t usually rank or have categories for my favorites, but this year, I’m going to do something a bit different…
Book of the Year: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Kid Read Aloud: The Very Very Far North (and sequel Just Beyond the Very Far North) by
YA Series: Scythe Trilogy by Neal Shusterman
SciFi Series: Foundation by Isaac Asimov (all 15 books collectively!)
SciFi Standalone: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Fantasy: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Fairy Tale: Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert
Horror: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Contemporary Romance: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
Historical Romance: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn
Nonfiction: Underland by Robert McFarlane
Collection: The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
Memoir: Broken by Jenny Lawson
Honorable Mentions: The HM category is reserved for rereads that I really loved.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Total Books Read – 223 books
Total Pages Read – 67,488 pages
I averaged 5624 pages per month. My lowest month was April with only 4922 pages. My highest month was December with 6495 pages. I hope to read 50,000 pages next year.
Book Rating Stats
5 stars — 65 books
4 stars — 97 books
3 stars — 43 books
2 stars — 16 books
1 star — 2 books
DNFs — 0 books
I think my spread of stars is pretty accurate to how I read and enjoy books. I expect mostly 4 star books with some great and some not-so-great and very few terrible books. Most of those terrible books were book club selections and those “hot” books everyone was reading, but really aren’t for me.
Next up on the TBR pile:
