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…

1. Book of the Year: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

2. Kid Read Aloud: The Very Very Far North (and sequel Just Beyond the Very Far North) by

3. YA Series: Scythe Trilogy by Neal Shusterman

4. SciFi Series: Foundation by Isaac Asimov (all 15 books collectively!)

5. SciFi Standalone: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

6. Fantasy: A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

7. Fairy Tale: Tales from the Hinterland by Melissa Albert

8. Horror: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

9. Contemporary Romance: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

10. Historical Romance: An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

11. Nonfiction: Underland by Robert McFarlane

12. Collection: The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

13. 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: