My Year in Books

Last year I started tracking books I read aloud with the kids and Carter thought it would be fun to set a goal to read 12 books together this year, one a month. Then as we started reading books together, both kids lost interest and wanted to read their own books they were already reading rather than reading books together. We only read 2 books together this year. I was a little sad at first, but it's a good thing they are reading books on their own and are highly motivated to read and finish them. Carter has started borrowing books off my bookshelf to read, which is fun. He made it through the Hunger Games series, the Marrow thieves and the sequel, as well as The Heartstopper series. Now I'm trying to get him hooked on the Murderbot series. Sharing reading with others through sharing and discussing books is one of my favorite things! Read past recaps here: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

This year I read 55,684 pages across 177 books.

Last year I read 57,462 pages across 177 books.

In 2022 I read 51,272 pages across 171 books.

In 2021 I read 47,845 pages across 157 books.

In 2020 I read 56,782 pages across 186 books.

In 2019 I read 41,911 pages across 132 books.

In 2018 I read 38,074 pages across 128 books.

I read 78 books, 41 eBooks, and 56 audiobooks.

This year I discovered I could speed up audiobooks, I know, I'm late to the game! That upped my audiobook consumption and I made it through more audiobooks than eBooks this year. Speeding up the audio really helps me stay focused on the story without my mind wandering, especially while running!

My shortest book was All by My Elf by Olivia Dade at 55 pages.

My longest book was A Court of Silver Flames by Sara J. Maas at 757 pages.

The average length of a book was 314 pages. Reading the Under the Mistletoe series brought my book length average down, but also got me quite a few books, so it's a trade off!

The most popular book I read was Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas with 3,589,652 other people reading it.

The least popular book I read was Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties: A Manual for Parents, Educators, and Students, Volume VI: The Application of Special Education Law by David P. Hurford, Ph.D. with 1 other person reading it.

My favorite fiction book was Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera.

My favorite nonfiction book was Choosing to Run: A Memoir by Des Linden. 

My favorite fiction audiobook was A Grandmother Begins the Story by Michelle Porter.

My favorite nonfiction audiobook was The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts by Loren Grush.

My favorite YA book was Hunting by Stars by Cherie Dimaline.

My favorite YA audiobook was Our Divine Mischief by Hanna Howard. 

Honorable Mention (how I read them in parantheses):

• Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse (eBook)
• The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore (eBook)
• Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner (audiobook)
• Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle (book)
• The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose (eBook)
• Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros (audiobook)
• Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb (eBook)
• The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown (audiobook)
• The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of the Whole Stupid World by Matt Kracht (book)
• The Little Liar by Mitch Albom (book)
• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (audiobook)
• The Many Lives of Mama Love: A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing by Lara Love Hardin (audiobook)
• The Toy King by Adriana Herrera (book)
• Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate (audiobook)
• The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht (book)
• Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (book)
• Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez (eBook)
• A Council of Dolls by Mona Susan Power (book)
• The Answer is No by Fredrik Backman (eBook)
• The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova (book)
• Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey (book)
• Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez (book)
• OMFG, Bees!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why by Matt Kracht (book)
• The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson (book and eBook)
• My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (book)
• Sabrina & Corina: Stories by Kali Fajarado-Anstine (book)
• Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose (eBook)
• The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer (book)
• Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk (audiobook)
• Network Effect by Martha Wells (eBook)
• Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (book)
• The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones (audiobook)
• Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder by Kerryn Mayne (book)
• His & Hers by Alice Feeney (audiobook)

Favorite Children's Chapter Books:

• Olivetti by Allie Millington (book)
• Attack of the Black Rectangles by A.S. King (book)
• The One and Only Family by Katherine Applegate (book)