2018 Wrap Up & Reading Stats

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Goodbye 2018

2018 has ended which means its time I talk about the books I've read.

2018 started with me having high hopes. Because not only did I wanted it to be a mellow year but I also wanted it to be a great reading year. And for the most part, it was. I managed to read 73 books. Not more than in 2017n where I was, at some point, reading a book a day. But I'm so proud of myself for those 70 books I did read in 2018.

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I'm going to try and do some stats here and math is not my best friend so I might be wrong in some parts but I'm still gonna try.

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Goodreads says that I read 18,789 pages in the 73 books I read but I totally read more pages than that since I would pick up a book and just not finish it.

The shortest book I read was The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by H. G. Wells. And the longest was Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. 

Both were really fun to read.

I also read Romeo and Juliet which happened to be amongst the most popular. Which makes sense since its a well known classic.
But it makes me sad that only 28 people have read The Diver. A cute picture book with a cute inspirational story about following your dreams no matter what.

And my average rating was 3.7. 

Okay, so this kind of makes a lot of sense to me. Because I did read a few books that were below 3 stars. And surprisingly a lot of them weren't 5 stars like last year.

If you want to see the full Goodreads stats. I will include a link here.
I also did a Goodreads list on all the books I read during 2018. So I won't include individual links.

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Apart from my Goodreads stats here are more stats that I've figured out.

Books Read in (month):

January: 9

February: 0

March: 4

April: 1

May: 4

June: 6

July: 16

August: 4

September: 1

October: 11

November: 9

December: 8

Written by (gender) Writers:

Female: 60

Male: 12

Did I Read Them Completly?:

Finished: 73

DNFs: 0

Rating:

★★★★★: 15 Books

★★★★☆: 27 Books

★★★☆☆: 25 Books

★★☆☆☆: 3 Books

★☆☆☆☆: 1 Book

Books Read (according to page count):

Over 500: 1

From 450 to 499 pages: 2

From 400 to 449 pages: 5

From 251 to 399 pages: 37

Under 250 pages: 26

In What Format did I Read the Most:

Paperbacks: 26

Hardcovers: 18

ARCs: 8

Audiobooks: 19

Books I Read That Came out in 2018:

The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel
Kens
Not Her Daughter
Broken Dolls
The Lucky Dress
Murder on Memory Lake
The Serial Daters Shopping List
Kissing Games
Strawberries & Creme Murder
Out, Out, Away From Here
The Perfect Catch
Wait With Me
The Beau & the Belle
The Diver

Books I Read That Came out Before 2018:

Love, Life, and the List
Man Hands
There's Someone Inside Your House
Dear Bridget, I Want You
She Be Damned
The Knocked Up Plan
The Secret of Black Rock
The Museum of Heartbreak
The Upside of Unrequited
A Lie for a Lie
Nine Women, One Dress
What Happens Now
This is My Brain on Boys
The Princess Saves Herself in This One

The Inn Between

A Week Without Tuesday

The Killing Jar

Oliver: The Cat Who Saved Christmas

Dashing Through the Snow

Ruthless

Ruby on the Outside

My Last Kiss

P.S. I Still Love You

And We Stay

Killer Instinct

Dark Places

Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda

When We Were Sisters
No One Else Can Have You

Tagged for Death

Sister Eve, Private Eye

Now & Forever

Year of Mistaken Discoveries

Fangirl

Plum Deadly

All I Need

The Selection

The Sandman: The Story of Sanderson Mansnoozie

Men Who Wish to Drown

Queen of the Dead

When I Was Small

The Ghost and The Goth

Dear Vampa

Shug

Books I Read That Came out Before I Was Born (1994): 

1992 - The Quiche of Death, 

1930 - The Secret of The Old Clock

1927 - The Tower Treasure

1905 - The Strange Orchid

1904 - Peter Pan

1897 - Dracula

1872 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass

    "    - Carmilla

1843 - The Tell-Tale Heart

1820 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1600 - Hamlet

1598 - Much Ado About Nothing

1597 - Romeo and Juliet

Books I Got as Gifts: This year most of the books I got were gifts from my mom.

Books I Bought Myself: Mostly because my PayPal failed me.

Books I Won Through Giveaways: 10 from Goodreads

Books Sent by Publishers: 12

Readathons I Participated In:

Spookathon

Tis the Season a Thon

Most Books Read by One Author: 

Wiliam Shakespeare - 3
Stacey Kade - 2
Jenny Han - 2
Susane Colasanti - 2
M.C. Beaton - 2
Becky Albertalli - 2

Series Started:

No One Else Can Have You (No One Else Can Have You #1) by Kathleen Hale

The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin #1) by M.C. Beaton

Plum Deadly (Pie in the Sky Mysteries #1) by Ellie Grant

Tagged for Death (Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery #1) by Sherry Harris

Strawberries & Crème Murder (Donut Hole Mystery #1) by Susan Gillard

Murder on Memory Lake (Ferrara Family Mystery #1) by J.D. Griffo

The Selection (The Selection #1) by Kiera Cass 

Man Hands (Man Hands #1) by Sarina Bowen

The Tower Treasure #1 (The Hardy Boys #1) by Franklin W. Dixon

Bridget Jones's Diary (Bridget Jones #1) by Helen Fielding 

The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew #1) by Carolyn Keene

Sister Eve, Private Eye (A Divine Private Detective Agency Mystery #1) by Lynne Hinton 

Killer Instinct (Killer Instinct #1) by S.E. Green 

Series Continued: 

P.S. I Still Love You (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han

Queen of the Dead (The Ghost and the Goth #2) by Stacey Kade 

A Week without Tuesday (Tuesday McGillycuddy #2) by Angelica Banks

Series Ended:

NONE

Series I Started and Will Continue:

No One Else Can Have You  by Kathleen Hale

Agatha Raisin by M.C. Beaton

Pie in the Sky Mysteries by Ellie Grant

Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery by Sherry Harris

Donut Hole Mystery by Susan Gillard

Ferrara Family Mystery by J.D. Griffo

Killer Instinct by S.E. Green 

Series I Started But Will Probably Not Finish:

The Selection #1 by Kiera Cass 

Man Hands #1 by Sarina Bowen

The Hardy Boys #1 by Franklin W. Dixon

Bridget Jones #1  by Helen Fielding 

Nancy Drew #1 by Carolyn Keene

A Divine Private Detective Agency Mystery #1 by Lynne Hinton 

Book Blog Stuff

First Post of 2018:  I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Allison Rashkin | Book Review #82

Last Post of 2018:  The Perfect Catch by Cassidy Carter | Book Review #136

Number of Post Written in 2018: 112

Reviews Posted in 2018: 55

Most Views: 538

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Monthly Wrap-Up | April & May 2018

I did not read that many books in either of these months but I'm hoping I will read more in the upcoming months. 

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April & May Wrap-Up

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The Books

-APRIL-


The Museum of Heartbreak by Meg Leder

Goodreads    //    Review

-MAY-

Kissing Games by Tara Englington

Goodreads    //    Blog Tour Stop and Review

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Goodreads


And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
 
Goodreads    //    Review


Wait With Me by Amy Daws

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Monthly WrapUp | June 2017

Although in June I got a lot of books I did not read that many. But I feel that since I did a big haul I should do a wrap-up. Even if it's just for fun.

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Trusting You & Other Lies by Nicole Williams

Phoenix can't imagine anything worse than being shipped off to family summer camp. Her parents have been fighting for the past two years—do they seriously think being crammed in a cabin with Phoenix and her little brother, Harry, will make things better?

On top of that, Phoenix is stuck training with Callum—the head counselor who is seriously cute but a complete know-it-all. His hot-cold attitude means he's impossible to figure out—and even harder to rely on. But despite her better judgment, Phoenix is attracted to Callum. And he's promising Phoenix a summer she'll never forget. Can she trust him? Or is this just another lie?

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Reading this book I thought it was going to be one thing but after I finished it I noticed that I had enjoyed the story, the characters and where everything had gone. While I did thnk that Phoenix was a bit too much sometimes I ended up not hating her which is good but I kinda wanted more out of her as a character. Like part of me wanted to see here more of a character, maybe even more fearless, but definitely be more involved in the camp activities. I don't know what I mean but it's just a feeling I got after a couple of weeks have passed since I read it.

Below is a link to my official review for Trusting You & Other Lies by Nicole Williams. And below that is a link to the GoodReads page.

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The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg

A moving novel about three people who find their way back from loss and loneliness to a different kind of happiness. Arthur, a widow, meets Maddy, a troubled teenage girl who is avoiding school by hiding out at the cemetery, where Arthur goes every day for lunch to have imaginary conversations with his late wife, and think about the lives of others. The two strike up a friendship that draws them out of isolation. Maddy gives Arthur the name Truluv, for his loving and positive responses to every outrageous thing she says or does. With Arthur’s nosy neighbor Lucille, they create a loving and unconventional family, proving that life’s most precious moments are sweeter when shared.

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This was one of those books where I didn't really think much about it but just asked for it. And NetGalley gave me the opportunity to read it. And again it wasn't such a bad book. I actually liked it.

It definitely tugged a heart string now that it's been weeks, like with Trusting You & Other Lies. Where it settled in my mind and now I ca tell that it was a good book, I don't know if I feel this way about the others but I adored Arthur as a character. He was well rounded; a good person, caring, smart, and even his flaws were good. He talked to the gravestones of the dead at cemeteries, that alone is creepy but with Arthur it was endearing.

Below is a link to my official review for The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg. And below that is a link to the GoodReads page.

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Two Good Dogs by Susan Wilson

When Cody, a troubled fourteen-year-old, witnesses a murder, she tells no one. But it begins a spiral for her from which she cannot escape. Her worried mother Skye thinks a change of scene is just what her introverted, withdrawn daughter needs and since her dream has always been to own an inn, she jumps at the chance to buy a dilapidated bed & breakfast in the Berkshires. But being an innkeeper is harder than it seems and Cody still seems to fall in with the wrong crowd. When Adam March arrives as the inn’s only guest, he is accompanied by his rescued pit bull, Chance, a dog who has saved Adam in more ways than one. Cody and Chance begin a wary bond and soon, Adam finds another rescue who needs the kind of attention he gave Chance years ago. With Adam and Skye beginning a tentative relationship and Chance showing Cody how to trust again, this new-found family seems to be on the brink of second chances. But soon, a murderer is closing in—someone hiding in plain sight, and threatening everything and everyone—even Cody’s life.

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I don't know if reading the first book would make me understand some of the characters but I enjoyed this story. 

It's such a beautiful story that hit a little home because I still hurt to remember that my dog had died last year. And seeing how much Adam and Migo loved their dogs Chance and Dawg made me happy. Definitely a book that I'm glad I read.

Below is a link to my official review for Two Good Dogs by Susan Wilson. And below that is a link to the GoodReads page.

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May TBR and Wrap up.

Here's whats on my current TBR

November Wrap Up

November Wrap Up

November was a very productive month for me and a lot happened. I read a few books, five to be exact and I received four by the end of the month to review. I also started NaNoWriMo but failed since I had a big exam and decided studying was better and started it half way in the month. I did how ever manage to write a few thousand words which is a lot for me. And with that I knew how to o my story and it sort of helped me to manage time for writing which is always good. I'm definitely going to do it again next year.

I finished my second Agatha Christie book and I'm currently slowly reading The Mysterious Affair at Styles. I read Asylum by Madeleine Roux but I don't think Ill get the second one in the series for a while.