2022: Statistics and Achievements

 Yearly Statistics & Achievements

2021 version: link   -   2020 version: link -

2019 version: link   -  2018 version: link  - 

2017 version: link   -  2016 version: link

2022 TBR challenge (link)

- 13/15 completed (oldest book and classic not read)

Anticipated reads of 2022 (link)

- Finished 2/7

            > Pride and Premeditation, Where the Drowned Girls Go

TBR ()

- Down to 8 books

            > 1 that I own a physical copy of, 2 audiobooks, 5 ebooks (2 from 2020)

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Total books read: 15 (Compared to 2021: 36 2020: 24 2019: 44 2018: 42)

            2+3+2+0+0+0+2+4+1+0+0+1

Month read most: Aug: 4

    Months with 0: Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov

Pages ~ 5 250 (2021: 10 501 & 2020: 6 900 & 2019: 11 980 & 2018: 15 211)

    Average length 350 pages (2021: 291 & 2020: 287 & 2019: 272 & 2018: 362)

Format:

ebook: 6 (2021: 11, 2020: 7 & 2019: 12),

audio: 5 (2021: 17, 2020: 6 & 2019: 26),

physical: 4 (2021: 8, 2020: 11 & 2019: 6)

In Finnish: 2 (2021: 7, 2020: 5 & 2019: 3)

Most popular (according to Goodreads): The Silent Patient

     Least popular: How to Make the Best Coffee at Home

     Highest rated: How to Make the Best Coffee at Home (rated 4.43 as of 3.1.23)

Length: longest  551 (Lost Stars)

              shortest 150 (Where the Drowned Girls Go)

Publication oldest: 2004 - Theory of Fun for Game Design

        books I read published this year: 3

Stars: in order of least: 4, 3

("1" means any rating starting with a 1. Meaning 1 and 1.5 are both included in "1")

       

       average being ~3.63 this year & over all in all the years ~3.33

                               (2021: 3.31, 2020: 3.73, 3.26,  2019: 3.81 & 3.28)

       Highest rating being 4, given to 7 books

       Lowest rating 3, given to 2 books

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Series Finished:

Inheritance Games

Read on lovelies,

S

2021: Statistics and Achievements

Yearly Statistics & Achievements

2020 version: link - 2019 version: link   -  2018 version: link  -  2017 version: link   -  2016 version: link

2021 TBR challenge (link)

- Finished all

Anticipated reads of 2021 (link)

- Finished 8/10

            > Not completed: Sky Beyond the Storm and Of Curses and Kisses

TBR ()

- Down to 6 books

            > None that I own a physical copy of, and only 2 from 2020

Classics

- I read 2

            > Read: Pygmalion and Northanger abbey

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Total books read: 36 (Compared to 2020: 24 2019: 44 2018: 42)

            0+6+5+2+0+2+6+5+4+3+0+3

           > Interestingly enough during years -18&19 I read most books in January, vs. years -20&21 none

Month read most: Feb, Jul: 6

    least: Jan, May, Nov: 0

Pages ~ 10 501 (2020: 6 900 & 2019: 11 980 & 2018: 15 211)

    Average length 291 pages (2020: 287 & 2019: 272 & 2018: 362)

Format: ebook: 11 (2020: 7 & 2019: 12), audio: 17 (2020: 6 & 2019: 26), physical 8 (2020: 11 & 2019: 6)

Arc/sent: 2 (2020: 7 & 2019: 14)

Reviewed: 9 (2020: 9 & 2019: 18)

In Finnish: 7 (2020: 5 & 2019: 3)

Most popular (according to Goodreads): Fellowship of the Ring

     Least popular: Iceman

     Highest rated: Return of the King (rated 4.72 as of 7.12.21)

Length: longest  544 (Return of the King)

              shortest 39 (Stories of Your Life)

Publication oldest: 1818 - Northanger Abbey

        books I read published this year: 9

Stars: in order of least: 5,3,4,2 ("1" means any rating starting with a 1. Meaning 1 and 1.5 are both included in "1")

       average being ~3.88 this year & over all in all the years ~3.31 (2020: 3.73 & 3.26,  2019: 3.81 & 3.28)

       Highest rating being 5, given to 3 books

       Lowest rating 2.75, given to 1 book

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Series Finished:

Lord of the Rings

2022 goals, TBR etc. all coming in the next few days

Read on lovelies,

S

2020: Statistics and Achievments

 

Yearly Statistics & Achievements

2019 version: link   -  2018 version: link  -  2017 version: link   -  2016 version: link

2020 TBR challenge (link)

- Finished all but 1

            > The one left was "Science"

Anticipated reads of 2020 (link)

- Finished 2/18

            > The completed ones were Come Tumbling Down and My Calamity Jane

TBR ()

- Down to 17 books

            > Only 2 I own a physical copy of, and one of those is from 2019

Classics

- I read 3

            > Which I am happy with, even though my initial ideal goal was 5

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Total books read: 24 (Compared to 2019: 44 2018: 42 and 2017: 34)

            0+3+2+3+3+1+2+2+3+1+2+2

           > Interestingly enough January has usually been the month I read the most in (10 in 2019 and 11 in 2018)

Month read most: Feb, Apr, May, Sep: 3

    least: January: 0

Pages ~ 6 900 (2019: 11 980 & 2018: 15 211 & 2017: 10 542)

    Average length 287 pages (2019: 272 & 2018: 362 & 2017: 310)

Format: ebook: 7 (2019: 12), audio: 6 (2019: 26), physical 11 (2019: 6)

Arc/sent: 7 (2019: 14)

Reviewed: 9 (2019: 18)

In Finnish: 5 (2019: 3)

Most popular (according to Goodreads): Animal Farm

     Least popular: Just Act Normal

     Highest rated: Solutions and Other Problems (rated 4.31 as of 28.12.20)

Length: longest  544 (My Calamity Jane)

              shortest 96 (Serenity)

Publication oldest: 1818 - Persuasion

        books I read published this year: 11

Stars: in order of least: 3,4 ("1" means any rating starting with a 1. Meaning 1 and 1.5 are both included in "1")

       average being ~3.73 this year & over all in all the years ~3.26 (2019: 3.81 & 3.28)

       Highest rating being 4.5, given to 4 books

       Lowest rating 3, given to 6 books

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Series Finished:

My Lady/Plain/Calamity Jane (companion trilogy?)

2020 goals, TBR etc. all coming in the next few days

Read on lovelies,

S

400th Post

This right here is my 400th post(!), and I still can't believe that that is how many I've done!

I started in October 2013 with five reviews back to back (Graceling, Hunger Games, Gallagher Girls, Throne of Glass, Infernal Devices - all the ones everyone were reading). Actually, maybe I should go back and re-read Graceling and see how a review now would compare to my very first one? I'll put it into my thinking cap.

Then in 2014 I had a whopping 97 posts, with 12 alone in July! I started out with posts twice a week, T5W's (Top 5 Wednesdays) were here for a while.

Now it's just every other Saturday, a comfortable amount to me, with everything else going on. I haven't wanted to stop - and don't plan on for a while - even though my reasons to continue aren't all the reasons why I started.

I wrote about why I started in my very first post, and made another post four years later "Revamping an old Post" (link here). If you've read that post, then you know what I mean when I say thank you. Thank you for reading, even though it's not what I initially even really wanted. Yet here we are 400 posts later.

Read on lovelies,

S

2019: Statistics and Achievments

Yearly Statistics & Achievements

2018 version: link

2017 version: link
2016 version: link

First of all I finished the 2019 TBR challenge (link)

I also finished 6 out of 10 of my Anticipated reads of 2019 (link)

            > Out of the 4 left: 2 have yet to be released (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, An Ember in the Ashes #4), 1 I no longer am interested in reading (Her Royal Highness) and only 1 book I just didn't get to (Soul of Stars)

My TBR (link) is down to 1 book (Sorcery & Cecilia: or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot)

            > It has been zero for most of the year and I've been really happy with that!

& when it comes to classics, well I didn't read that many.

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Total books read: 44 (Compared to 2018: 42 and 2017: 34)

            10+3+1+8+1+3+9+5+0+0+2+2

           > Interestingly enough September and October were 0 months also last year, but not the years before

Month read most: January: 10

    least: September & October: 0

Pages ~ 11 980 (2018: 15 211 & 2017: 10 542)

    Average length 272 pages (2018: 362 & 2017: 310)

Format: ebook: 12 (2018: 6), audio: 26 (2018: 13), physical 6 (2018: 23)

Arc/sent: 14 (2018: 13)

Reviewed: 18 (2018: 13)

In Finnish: 3 (2018: 2)

Most popular (according to Goodreads): To All The Boys I've Loved Before

     Least popular Magical Experiments

Length: longest  549 (Supernova)

               shortest 18 (Paw Prints)

Publication oldest: 1885 - Työmiehen vaimo

        books I read published this year: 22

Stars: in order of least: 2,3,4 ("1" means any rating starting with a 1. Meaning 1 and 1.5 are both included in "1")

       average being ~3.81 this year & over all in all the years ~3.26

       Highest rating being 4.5, given to 12 books

       Lowest rating 2.5, given to 1 book

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Series Finished:

Daughter of the Pirate King (duology)

Cinder and Ella (duology)
Renegades (trilogy)

2019 goals, TBR etc. all coming in the next few weeks.

Read on lovelies,

S

Duologies I've Read

I've noticed somewhat of a pattern and well it turns out, I really like duologies!

You get more than just a story of one book (without being terrified of it being a loooong book),
you can binge it fast and you don't need to wait years and years to complete it!

So I have compiled all the duologies I've read, and what I rated them:


In the order I read them:

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4
Holes 4
Alice in Wonderland 4

Mind Games 3.5

If I Stay 4

Reboot 2
Imposter 4
Assassins Curse 5

The Book of Ivy 5 & 4.5

Anomaly 3.5 & 1

Wrath and the Dawn 4.5

Flame in the Mist 4.5 & 3.75
Spindle Fire 2.5 & 3.5
Daughter of the Pirate King 4.5

I'm surprised by how many I've read! There are definite top ones, and well not so great ones.

Read on lovelies,

S

2018: Statistics and Achievements

Yearly Statistics & Achievements

2017 version: link
2016 version: link


First of all I almost finished the 2018 TBR challenge (link),
            > With 1 challenge left (someone else chose)
& I also finished my Anticipated reads of 2018 (link)
            > All 7 that are mentioned at the bottom and additional 2 from the list of last year (Lucky in Love and Renegades)
& my TBR (link) is down to 3 books.
            > But I did get it down to ~0 in October!
& when it comes to classics, well I didn't read too many
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Total books read: 42 (Compared to last years 34)

            10+7+1+2+2+12+0+2+0+0+2+4

Month read most: June: 12

     least: July, September & October: 0

Pages ~ 15 211 (Last year: 10542)
    Average length 362 pages (Last year: 310)

Format: ebook: ~6 (formally), audio: 13

Arc/sent: 13

Reviewed: 13

In Finnish: 2

Most popular (according to Goodreads): Jane Eyre

     Least popular Moran Cartoons

Length: longest  1 248 (Bible)
               shortest 106 (Elias)

Publication oldest: 1847 Jane Eyre
        books I read published this year: 20

Stars: in order of least: 1,5,2,4,3 ("1" means any rating starting with a 1. Meaning 1 and 1.5 are both included in "1")
       average being ~3.652 this year & over all in all the years ~3.225
       This year I gave 1 five-star &
                                 4 four-point-five-stars &
                                 0 one-stars

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Series Finished:
Snow Like Ashes (3)
Spindle Fire (2)
Flame in the Mist (2)
Remnant Chronicles (3)

2018 goals, TBR etc. all coming in the next few weeks.

Read on lovelies,

S

Star Rating Statistics

In the previous two years around 80 books have been added to the books I have listed read on my excel (~600 books at this point). So to see how things have changed I'm looking into those 80 books and comparing to the stats of all the books.

Still with me?

All the books (excding the last 2 years):

487 books,

ave. 3.15

Now to the books from October 2016 to midway of October 2018:

83 books,

ave. 3.65

Now all the books:

570 books,
ave. 3.22

Breakdown:

Most growth: 

4.5 ★ from 4.53% to 18.66%

2.5 ★ from 4.35% to 8%

3.5 ★ from 13.22% to 20%

4 ★ from 21.74% to 28%

Most dropped:

2 ★ from 15.2% to 1.33%

3 ★ from 27.7% to 17.33%

1 ★ from 4.89% to 2.66%

5 ★ from 7.6% to 4%

So what do these tell me? It tells me that I've been rating books better, hopefully meaning that I've liked the books better, which tells me that I've come to know what types of books I like and I've focused on them. Yes I do realize that my 5 star rated books have also dropped, but so have 1-3.

Which is actually kind of surprising me since I feel like I've been expanding what I read and picking up things that I used to not. Which apparently is a very good thing!

Read on lovelies,

S