As 2020 winds down, I thought it would only be fitting to take a look back at my year in books. Oh what a year it has been. The Kindle Paperwhite that my husband gifted me last Christmas has been well used. I don't think a day goes by that I don't use it. Which is also why it has to be charged every 5 days or so.
For my stats, I have been utilizing Goodreads for the entire year, so that keeps track of my quantity of books, my average rating, and also lets me know how many pages I have read this year. One of the questions below is most read genre. I think it's safe to say there is one genre that has dominated the year, but we'll get to that in a bit.
Let's get started shall we?
The first book that I read in 2020 was Green Tea Latte to Go by Aven Ellis. It is such a cute rom-com, and of course it has an HEA. Picture it a blogger and a veterinarian for exotic animals. Although the pig may steal the show. 😉
My current read is Changing Lanes by Katie Graykowski. It is a second chance romance, and the romance is between a football player and a pediatric oncologist. Let's just say that this book could also fall into the "made me cry" category. Oh the tears.
At the time I am writing this, I have read 300 books. I still have a few more days before the year ends, so I see that number increasing just a little bit. My original Goodreads goal was 100. I will say that reading is pretty much my only hobby, so that helps my number to climb the way it has.
As of today my page count is 77,655. That makes my average book length about 259 pages. Again, this will increase though, as I still have about a week. I plan on doing an official Goodreads wrap-up at the beginning of the year.
There were so many wonderful books this year that I cannot select just one! My top 5, in no particular order, were:
In no particular order:
- Aven Ellis
- Natasha Madison
- Kennedy Ryan
- Helena Hunting
- Piper Rayne
- Susan Stoker
Do we even need to discuss this one? 🤣 It's romance.
Should we talk sub-genre? If so it's probably sports romance (hockey is the winner), with military being a close second.
My least read genre is definitely non-fiction. Without looking at Goodreads, I believe I've read 2 non-fiction books this year. One being The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur, and the second being What Unites Us by Dan Rather.
There were so many books that made me cry. To be fair though, I am a pretty emotional person. So what makes me cry, might not make another.
Let's name some names, shall we.
Again, there were so many! I love a good rom-com, and many of them made me laugh. Some made me literally laugh out loud. Here are 5 that had me laughing.
If you know me, you know that I LOVE a good book series. It's actually what I gravitate towards. Don't get me wrong, a single book can be good, but if I can stay with my people for a while, I will. Even if those initial characters are now secondary.
Top 5:
My main goal is to read 150 books. I know that I read 300 this year, but let's be honest, that isn't a pace I can necessarily keep up. So I figure if I bump up my goal from 100 to 150, that should be attainable.
I would also like to complete the yearly reading challenge that Paige from Creating & Co hosts. It is 24 prompts, and it might require me to read a little outside my usual. That is completely fine though. I tried the PopSugar Reading Challenge this year, and did okay. The prompts for next year though I cannot make work for me, and I know if I push myself too much it will lead to a reading slump. So I'm skipping PopSugar for 2021.
My last goal is in regards to this space here, as well as my socials. It is my goal to post three times per week here on What Laura's Reading. My Facebook goal is once a day, whether that is sharing a meme or posting a blog post, or a crossover from Instagram. My Instagram goal is 3 photos a week at a minimum. If that all becomes too much though, I will drop Instagram.
Tell me about how your reading went this year! Also, what are your reading goals for 2021?
Happy Reading,
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