Before I get into the reading challenges I’m taking up this year I thought I’d take a look at the books I read last year.
So I did, and found some interesting stats and patterns from my reading last year. Here’s some of them –
Top Rated Books
Crooked House by Agatha Christie
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
My Favourites for 2011
Books –
Crooked House by Agatha Christie
Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
Lessons in French by Laura Kinsale
The Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Series –
The Belgariad by David Eddings
Bridgertons Series by Julia Quinn
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins
Most Read Authors
Nora Roberts – 9
Rick Riordan - 7
Sophie Kinsella - 6
David Eddings – 4
Eoin Colfer – 4
Most Read Month
February – 11
April – 9
May - 8
August – 8
March – 7
July – 6
Its interesting that the shortest month in the year has the most number of books read!
Most Read Genres
Romance – 29
YA – 29
Fantasy – 26
Paranormal - 13
Historical – 10
Chick-lit – 6
Looking back my choice of books says so much about the year. When I started out I wanted to read more Romance books. Not just the sappy romance but all the new genres I seemed to be seeing – Fantasy, Paranormal, Historical, Regency, etc. I think I accomplished that. I now know the difference between a fantasy romance and a paranormal one.
I found some exceptional books by chance. Don’t miss out on The Help and The Host. And not to forget my all time favourite that I now have parked permanently on my Kindle – The Far Pavillions.
I got the Kindle on June and since then I’ve read 17 books on it. I think that’s a good number. The Kindle has definitely increase the number of books I’m reading by making it easier to carry and access them.
What have you noticed in your reading in 2011? What were your favourite books? What would you recommend I should not miss reading in 2012?
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