Verity Reads Books (lots of them)
In which our heroine attempts to tame the to-read pile
New books read this month: 30*
Books from the to-read pile: 7
Ebooks read: 15
Books from the Library book pile: 6
Non-fiction books: 0 (although I have a couple on the go)
#ReadHarder categories completed: 1
Most read author: Sarah Morgan (3 book omnibus)
Books read this year: 154
Books bought: 7 – 1 print book and 6 ebooks
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (3 this month)
New books read this month: 28*
Books from the to-read pile: 9
Ebooks read: 18
Books from the Library book pile: 1
Non-fiction books: 1
#ReadHarder categories completed: 3
Most read author: Kathi Daley, Catriona McPherson and Jacqueline Winspear (tied on 2 each)
Books read this year: 123
Books bought: 11 – 7 ebooks, 4 print books
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 523 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (3 this month)
New books read this month: 45*
Books from the to-read pile: 9
Ebooks read: 26
Books from the Library book pile: 5 borrowed from elsewhere
Non-fiction books: 2
#ReadHarder categories completed: 3
Most read author: MC Beaton (2 books)
Books read this year: 95
Books bought: 4 – 1 book, 3 ebooks
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 495 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
Can you tell this was a holiday month? Exactly. Lots of books read, not too many bought and a few Read Harder categories ticked off too. Win, win.
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (6 this month)
New books read this month: 26*
Books from the to-read pile: 9
Ebooks read: 17
Books from the Library book pile: 0
Non-fiction books: 0
#ReadHarder categories completed: 0
Most read author: Elinor M Brent Dyer (2 books)
Books read this year: 51
Books bought: 3 (!) all ebooks
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 496(I don’t have copies of all of these!)
I’m very impressed with my book-buying will power this month – even if I’m not impressed with how well I did at Read Harder, library books and non-fiction. However I’m blaming the nights for that – because it was more than two weeks of a short month where my brain couldn’t concentrate on anything difficult or complicated! But l’m focussing on the book buying restraint – I did double nights and didn’t buy any books at all!
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (3 this month)
New books read this month: 25*
Books from the to-read pile: 9
Ebooks read: 14
Books from the Library book pile: 1
Non-fiction books: 1
#ReadHarder categories completed: 6
Most read author: None – I read books by 25 different authors this month!
Books read this year: 25
Books bought: 12(ish) books – all bar 2 on my birthday trip and 1 ebook
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 493 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
New year, new stats post. Not many tweaks this year – but one is more visible than the others – and it’s my lovely #ReadHarder Bingo card down the bottom here. I’ll be crossing more books off every month – or hoping to. I’ve also made a #ReadHarder shelf on my Goodreads profile if you want to see more details about which books are the ones that tick boxes for the challenge. Some books count for more than one category, and some categories I have (already) read more than one book which counts (I have 5 which would fit the published betwen 1900-1950 category!), so I’m not filling out the form yet, I’ll save that for the end of the year and try and pick some (at least) books I haven’t already talked about!
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (2 this month)
New books read this month: 31*
Books from the to-read pile: 10
Ebooks read: 19
Books from the Library book pile: 2
Non-fiction books: 2
Most read author: Sarah Morgan (2 books and a novella)
Books read this year: 259
Books bought: 13 ebooks – mostly Christmas Novellas
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 486 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
This is the last of the 2016-style monthly stat posts – there are tweaks coming in January, but I’ll explain at the weekend. Aren’t I a tease?!
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (10 this month, mostly Christmas novellas)
New books read this month: 28*
Books from the to-read pile: 9
Ebooks read: 18
Books from the Library book pile: 1
Non-fiction books: 1
Most read author: Courtney Milan and Deanna Raybourn (2 short stories each)
Books read this year: 328
Books bought: 12 ebooks and 4 books
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 484 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
I’m not even going to talk about how many books I’ve bought this month – and I wasn’t doing great even before the elbow-fracture induced pain purchases. Bad Verity. Still, hopefully I’ll be able to restrain myself in December with the prospect of Christmas present books on the horizon. Oh who am I kidding.
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (8 this month)
New books read this month: 30*
Books from the to-read pile: 6
Ebooks read: 23
Books from the Library book pile: 1
Non-fiction books: 3
Most read author: Kerry Greenwood (4 Corinna Chapman mysteries)
Books read this year: 300
Books bought: 11 book and 10 ebooks
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 473 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
Oh dear. Nightshifts strike again. Check out all my book purchases. Whoops.
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (6 this month)
New books read this month: 36*
Books from the to-read pile: 12
Ebooks read: 23
Books from the Library book pile: 1
Non-fiction books: 3
Most read author: Jodi Taylor (3 Chronicles of St Mary’s novels, 3 novellas)
Books read this year: 270
Books bought: 1 book and 7 ebooks
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 466 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
Not bad going this month on the book front – most of the ebooks were bought on holiday when I went on the Jodi Taylor binge, and the 1 actual book was a second hand one.
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (6 this month)
New books read this month: 28*
Books from the to-read pile: 12
Ebooks read: 13
Books from the Library book pile: 3
Non-fiction books: 0 (although I have one started)
Most read author: Margery Allingham – sort of – I read one Campion and there was an Allingham short story in a collection that I read as well.
Books read this year: 234
Books bought: 6 (all actual books)
Books on the Goodreads to-read shelf: 459 (I don’t have copies of all of these!)
I was worried that August would be a book buying fest – and actually, in new book terms, I’ve been quite restrained. Of course I bought 12 Chalet School paperbacks to add to/improve my collection, but they don’t count – because I’ve definitely read all of them before!
*Includes some short stories/novellas/comics (4 this month)
Verity Reads Books (lots of them) 