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Finally posting my 2024 wrap-up. It was a great reading year! My audiobook consumption went up but I'm surprised at my book count, especially with how busy the last few months were with wedding things. I still have a ton of books I'd like to review from Oct/Nov, I might start posting those this weekend 😊

I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing everyone's 2023 year in review and (of course) have added even more to that never-ending TBR. 🤩 Here is the first page of my 2023 year of books. I wish I could find a reading app that would do this for me. I want a place where I can see everything at one glance and not have to scroll to infinity to find everything. Until then, here's a glimpse of my spreadsheet. Looking at it makes me happy. 😃

Definitely not the most I‘ve ever read but really enjoyed the year overall.

My two favorite books were Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Both new authors to me and just blown away! In third place was Kate Quinn‘s historical novels in general. I fell in love with them this year.

Cheers to more reading adventures in 2024. I‘ve set a goal of 100 books this year!

I hit my goal 120 books in 2023, including a handful of chunksters. If I counted correctly, I think 39 of them were fiction, the rest were nonfiction, with a lot of biography, memoir, and essays. I have a bunch of fiction on tap for January between #AuldLangSpine with @JenReadsAlot and the #LitsyToB2024, though. Maybe this year the goal will be to hit 50,000 pages…

Year in review 👍
2021 vs. 2022

So close! I resisted the temptation to count a currently reading book as completed and will just try again in 2023.

Happy New Year!

My 2022 Wrap Up! I have enjoyed using StoryGraph this year. I met my reading goal and hope to read many excellent books I. 2023z

Well, what a year it was! A tough one for sure, but I read some really great books this year. It was hard to pick, but here is my #top22of2022. Cheers to 2023!

Favourite Series Read (that are completed)

Favourite Standalone Books 2021

2021 Year In Review - The Numbers

2021 was a rough reading year for me. Like many, I found it difficult to focus.

54 books out of my Goodreads goal of 80 - setting my goal for 80 again this year. 8/12 #Authoramonth & 16/24 #Booked2021. Doing both of these challenges in 2022 - they definitely pushed me to find new authors!

So, here's to a better 2022! 🥂

@Soubhiville @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

#top21in21

Thanks for the tag @AnneCecilie and @Bookwormjillk ! That took some time and thought.

Honorable mention: A Merry Christmas by Louisa May Alcott

What are your faves in 2021? @TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger @GingerAntics @Crazeedi @freeatlast1137 @Jari-chan if you haven‘t already posted?

So these are my #Top21of21 in no particular order of preference, but in the order I read them.

This was both easier and tougher than I expected. I managed to narrow it down to 23 and then to exclude 2 was hard. But this is the list today.

Thanks for tagging me @batsy and @Cinfhen

I would love to see your lists if you haven‘t already been tagged @Texreader @RaeLovesToRead @Tove_Reads @IndoorDame @Magpiegem @charl08 @megnews @Cathythoughts

Out of the 115 books I read so far this year, here are my #top21of21 @Cinfhen
I already raved about most of these earlier this year, but my favorite from the second half of the year was Island by Siri Ranva Hjelm Jacobsen!

This was pretty difficult — several were on this list initially but ultimately didn‘t make the final cut. #top21of21
Thanks @Cinfhen for this challenge and @BarbaraBB for the tag.
Hopefully everyone can see the titles clearly enough. Several are cut off, etc. sorry! The ones at the bottom are One Life - Megan Rapinoe and The Paper Palace.

Thanks for the tag @BarbaraBB ! Here is my #Top21of 21. It‘s been a good reading year - and two weeks still to go!

My #top21of21

1 poetry
3 memoir
2 classics
2 fantasy
3 historical fiction
3 mystery
2 romance
4 dystopia
2 gothic horror
2 YA
2 MG graphic novel
1 nonfiction graphic anthology
1 graphic novel retelling

10 BIPOC authors
11 women/non-binary authors
4 LGBTQ authors

I‘m tagging the people whose events this year inspired about half of these titles. I know most of you have done this already, and I‘m really looking forward to reading everyone‘s lists!

It‘s time for your #Top21of21

Tag 10 friends and in turn hope they‘ll tag 10 friends. Would LOVE to see what books excited Littens in 2021📚
Please respond even if you‘re not tagged… it‘s always more fun when everyone joins

@cinfhen

#Top21in21 #Top21of21

Thanks for the tag @batsy Inviting/encouraging everyone tagged or otherwise reading this to join, if you like.

The bow-tie is Pnin and top middle is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. (Reminder - on your smart phone you can do a screen capture and zoom to read titles.)

#top21in21
Can‘t believe there are 4 non fiction 😁
Tagging anyone who wants to do- it‘s great to look at everyone‘s and see what you might have missed.

In no particular order, and size of cover being meaningless, here are my #Top21of21. Thanks for the tag @batsy !

I don't have Pic Collage, so I had to improvise with my #Top21of21 list. Thank you @Ruthiella and @Lizpixie for the tags.
I tag @audraelizabeth @Buechersuechtling @ReadingIsMyHobby @Onceuponatime @TheBookDream @Daisey @Bookishlie @Sharpeipup @Cuilin @ReadingFeedsTheSoul @Lucy_Anywhere @Onepageatatime88 @SpiderGoddess

Thanks for the tag @BarbaraBB @youneverarrived this is my #Top21of21

To make it easier to whittle down my faves, I left out my rereads of Austen and Shakespeare. It was a very good reading year again, enriched by the many group reads here on Litsy.

I know lots of people have been tagged already; do you want to give it a go @Bookwomble @nathandrake1997 @Smarkies @mklong @sprainedbrain @BiblioLitten @AnneCecilie @Graywacke @Lcsmcat @charl08 🙂

Thank you for the tag @BarbaraBB and @CarolynM ! This was hard. 😬 Here are my picks for #Top21of21

I tag @RaeLovesToRead @MaureenMc @Reggie @RamsFan1963 @swynn @BiblioLitten @Branwen @merelybookish @ozma.of.oz @rubyslippersreads

If you‘d like to share your 21 favorites read in 2021, I‘d love to see them. 😃

This mix of genres, formats & publish dates is my #Top21of21 …so far. I have a few left on this years TBR that may push one or two off the list🤔 If I‘m pushed, my #Top3 would be Nophek Gloss, Near The Bone & A Psalm For The Wild-Built(tags below)

I‘m tagging @CarolynM @LeeRHarry @MrsMalaprop @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks @thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Texreader @DebinHawaii @Megabooks @RamsFan1963 & @Andrew65

Show us your picks!

Thanks for the tag @Cinfhen 🤍

I‘ve read so many good books this year but with two more weeks to go, this one now is my #Top21of21 🎈💃 (Dutch books not included).

I‘m tagging 10 friends and in turn hope they‘ll tag 10 too. I can‘t wait to see and screenshot what everyone‘s favorites are. Let‘s get this thing going!

It‘s time for our #Top21of21
These were my favorite reads in 2021 🥳
I‘m sure tomorrow the list might look different. I think audio narration led to my further enjoyment.
I‘m tagging 10 friends and in turn hope they‘ll tag 10 friends. Would LOVE to see what books excited Littens in 2021📚
Please respond even if you‘re not tagged… it‘s always more fun when everyone joins😁
I know, I cheated a bit…but same author is reasonable 😉

This was harder than I thought!
Choosing just 10 was so difficult so I ended up with 12 this year but it could have been even more!! My goal was 111 books, I achieved 128. The last few years my goal has been the same, 111 books. A couple of years I've read 30 to 50 more than so I guess that means I'm down a little this year 🤷‍♀️
So here they are, my top 12 books for 2020 in no particular order except perhaps the order read 😊 Cont. In comments

2020 was a record breaking year for me with reading! While I‘m not sure I‘ll hit this mark in 2021 (especially if/when things start to “return to normal” - normal?! Hah!), but I‘m ready for a new year with new reading goals. 🍾🥂🥳

Didn‘t meet my goal and most of the books I read were with my grandson so I don‘t count them

Gotta love #goodreads for the #yearinbooks snapshot. I may read another book or two today, but 2019 definitely ended over goal - so I‘m pretty pleased!

https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2019/?ref=yyibad

So I easily beat my reading goal this year! I‘m definitely going to make my 2020 goal 200, though making it 220 is very tempting. Thank you to the various Readathon folks and just Litsy overall to increasing my reading! I may finish one more today to make my final total 206.

My #YearInBooks🤩
Read some really great ones in 2018, looking forward to seeing what 2019 will bring.

Happy New Year, everyone! 🥳
#YearInReview

My year in books. The most popular book I read was also the longest at 1,000 pages. I‘m not surprised, however, because it‘s really good. I surpassed my reading goal by 2 books. Not pictured is highest rated book I read, Just Mercy. Again I‘m not surprised. Overall, not too shabby!

My best reading year since I started using Goodreads in 2012.🥳

I also completed:

🎉#Popsugar2018
🎉#LitsyClassicsAtoZ
🎉#ERMadlibs2018
🎉#LitsyReadingChallenge2018
🎉#Booked2018
🎉#MountTBR (Mt. Everest-100 books)

I‘ve read some awesome books, but most of all, I‘ve really enjoyed another year of reading and stacking and swapping and book-clubbing and chatting and getting to know so many Litsy friends.

Happy New Year! ❤️

2018 was a funky year for me. I did make my goal! Hoping 2019 will be a calmer year and I can get some more reading in 😊

My year in review! Educated was my favorite book of 2018. Excited to finish the Chronicles of Narnia this year, tackle #MountTBR and #Booked2019, and read even more diverse books.

I exceeded my Goodreads Challenge of 36 books. Here's a breakdown of how that reading went. Not everything was great, but seeing that 1/5 were 5 star reads, I'd say it was a successful reading year. Funny that the most popular book was really one of my least favorite ever. I'll set 2019 at 36, too, but aim for 48 for the 4th year in a row.

My #YearInReview 🙌

Beside the above it is worth mentioning...

- I have read more nonfiction than ever
- I have listened to more audios than ever
- I haven‘t read as many poetry and short story collections as earlier years, but that‘s alright

Personally, 2018 was the year I

- became a psychologist (!!)
- struggled with being unemployed
- interacted more than ever with wonderful Littens ❤️
- and a lot of other great things

It was a great reading year. Here is to an even better 2019!

My #Goodreads #YearInReview! 🙌🏻 This was a crazy year and I barely made my goal of 55 books, but at the last minute I pulled through! Thanks #LitsyFamily for all the excellent book recommendations! ❤️

One of my 2019 goals is to get better about tracking in a timely fashion. I often forget to update and then I risk missing a book altogether in my tracking. So I probably missed a couple. I‘ll work on that in 2019!

#MyYearInBooks

Alright, I guess since it's finally 2019 I can't squeeze in any last books, so here is my 2018 reading review according to Goodreads!

I just stepped up my reading game in late September. I didn‘t keep good records until this month. One of my reading goals in 2019 is to keep better records of my reading accomplishments. December looks awesome, though! #2018

This breakdown is interesting - I don‘t log many picture books so that‘s why the ➕ sign

Whew! #goodreadschallenge

A pretty good year. And a good Headstart on my first 3 for 2019.