2024 Book Statistics

Hello! 

😺2024 is finished and another list of books too. 😺

I love to start writing down titles before the year is over, so I can start planning things to read, often so some titles don't get forgotten and for me it's an incredible joy all my time dedicated to books, whether it's buying, reading, writing about them or just doing plans!

Therefore, as I've done in previous years, here is my already traditional post of statistics and favorite books. Most of them aren't books published in 2024, though. 

Apparently, according to a register I've done in a GR group, I've read 146 books which were published before 2021. Having read 218 total, this means I've only read 72 "recent" books and published in 2024 even less than that...

Statistics!

😺In 2024 I've read 218 books, more in October (22) and less in February (15).

All these books mean 76214 pages. The more and less months match the ones I've mentioned above.

Of all the books read, 97 were by known authors to me and 121 by new authors, which is a novelty this year, I think I don't have many years where the new authors is higher than the known ones.

The first book of the year was Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte, in the middle was The Prince's Poisoned Vow by Hailey Turner, and the last one was Lover Arisen by JR Ward.

Of all the books I read, I loved only 3, liked 119, thought 89 were so-so, I didn't enjoy much of 13 and 3 were no god at all. I've also started to DNF more conscientiously and this year I've DNF'd 5.

The genres I've read:

Contemporary (56)
Historical (18)
Fiction (24)
PNR (28)
LGBT (36)
Thrillers (12)
Non-fiction (4)
Fantasy/SciFi (14)
YA (4)
Other (2)
Historical Romance (20)

Some of the PNR books were chosen because they were paperbacks that had been long in the pile. I wonder if my genre choices, with this in mind, will change next year...

😺I've purchased 58 books, spending around 549,18€. I spent more in November and less in May, when I didn't buy books at all.

Books are more expensive, that is a fact! Not having much choice of where to buy doesn't help either. There are some authors and/or books that I still want to own in paperback format, but.... perhaps the future will really have to be an even more selection of these, and more investment in ebooks...

Books Read!

😺I gave 5 stars to only three books in 2024. 

I think I'm becoming even pickier, and as you all know, probably from your experience too, we change and our tastes too, and if one of my annual reading goals is to read books that still appeal but which have been in the pile for a long time... well, that certainly might reduce the chances of them being as enjoyable as I want. Hope is on, though!

With big TBRs, it's a challenge to read books with apparently great premises and blurbs right away...

😺Favorites 

The Queen's Starfire Throne by Hailey Turner
The Name the City Forgot by João Tordo
A Modern Witch by Debora Geary

Disappointments

Wolf's Nanny by Layla Silver
Firethorn by Sarah Micklem
The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

Best in general:

The Queen's Starfire Throne by Hailey Turner.

It was quite the adventure, with a mix of steampunk and fantasy and romance. I suppose many would label it "romantasy", but to me it was the third installment of an epic trilogy which proves not only the author's skill but her wonderful imagination. The world building is vast and complex and the romance that made me interested in this so rewarding and captivating. This one will stay with me, even if I forget details.

Worst in general:

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller.

Really disliked this one, mostly because no character was likable, and I simply couldn't stand their behavior and choices. If not for a buddy read, I'd have DNF'd it.

😺This is a brief summary of my year.

I've accomplished my main goals, surpassed the number of books I had planned on reading and I've read several things I got at the library too. In 2025 I'm hoping to read many more books which have in the pile the longest, let's see...

😺Happy new year and happy new reading to go along with it! 😺