lapetitepritt posted: " Hello, bookworms! How is the first week of 2022 treating you? I am studying for two exams and getting ready to move from Rome to Milan, where I'll finally go back to class for my Master's degree in Communication for Publishing, so I am a jumble of"
How is the first week of 2022 treating you? I am studying for two exams and getting ready to move from Rome to Milan, where I'll finally go back to class for my Master's degree in Communication for Publishing, so I am a jumble of emotions at the moment.
Today I am here to share with you my reading stats for 2021; I know no one cares, but I really love looking back at the year's reading to see if I met my goals or not, and in general how it went. Some of these stats are provided by Goodreads (which is actually three books behind my total, for whatever reason), some others I studied and compiled myself, so there might be a few mistakes here and there. If you want to skip reading this post, I completely understand, but without further ado, let's get started.
In 2021, I've read a grand total of 170 books, including rereads; 22 of them were middle grade, 70 were YA, 10 new adult, and 53 were adult; the rest of them I don't really know how to classify, because they defy target standars or don't fit any of them. My most read genres were mystery-thriller, contemporary and fantasy (this last genre thanks to mangas and comics, because I haven't read that many fantasy books this past year). Next year, I want to read even more mysteries and thrillers, as I really enjoy them and have always a fun time while reading them.
The total of pages I've read in the past year is 50.230; the longest book I've read is The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (1141 pages), while the shortest is A Quick and Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon and Will Hernandes (72 pages). I find it funny that they are both I deeply disliked. The average length of the books I've read in 2021 is 300 pages and I think this is heavily influenced by all the mangas I've read, because they tend to be shorter than prose novels.
The most popular book I've read — according to Goodreads — is, unsurprisingly, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The least popular was Io, i miei mostri e me by Caterina Costa, which is a small graphic novel by an Italian web comic artist, who you can find on IG @cheit.jpg, if you want to follow her to see her work.
My average rating for the year was 3.3 stars, and without counting half stars I gave 18 books one star, 28 books two stars, 35 books three stars, 57 books four stars and 32 books five stars. Rereads were mostly 4 and 5 stars, so that's why the total is this high. The highest rated books on Goodreads from the ones I've read is Vanitas no Carte, vol. 9 with an average rating of 4.75, while the lowest rated is How We Fall Apart with a 3.43 average rating.
I have participated in only three challenges in 2021: my Goodreads challenge, which I surpassed by 65 books, because my goal was to read at least 100 books; the Alphabetical Challenge, which I completed in November by reading Zara Hossain Is Here; and finally, the Popsugar Challenge, which I also completed in November by reading Firekeeper's Daughter, which fulfilled the prompt to read a book by an Indigenous author.
I have read mostly on my Kindle, but I also read some physical books — especially mangas, comics and graphic novels — and I started listening to more audiobooks. My favourite audiobook of the year was definitely With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo, which I highly recommend. My least favourite audiobook was A Court of Silver Flames, but that was not because of the narrator; I just couldn't take them seriously while they read the sex scenes, but that's because I think Sarah J. Maas cannot write smut to save her life.
This year I have started a lot of series, but they are mostly series I don't plan on finishing or I am up to date with them. I have also finished 7 series and one series reread (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, which was my 100th reread). There are only a few series I have started last year that I am not up to date with and I plan on fixing that in 2022.
Now, onto my favourite part: did I read the books I said I would absolutely read? Each year I post a "most anticipated releases" article and in 2021 I listed 21 books I really wanted to read which were releasing that year. Of these 21, one was pushed back (Only On the Weekends by Dean Atta) and one I've lost interest in (Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff). Of the remaining 19, I've read only 12. So I still have 7 books left to read from my 2021 most anticipated releases. My main priorities are Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston and Lost In The Never Woods by Aiden Thomas.
In general, I am pretty happy with how my reading year went, because I discovered some new favourites authors and series and I am starting to understand my reading taste better. In 2022 I want to get better at some things, but I will talk about them in my next article, which will be all about my 2022 reading goals. I also really loved all the buddy reads I did with Vitt, Juls and Syl and I cannot wait to see what this year has in store for us.
Thank you for sticking with me through this very boring article about stats, which no one but me cares about. If you read all of it, I will give you a cookie of your choice. We will talk again the day after tomorrow, when, as I said, I will be discussing my 2022 reading goals, which are quite ambitious, but will hopefully help me stay on top of everything. When that article will be out, I will be in Milan, so wish me luck with my first exam, if you feel like it!
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