2019 Year of Reading in Review - Blogging about Books

It's 2020!! Wow, a new year with so many books to read at our disposal, aren't you excited?? But let me recap 2019 before I jump head first into my 2020 year of reading and blogging about books!



First up... What I read!
I read a total of 30 books including manga and novels. Here is my list ranked by my ratings from low to high:

1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by Scott F. Fitzgerald (3 stars) - Review to come
2. In the After by Demitria Lunetta (3 stars)
3. Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve (3.5 stars) - Read my Review
4. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson  (3.75 stars) - Read my Review
5. Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor (3.75 stars) - Read my Review
6. The Hedge Night by Ben Avery/George R.R. Martin (4 stars)
7. The Sworn Sword by Ben Avery/George R.R. Martin (4 stars)
8. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (4 stars)
9. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan (4 stars)
10. Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan (4 stars) - Read my Review
11. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (4 stars) - Read my Review
12. 20th Century Boys, Volume 6 by Naoki Urasawa (4 stars) - Blog with me about this series here
13. 20th Century Boys, Volume 7 by Naoki Urasawa (4 stars)
14. Night Flights by Philip Reeve (4 stars) - Read my Review
15. Our Dried Voices by Greg Hickey (4 stars) - Read my Review
16. The Book of M by Peng Shepherd (5 stars) - Read my Review
17. 20th Century Boys, Volume 1 by Naoki Urasawa (5 stars)  - Blog with me about this series here
18. 20th Century Boys, Volume 2 by Naoki Urasawa (5 stars)
19. 20th Century Boys, Volume 3 by Naoki Urasawa (5 stars)
20. 20th Century Boys, Volume 4 by Naoki Urasawa (5 stars)
21. 20th Century Boys, Volume 5 by Naoki Urasawa (5 stars)
22. 20th Century Boys, Volume 8 by Naoki Urasawa (5 stars)
23. 20th Century Boys, Volume 9 by Naoki Urasawa (5 stars)
24. 20th Century Boys, Volume 10 by Naoki Urasawa (5 stars)
25. Library Wars, Volume 13 by Kiiro Yumi (5 stars) - Review for series to come
26. Library Wars, Volume 14 by Kiiro Yumi (5 stars)
27. Library Wars, Volume 15 by Kiiro Yumi (5 stars)
28. Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver (5 stars) - I want to do a review of the entire series
29. Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky (5 stars) - Read my Review
30. Scythe by Neal Shusterman (5 stars) - Read my Review

My lowest rated was The Curious Case of Benjamin Button although I still highly recommend you read it as it is quite the fascinating read and under 60 pages. My highest rated was Scythe! Love this book and can't wait to continue the series.

My Year in review: 

All in all I think I had a great reading year. My Goodreads goal was 30 books which I did complete literally on the 31st lol. I averaged 4.4 ratings which means I read a good amount of really good books as you can see above at least half were 5 stars for me.

I DNFd 4 books this year:

Partials and Fragments by Dan Wells, Eon Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman, and Rebel Heart by Moira Young. You can read more about my DNF books here and what I plan to do with that list this coming year.

Goodreads Reading Challenge:

I did complete my reading challenge this year (yay me!) lol I don't always finish them because life happens, as I am sure you know. This time I decided to push myself a bit more and read 40 books. What about you guys? Are you joining in the Goodreads challenge or any other reading challenges this year?? Let me know in the comments below!

Which brings me to... What I am currently reading and my plans for the rest of January:

I am currently reading:

1. Levianthan Wakes by James S.A. Corey - This is for my Big Ass Book Reading Club. Join in if you'd like I have been loving their book selection so far and next month is The Red Night by Miles Cameron
2. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Random Riggs - Started this in December but since I had 2 fairly big books to read this got put on the back burner so hope to finish soon.
3. Tales of the Perilous Realm by J.R.R. Tolkien - Got this book in my December book Haul (blog to come) and since it's a short read I decided to add it into the mix.

I have started to read about 5 books a month (if time permits) this usually includes 3 books (1 audio) and 2 mangas. This month since there is a short read in the mix I hope to do 6. Not sure what audio I will pick up yet but I plan to continue with my 20th Century Boys series read so will be getting through at least 2 more volumes by end of January.

But what about you?? How was your 2019 year... and what plans do you have for January and going forward?? Chat with me below I'd love to hear about your year, challenges, and goals!!

Thanks so much for reading, until next time!

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