Opinions of a Wolf

The most liked shots for 2017 from my bookstagram

Every year, I wrap up the old year and start the new one here on the blog with a look back at my reading stats.  You can see my stats for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 by clicking on the years.

Total books read: 56
Average books read per month: 4.67
Month most read: February with 8
Month least read: A tie between May and December, who both had 2
Longest book read: Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey with 1,015 pages.
Favorite book read: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Fiction: 50 (89%)
Nonfiction: 6 (11%)

Female Author: 43 (78%)
Male Author: 13 (22%)

Ebook: 31 (55%)
Print: 12 (22%)
Audiobook: 13 (23%)

Top Genres:

1. Chick Lit: 17 (30%)
2. Fantasy: 8 (14%)
3. Scifi: 8 (14%)
4. Thriller: 6 (11%)
5. Nonfiction: 6 (11%)
6. Historic Fiction: 4 (7%)

Star Ratings:

• 5 stars: 0 (0%)
• 4 stars: 28 (50%)
• 3 stars: 22 (39%)
• 2 stars: 6 (11%)
• 1 star: 0 (0%)

Thoughts and Goals:

My only goal for the year I set for myself was to read 12 print books, and I just barely hit that. I continue to be out of room for my print books at home, though, so this year I’m going to up that goal to 24. Since I generally aim for one book a week that’s two books a month in print.

My Audible subscription is for one book a month, and I had some credits stockpiled, so I’m happy to see I read just more than my subscription is for. Currently I have three extra credits, so I’d like to read 14 audiobooks this year.

I’m disappointed that I only read 6 nonfiction books this year but I also understand why. I needed my reading to be down-time, and I struggled to identify nonfiction reads that would be relaxing in addition to educational. My goal this year is to hit 12 nonfiction reads that I enjoy.

I aim for over half of my books to be by female authors, and I way surpassed that this year. I think this reflects how much chick lit I read more than anything!

Speaking of which, while I’m not surprised by the fact that chick lit has taken the most read genre, I do want to express appreciation to my readers who’ve stuck with me. I know I used to be a primarily scifi/fantasy blog, and I appreciate you continuing along on my reading journey wherever it leads.

I am shocked that I didn’t have a single 5 star read this year but pleased that my reads at least skewed toward highly enjoyable with so many 4 star reads. I hope next year I find at least one 5 star read but of course I can’t set that as a goal because that’s something that just happens to you.

Thank you to everyone for sticking with me in a year where I was struggling to find a way to fit book blogging into my life in a way that still works for me. I think the monthly summaries will ultimately work well for me, and I’m excited that I got caught up on 2017 in time for 2018. Looking forward to recapping my January 2018 reads for you all. If you want to see or hear from more of me in the meantime, I welcome you to follow my bookstagram.