2020 Books - My Year in Review
Friday, January 1, 2021
Happy New Year everyone! As we start a New Year, (and hopefully a more normal one), I wanted to reflect on my year in books for 2020.
Goodreads is a great resource for collecting information about reading habits in the course of a year. Here's some interesting reading about 2020 gleamed from this resource:
- I've read 118 books with 38,723 pages read
- My shortest book was Mistletoe in Paradise (novella) which was 89 pages
- My longest book was Hello, Summer at 472 pages
- My average book length in 2020 was 328 pages.
- My most popular book as defined by the number of people who also shelved a book was The Vanishing Half.
- The least popular book as defined by the number of people who also shelved a book was All The Acorns on the Forest Floor.
- My average Goodreads rating was 4.1 which shows I've selected the books I believe are a good fit for me.
My blog stats also provides some interesting information:
- The book that brought the most views to my blog (for reviews already published) was In a Holidaze
- The books that generated the most comments on my blog were Goodnight Beautiful and Love Your Life .
- My favourite books of 2020 were 28 Summers and Anxious People .
- The book that surprised me how much I enjoyed it was Dear Emmie Blue.
I really appreciate all the support I've received in 2020 - my first full year blogging. It warms my heart to see in my blog comments that many of you are discovering new books based on my reviews. I really appreciate those of you who have subscribed to my blog. Publishers look at stats such as the number of subscribers a blog has when determining whether or not to grant approval for a book so when you subscribe it gives me access to some great books.
I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Successful 2021!
Jodie
That Happy Reader
What an amazing reading year you had Jodie! I hope 2021 is equally good for you - if not even better! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Hayley!
DeleteThis is really interesting to see which books you enjoyed most and which ones drew in the most blog readers! Thanks for all the great recommendations and happy new year! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate!
DeleteI love the sound of Dear Emmie Blue! Another fantastic post, well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you Miami!
DeleteWow, well done for reading so many books in 2020!! I might have to check out some of these titles! Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteThanks Charley!
DeleteOh my God! You are such a great reader! The fact that you read 118 books this year is mind blowing. Keep reading x!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ruth!
DeleteI love Goodreads, the stats they give out are fun to check as well! Happy New Year to you - can't wait to see what you get to read in the next 12 months!
ReplyDeleteThanks Simona!
DeleteThat is so many books! I could never read that many!
ReplyDeleteThanks Demi!
DeleteHappy New Year!! Wow!! 118 books! That is amazing! Love the different stats you have shared on your 2020 reads. Congrats on finishing your first year of blogging!!! Hope 2021 will be a great year for you!!
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Thanks Nancy! I appreciate the support!
DeleteCongratulations on your first full year of blogging, I can't wait to see what 2021 brings for your blog. 😊 Impressive statistics, especially reading 118 books! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I appreciate your support!
DeleteCongratulations on one year of blogging! Those are some impressive stats, hope 2021 will be even better for you! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you Raji!
DeleteCongrats on your year of blogging - that's a honest to goodness great success story!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI cannot believe you read 118 books, that’s insane and such an achievement! It was great to read all of those stats too. I’m hoping to read more this year, but I doubt I will even come close to your record! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly!
DeleteYay! You read so much this year. Happy New Year Jodie!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Happy New Year!
DeleteWow, you read a lot! You made me want to be active on Goodreads again! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jen!
DeleteIt sounds like you've had a great reading year. I love posts like this where its broken down in stats. Well done on reading so many books too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly ~ Diane!
DeleteWow! You've read a lot of books, that's amazing! Happy new year to you, I hope 2021 is a fab one xx
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Thanks Della!
DeleteOh wow, you read a lot of books. How do you even do it? I hope 2021 is a better year for you. Happy New Year 🎉
ReplyDeleteAnita x niannilifestyleblog
Thanks Anita! I love audiobooks in addition to printed/ebooks so that allows me to read more!
DeleteLooks like you have read some good books for 2020! Wishing you all the best for 2021 too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Charity!
Delete118 books, W O W !!! I've really enjoyed reading your reviews in 2020 and can't wait to discover plenty of new books through your blog this year :) x
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Thanks Faye!
DeleteThat is a lot of reading. Glad to see your blog is doing well. Happy new year
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DeleteHappy new year Jodie! I didn't realize this was your first year blogging it's mine too. I'm a sucker for stats so I love that you included these! Sounds like it's been a great reading year!
ReplyDeleteThanks Clarissa!
DeleteWell, another honest book review. I liked the way you put your likings and feelings, and yet able to describe it so vividly. Happy 2021 to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sara!
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