Overall, I read 80 books last year, and as I know my tastes and stick to what I like, I had a huge percentage of highly rated books over the months. (My ratings are based on feeling and how much I enjoyed the book, not just the technical writing FYI). 2024 was also the year that I unexpectedly rediscovered a love for nonfiction, particularly nature and wildlife-related books and that is reflected in the information in this post.
Here you can find the links to my quarterly round-ups of what I read throughout the year and below are some stats for the whole year.
What I Read Last Quarter // January - March
What I Read Last Quarter // April - June
What I Read Last Quarter // July - September
What I Read Last Quarter // October - December
Total Books Read in 2024
80
Books Per Month
January - 7 (1 of which was Audio)
February - 13 (1 of which was Audio) +1 DNF
March - 5 (2 of which were Audio)
April - 8 (1 of which was Audio) +1 DNF
May - 6 (1 of which was Audio)
June - 4 (1 of which was Audio)
July - 5 (2 of which were Audio)
August - 8 (2 of which were Audio)
September - 5 (1 of which was Audio) +1 DNF
October - 7 (3 of which were Audio)
November - 6 (1 of which was Audio)
December - 6 (2 of which were Audio)
Total - 80
Most Books in One Month
13
Least Books in One Month
4
Pages Per Month
January - 1,578 pages
February - 1,306 pages
March - 1,272 pages
April - 1,154 pages
May - 1,375 pages
June - 1,012 pages
July - 754 pages
August - 745 pages
September - 1,119 pages
October - 565 pages
November - 1,231 pages
December - 750 pages
Total - 12,861
Hours of Audio Per Month
January - 12hr 46m
February - 4hr 19m
March - 10hr 37m
April - 4hr 19m
May - 5hr 59m
June - 16hr 25m
July - 19hr 7m
August - 22hr 51m
September - 8hr - DNF
October - 19hr 5m
November - 15 hr 7m
December - 12hr 54m (+ 10hr 49m completed September book)
Total - 162 hr 18m *
*Most books listen to at 2x speed. Some 1.75. One book at normal speed.
Most Pages in One Month
January - 1,578 pages
Least Pages in One Month
October - 565 pages
Shortest Book
The Magic Callaloo by Trish Cooke - 32 pages
The Children of Lir by Laura Ruth Maher - 32 pages
Longest Book
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini - 688
Average Book Length
227pages
Most Read by Others
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
Least Read by Others
Forest of Forbidden Magic by Eve Wersocki Morris
Star Ratings
⭐️ - 1
⭐️⭐️ - 2
⭐️⭐️⭐️- 12
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- 34
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- 31
My Average Rating
4.2
Favorite Book of Each Month
January - The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell
February - The Puffin Keeper by Michael Morpurgo
March - Murtagh by Christopher Paolini
April - The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke
May - A Street Dog Named Pup by Gill Lewis
June - Icefire by Chris d'Lacey
July - Wishtree by Kathrine Applegate
August - Footprints in the Woods: The Secret Life of Forest and Riverbank by John Lister-Kaye
September - The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
October - Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge
November - The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold
December - Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit by Clare Harlow
Special Mentions
The Life of Birds by David Attenborough
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
The Unadoptables by Hana Tooke
The Mountain Rescue Dog by Juliette Forrest
An Immense World by Ed Yong
The Good Bug: A Celebration of Insects - And What We Can Do to Protect Them by George McGavin
Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge
The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold
Most Read Authors
Dick King-Smith - 4
Mikki Lish - 3
Michael Morpurgo - 3
S.A. Patrick - 3
Published in 2024
15 books
Format
Hardcopy - 62
Kindle - 0
Audiobook - 18
Previous Year's Goal vs Actual Amount Read.
2024 goal 52 - 80.
2023 goal originally 30, upped to 52 - actual 54.
2023 goal originally 30, upped to 52 - actual 54.
2022 goal 35 - actual 55.
2021 goal 52 - actual 54.
2020 goal 36 - actual 62.
2019 goal 19 - actual 27.
2018 goal 26 - actual 31.
2017 goal 10 - actual 43.
Check out my previous 'Year in Books':
