The Reads of an Apple: January Wrap Up

Monday, February 1, 2021

January Wrap Up

Happy February!!

So my first month of blogging my book reviews kicked off well and I feel very accomplished that I've not only been able to keep up, but can't wait for more throughout the year. I can't promise that reviews will be posted at the same rate, but I did have a good chunk of reading time in the middle of the month that allowed me to back up some blog posts.

I've also been trying to be more active in the book clubs and read-a-thons I've joined over the past year, so this is helping me keep accountable. To keep this post fairly short, I'll just go over my statistics for the month below. ** I have also updated to show a few of my charts that are on my spreadsheet!

JANUARY 2021

16 books read for 6,267 Pages (Listed in order of read below)

💗 I averaged 1.88 days per book.
💗 The average page count is 391.69
💗 13 of the books were in the 300 page range with 2 in the 400 and 1 in the 500 page ranges.
💗 14 of the books were read for clubs and/or readathons.

💗 5 of my books were diverse!

💗 I read 6 new authors!

💗Of the books I read, I already own 1 in paperback and there are 11 I want to add to my collection!

💗 I read all of them in eBook format

💗 2 of the 11 books were rereads.

💗 2010 was the most popular decade with 12 books. 1990s had 2 and the 1980s and 2000s had 1 each.

💗 My average rating was 4.63 stars.
🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 - 11 books
🍎🍎🍎🍎 - 4 books
🍎🍎🍎 - 1 book

💗 14 were in the subgenre of Historical Romance. Contemporary Romance and Fantasy Romance had 1 book each.

1. The Sea King by C. L. Wilson

2. Gilded Web by Mary Balogh

3. Dangerous by Amanda Quick

4. The Lost Duke of Wyndham by Julia Quinn

5. That Scandalous Evening by Christina Dodd

6. A Daring Arrangement by Joanna Shupe

7. A Scandalous Deal by Joanna Shupe

8. A Notorious Vow by Joanna Shupe

9. The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne

10. My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid

11. Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

12. Bound to a Warrior by Donna Fletcher

13. The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne

14. The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne

15. The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne

16. The Scot Beds His Wife by Kerrigan Byrne

💗 My favorite book of the month would have to be Bound to a Warrior by Donna Fletcher or The Highlander by Kerrigan Byrne. My least favorite was the only 3-star this month, The Gilded Web by Mary Balogh. 💗

Are you keeping track of your stats this year? How many books did you read in January?

Bookishly Yours,

Stasi🍎