2019 Year in Books (Summary)

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

My 2019 reading goal was to read 70 books. This year I blew that goal out of the water, reading 107 books! My average rating on a 10 point scale was 7.63.

13 books earned a rating of 10: The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness, Daughter of Ancients by Carol Berg, Fool's Fate and Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb, Becoming by Michelle Obama, Tiamat's Wrath by James S.A. Corey, About the Night by Anat Talshir,Tides of Darkness by Judith Tarr, Dreaming the Hound and Dreaming the Serpent Spear by Manda Scott, An Autumn War and The Price of Spring by Daniel Abraham, and Traitor's Moon by Lynn Flewelling.

Another 17 books earned a rating of 9.

My lowest ranking this year was a 3, earned by Lighthouses, a non-fiction book by F. Ross Holland. It had gorgeous photos but no maps and not enough info on locations (Google Maps was my constant companion while reading this). It was truly just a minimal overview of lighthouses in Ireland, the UK, the US, and Canada. But the photos are beautiful!

Another five books earned a rating of 5. 

Fantasy, science fiction, and mysteries/thrillers comprised most of my reading last year. I would expect that to continue. I did branch out into audiobooks and will likely continue to listen while I walk.