I don’t do New Years resolutions. At all. But this year, I decided to see how many books I would read in a year. Those that know me, know that I read widely, and I read A LOT. I don’t mind rereads either. I like rereads. When I read a book for the first time it is a surprise. On a reread, I take note of the structure of the writing and the forms of the language the author used. A reread allows me new insight into preloved stories.
In fiction, I read fantasy primarily, though there’s a bit of sci-fi/crime/thriller/young adult thrown in. Other genres make a rare appearence, though as a general rule, I don’t read any literary fiction, romance or erotica. I read a lot of non-ficton, on a lot of different topics.
I have a Kindle, but also A LOT of physical books. I’m not counting all the reading I do for university in this, either. I’d guess that 15% of what I read is for university.
So let’s see what January had in store for me…
Started and Finished in January
White Tiger (Dark Heavens Trilogy) – Kylie Chan – 533 pages. Paperback. Reread. Fantasy.
Red Phoenix (Dark Heavens Trilogy) – Kylie Chan – 597 pages. Paperback. Reread. Fantasy.
Blue Dragon (Dark Heavens Trilogy) – Kylie Chan – 597 pages. Paperback. Reread. Fantasy.
Earth to Hell (Journey to Wudang Trilogy) – Kylie Chan – 630 pages. Paperback. Reread. Fantasy.
Hell to Heaven (Journey to Wudang Trilogy) – Kylie Chan – 581 pages. Paperback. Reread. Fantasy.
Heaven to Wudang (Journey to Wudang Trilogy) – Kylie Chan – 576 pages. Kindle. Fantasy.
Dark Serpent (Celestial Battle Trilogy) – Kylie Chan- 499 pages. Kindle. Fantasy.
Demon Child (Celestial Battle Trilogy) – Kylie Chan- 549 pages. Kindle. Fantasy.
Black Jade (Celestial Battle Trilogy) – Kylie Chan – 464 pages. Kindle. Fantasy.
Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles) – Kevin Hearne – 320 pages. Kindle. Reread. Urban Fantasy.
Hexed (The Iron Druid Chronicles) – Kevin Hearne – 384 pages. Kindle. Reread. Urban Fantasy.
Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles) – Kevin Hearne – 336 pages. Kindle. Reread. Urban Fantasy.
Tricked (The Iron Druid Chronicles) – Kevin Hearne – 366 pages. Kindle. Reread. Urban Fantasy.
Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles) – Kevin Hearne – 325 pages. Kindle. Reread. Urban Fantasy.
Shattered (The Iron Druid Chronicles) – Kevin Hearne – 386 pages. Kindle. Urban Fantasy.
Staked (The Iron Druid Chronicles) – Kevin Hearne – 337 pages. Kindle. Urban Fantasy.
Three Slices (Anthology of Short Stories) – Kevin Hearne, Delilah S Dawson, Chuck Wendig – 166 pages. Kindle. Fantasy.
Lost Soul (Harbinger P.I.) – Adam Wright – 224 pages. Kindle. Urban/Paranormal Fantasy.
Buried Memory (Harbinger P.I.) – Adam Wright – 226 pages. Kindle. Urban/Paranormal Fantasy.
Dark Magic (Harbinger P.I.) – Adam Wright – 236 pages. Kindle. Urban/Paranormal Fantasy.
Dead Ground (Harbinger P.I.) – Adam Wright – 294 pages. Kindle. Urban/Paranormal Fantasy.
Fifty Plants that Changed the Course of History – Bill Laws – 224 pages. Hardcover. Reread. Non Fiction: Natural History, Plants.
Started in January
Ultimate SAS Survival – John Lofty Wiseman – 393 pages – Hardcover Ultimate Edition. Non Fiction: Survival.
Stats for January
22 books read, 1 started
11 rereads
11 new books
8,820 pages read, excluding books started.
401 pages average each book.
21 fiction
2 non fiction
TJ Calvert 