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Kerri's 2019 TBR challenge
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Time for an update from the nerdy stats reader - so far going well with my goals, 48 books - of which 45 were from my Dec 18 TBR. 23 read & 25 audio. 17 by A.A
38 different authors - 16 different aussie authors
Total of 15,306 "pages" (converting audio to pages)
18 Aussie author books
37 were part of a series
35 Crime / Mystery / Thriller genre, followed by YA with 5 titles.
The only thing that surprised me a little is the number of different authors - more than I would have thought.
Oh dear! Do you really mean one should read their TBR books? My list just keeps getting longer and longer. Good on you! Tonight I am reading a book I purchased three years ago, but the pull of a new book always wins hands down.
One side effect has been that I think twice before adding anything to the TBR , and not buying as many books either! What I really wanted to do was make some progress with some of the series I have been reading. Which I have been doing, but I keep starting new ones! Its a bit of a see-saw I am afraid.
Yes, I can see that Kerri. I love a good series more than any other stand alone book.I guess it isabout not wanting to let go of characters yhat have won a tiny place in your heart. Like a book you don’t want to finish because then the people would go and you would be left bereft
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48 books - of which 45 were from my Dec 18 TBR. 23 read & 25 audio. 17 by A.A
38 different authors - 16 differen..."
You're doing well Kerri!
2019 stats...Books read [Goal 84] 91 books read, down on last year thanks to a crazy year at work and my part time job turning into a fulltime+ job
TBR read [Goal 75%] 88% were from my TBR - but it still sitting at about 1,000
76% were part of a series - made good progress with my series reading in 2019 - got 8 series up to date during the year and made good progress with some others, but I started at least 5 new series....
Average rating 3.78/5 - so happy with that too
(yes, I run a spreadsheet, I am a nerd afterall)
A good year's reading, helped by all the challenges, and recommendations from others in the group, so thanks everyone!
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great job. I hope you enjoyed all that reading
Congrats Kerri. Love your series goals - these books accumulate so quickly and I have found it so hard to keep up to date!
Mari wrote: "Congrats Kerri. Love your series goals - these books accumulate so quickly and I have found it so hard to keep up to date!"Thanks Mari, I had to get myself organised, but speeding through those series now!
The only problem was that I think I added as nearly as many or more books to my TBR during the year
So personal challenge for 2019 -
1. Again - 75% of the books that I read in 2019 to be off my TBR as at 31 Dec 2018
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2. My TBR not to be any longer at end of 2019 than it is today (cleaning up my TBR today, deleting a lot of "maybes")
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3. Remain up to date in those series I am currently up to date in
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4. Get up to date in 3 more series currently on the go.