My Year in Books

Last year I found another website, that like Goodreads, also gives you a year in books: myyearinbooks.com. You just have to submit the link to your Goodreads profile/shelf and it'll gather all the info for you. Let's see what it can tell me about my 2024 reading year... 

In 2024, you read:

249 Books which adds up to 67,521 pages and 114,786 minutes

that’s bananas! You should feel proud of yourself.

Based on our data from last year, this puts you in the

top 3.0% of readers

You read 126 genres Your top genres were:

Contemporary 71

Romance 68

Mystery 46

Historical Fiction 46

Young Adult 44

Fantasy 43

Nonfiction 29

Children's 27

Middle Grade 27

Biography 26

Though you read a total of 249 books, you read the most in December

when you read 29 books.

Your reads spanned 75 publication years:

1949, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2005, 2007, 2009, 

2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022,  2023, 2024

Fun fact, 8+ of the books you read were published in 2018!

And throughout 2024, one author stood above them all for you...drum roll please...

Jessica Beck

You read 3 books and 884 pages by them!

I was surprised by some of the results. I mean, 29 books in December! Last year it was 30 in December. I wonder why I get so many in December. Probably because I was rushing to finish the reading categories that remained among my various challenges. And I had a lot of short reads, such as picture books, that month.  And all publications from the 1900s? I know I read a few "classics," so why didn't those get counted? Though I'm guessing that they were reissues from the 20th century. And more than eight books published in 2018? Who knew, until now?

Try this to see what your "year in books" results are. See if it surprises you, too 🙂

My Year in Reading

 

It's the end! I got all my year-long challenge completed today. I'm taking a break from reading until tomorrow. Here are my Goodreads highlights for the year.

I was surprised to have gotten a lot fewer books this year (249) than last year (261). I was worried over not being able to find book that fit some categories, but it all worked out in the end. I was rushing to finishing what remained before the year was over. 

I'm excited to start over beginning tomorrow. The library won't be open again until Thursday, but I have some e-books planned And some physical ones at home for the first of the year. 

I'm also still waiting for some challenges to come out. From what I read on Professional Book Needs site (I don't listen to podcasts), this year was their last reading challenge, so that's one fewer challenge for me. I haven't found very many I want to do other than those I have already signed up for on my blog. There are some I'm considering, but am not too sure about. Trying to decide.

More on my reading year to come...

New Year's Eve Fun

A lot of old ones here, but I still love them! But there are some new ones too.

2025 Linz The Bookworm and Logophile Reading Challenge

 Another I have been waiting for!

Level 1: Book of the Month Club

1 Read a book you got for free: The Mammoth Hunters--Jean M. Auel
2 Read a book that is under 350 pages: It's the End of the World and I'm in 
        My Bathing Suit--Justin A. Reynolds
3 Read or reread a book you consider an 'easy read.'
4 Read a book with a green cover
5 Read a cozy mystery
6 Read a book that was recommended to you on social media/by a friend: 

        Pieces of Happiness--Anne Ostby
7 Read a book with a person's name in the title: 
        Martin McLean, Middle School Queen--Alyssa Zaczek
8 Read a book that takes place in the future
9 Read a book published in 2020 (5 years ago): 
        The Girls With No Names--Serena Burdick
10 A book suggested by https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/
11 Read a book by Jules Verne
12 Free Space! Pick any book: The Rom-Commers--Katherine Center

Level 2: Casual Reader Club

13 Read a book listed on The Greatest Books of All Time List 
        https://thegreatestbooks.org: The Master and Margarita--Mikhail Bulgakov
14 Read the book that's been on your TBR the longest
15 Read a Young Adult novel: Tweet Cute--Emma Lord
16 Read a book with a three-word title
17 Read a book with a cantankerous main character
18 Read a book that has books on the cover: 

        The Reading List--Sara Nisha Adams

19 Read a book by an author who shares your initials
20 Read a Standalone Novel: The Blackbirds--Eric Jerome Dickey
21 Read a book involving a detective or police officer
22 Read a self-published book
23 Read a book that takes place somewhere warm
24 Free Space! Pick any book: The Beach Club--Elin Hilderbrand


25 Read book 1 in a trilogy
26 Read book 2 in the same trilogy
27 Read book 3 in the same trilogy
28 Read a book you meant to read on last year's challenge
29 Read a book by an author named Joe/Joseph/Josephine or a variant: 
        The Two Lives of Lydia Bird--Josie Silver
30 Read a romance novel: It Happened One Summer--Tessa Bailey
31 A book that you judged by its cover (either positively or negatively): 
        Sunrise Canyon--Janet Dailey
32 Read a book set in a country you've been to
33 Read a book with a title that starts with the letter "N.": 
         Nightcrawling--Leila Mottley
34 Read a book that has a war or battle in it
35 A book from Publisher's Weekly's Best Books of 2024
        https://best-books.publishersweekly.com/pw/best-books/2024
36 Free Space! Pick any book: Yellow Wife--Sadeqa Johnson

37 A book with the word "song" in the title
38 The Great Taylor Swift Category - read a book about Taylor Swift *or* 
        a book with the same title as one of her songs 
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_by_Taylor_Swift
39 Read a book by an author you've met or spoken to online
40 Read a book with an animal in the title
41 Read a book written from the villain/antagonist's perspective
42 Read a reluctant hero story: Maya and the Rising Dark--Rena Barron
43 Read a book by an author using a pseudonym
44 Read a book that references a TV show or movie
45 Read a book that involves a game (board, card, video game)
46 Read a Fantasy novel
47 Read a book with a secret society trope
48 Free Space! Pick any book

49 Read a book that is over 500 pages long: East of Eden--John Steinbeck
50 Read a book published in 1985 (40 years ago)
51 Read a book that has the word "begin" or the word "end" in the title
52 Read a book with a mask on the cover
53 Read a book by Lawrence Block (or one of his pseudonyms) 
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Block_bibliography
54 Read a book with a title that contains the letter "X."
55 Read a book that involves amnesia or memory manipulation
56 Read a cursed object story
57 Read a book by an author named Pat/Patrick/Patricia or a variant
58 A book that takes place in a school setting
59 Read a book with a bear on the cover
60    Free Space! Pick any book

Level 3: Dedicated Reader Club

Level 4: Speed Reader Club

Level 5: Overachiever Club

2025 Feminist Reading Challenge

Hosted once again at the host's Instagram. I will fill as many categories as possible.

1. By a writer from Sudan

2. A book about women in history 

3. Poetry by a writer (from a country other than your own) 

4. Translated short story collection

5. Debut by a writer under 30 

6. Books about AI/technology/robots: Tweet Cute--Emma Lord

7. Fantasy by a Latinx writer: Gods of Jade and Shadow--Silvia Moreno-Garcia

8. A book featuring/about witches 

9. A reissued/rediscovered book from the archives

10. Gothic fiction/horror by a writer of color: Everyone Knows You Go Home--Natalia Sylvester 

11. Memoir by an Asian writer 

12. Fiction by a woman of color published prior to 1980

13. A book featuring food/with food on the cover 

14. Queer mythology/folktales 

15. A book you picked based on the cover: Sunrise Canyon--Janet Dailey 

16. A book featuring Afrofuturism or Africanfuturism

17. About sex/sexuality 

18. Fiction translated by a woman

19. A book a disabled MC/by a disabled writer 

20. A climate fiction book: The Mammoth Hunters--Jean M. Auel 

21. A book from the library: Nightcrawling--Leila Mottley 

22. A book with asexual rep/about asexuality 

23. Non-fiction title from an indie press

24. Protagonist older than 50: Pieces of Happiness--Anne Ostby

Bonus authors 

A book by Han Kang

A book by Annie Ernaux 

2025 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge

Another I have been waiting for. I always like the variety of categories in this one. Unfortunately, this will be the last year for this challenge ☹️

I will pick the Fortnightly (one catgory from each topic) level once again, then see how much farther I get with the list.

Basic Genres

Western

Biography

Travel book

Classic

Sub-Genres

A mundane science fiction book

An eldritch horror book

Alternate history book

Comedy of manners book

The Interwebs

About social media: Tweet Cute--Emma Lord

Cute cat on the cover

About online shopping

written by an Internet influencer

Change Things Up!

Coin in the title

About switching places

An author who has more than one pen name:

A genre you don't normally read

Let's Go Small

About minimalization

Fewer than 150 pages

Book with characters who are very small

Book set in a small town: It Happened One Summer--Tessa Bailey 

Delve Into the Past

About someone who could be your ancestor

By an author who has been dead for more than 50 years 

About an ancient civilization 

With the word "classic" in the title

Measuring Up

Book with a long-distance romance

Book that includes recipes

Book with the word "height" in the title 

By an author who has "made it big"

Tired Tropes

Multiple timelines

Love triangle

A "chosen one" fantasy

Vampire story

Ticklish

Feather on the cover

Makes you laugh

By a comedian 

About a touchy subject: I I Feel Bad About My Neck--Nora Ephron 

That Wedding Tradition

Something Old--A book set at least 3 decades before you were born: The Last Train to London--Meg Waite Clayton

Something New--Published in 2025

Something Borrowed--Book borrowed from friend or the library

Something Blue--Book with a blue cover: Eleven--Tom Rogers

Beach Days

Towel on the cover

By an author who lives somewhere shiny and warm 

A "beach read"

Book you take on vacation

Sinners and Saints

Demon or devil character

Angel on the cover

By an author known for their philanthropy 

Reminds you of one of the Seven Deadly Sins

That 9 to 5 Thing

About commuting to work

Author whose name is an occupation

Book you hope to discuss at the water cooler

A workplace romance: My Favorite Half-Night Stand--Christina Lauren

Just for Adults

An "adult beverage" in the title: The Master and Margarita--Mikhail Bulgakov

About a group of friends reuniting as adults: Pieces of Happiness--Anne Ostby

About a mid-life crisis

Book you wouldn't recommend to a child

Isolation

About being ostracized 

With "lone" or "lonely" in the title

Single person on the cover: Pardonable Lies--Jacqueline Winspear

With a hermit character

State of Mind

Set in the state where you live

About having a positive outlook

Picture of a brain on the cover

"Mind" in the title

Mistakes Were Made

Story of misadventure

About mistaken identity 

About righting a wrong

About leaving a bad relationship

Love Those Sitcoms

Cheers--Set in a bar

The Odd Couple--About roommates

The Simpsons--A Graphic novel

The Munsters--Non-human characters

Colors

Hair color in the title 

Author with a color name

Your favorite color on the cover

Rainbow on the cover

School Lunches

"Sandwich" in the title

YA novel

With a cheesy cover

By someone who works/worked in food service

Cardinal

Cardinal direction in the title: East of Eden--John Steinbeck

Bird on the cover

MC belongs to a religious order

Cardinal number in the title: Table for Five--Susan Wiggs

Elemental

Ghost, spirit or similar character

"Earth," "fire," "water" or "air" in the title

Author whose initials are the same as a two-letter chemical symbol: Maya and the Rising Dark--Rena Barron (Rb=Rubidium) 

With a Sherlockian character

Board Games

Life--An epic family novel

Trivial Pursuit--A nonfiction book about an obscure topic 

Twister--Pictures of hands and/or feet on the cover: It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit--Justin A. Reynolds

Clue--Mystery set in house party

Age-Old Tales

With an elderly protagonist

Fairy tale or mythology retelling: Spindle's End--Robin McKinley

By someone older than you

Coming-of-age story

Card Suits

Diamonds--Gem on the cover

Spades--"Garden" in the title

Heart--Book by an author you love

Clubs--About an exclusive group or club: The Beach Club--Elin Hilderbrand

Opening a Can of Worms

Controversial book

About creepy crawlies

Memoir by someone known for outrageous behavior

Book about a scandal

Wildcards

About climate change: The Mammoth Hunters--Jean M. Auel

About a museum

Short story collection: Before the Coffee Gets Cold--Shikazu Kawaguchi

Book of nursery rhymes:

Set in a continent you'd like to visit