This was not a great quarter for reading. Compared to my other quarterly wrap-ups, this one is abysmal. I only got through five books and only one of them received five stars. Surprisingly, the book that received the lowest rating was one I was waiting for years to reread. It was a childhood favorite , but unfortunately, it didn’t hold up well to a reread. On the other hand, the book with the highest rating was one that intrigued me but I wasn’t sure I would like because of how spooky it was at times. So basically nothing went as expected this quarter. Anyway, here are my stats:
Books | Audio Books | Comics
Books by month
October
Home and Away by Candice Montgomery ★★★★☆
November
Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb (Rain Wild Chronicles, book 2) ★★★☆☆ ½
Shadow’s Edge by Brent Weeks (Night Angel, book 2) ★★★☆☆
The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton (Faraway Tree, book 1) ★★☆☆☆ ½
December
The Diviners by Libba Bray (The Diviners, book 1) ★★★★★
Favorite of the bunch
The Diviners
Least liked
The Enchanted Wood
Did Not Finish
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Best story
The Diviners
Best writing
The Diviners
Best narration (audio books)
n/a
Best illustrations (illustrated books & comics/graphic novels)
n/a
Most fitting book title
none
Most unique story
Home and Away
Awesome cover
Reading challenges hits ‘n’ misses
Goodreads Challenge
books read = 64/45
Books I must read this year
books read = 0 | total so far = 2/8
2018 TBR Pile Challenge
books read = 1 | total so far = 3/12
The Diviners
2018 Library Love Challenge
books read = 0 | total so far = 37
Horror Reads
books read = 0 | total so far = 4
Classics Club Reading Challenge
books read = 0 | total so far = 1
2018 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge
books read = 1 | total so far = 11
A children’s classic published before 1980
The Enchanted Wood
Reading stats
Format
Physical = 5
E-book = 0
Audio = 0
Genre
Fantasy = 3
Contemporary = 1
Supernatural = 1
Ownership
Mine (bought before 2017) = 1
New (bought in/after 2017) = 3
Friends/Family = 0
Library = 0
ARC = 1
Author gender
Female = 4
Male = 1
Protagonist gender
Ensemble = 2
Female = 2
Male = 1
Currently reading
Last quarter of the year is always hard for reading because it gets so busy. At least you got a five star in there!
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That’s very true. I’m just upset because I wanted to fit in some more stuff.
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Nice to hear how much you enjoyed Diviners even if you feel like the quarter was lackluster!
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Yea, that was a bright, though spooky, spot this quarter.
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It can be tough to get in reading as the holidays loom ahead lol
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Tru dat gurl!
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I’m sorry your reading hasn’t been going well lately 😦 Is it just because life is hectic, or are you in a slump? Either way I hope 2019 gets off to a better reading quarter for you!
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Thanks. I hope 2019 will be good to you too.
It’s just having a hectic schedule. I wanted to read but couldn’t find the time.
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Hope you enjoy Dragon Haven! I hope to continue my Realm of the Elderlings reading next year and at least read the first Liveship book. 🙂
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Thanks. I look forward to seeing what you think of those books.
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I’d like to read The Diviners!
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It’s a good one. I recommend it.
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