I can’t believe it’s already the end of the third quarter of the year. I read much more than I thought I would and even managed to read a little of everything: novels, comics, audio books, picture books, and mangas. I’m really surprised at myself. Of course, this is all because I participated in the NEWTs readathon, although I forwent doing a wrap up for it. Well, here are my stats for the third quarter.
BOOKS | AUDIO BOOKS | COMICS | Mangas | PICTURE BOOKS
BOOKS BY MONTH
July
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi ★★★☆☆
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton (Belles, book 1) ★★☆☆☆ ½
Shaman’s Crossing by Robin Hobb (Soldier Son, book 1) ★★★★★
August
Picky Eaters by S.J. Higbee (Picky Eaters, book 1) ★★★☆☆
Feed by Mira Grant (Newsflesh, book 1) ★★★☆☆ ½
Cartography of the Void by Chris Abani ★★★☆☆
September
When Life Gives You Mangoes by Kereen Getten ★★★☆☆
Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi (illus.) ★★☆☆☆ ½
Forest Mage by Robin Hobb (Soldier Son, book 2) ★★★★☆ ½
AUDIO BOOKS BY MONTH
July
Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan narr. by Kate Reading & Michael Kramer (Wheel of Time, book 5) ★★★☆☆ [reread]
August
Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb, narr. by Anne Flosnik (Liveship Traders, book 3) ★★★★★ [reread]
Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb, narr. by James Langton (Tawney Man, book 1) ★★★★★ [reread]
September
Golden Fool by Robin Hobb, narr. by James Langton (Tawney Man, book 2) ★★★★★ [reread]
Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb, narr. by James Langton (Tawney Man, book 3) ★★★★★ [reread]
PICTURE BOOKS BY MONTH
July
Julia’s House Moves On by Ben Hatke (illus.) ★★★☆☆
August
Rocket Says Look Up! by Nathan Bryon, illus. by Dapo Adeola ★★★★☆
Ocean Meets Sky by Terry Fan (illus.) & Eric Fan (illus.) ★★★★★
September
COMICS & Mangas BY MONTH
July
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san, Vol. 1 by Honda (illus.), transl. by Amanda Haley ★★★☆☆ ½
August
Sobek by James Stokoe (illus.) ★★★☆☆
Watersnakes by Tony Sandoval (illus.), transl. by Lucas Marangon ★★☆☆☆
Klaus: How Santa Claus Began by Grant Morrison, illus. by Dan Mora ★★★☆☆ ½
How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal, Vol. 1 by Kaziya (illus.), transl. by Angela Liu ★★☆☆☆ ½
Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1 by Kamome Shirahama (illus.), transl. by Stephen Kohler ★★★☆☆ ½
September
**Rereads aren’t considered for most categories below.**
FAVORITE(S) OF THE BUNCH
Shaman’s Crossing
Ocean Meets Sky
LEAST LIKED
Kenny & the Dragon
DIDÂ NOTÂ FINISH
n/a
BEST STORIES
Shaman’s Crossing
Forest Mage
BEST WRITING
Shaman’s Crossing
Forest Mage
BEST NARRATIONÂ (AUDIO BOOKS)
Tawney Man trilogy
Fool’s Errand
Golden Fool
Fool’s Fate
BEST ILLUSTRATIONSÂ (ILLUSTRATED BOOKS & COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS)
Ocean Meets Sky
Sobek
Klaus
MOST AMAZING CHARACTER(S)/PEOPLE
Epiny from Shaman’s Crossing and Forest Mage
GREAT WORLD-BUILDING
Shaman’s Crossing
Forest Mage
MOST FITTING TITLE
Boy, Snow, Bird
MOST UNIQUE/IMPACTFUL STORY
Ocean Meets Sky (impactful)
COVER LOVE
READING CHALLENGES HITS ‘N’ MISSES
Goodreads Challenge
books read = 67/50
Books I must read this year
books read = 0 | total so far = 0/8
Read some comics/graphic novels
comics read = 6 | total so far = 16/10 COMPLETE!
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san
Sobek
Watersnakes
Klaus: How Santa Claus Began
How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal, Vol. 1
Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 1
Read some classics
books read = 0 | total so far = 2/2 COMPLETE!
Read some horror
books read = 2 | total so far = 3/4
Feed
Watersnakes
Turtle Recall
books read = 0 | total so far = 2/5
#StartOnYourShelfathon
books read = 10 | total so far = 25/20 COMPLETE!
Boy, Snow, Bird
The Belles
Shaman’s Crossing
Ocean Meets Sky
Cartography of the Void
Sobek
Watersnakes
Klaus: How Santa Claus Began
How to Treat Magical Beasts: Mine and Master’s Medical Journal, Vol. 1
Forest Mage
READING STATS
Longest book
Fires of Heaven
Shortest book
Rocket Says Look Up!
Format
Physical = 14
Audio = 5
E-book = 4
Genre
Fantasy = 16
Contemporary = 2
Horror = 2
Historical = 1
Humor = 1
Nonfiction = 1
Age group
Adult = 13
YA = 5
MG = 2
Kids = 3
Protagonist gender
Male = 13
Female = 9
Ensemble = 1
Unknown = 0
Author gender
Female = 12
Male = 10
Unknown = 1
Ownership
Mine (bought before January 6, 2020) = 10
New (bought on/after January 6, 2020) = 8
Library = 2
ARC = 2
Free = 0
Other loan = 1
CURRENTLY READING
Zezee with Books 
Really cool breakdown! Clearly, you’ve gotten through a lot of good ones too. Here’s hoping the final push till the end of 2020 will offer you the chance to read even better books. 😀
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Same to you! 🙂
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WOW. That is a LOT of books and I’m amazed! Love how you summarize this post!
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Thanks! Lol! It’s a lot more than I thought I’d get through.
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Congrats on reading so much! I hope you have a good fall.
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Thanks! And I hope the same for you.
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Nice stats! I really need to get Ocean Meets Sky, it looks so good!
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Thanks!
Oh yes! Please try it. It’s such a sweet book and the illustrations are so beautiful.
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Great format for a wrap up, I love all the stats! Sobek would have been my pick for covers too, and I also liked the look of Watersnake
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Thanks! Both covers are impressive.
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