The last quarter of 2021 was a rough one, so I didn’t get as much done as I’d like. It’s not even done yet, but I already know that I won’t complete another book before the end of the year. There’s just too much going on, so my reading speed has been much slower than usual. Below are the few things I managed to complete this quarter.
BOOKS | AUDIO | COMICS | PICTURE BOOKS
BOOKS BY MONTH
October
There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool (Age of Darkness, book 1) ★★★★★
November
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (MinaLima illus. ed.) by J.K. Rowling, illus. by MinaLima Design ★★★★★ [reread]
December
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (MinaLima illus. ed.) by J.K. Rowling, illus. by MinaLima Design ★★★★★ [reread]
Audiobooks by month
October
November
December
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, narr. by Gemma Whelan (Nevermoor, book 1) ★★★☆☆ [reread]
Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, narr. by Gemma Whelan (Nevermoor, book 2) ★★★☆☆ ½ [reread]
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend, narr. by Gemma Whelan (Nevermoor, book 3) [reread] ★★★★★ [reread]
Picture Books by month
October
November
Grand Isle by Kate Samworth (illus.) ★★★☆☆
December
Comic Books by month
October
November
December
**Rereads aren’t considered for most categories below.**
FAVORITE(S) OF THE BUNCH
Hollowpox [reread]
LEAST LIKED
n/a
DID NOT FINISH
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
City of Dragons by Robin Hobb
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed: Stories by Mariana Enríquez, transl. by Megan McDowell
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer
BEST STORIES
There Will Come a Darkness
BEST WRITING
There Will Come a Darkness
BEST NARRATION (AUDIOBOOKS)
none
BEST ILLUSTRATIONS (ILLUSTRATED BOOKS & COMICS/MANGAS)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone [reread]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [reread]
OUTSTANDING CHARACTER(S)/PEOPLE
none
GREAT WORLD-BUILDING
none
MOST FITTING TITLE(S)
Grand Isle
MOST UNIQUE/IMPACTFUL STORY
none
COVER LOVE
READING CHALLENGES HITS ‘N’ MISSES
GOODREADS CHALLENGE
books read = 66/50
BOOKS I MUST READ THIS YEAR
books read = 0 | total so far = 0/8
READ SOME COMICS/GRAPHIC NOVELS
comics read = 0 | total so far = 18/20
READ SOME PICTURE BOOKS
books read = 1 | total so far = 10/8
Grand Isle
PICK UP A CLASSIC
books read = 0 | total so far = 0/4
THREE TERRIFYING READS
books read = 0 | total so far = 3/3
WHERE ARE THE MIDDLE GRADE ONES?
books read = 0 | total so far = 5/12
(Rereads not considered)
TURTLE RECALL
books read = 0 | total so far = 2/5
READ MY OWN STUFF
books read = 0 | total so far = 18/30
READING STATS
TOTAL READ
7 books
LONGEST BOOK
Hollowpox = 548 pages
SHORTEST BOOK
Grand Isle = 40 pages
FORMAT
Physical = 4
Audio = 3
E-book = 0
GENRE
Fantasy = 7
AGE GROUP
Adult = 0
YA = 1
MG = 5
Kids = 1
PROTAGONIST GENDER
Female = 3
Male = 2
Ensemble = 2
Unknown = 0
AUTHOR GENDER
Female = 7
Male = 0
OWNERSHIP
Mine (bought before January 1, 2021) = 0
New (bought on/after January 1, 2021) = 2
Library = 4
ARC = 1
Free = 0
Other loan = 0
Zezee with Books 
I hope you’ll be quickly settled into your new place soon and that you quickly find your rhythm to get back to doing all the things you love! I hope you also had a wonderful Christmas, holidays and a Happy New Year, Zezee! Wishing you all the health, wealth, and happiness for this new year. 😀
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Thanks Lashaan! 🙂 And I wish the same for you too. Hope you have a wonderful new year! 🙂
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I love how detailed your statistics are! I have so many ideas for how to organize my own end-of-year statistics now, so thank you very much 😀 I’ll need to comb through your blog, since I’m really curious about your thoughts on those DNFs. (I’m trying to read more horror and I keep seeing My Heart Is A Chainsaw around booktube and such, but I just can’t motivate myself to pick it up from the library).
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Thanks!
I can’t remember if I mentioned my DNFs elsewhere since I haven’t done a monthly wrapup in a while. But those DNFs were because I stressed out and wasn’t dedicating enough time to reading. I intend to get back to them. However, the Chainsaw book didn’t draw me in, so I have been procrastinating on going back to it.
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Those HP covers are indeed beautiful! I still have the ARC of My Heart Is a Chainsaw pending to read. Not very excited about it lol
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Lol same here. I have the ARC and have been procrastinating on it after reading the prologue.
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Ah that’s not too bad, you got to about halfway in most! Early december was quite hectic for me too 🤭 I just ended up working so much more..
Wishing you a happy 2022 and hopefully it’d be calmer to you xx
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Thanks 🙂 Hope you have a great 2022 too.
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Hopefully things will slow down for you a bit next year, give you more time to enjoy your reading. What kept you from finishing Sorcery & Cecelia? Did it not work for you? I’ve seen the title before and have been curious about it but have never read anything by the authors.
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Thanks!
I just picked it up at the wrong time. Was very busy and stressed out, so I was unable to focus on it. I fully intend to return to it.
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I was a bit shocked that I was so busy on Christmas Day somehow that it ate into my usual reading time! But I have some this week so not finished yet …
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Hope you’re able to get some reading in. 🙂
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