My 2020 Reading Stats and Favorite Reads

2020 will undoubtedly be remembered as the year of the pandemic and isolation. It is the year of working and schooling from home, of not being able to travel or see friends. But because of mostly staying in, this was also the year, I read and worked on crafts more than ever before. In terms of the number of books and pages, I surpassed all of my previous results: I read 135 books or 43,644 pages. My previous best was in 2017: 127 books or 37,872 pages. 

Here are some additional stats about my reading this past year:

I read 12 classics, 11 non-fiction books, 35 fantasy, 23 romance novels, 15 Sci-Fi and 18 historical fiction books. In terms of age, 85 were adult books, 36 - YA, and 14 middle grade. I read 55 books in paper, 55 as an e-book and 25 audiobooks. I read and reviewed 30 advanced reading copies for NetGalley.com (these are books that are provided by publishers in advance of official publication dates in exchange for an honest review). Finally, I read 49 books from my local library and 85 were my own.

Now let's take a look at the books that made a lasting impression on me. They are the ones I still think about and consider my favorites of the year (listed in no particular order):

1. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

2. The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

3. The Chanel Sisters by Judithe Little

4. The Kin of Ata are Waiting for You by Dorothy Bryant

5. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty

6. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid

7. Submission by Michel Houellebecq

8. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

9. The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley

10. The Lost Diary of Venice by Margaux DeRoux

11. The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

12. Agent Sonya by Ben MacIntyre

13. The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley