2012 has been quite a year in reading for me. I love looking over my reading trends to see how my tastes have changed and there were some significant changes between 2011 and 2012. However, I have also realized that I am pretty much only ever going to read between 67 or 68 books a year – it has been one of those two numbers over the last 4 years – I’m pretty consistent I guess!
Some reading trend changes for me:
- I read less of the favorite authors that made up the most of my authors in the last three years – very few James Patterson and Janet Evanovich. This is due to the fact I was having a harder time getting my hands on their audio books.
- Read less physical pages – more e-books and many more audiobooks than the last couple years.
- Historical Fiction still makes up the bulk of my books, however several more non-fiction books this year
- Less variety in settings – less set in England and more set in America.
Here are my reading statistics this past year:
BOOKS READ: 67
BOOKS REVIEWED: 54
PAGES READ: 12,482
HOURS LISTENED: 332.07
TYPE OF BOOK (some may overlap)
- Hardcover: 4
- Paperback: 20
- ARC: 29
- Audio: 32
- E-Book: 10
GENRE (may overlap)
- Historical Fiction: 33
- Young Adult: 14
- Contemporary Fiction: 4
- Romance: 1
- Non-fiction: 17
- Mystery: 1
- Fantasy: 5
- Memoir: 1
- Classic: 6
SETTING (may overlap)
- England: 11
- France: 10
- Italy: 1
- Ireland: 1
- Scotland: 1
- Spain: 1
- America: 29
- Ancient Egypt: 1
- Ancient Greece: 1
- Fantasy: 5
- Middle East/Africa: 1
MALE/FEMALE AUTHOR RATIO: 22/35
FIRST LADY READS/PRESIDENT READS: 1/6
AUTHORS MOST READ:
- C.S. Lewis (4)
- A.A. Milne (2)
- John A. Heldt (2)
- Kristiana Gregory (2)
- Donna Russo Morin (2)
Now for my favorite reads of 2012. I did not do a Top 10 list – I actually selected 7 which were my top favorites (in no particular order):
- Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
- The Ruins of Lace by Iris Anthony
- A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick
- Jane by Robin Maxwell
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- Cascade by Maryanne O’Hara
- The Mine by John A. Heldt
In terms of my most anticipated releases of 2013 – again 7 in no particular order:
- Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
- Lady of Ashes by Christine Trent
- Shadows and Strongholds by Elizabeth Chadwick
- Paris by Edward Rutherfurd
- Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck
- Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
- The Tudor Conspiracy by C.W. Gortner
There are so many more that I am excited about but there is just too many to name! Welcome 2013!!!
What kind of trends did you notice in your reading the past year?
Copyright © 2013 by The Maiden’s Court
Looks like you had a great reading year in 2012, Heather. A Place Beyond Courage also made my favourites list for 2012. I'm also looking forward to reading a number books you have listed on your most anticipated reads list, particularly Paris, and Shadows and Strongholds -- I've already got a copy of the latter since its been out here for ages, but its on my 2013 to read list since I didn't get to it last year.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you in 2013!
I am so amazed that my reading trends have been so similar over the past few years. I can't seem to reach 70 books!
DeleteLove how you broke this down! Cascade and Jane are two I am hoping to get to this year as well as the first four on your most anticipated list. Hope you have a wonderful reading/blogging year this year! :)
ReplyDeleteYou too! I can't wait to see what books this year will bring.
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