BookOwl

  Whew! What a reading year 2023 was! Like the overachiever I am, I overshot my reading goal for 2023, which was 80. Mind you, I offer the usual disclaimers that among these titles, some were graphic novels and short stories.  Also, I used the cover thumbnails as Goodreads presented me in “My Year in Books.” Apologies for the scaling.  With that out of the way, let the dissection begin! Whew! What a reading year 2023 was!   Like the overachiever I am, I overshot my reading goal for 2023, which was 80. Mind you, I offer the usual disclaimers that among these titles, some were graphic novels and short stories. Also, I used the cover thumbnails as Goodreads presented me in “My Year in Books.” Apologies for the scaling. With that out of the way, let the dissection begin!   1. I did some branching out of my comfort zone this year. That being the dipping of my proverbial toes into the deep end that is the romance genre. I chose to start with the friendlier shallow...

As 2022 comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on my reading journey this year. I am an active Goodreads user, so I will be using a snapshot of my reading year on the date 12/28/2022 (I will exclude any books I finish between now and New Year's for our purposes). I set a reading goal of 70 books this year. As I tend to do, I overdid it a bit! I ended up reading 135 books . (Granted, graphic novels really helped me out, but those aren't the majority of the reading I do. Not saying that graphic novels are any less valuable or engaging than their non-illustrated, print counterparts, but they are definitely quicker reads.) See below for a visual look at my 2022. Continue below the visuals for a highlights analysis.  *Spoilers warning for the discussion below. You've been warned!*