2019: A Bookish Year in Review
Goodbye 2019, and hellooooo, 2020!
(My top 9 bookstagram posts from the year are pictured above!)
What a year it’s been. Seriously — it was a major one in my life, with so many big events (a new job! a big break up! a new car! EMDR therapy!) and lots of great books (more than 175!!!) and so many other wonderful and hard and emotional things in between. I love a fresh start and the turning of a calendar page in to a new year (and decade!), but not without first reflecting back on all that has happened. With that…
Here’s a look at my bookish 2019:
Goodreads reading challenge: My goal was 150 books total, but bumped it up to 175 mid-year.
Total books read: 181
Total books by women and people of color: 150
Total pages read: 55162
Longest book I read: The Identicals (581 pages)
Shortest book I read: Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (64 pages)
Average book length: 304 pages
The first book I read: Truly Devious (★★★☆☆)
The last book I read: 10 Blind Dates (★★★☆☆)
The 12 best books I read: find my list here!
Fun bookish partnerships:
Becoming a rep for Happy Go Lovely Sleeves (use code “ALLTHERAD10” for a discount on beautiful book sleeves!)
Random House + Crown partner
BookSparks #FRC2019 partner
Photo shoot with Sunday Vibes Photo
The books I want to read again:
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer
Remember God by Annie F. Downs
The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions by Emily P. Freeman
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Big Dreams, Daily Joys: Get Things Done, Make Space for What Matters, Achieve Your Dreams by Elise Blaha Cripe
Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. by Brene Brown
Bookstagram stats:
Started 2019 with 5,376 followers.
Ended 2019 with 8,438 followers.
Had quite a few book sales! (more coming in 2020)
Favorite new bookish discoveries:
The Inspector Gamache series (Three Pines) by Louise Penny
Colleen Hoover
Liane Moriarty
The Selection series by Kiera Cass
Lisa Scottoline
Most read bookish blog posts:
And a few goals for 2020:
Read 175 books. (Mostly by women + diverse authors.)
Complete the 2020 RAD Reading Challenge.
Reach 10k followers on bookstagram.
