

Shadows of the White City by Jocelyn Green (Feb) Death in the Family by Tessa Wegert (Jan)

Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda (Jan) A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem by Manda Collins (Jan) The Stranger Behind You by Carol Goodman (Jan) To Kill a Mocking Girl by Harper Kincaid (Jan) The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner* (Jan) Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling (Jan)

The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave (Jan) The Lost Girl of Astor Street by Stephanie Morrill* (Jan) The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman* (Jan) Murder at Marble House by Alyssa Maxwell (Jan) When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain (Jan) Here are my books for 2021 (asterisks denote favorites): Number of reading challenges completed: 5įor my own records, I like to record the titles of the books I read every year. This year, I had one going all the time, hence the elevated number. Number of books read, audio: 18 (9%)-I only listened to 6 audiobooks last year. Number of books read, electronic: 44 (22%) Number of books read, paper: 141 (69%)-I'll always be a fan of "real" books! I'm glad to see that this number has gone up. Number of books read, borrowed from library: 126 (62%)-I love the library! Last year, 53% of my reads were from the library.

Number of books read, review copies: 52 (26%)-This percentage is down from last year. Number of books read, personal collection: 25 (12%)-Oops! I did not do a very good job in this category. Number of books by male/female combo: 1 (.005%) Number of books by male authors: 26 (13%)-My percentage rate on this one is actually a teensy bit higher this year than last. I guess it's mostly women writing in the genres I like? Number of books by female authors: 177 (87%)-Another thing I remain very consistent on is reading mostly female authors. Number of MG books read: 61 (30%)-Thanks to the Cybils Awards and another book award program I help judge most years, I read a lot of middle-grade novels. Number of YA books read: 21 (10%)-I'm reading fewer and fewer teen books every year, it seems. This has remained very consistent over the years. Number of adult books read: 121 (60%)-As much as I love children's literature, the bulk of my reading is always in the adult category. Number of non-fiction books read: 10 (5%)-I read two more non-fiction books than I did last year.
