A new year has begun which means that I once again get to play around with pretty maps and charts in an effort to illustrate my 2018 reading.
In total I finished 118 books in 2018 (99 in 2017), 57% of them written by women. Books by authors from UK (46), US (17) and Sweden (16) dominated my reading but I managed to read books written by authors from 27 countries (21 in 2017) which I am really happy about. I am especially pleased that reading books from a variety of countries has gone from feeling like an obligation to being something I really enjoy. Overall I have had an excellent reading year with plenty of reading time and have discovered several excellent new authors and novels.
As I read much more than I review, many excellent reads have gone unmentioned on this blog, but I don’t want them to be completely forgotten. So here comes some honourable mentions from my 2018 reading. Links to the blogger who recommended them where applicable.
- Purple hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- The Last Summer by Ricarda Huch
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
- Kastaniealleen by Dea Trier Mørch (no English translation)
These are all highly recommended reads!
I have also gotten much better at blogging this year and the number of blog posts I have written in 2018 (36) is more than double the amount I wrote in 2017 (16).
Most visited blog posts in 2018
I started this blog so I could discuss books with other book lovers and make some blogging friends. I am very happy with how that has worked out. I am grateful every time any of you take the time to read, comment and like my posts! Happy reading year everyone!
I read that in a book 
That’s a lot of countries – well done! 😀 I loved The Last Summer so I’m so glad you did too – always pleased to share books I really rate with other bloggers!!
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I’m very glad you recommended it, it may be my favourite Peirene so far.
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I have really enjoyed following your posts this last year, thank you, and also thank you for having introduced me authors newish to me—notably Tove Jansson—some of whom I hope to follow up in due course. Thanks for the link to my post and the links to other sites which I look forward to exploring!
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Thank you, I really enjoy your posts too! You introduced me to Joan Aiken so I guess we are even 🙂 I hope to read more of her novels next year (and then go back and re-read some of your discussions on them).
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That’s an amazing year of reading and gorgeous maps! I’ll look out for The Last Summer. Happy reading in 2019 . . .
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Thank you! It has been a great reading year, I hope I can keep it up in 2019. Happy reading!
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