Tilda Read in 2024: The Year in Review
- Matilda Pinto
- Dec 31, 2024
- 3 min read
Total: 35 books
Pages Read: 11,514 pages
Bearing in mind my goal was to read 12 books this year, and I’ve ended the year with a new book review blog and having read 35 books, I’m quite impressed with myself.
I’ve read mainly Historical Fiction, Dystopian Novels and books based in Japan. I’m still obsessed with Japan and Dystopias so I’ll be reading more of these in 2025. I started reading some Mythology which I’d like to read more of. I gave Romance Novels a little go but they're definitely not for me, so going forward we’re going to avoid anything that’s super strong on the romance.
My goal for 2025 is 50 books - about 1 per week with a bit of an allowance for busy weeks. Hopefully I can make some kind of dent in my ever growing TBR list…
Overall Ranking of my 2024 reads:
The Cat and The City by Nick Bradley - 5 stars
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - 5 stars
Circe by Madeline Miller - 5 stars
Four Seasons in Japan by Nick Bradley - 5 stars
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory - 5 stars
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt - 5 stars
Whalesong by Robert Siegel - 5 stars
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - 4 stars
The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood - 4 stars
Where the Crawdad's Sing by Delia Owens - 4 stars
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - 4 stars
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier - 4 stars
1984 by George Orwell - 4 stars
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - 4 stars
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - 4 stars
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen - 4 stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell - 4 stars
Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel - 4 stars
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - 4 stars
Slash by Slash - 3 stars
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee - 3 stars
The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry - 3 stars
Daughters of the Mersey by Anne Baker - 3 stars
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn - 3 stars
Romancing Mr Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - 3 stars
An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn - 3 stars
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse - 3 stars
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - 2 stars
The Necropolis Railway by Andrew Martin - 2 stars
Average rating: 3.9 stars
Genres:
Adventure: 1
Animals: 2
Autobiography: 1
Coming-of-age: 1
Dark Fantasy: 1
Dystopia: 5
Historical Fiction: 6
Japan: 2
Japanese Literature: 4
Mystery: 2
Mythology: 2
Post Apocalyptic: 1
Romance: 4
Southern Gothic: 3
Reading Speed:
Quickest read: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata and The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood - 1 day
Longest read: Labyrinth by Kate Mosse - 21 days
Average Read: 6.85 days to read a book
Books Read Per Month:
Most books read in October and December - 6 books each month
Least books read in April and June - 0 books each month
Average: 2.9 books per month
Goodread's Ratings:
Highest Rated on Goodreads: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt and Where the Crawdad’s Sing by Delia Owens - 4.38 stars
Lowest Rated on Goodreads: The Necropolis Railway by Andrew Martin - 3.12 stars
Average Goodreads Rating: 3.96 stars
Book Length:
Shortest Book: A Cat, A Man and Two Women by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki - 128 pages
Longest Book: The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory - 661 pages
Average Book Length: 329 pages
Fantastic achievement for 2024. I hope to hear more recommendations in 2025! Lovely photo. 😍