Looking Back
Reading Stats
March was an even worse reading month over January compared to February. There are several reasons for this. For one, I’ve been decluttering my things since January. I was determined to finish as much as possible by the end of March. That meant I had much less time left for reading. I’m also back to training three times a week for the upcoming season and other competitions. This will only increase in the coming months as I look to put in extra hours by myself as well. At least I can listen to audiobooks while running.
And then, there’s just been a general bout of listlessness. Occasionally when I did have time to read, I just found myself doing nothing, except maybe scroll through Twitter and get sucked into my Facebook feed. So yeah, social media’s another thing I want to “declutter” more in my life.
Anyway, looking into my reading stats, this is how March went for me: I finished seven books. My average rating wasn’t all to exciting but still a good 3.622 out of 5. Altogether, I read three paperbacks, two ebooks, and two audiobooks. I read 1,783 pages and listened to 18:43 hours on audio (equalling 528 pages). Converting the listening hours to pages, that sums up to 2,311 pages.
Books Read
- Outline by Rachel Cusk | Rating: 3.278*
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondō | Rating: 3.688
- A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab | Rating: 4.688
- Spark Joy by Marie Kondō | Rating: 2.625
- The House of Mountfathom by Neil McDowell | Rating: 1.750
- When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandra Menon | Rating: 4.813
- My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella | Rating: 4.556
*Note on ratings: I rate books on a scale of 0 to 5, 0 being the worst and 5 being the best. I first rate various aspects such as prose, characterisation, plot, originality, etc. Then I average these out for my overall ratings. To obtain my star ratings, I round to the nearest 0.5.
TBR Pile
TBR Reduction
I’m really happy with my March book haul. At four books, it’s a manageable pile — two I bought, and two I received for review. Although, I once again managed to read less books from my own bookshelf than I acquired. The ebooks and audiobooks I read this month were all borrowed, leaving my with the three paperbacks to count towards my TBR reduction. Since I unhauled 16 books though, my tally finally went down, bringing my 2017 TBR reduction status to -9.
Book Haul
“March wasn’t a good reading month.”
“I read 7 books.”
I think seven books is GREAT. Also listening to books while working out is a great idea! I wonder why I haven’t thought of that before…probably because I definitely don’t work out enough. Also, I also really want to read A Gathering of Shadows this month (and hopefully this week). I love V.E. Schwab’s books. Anyway, I hope you have a great April!
I love Jenny Colgan books! I haven’t seen this one though. Can’t wait to hear how it is :)