My Year in Books 2019

This year was a big reading year for me, according to Goodreads I read 74 books this year, which is up from previous years, where I usually read on average 55 books. Although, I do know a few were rereads, because I was clearing out my bookshelves and I reread some books to help me decide whether or not they would stay or go. As a result of my clear out I found out that there is a Free Little Library in the city near me, so when I was donating books I would pick up new ones, because they were free I would often pick up things I wouldn't normally give a chance.

The big motivator for me this year was doing the LiveJournal Book Bingo, you can see my card here, as you can see I didn't black out my card, but I came close. I started reading Dracula at the beginning of October to fill the horror square, but then I got sick, and by the time I got well October was over and I wasn't in the mood for that type of book any longer, I will probably pick it back up in the future, maybe next autumn. The great thing about doing the bingo challenge was it forced me to try new genres, and pushed me out of my comfort zone a little bit.
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