2018 Year in Review and 2019 New Year's Resolution

Another year has come and gone.

At the last count, I have reviewed a total of 62 books for the year to date. This works out to be an average of 5.17 books per month; 1.29 books per week.

Year 2018 @ 62 (+10 YOY)
Year 2017 @ 52 (■ YOY)
Year 2016 @ 52 (-22 YOY)
Year 2015 @ 74 (-23 YOY)
Year 2014 @ 97



2018 is a year of non-fiction. I have never for the life of me read sixteen non-fiction in a year which average out to be 1.33 a month. That is quite an achievement for me considering that I complete a read every seven days, give or take a few.

I am also happy to say that I have written only three "Did Not Finish" reviews this year, half of last year's six. Though easier said than done, I shall endeavour to continue with minimizing such write-ups in the upcoming year.

In any case, what's done is done. The past - books that have been completely or partially read - is what it is. There is no changing it. I may not have managed to read all the books on my reading list nor reviewed all the books I have chosen to read. But in my immediate past, I know pretty much why I choose to read a certain book or genre, and what I will have done, or not done differently. Ultimately, what matters most, I feel, is to enjoy the reading process, engage myself in the story and be transported out of my world into another.

As a matter of course, my 2019 New Year's resolution is to read books, enjoy the stories and write - preferably and hopefully, short - reviews.

Finally, to all booklovers out there, may the Year 2019 bring along good books, better reads and best of all, discoveries of all things bookish.

Happy New Year
&
Happy Reading