<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Meghan Griffin]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://megggriffin.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Megg Griffin]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://megggriffin.com/author/lafoiaveugle/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[2017 Reading Summary]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>In 2017, I set out to read 84 books. This equates to 7 books a month, something that felt like a lofty goal when I set it. I somehow surpassed this goal, partially thanks to the help of starting a few podcasts in 2017. My goal in 2018 is to expand my non-fiction, short story, and poetry readings. And maybe a drama or two.</p>
<p>Below I break down everything I read! If you have any questions about any books read, please don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out!</p>
<p><b>Number of books read: 111<br />
</b><b>Pages Read: 34,3759<br />
</b><b>Longest Book <em>IT</em> by Stephen King<br />
</b><b>Shortest Book: <em>House of Penance</em> by Peter J Tomasi</b></p>
<p>Under 250 Pages: 30<br />
Between 250-399 Pages: 49<br />
Between 400-499 Pages: 18<br />
Between 450-499 Pages: 3<br />
Over 500 Pages: 8<br />
Over 1000 Pages: 1</p>
<p><b>Number of…<br />
</b>Audiobooks: 42<br />
Re-Reads: 8<br />
DNFs: 4</p>
<p><b>Books Rated&#8230;</b></p>
<p>5 Stars &#8211; 32<br />
4 Stars &#8211; 40<br />
3 Stars &#8211; 29<br />
2 Stars &#8211; 6<br />
1 Star &#8211; 3</p>
<p><b>Authors Seen in 2017: 10</b></p>
<p>Victoria Schwab<br />
Kim Liggett<br />
Erika Lewis<br />
Susan Dennard<br />
Renee Ahdieh<br />
Daniel Jose Older<br />
Brenden Fletcher<br />
Majorie Liu<br />
Charles Soule<br />
Tamora Pierce</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b>Number of book events attended: 4</b></span></p>
<p><b> </b>2 Book Signings<br />
Book Con<br />
Book Marathon: 24in48</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;"><b>Most Books Read in One Day: </b>3</span></p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Top 10 Books</b></span></h2>
<p><em>A Conjuring of Light</em> by Victoria Schwab<br />
<em>The Diviners</em> by Libba Bray<br />
<em>Meddling Kids</em> by Edgar Cantero<br />
<em>The Hate U Give</em> by Angie Thomas<br />
<em>Sex Criminals</em> by Matt Fraction<br />
<em>Enter, Night</em> by Michael Rowe<br />
<em>Monstress</em> Vol 1. by Marjorie Liu<br />
<em>You</em> by Caroline Kepnes<br />
<em>Chilling Adventures of Sabrina</em> Vol 1/<em>Afterlife with Archie</em> by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa<br />
<em>The Rest of Us Just Live Here</em> by Patrick Ness</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;">Top 5 Least Favorite Books</span></h2>
<p><em>Three Dark Crowns</em> by Kendare Blake<br />
<em>Handbook for Mortals</em> by Lani Sarem<br />
<em>Let&#8217;s Try This Again</em> by Jordyn Woodtke<br />
<em>My New Crush Gave to Me </em>by Shani Petroff<br />
<em>Pretty Wicked</em> by Kelly Charron</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Books Reread: 8 Books</b></span></h2>
<p><em>Ender’s Game</em> by Orson Scott Card<br />
<em>Darkest Fear</em> by Harlan Coben<br />
<em>The Final Detail</em> by Harlan Coben<br />
<em>I’ve Got Your Number</em> by Sophie Kinsella<br />
<em>Let’s Pretend This Never Happened</em> by Jenny Lawson<br />
<em>The Other Boleyn Girl</em> by Philippa Gregory<br />
<em>Vicious</em> by V.E. Schwab<br />
<em>The Haunting of Hill House</em> by Shirley Jackson</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>ARCs Read: 7 Books</b></span></h2>
<p><em>Handbook for Mortals</em> by Lani Sarem<br />
<em>My New Crush Gave to Me</em> by Shani Petroff<br />
<em>Kiss Me in New York</em> by Catherine Rider<br />
<em>Let’s Try This Again</em> by Jordan Woodtke<br />
<em>Follow Me Back</em> by A. V. Geiger<br />
<em>Ensnare</em> by Rita Stradling<br />
<em>Pretty Wicked</em> by Kelly Charron</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Books DNF: 4 Books</b></span></h2>
<p><em>The Gallery</em> by Laura Marx Fitzgerald<br />
<em>Of Beast and Beauty</em> by Stacey Jay<br />
<em>Delirium</em> by Lauren Oliver<br />
<em>Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights</em> by Salman Rushdie</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Books Read for Podcasts: 26 Books / 3 Novellas or Short Stories*</b></span></h2>
<p>Vicious by V.E. Schwab<br />
Grey by E.L. James<br />
Unnatural Issue by Mercedes Lackey<br />
Deerskin by Robin McKinley<br />
Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid<br />
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson<br />
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie<br />
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham<br />
The Storyteller’s Daughter by Cameron Dokey<br />
Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer<br />
Stiff by Mary Roach<br />
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh<br />
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card<br />
Once and For All by Sarah Dessen<br />
Enter, Night by Michael Rowe<br />
Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code by Stan Berenstain<br />
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers<br />
Beauty by Robin McKinley<br />
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory<br />
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas<br />
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami<br />
Waylander II by David Gemmell<br />
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest<br />
Silk by Caitlin Kiernan<br />
Infected by Scott Sigler<br />
Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian<br />
Arabian Nights*<br />
Donkeyskin*<br />
Beauty and the Beast*</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Comics: 20 Volumes/ 1 Annual</b></span></h2>
<p>Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham<br />
Fables Volume 1 by Bill Willingham<br />
Fables Vol 2 by Bill Willingham<br />
House of Penance by Peter Tomasi<br />
Locke and Key Vol 1 by Joe Hill<br />
Paper Girls Vol 3 by Brian K. Vaughn<br />
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Vol 1 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa<br />
Sex Criminals Vol 1 by Matt Fraction<br />
Sex Criminals Vol 2 by Matt Fraction<br />
Sex Criminals Vol 3 by Matt Fraction<br />
Sex Criminals Vol 4 by Matt Fraction<br />
Monstress Vol 1 by Majorie Liu<br />
We Can Never Go Home Vol 1 by Matthew Rosenberg<br />
Saga Vol 6 by Brian K. Vaughan<br />
Saga Vol 7 by Brian K. Vaughan<br />
Curse Words Vol 1 by Charles Soule<br />
The Wicked and The Divine Vol 5 by Kieron Gillen<br />
Afterlife with Archie by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa<br />
Nailbiter Vol 6 by Joshua Williamson<br />
Sandman Vol 1 by Neil Gaiman<br />
The Wicked + The Divine 455 AD</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Middle Grade /Young Adult/New Adult Books: 36 Books</b></span></h2>
<p>There’s Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins<br />
The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich<br />
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire<br />
The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee<br />
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas<br />
House of Furies by Madeliene Roux<br />
The Diviners by Libba Bray<br />
Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray<br />
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor<br />
When It’s Real by Erin Watt<br />
My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix<br />
The Last Harvest by Kim Liggett<br />
Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco<br />
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover<br />
Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab<br />
Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter<br />
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter<br />
Take the Key and Lock her Up by Ally Carter<br />
See How They Run by Ally Carter<br />
All Fall Down by Ally Carter<br />
Heist Society by Ally Carter<br />
Picture Perfect by Holly Smile<br />
Model Misfit by Holly Male<br />
Geek Girl by Holly Smale<br />
Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff<br />
13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson<br />
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness<br />
Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake<br />
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas<br />
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh<br />
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card<br />
Once and For All by Sarah Dessen<br />
The Storyteller’s Daughter by Cameron Dokey<br />
Berenstain Bears and the Dress Code by Stan Berenstain<br />
Beauty by Robin McKinley<br />
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Adult Fiction: 31 Books</b></span></h2>
<p><em>If We Were Villains</em> by M. L. Rio<br />
<em>Mr. Darcy’s Diary</em> by Amanda Grange<br />
<em>IT</em> by Stephen King<br />
<em>Hidden Bodies</em> by Caroline Kepnes<br />
<em>You</em> by Caroline Kepnes<br />
<em>Meddling Kids</em> by Edgar Cantero<br />
<em>Final Girls</em> by Riley Sager<br />
<em>Belinda Blinked 3</em> by Rocky Flinstone<br />
<em>Bird Box</em> by Josh Malerman<br />
<em>The Circle</em> by Dave Eggers<br />
<em>Eligible</em> by Curtis Sittenfeld<br />
<em>My Not So Perfect Life</em> by Sophie Kinsella<br />
<em>A Conjuring of Light</em> by V.E. Schwab<br />
<em>Confess</em> by Colleen Hoover<br />
<em>Grey</em> by E.L. James<br />
<em>Unnatural Issue</em> by Mercedes Lackey<br />
<em>Deerskin</em> by Robin McKinley<br />
<em>Maybe in Another Life</em> by Taylor Jenkins Reid<br />
<em>The Haunting of Hill House</em> by Shirley Jackson<br />
<em>Murder on the Orient Express</em> by Agatha Christie<br />
<em>Annihilation</em> by Jeff Vandermeer<br />
<em>Enter, Night</em> by Michael Rowe<br />
<em>The Anubis Gates</em> by Tim Powers<br />
<em>The Other Boleyn Girl</em> by Philippa Gregory<br />
<em>Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World</em> by Haruki Murakami<br />
<em>Waylander II</em> by David Gemmell<br />
<em>Boneshaker</em> by Cherie Priest<br />
<em>Silk</em> by Caitlin Kiernan<br />
<em>Infected</em> by Scott Sigler<br />
<em>Vicious</em> by V.E. Schwab<br />
<em>Master and Commander</em> by Patrick O’Brian</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Nonfiction: 10 Books</b></span></h2>
<p><em>Writing the Cozy Mystery</em> by Nancy Cohen<br />
<em>The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck</em> by Mark Manson<br />
<em>Where Am I Now?</em> by Mara Wilson<br />
<em>The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up</em> by Marie Kondo<br />
<em>Shrill</em> by Lindy West<br />
<em>Stiff</em> by Mary Roach<br />
<em>I Don’t Know What You Know Me From</em> by Judy Greer<br />
<em>The Princess Diaries</em> by Carrie Fisher<br />
<em>Scrappy Little Nobody</em> by Anna Kendrick<br />
<em>Hamilton</em> by Lin Manuel Miranda</p>
<h2><span style="color:#339966;"><b>Short stories</b></span></h2>
<p><em>Gingerbread Cookie Murder</em> by Joanne Fluke</p>
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