Hello. I hope you are well and had a good August. I hope you read a lot if you decided to participate with me. If not, I still hope you had a great august.
If you’re wondering what I’m talking about you can see that here: https://trflynnofficial.wordpress.com/2022/08/01/august-reading-challenge-2022/
I’ll cut right to the chase because I know everyone’s wondering how many points I was able to rack up. The answer? 150 points.
I’ll give you a second to let that sink in.
How many books did I read? 30.
How many pages in total were there? 10,977.
I’m equally amazed and astounded at this as well. I figured I would have done pretty well. I was expecting to get about 100 points, but 150 is quite outstanding. And that does average out to be just shy of 1 book every day.
Either way, I’m very pleased with how I did. And I found quite a few books that I really liked. And a lot of them are series which makes it all the better. I absolutely love book series. If I love a book I want as much from it as I can get.
I also read quite a few classics as well. I was kinda surprised to look back on that. I didn’t think I read that many.
And because I’m kinda a nerd for tables and visual representation, and also want to share the books that I read with you. Here’s a table breaking everything down:
| Title | Number of Pages | Points |
| An Ember in the Ashes By Sabaa Tahir | 446 | 6 |
| Gideon the Ninth By Tamsyn Muir | 448 | 6 |
| Sanctum By Madeleine Roux | 347 | 4 |
| The Tea Dragon Society By Kay O’Neill | 71 | 1 |
| Dracula By Bram Stoker | 488 | 6 |
| Frankenstein By Marry Shelly | 254 | 4 |
| Fight Like a Girl By Sheena Kamal | 261 | 4 |
| The Book Thief By Markus Zusak | 552 | 8 |
| Reflection By Elizabeth Lim | 408 | 6 |
| The count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas | 531 | 8 |
| The Last Night at the Telegraph Club By Malinda Lo | 416 | 6 |
| Furyborn By Claire Legrand | 501 | 8 |
| Cinder By Marissa Meyer | 400 | 5 |
| Messy Roots By Laura Gao | 270 | 3 |
| Museum of Thieves by Lian Tanner | 312 | 4 |
| American Gods By Neil Gaimon | 635 | 8 |
| Daughter of Smoke and Bone By Laini Taylor | 418 | 6 |
| A Gathering of Shadows By V.e. Schwab | 512 | 8 |
| Dealing with Dragons By Patricia C. Wrede | 212 | 3 |
| Scarlet By Marissa Meyer | 454 | 6 |
| Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austin | 279 | 4 |
| Romanov By Nadine Brandes | 337 | 4 |
| Searching for Dragons By Patricia C. Wrede | 242 | 3 |
| Tales of the Peculiar By Ransom Riggs | 170 | 3 |
| The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne | 279 | 4 |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince By J.K. Rowling | 652 | 8 |
| Etiquette and Espionage By Gail Carriger | 307 | 4 |
| Big Magic By Elizabeth Gilbert | 276 | 4 |
| Calling on Dragons By Patricia C. Wrede | 244 | 3 |
| Talking to Dragons By Patricia C. Wrede | 255 | 4 |
| Total Books: 30 | Total Pages: 10,977 | Total Points: 150 |
I love breaking things down like this. It always looks so clean and professional to me.
For the most part, I also liked all the books I read. I did find The Count of Monte Cristo, Frankenstein, and Dracula to be rather slow. Probably because of the time they were written.
I think the only other book I didn’t like was Daughter of Smoke and Bone. I think the concept was interesting, the world was well thought out, and the characters well-rounded. I didn’t like how the Romance part seemed to take centre stage when there were more important things going on. I can see how other people would really like this book, but it wasn’t my cup of tea.
So, what do you think of my list of books? Do you have a favourite of them or one you were surprised I would pick up? If you participated in the challenge with me, what was your score? How many books did you read? I would love to know if you would share.
I hope you are having a wonderful day. And if it’s not wonderful, I hope it gets better. Stay safe, and I will see you next time.
-T.R. Flynn.
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