Fleeing her old life, Rosemary Harper joins the multi-species crew of the Wayfarer as a file clerk, and joins them on missions throughout the galaxy. Looking forward to a simpler life, she soon discovers it’s not what she was expecting; everyone has secrets, and there’s more than enough to keep her busy.
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Published 2014 via Kickstarter Bingo Category – Space Opera (Hard Mode)
This comfy, cosy, Firefly-esque space opera hits the spot in terms of an easy going, character focused novel. The plot is good, the writing is good, the characters are fully fleshed out and feel real, and plot arcs get resolved. It’s all very satisfying. I enjoyed it, but it almost felt too cosy. The stakes were relatively small, everyone was polite and nice and friendly and mostly everything was resolved in a nice, polite, friendly way. I know there is loads of love for Becky Chambers and I’m not surprised, because what she writes is great, but this book and most likely the rest of the series, is just not for me.
I’ve had a busy but marvellous time reading in 2024. My aim at the beginning of the year, was to spend more time reading and to expand my reading experiences. I think I’ve definitely done that, and I’ve enjoyed doing it too, which is a bonus. I originally started this blog to catalog that experience and do “proper” reviews, but that got waylaid, as did my updating regularly. But hey-ho, tomorrow is another day and another year, and I’m not getting stressed about it, because I’m hoping that 2025 will be brilliant all round. I don’t usually do a wrap-up, I don’t usually do stats, but again, because I’ve been reading much more than usual I figured I’d go the whole hog and bamboozle everyone and geek out, so here’s my 2024 Reading Wrap-Up!
The Main Stats
Books Read (Across All Formats, Inc.re-reads)
91
Total Pages Read (Including re-reads)
37,634
Average Page Read (Weekly)
724
Average Books Read (Weekly)
1.75
Book Club Reads
12
r/fantasy Bingo reads Completed
16/25
Books Read of Purchased (Physical)
52/118
New (to me) Authors
35
The Stats behind the Stats
Books Bought (Physical)
120
Books Bought (Kindle)
12
Books Bought (Audible)
28
Books (Kindle Unlimited)
8
Books Read (Physical) (not including re-reads)
52
Books Read (Audible)
17
Books Read (Kindle)
2
Books Read (Kindle Unlimited)
8
Failure to Launch (Physical)
3
Did Not Finish (Physical)
2
Re-Reads (Already Owned)
4
Re-Reads (New)
8
Books Read (Total) (Includes PAKPKURR)
91
Pages Read (Physical – without re-reads)
24,631
Pages Read (Kindle – without re-reads)
1,615
Pages Read (Kindle Unlimited without re-reads)
4,470
Pages Read (Re-reads)
6,918
Total Pages Read (Including re-reads)
37,634
Time Listened (Audible)
215.5
Time Re-Listened (Audible)
267.5
Total Listening Hours
483 hours
Average Page Read (Daily)
103
Average Page Read (Weekly)
724
Average Listening (Weekly)
9 hrs 15 mins
Books Read (Physical)
1
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
2
Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins
3
Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins
4
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Suzanne Collins
5
Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson
6
Deadhouse Gates
Steven Erikson
7
Memories of Ice
Steven Erikson
8
The Will of the Many
James Islington
9
Tender Is the Flesh
Agustina Bazterrica
10
The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires
Grady Hendrix
11
The Colour of Magic
Terry Pratchett
12
The Light Fantastic
Terry Pratchett
13
Legends & Lattes
Travis Baldree
14
Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer
15
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
Becky Chambers
16
Leviathan Wakes
James S.A. Corey
17
Caliban’s War
James S.A. Corey
18
Abaddon’s Gate
James S.A. Corey
19
Cibola Burn
James S.A. Corey
20
Nemesis Games
James S.A. Corey
21
The Luminous Dead
Caitlin Starling
22
Hooked
A.C. Wise
23
The Only One Left
Riley Sager
24
The Tainted Cup
Robert Jackson Bennett
25
All Systems Red
Martha Wells
26
Red Rising
Pierce Brown
27
Golden Son
Pierce Brown
28
Morning Star
Pierce Brown
29
Iron Gold
Pierce Brown
30
Ink Blood Sister Scribe
Emma Torz
31
Six Of Crows
Leigh Bardugo
32
Crooked Kingdom
Leigh Bardugo
33
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
34
From Below
Darcy Coates
35
The Forever War
Joe Haldemann
36
Dallergut Dream Department Store
Mi Ye Lee
37
A Demon in the Desert
Ashe Armstrong
38
How to Enjoy Poetry
Frank Skinner
39
The Wings Upon Her Back
Samantha Mills
40
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
41
I Who Have Never Known Men
Jacqueline Harpman
42
How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying
Django Wexler
43
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
44
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Matt Dinniman
45
The Butcher’s Masquerade
Matt Dinniman
46
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Matt Dinniman
47
This Inevitable Ruin
Matt Dinniman
48
Sabriel
Garth Nix
49
Meddling Kids
Edgar Cantero
50
Starling House
Alix E. Harrow
51
A Rival Most Vial
R.K. Ashwick
52
Wind and Truth
Brandon Sanderson
Books Read (Kindle Unlimited)
1
The Stranger in Her House
John Marrs
2
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
3
Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman
4
The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook
Matt Dinniman
5
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Matt Dinniman
6
The Butcher’s Masquerade
Matt Dinniman
7
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Matt Dinniman
8
This Inevitable Ruin
Matt Dinniman
Books Read (Kindle Purchased)
1
The Sign of the Dragon
Mary Soon Lee
2
Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson
Books (Audible)
1
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman
2
Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
Matt Dinniman
3
The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook
Matt Dinniman
4
The Gate of the Feral Gods
Matt Dinniman
5
The Butcher’s Masquerade
Matt Dinniman
6
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Matt Dinniman
7
The Will of the Many
James Islington
8
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
9
The Colour of Magic (Discworld #1)
Terry Pratchett
10
The Light Fantastic (Discworld #2)
Terry Pratchett
11
Leviathan Wakes
James SA Corey
12
The Martian
Andy Weir
13
World War Z
Max Brooks
14
Golden Son
Pierce Brown
15
Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson
16
Deadhouse Gates
Steven Erikson
17
House of Chains
Steven Erikson
Books (Failure to Launch (FTL)
1
Kings of the Wyld
Nicholas Eames
2
Faebound
Saara El-Arifi
3
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
S.A. Chakraborty
Books (DNF)
1
A Taste of Iron & Gold
Alexandra Rowland
2
A Marvellous Light
Freya Marske
I’m really looking forward to reading more in 2025! I’ve got the remainder of the bingo challenge (and then hopefully the Bingo Challenge for 2025) new releases, some series that have turned up as a result of some books I picked up that weren’t standalones, some that were picked up on purpose (I’m looking at you, Waterstones Dan, though Sarah, Emily, John and Mark are also partly at fault for some of my other reads this year – and I will continue to visit for more in 2025!)
I’ve met some great people, had some good conversations on and off reddit, joined some great communities and read many, many tales that will stay with me for a long while, even some that I’ll visit again. I’ve bought far too many book-themed pin badges (which I need to do a post for) and spent far too much on stickers and random things that don’t really mean anything to anyone but me, but it’s been a BLAST!
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