My March 2021 Reading Summary

 

Happy Easter Weekend!

I'm satisfied with my book selections and overall reading summary for the past month. I'll provide my normal stats below and then a summary of the books I've completed in my ongoing challenges. 

My March 2021 Reading Summary and a Quick Look at April

March
General Info            Mar                Total (Including my current read)
Books Read -              12                    34
Pages Read -            3650                 9000 (Avg per book - 265)

Pages Breakdown
    < 250                        7                    20       
250 - 350                      3                      9
351 - 450                       
   > 450                         2                      5

Ratings
5 - star                          1                      2           
4 - star                          8                    21
3 - star                          3                    10
2 - star                              
No Rating (NR)            1                     1                                  

Gender
Female                       10                    22
Male                             2                   12
Not Stated                           

Genres
Horror                           
Fiction                                                3
Mystery                        9                  24
SciFi                             1                    2
Non-Fic                                              1   
Classics                        1                    1                   
Young Adult                1                    3           
Poetry                            

Top 3 Books

1. Shirley by Charlotte Bronte (5 stars)

2. The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill (4.5 stars)

3. Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh (4.5 stars)

Challenges

12 + 4 (Finish off Some Series) (completed 7)
1. The Baron and the Arrogant Artist by Anthony Morton (3.5 stars)
2. Clutch of Constables by Ngaio Marsh (4.5 stars)
3. The Hermit of Eyton Forest by Ellis Peters (4 stars)

Individual Challenge - First Book in Series (completed 4)
1. The Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill (Simon Serrailler #1) (4.5 stars)

Individual Challenge - Next Book in Series (completed 3)
1. The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper (Dark is Rising #2) (3.5 stars)
2. The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (Culture #2) (4 stars)

Individual Challenge - Non Series (completed 5)
1. Shirley by Charlotte Bronte (5 stars)

Monthly Challenge - January Focus Author - Simon Brett (completed 4)
Monthly Challenge - February Focus Author - M.C. Beaton (completed 5)
Monthly Challenge - March Focus Author - Agatha Christie (completed 5)
1. The Moving Finger (Miss Marple #3) (4.5 stars)
2. The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot #2) (4 stars)
3. Partners in Crime (Tommy and Tuppence #2) (4.5 stars)
4. Easy to Kill (Superintendent Battle #4) (4 stars)
5. Endless Night (3.5 stars)

Currently Reading

1. 12 + 4 Challenge - Last Ditch by Ngaio Marsh
2. Individual Challenge (1st Book in Series) - The Suicide Murders by Howard Engel (Benny Cooperman #1)
    - Virtual Light by William Gibson (Bridge #1)
3. Individual Challenge (Next Book in Series) - The Man Who Went Up In Smoke by Maj Sjowall (Martin Beck #2)
4. Individual Challenge (Non- Series) - The Miracle Strain by Michael Cordy
5. Monthly Challenge - April Focus Author (Georges Simenon) - The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret #4)

Next Challenge Books in Line

1. 12 + 4 Challenge - King Kull by Robert E. Howard
2. Individual Challenge (1st Book in Series) - Every Dead Thing by John Connolly (Charlie Bird #1)
3. Individual Challenge (Next Book in Series) - Murder in Belleville by Cara Black (Aimee Leduc #2)
4. Individual Challenge (Non-Series) - Sherri S. Tepper - Shadow's End
5. Monthly Challenge - April Focus Author (Georges Simenon) - The Blue Room

Back to regularly scheduled programming in my next post. Have a great Easter weekend.