Every month I share some of the statistics related to the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. I try very hard to visit every post which has been linked (time permitting) and I find it interesting to see what are the books that people are reading and reviewing! I often end up adding a couple of books to my never ending TBR list.
In terms of the books read in September, there were 50 reviews linked up for the challenge, shared by 20 participants. There were 48 individual titles reviewed, written by 45 different authors. There was just 1 reviewer who shared more than 5 reviews this month, but there were another 3 who reviewed 4 books each. Thank you to everyone who shared their links whether it be 10 or just 1.
So which books were reviewed more than once in September? There were actually two.
The first was Hemlock Bay by Martin Edwards, the 5th book in the Rachel Savernake mystery series, which was reviewed by Margaret at BooksPlease and Cathy at What Cathy Read Next.
The second book was Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie which was reviewed at Shellie Loves Books and at Laura's Reviews
Laura actually reviewed another Agatha Christie book as well, A Murder is Announced.
Susan from Reading World reviewed two books by Kimberly Nixon which were called Rock Bottom, Tennessee and Rock Bottom Rising.
The final author who had more than one book reviewed this month was Madeline Martin, who I have had on my TBR list for the longest time. Jenia from Story for Dessert reviewed her latest book The Booklover's Library while Bev from My Reader's Block reviewed The Last Bookshop in London.
Given that we are now three quarters of the way through the year, I did have a quick look at the stats for the whole year to see if we had a clear leader in terms of the books that have been reviewed the most. There were actually 5 books which have each been reviewed 3 times so it will be interesting to see if we have a clear leader by the time we get to the end of December.
I'll be back next month with the statistics for October!
I am sharing this post with Sunday Salon, hosted at Readerbuzz.
It's fun to see what books are reviewed, and to imagine which books have been reviewed the most. I have managed seven historical fiction books this year. I keep wondering if I can make it to ten by year's end! There are so many excellent historical fiction books that I have yet to read. Your blog is a great place to see potential titles.
ReplyDeleteWell done Deb! Thanks for participating in the challenge this year
DeleteSome very interesting stats there!
ReplyDeleteIt's always interesting I think!
DeleteThis sounds like fun! You are all reading the same genre but not told what specifically to read. I really like that.
ReplyDeleteExactly, and you can read whatever sub genre you like too!
DeleteI also read Ordeal by Innocence last month but did not consider it historical fiction because set around the time it was written.
ReplyDeleteChristie is always a bit contentious but I leave it up to the participants as to what is and isn't historical fiction
DeleteI do enjoy seeing these! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Cindy!
DeleteIt always amazes me how many books Agatha Christie wrote, and I keep thinking I've read them all, but then find out, no here's another I need to read!
ReplyDeleteShe was quite prolific wasn''t she!
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