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Books read, pages turned, favourite authors and the occasional story that kept me up far later than planned.

VERSO READING ARCHIVE

My Reading Life

Explore the books, authors, series and genres behind the reading history.

Overall637books in view
EXPLORE THE ARCHIVEChoose a reading period
Books finished637across the selected period
Pages read213,079total pages
Average length335pages per book
Different authors234unique writers
READING PATTERN

Books by year

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TOP GENRES

What I’ve been reading

Most-read authors · Top 5
Top genres · Top 5
Longest reads · Top 5
Series reading—books from named series
LATEST IN THIS VIEW

Recent reads

ON THIS WEEK

Book anniversaries

Original publication anniversaries in the next seven days.

An Unlikely RevelationGina X Grant · published 2025 · 1 years ago · read 2026
SongbirdLesley-Anne Jones · published 2024 · 2 years ago · read 2026
IncelPhil M. Williams · published 2023 · 3 years ago · read 2025
It's That Time AgainAdrian Cousins · published 2024 · 2 years ago · read 2025
Reviewing The Bill 1993-1994Edward Kellett · published 2024 · 2 years ago · read 2024
Bob Dylan: A Life In 37 AlbumsDavid Redford · published 2018 · 8 years ago · read 2023
READING BY YEARYear-by-year totalsShow breakdown
202671 books24,112 pages · 340 avg · 60 authors
202559 books19,439 pages · 329 avg · 38 authors
202487 books28,157 pages · 324 avg · 53 authors
2023129 books44,263 pages · 343 avg · 71 authors
2022105 books35,724 pages · 340 avg · 49 authors
2021102 books33,341 pages · 327 avg · 44 authors
202084 books28,043 pages · 334 avg · 26 authors

2022–2025 use the cleaned historical reading chronology. 2026 uses the recorded reading dates.

FULL ARCHIVE

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Search, filter and sort the complete reading history by year, month, genre and more.

Showing 441–480 of 637 books

The CommunityeBook · Fiction
Jack Probyn DC Jake Tanner 2 Thriller/Psychological 318 10 Feb 2022 —
The ConspiracyeBook · Fiction
Jack Probyn DC Jake Tanner 1 Thriller/Psychological 318 6 Feb 2022 —
Sweet Briar RoseeBook · Fiction
Alex Smith DCI Kett 8 Police Procedural 400 3 Feb 2022 —
Deadly CallereBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 6 Police Procedural 294 28 Jan 2022 2021
Deadly ObsessioneBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 5 Police Procedural 294 25 Jan 2022 2021
Deadly BetrayaleBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 4 Police Procedural 294 21 Jan 2022 2020
Deadly VengeanceeBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 3 Police Procedural 294 18 Jan 2022 2020
Deadly WaterseBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 2 Police Procedural 294 14 Jan 2022 2020
Deadly SilenceeBook · Fiction
O.M.J. Ryan Jane Phillips 1 Police Procedural 294 11 Jan 2022 2019
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone FishingeBook · Nonfiction
Bob Mortimer,Paul Whitehouse Standalone — Biography 320 7 Jan 2022 —
Nothing to LoseeBook · Fiction
Phil M. Williams Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 301 4 Jan 2022 —
Divided We StandeBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean The Division Bell 3 Thriller/Psychological 337 27 Dec 2021 —
Divide and RuleeBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean The Division Bell 2 Thriller/Psychological 336 21 Dec 2021 —
A House DividedeBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean The Division Bell 1 Thriller/Psychological 336 16 Dec 2021 —
Mad FerreteBook · Fiction
Matt Burgin Standalone — General Fiction 336 11 Dec 2021 —
The Engagement PartyeBook · Fiction
R J Gould Standalone — Romance 358 5 Dec 2021 —
The bench by Cromer beacheBook · Fiction
R J Gould Standalone — Romance 358 27 Nov 2021 —
Mid-life follieseBook · Fiction
R J Gould Standalone — Romance 358 22 Nov 2021 —
Jack and Jill went downhilleBook · Fiction
R J Gould Standalone — Romance 358 18 Nov 2021 —
Did They Steal a Million Yet?eBook · Fiction
James Crookes Do They Know It's Christmas Yet? 2 Time Travel 364 13 Nov 2021 —
Dream CaféeBook · Fiction
R J Gould Standalone — Romance 358 9 Nov 2021 —
80s KideBook · Nonfiction
Melanie Ashfield Standalone — Biography 320 4 Nov 2021 —
A Life BorrowedeBook · Nonfiction
Ray Barry Standalone — Biography 320 28 Oct 2021 —
Football in the 1980seBook · Nonfiction
Michael Keane Standalone — Football 224 24 Oct 2021 —
A Poison TreeeBook · Fiction
J.E. Mayhew DCI Will Blake 1 Police Procedural 360 20 Oct 2021 —
The LibraryeBook · Fiction
Bella Osborne Standalone — Contemporary Fiction 384 16 Oct 2021 —
Eye of TimeeBook · Fiction
Adrian Cousins Frank Stone 1 Time Travel 466 12 Oct 2021 2021
The Killing BoyseBook · Fiction
Luke Delaney Standalone — Crime 336 8 Oct 2021 —
The CoincidenceeBook · Fiction
David B. Lyons Trial Trilogy 3 Thriller/Psychological 330 4 Oct 2021 —
Tall Tales and Wee StorieseBook · Nonfiction
Billy Connolly Standalone — Biography 336 27 Sep 2021 —
The Curious Case of Faith & GraceeBook · Fiction
David B. Lyons Trial Trilogy 2 Thriller/Psychological 314 23 Sep 2021 —
She Said, Three SaideBook · Fiction
David B. Lyons Trial Trilogy 1 Thriller/Psychological 316 19 Sep 2021 —
The Night CallereBook · Fiction
J.M. Hewitt Carrie Flynn 1 Police Procedural 323 16 Sep 2021 —
Every Mother's SoneBook · Fiction
Alex Smith DCI Kett 7 Police Procedural 342 12 Sep 2021 —
Stone Cold DeadeBook · Fiction
Alex Smith DCI Kett 6 Police Procedural 368 8 Sep 2021 —
Waiting in The SkyeBook · Fiction
Keith A. Pearson Standalone — Contemporary Fiction 398 4 Sep 2021 —
Ahead of his TimeeBook · Fiction
Adrian Cousins Jason Apsley 2 Time Travel 466 29 Aug 2021 2021
Eggs UnscrambledeBook · Fiction
Simon Northouse Shooting Star 6 Comedy 320 26 Aug 2021 2021
She Chose MeeBook · Fiction
Tracey Emerson Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 337 23 Aug 2021 —
Nothing ManeBook · Fiction
R J Gould Standalone — Romance 358 20 Aug 2021 —

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