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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 481–520 of 637 books

TennisoneBook · Fiction
Lynda La Plante Tennison 1 Police Procedural 576 17 Aug 2021 2015
The BOX HILL KILLEReBook · Fiction
Biba Pearce Detective Rob Miller Mysteries 4 Police Procedural 332 15 Aug 2021 —
The BISLEY WOOD MURDERSeBook · Fiction
Biba Pearce Detective Rob Miller Mysteries 3 Police Procedural 336 12 Aug 2021 —
The WEST LONDON MURDERSeBook · Fiction
Biba Pearce Detective Rob Miller Mysteries 2 Police Procedural 264 9 Aug 2021 —
The THAMES PATH KILLEReBook · Fiction
Biba Pearce Detective Rob Miller Mysteries 1 Police Procedural 208 6 Aug 2021 —
The Idiots' ClubeBook · Fiction
Tony Moyle Standalone — Comedy 320 3 Aug 2021 —
Second ChanceeBook · Fiction
Adrian Cousins Jason Apsley 1 Time Travel 466 30 Jul 2021 2021
Dead Man's SinseBook · Fiction
Caimh McDonnell The Dublin Trilogy 5 Crime/Comedy 336 28 Jul 2021 —
London BoulevardPaperback · Fiction
Ken Bruen Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 237 26 Jul 2021 —
The Mystery of Jackson KingeBook · Fiction
Peter Boon Edward Crisp Mysteries 3 Cosy 100 24 Jul 2021 —
The Snow Day MurderseBook · Fiction
Peter Boon Edward Crisp Mysteries 2 Cosy 320 22 Jul 2021 —
The Sardinian JobeBook · Fiction
Eddie Lancaster Standalone — Comedy 322 20 Jul 2021 —
2050: CollapseeBook · Fiction
Phil M. Williams 2050 5 Dystopian/Sci-Fi 301 18 Jul 2021 —
2050: Enemies of the StateeBook · Fiction
Phil M. Williams 2050 4 Dystopian/Sci-Fi 301 16 Jul 2021 —
Skin and BoneeBook · Fiction
Ed James DS Vicky Dodds Scottish Crime Thrillers 4 Police Procedural 360 14 Jul 2021 —
Flesh and BloodeBook · Fiction
Ed James DS Vicky Dodds Scottish Crime Thrillers 3 Police Procedural 360 12 Jul 2021 —
Tooth and ClaweBook · Fiction
Ed James DS Vicky Dodds Scottish Crime Thrillers 2 Police Procedural 360 10 Jul 2021 —
Purple CovereBook · Fiction
Jonathan Cox The Nostrils 7 Police Procedural 323 8 Jul 2021 —
A Necessary FictioneBook · Fiction
Jonathan Cox The Nostrils 6 Police Procedural 323 6 Jul 2021 —
We Don't Call Them RaidseBook · Fiction
Jonathan Cox The Nostrils 5 Police Procedural 323 4 Jul 2021 —
When you Wear the BlueeBook · Fiction
Jonathan Cox The Nostrils 4 Police Procedural 323 2 Jul 2021 —
From Blue to BrowneBook · Fiction
Jonathan Cox The Nostrils 3 Police Procedural 323 29 Jun 2021 —
From Black to BlueeBook · Fiction
Jonathan Cox The Nostrils 2 Police Procedural 323 27 Jun 2021 —
From Green to BlueeBook · Fiction
Jonathan Cox The Nostrils 1 Police Procedural 323 25 Jun 2021 —
Deadly FallouteBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean Detective Zoe Finch 6 Police Procedural 360 23 Jun 2021 —
Who Killed Miss Finch?eBook · Fiction
Peter Boon Edward Crisp Mysteries 1 Cosy 320 21 Jun 2021 —
The Bad ThingseBook · Fiction
Mary-Jane Riley Alex Devlin 1 Police Procedural 332 19 Jun 2021 2015
ExposéeBook · Fiction
Paul Ilett Standalone — General Fiction 336 17 Jun 2021 —
Our StoryeBook · Nonfiction
Reggie Kray Standalone — Biography 268 14 Jun 2021 —
Deadly ReprisaleBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean Detective Zoe Finch 5 Police Procedural 360 12 Jun 2021 —
Deadly TerroreBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean Detective Zoe Finch 4 Police Procedural 360 10 Jun 2021 —
Deadly DesireseBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean Detective Zoe Finch 3 Police Procedural 360 8 Jun 2021 —
Deadly ChoiceseBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean Detective Zoe Finch 2 Police Procedural 360 6 Jun 2021 —
Deadly WisheseBook · Fiction
Rachel McLean Detective Zoe Finch 1 Police Procedural 360 4 Jun 2021 —
TRICKeBook · Fiction
Sean Hancock Standalone — General Fiction 336 2 Jun 2021 —
The Twenty Seven ClubeBook · Fiction
Lucy Nichol Emma and Dave 1 Comedy 231 29 May 2021 2021
The Other Hotel 2: ChristmaseBook · Fiction
Jack Stroke The Other Hotel 2 General Fiction 336 26 May 2021 —
The Soul BankeBook · Fiction
Adam Eccles Standalone — General Fiction 337 23 May 2021 —
Humber Boy BeBook · Fiction
Ruth Dugdall Cate Austin 3 Police Procedural 304 20 May 2021 —
The Sacrificial ManeBook · Fiction
Ruth Dugdall Cate Austin 2 Police Procedural 288 17 May 2021 —

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