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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 561–600 of 637 books

Hack: Thriller that's got some humoreBook · Fiction
SGM Ashcroft Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 337 10 Nov 2020 —
Her Last MoveeBook · Fiction
John Marrs Standalone — Police Procedural 336 5 Nov 2020 —
Lads ReunitedeBook · Fiction
Max Speed Standalone — Comedy 320 27 Oct 2020 —
The Cheesy DipseBook · Fiction
Eddie Lancaster Standalone — Comedy 322 23 Oct 2020 —
Negative FeedbackeBook · Fiction
Eddie Lancaster Standalone — Comedy 322 18 Oct 2020 2020
18 Hours MoreeBook · Fiction
Jack Stroke Lucky 2 General Fiction 336 14 Oct 2020 —
Pub Rules of the EightieseBook · Fiction
Rob Brown Standalone — Comedy 336 9 Oct 2020 —
2050: Silver CityeBook · Fiction
Phil M. Williams 2050 3 Dystopian/Sci-Fi 301 5 Oct 2020 —
2050: ExoduseBook · Fiction
Phil M. Williams 2050 2 Dystopian/Sci-Fi 301 27 Sep 2020 —
2050: Psycho IslandeBook · Fiction
Phil M. Williams 2050 1 Dystopian/Sci-Fi 301 22 Sep 2020 —
Jonathon Fairfax Must Be DestroyedeBook · Fiction
Christopher Shevlin Jonathon Fairfax 2 Crime/Comedy 336 18 Sep 2020 2017
The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon FairfaxeBook · Fiction
Christopher Shevlin Jonathon Fairfax 1 Crime/Comedy 336 13 Sep 2020 2011
The Damned UtdPaperback · Fiction
David Peace Standalone — Football 346 9 Sep 2020 —
The Other HoteleBook · Fiction
Jack Stroke The Other Hotel 1 General Fiction 336 4 Sep 2020 —
ScameBook · Fiction
Jack Stroke Standalone — General Fiction 336 28 Aug 2020 —
18 Hours to DieeBook · Fiction
Jack Stroke Lucky 1 General Fiction 336 24 Aug 2020 —
The Unexpected Vacation of George ThringeBook · Fiction
Alastair Puddick Standalone — Comedy 320 20 Aug 2020 —
Killing DylaneBook · Fiction
Alastair Puddick Freddie Winters 1 Crime/Comedy 336 16 Aug 2020 —
46% Better Than DaveeBook · Fiction
Alastair Puddick Standalone — Comedy 336 12 Aug 2020 —
The Final GameeBook · Fiction
Caimh McDonnell MCM Investigations 1 Crime/Comedy 336 8 Aug 2020 —
Lost CityeBook · Fiction
Jay Stringer An Eoin Miller Mystery 3 Crime 320 4 Aug 2020 —
Runaway TowneBook · Fiction
Jay Stringer An Eoin Miller Mystery 2 Crime 320 30 Jul 2020 —
Old GoldeBook · Fiction
Jay Stringer An Eoin Miller Mystery 1 Crime 320 27 Jul 2020 —
Faithless StreeteBook · Fiction
Jay Stringer An Eoin Miller Mystery 0.5 Crime 320 25 Jul 2020 —
How To Kill Friends And Implicate PeopleeBook · Fiction
Jay Stringer A Sam Ireland Mystery 2 Crime 288 22 Jul 2020 —
Ways to Die in GlasgoweBook · Fiction
Jay Stringer A Sam Ireland Mystery 1 Crime 320 20 Jul 2020 —
Fall Of A Shooting StareBook · Fiction
Simon Northouse Shooting Star 3 Comedy 320 17 Jul 2020 2019
Catch A Shooting StareBook · Fiction
Simon Northouse Shooting Star 2 Comedy 320 15 Jul 2020 2018
The Resurrection Tour DiaryeBook · Nonfiction
Simon Northouse Shooting Star 1.5 Music 288 12 Jul 2020 2018
Arc Of A Shooting StareBook · Fiction
Simon Northouse Shooting Star 1 Comedy 320 10 Jul 2020 2018
Wish You Were HerePaperback · Fiction
Mike Gayle Standalone — Contemporary Fiction 398 7 Jul 2020 —
Welcome to NowhereeBook · Fiction
Caimh McDonnell Standalone — Crime/Comedy 336 5 Jul 2020 —
Last OrderseBook · Fiction
Caimh McDonnell The Dublin Trilogy 4 Crime/Comedy 336 2 Jul 2020 —
Angels in the MoonlighteBook · Fiction
Caimh McDonnell The Dublin Trilogy 3 Crime/Comedy 336 28 Jun 2020 —
The Day That Never ComeseBook · Fiction
Caimh McDonnell The Dublin Trilogy 2 Crime/Comedy 336 26 Jun 2020 —
A Man With One of Those FaceseBook · Fiction
Caimh McDonnell The Dublin Trilogy 1 Crime/Comedy 336 23 Jun 2020 —
A Page in Your DiaryeBook · Nonfiction
Keith A. Pearson Standalone — Time Travel 398 21 Jun 2020 —
Love On A RolleBook · Fiction
Simon Northouse Soul Love 2 Comedy 336 18 Jun 2020 2020
Love Is The GoaleBook · Fiction
Simon Northouse Soul Love 1 Comedy 336 16 Jun 2020 2019
I Have SinnedeBook · Fiction
Caimh McDonnell McGarry Stateside 2 Crime/Comedy 336 13 Jun 2020 —

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