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Between the
covers.

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 121–160 of 637 books

StatesideeBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk Robert Hoon 5 Police Procedural 410 2 Mar 2025 2024
The One That Got AwayeBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DI Heather Filson 1 Police Procedural 352 24 Feb 2025 2023
King of the Car ParkeBook · Fiction
Steve Beed Standalone — Comedy 336 17 Feb 2025 2024
48 Hours, Then She DieseBook · Fiction
Harry Fisher DI Mel Cooper 4 Police Procedural 298 11 Feb 2025 2024
Cross BoneseBook · Fiction
Tracy Whitwell Accidental Medium 3 Cosy Crime 244 4 Feb 2025 2024
Gin PalaceeBook · Fiction
Tracy Whitwell Accidental Medium 2 Cosy Crime 374 29 Jan 2025 2020
The Silent KillereBook · Fiction
Trevor Wood DCI Jack Parker 1 Police Procedural 464 22 Jan 2025 2024
A Man Of Great PromiseeBook · Fiction
Anthony Grace Nearly Dearly Departed Club 5 Crime/Comedy 358 16 Jan 2025 2025
Wife, Mother, LiareBook · Fiction
Sue Watson Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 317 12 Jan 2025 2025
It's That Time AgaineBook · Fiction
Adrian Cousins Deana: Demon or Diva 4 Thriller/Psychological 466 4 Jan 2025 2024
A Dead Man WalkingeBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DCI Logan 18 Police Procedural 370 29 Dec 2024 2023
In Service of DeatheBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DCI Logan 17 Police Procedural 384 24 Dec 2024 2023
The Final TwisteBook · Fiction
Jeffery Deaver Colter Shaw 3 Thriller/Psychological 416 20 Dec 2024 2021
ForgotteneBook · Fiction
Jeffery Deaver Colter Shaw 2.5 Thriller/Psychological 53 16 Dec 2024 2021
The Goodbye ManHardback · Fiction
Jeffery Deaver Colter Shaw 2 Thriller/Psychological 417 12 Dec 2024 2020
Reviewing The Bill 1993-1994Paperback · Nonfiction
Edward Kellett Reaching a Verdict 3 Television 250 8 Dec 2024 2024
The Second HostageeBook · Fiction
Jeffery Deaver Colter Shaw 1.5 Thriller/Psychological 53 4 Dec 2024 2020
We'll Live And Die In These TownseBook · Fiction
Anthony Grace Nearly Dearly Departed Club 4 Crime/Comedy 354 29 Nov 2024 2024
A Day For Letting GoeBook · Fiction
Anthony Grace Nearly Dearly Departed Club 3 Crime/Comedy 340 25 Nov 2024 2024
Lost Souls ForevereBook · Fiction
Anthony Grace Nearly Dearly Departed Club 2 Crime/Comedy 366 21 Nov 2024 2023
The Nearly Dearly Departed ClubeBook · Fiction
Anthony Grace Nearly Dearly Departed Club 1 Crime/Comedy 373 17 Nov 2024 2023
One For the AgeseBook · Fiction
J.D. Kirk DCI Logan 16 Police Procedural 392 13 Nov 2024 2023
Time ParalleleBook · Fiction
Elyse Douglas Standalone — Time Travel 363 9 Nov 2024 2024
Dead End StreeteBook · Fiction
Trevor Wood Jimmy Mullen 3 Police Procedural 361 5 Nov 2024 2022
Operation Tangy FiltheBook · Fiction
Eddie Lancaster Standalone — Comedy 322 31 Oct 2024 2024
The Accidental MediumeBook · Fiction
Tracy Whitwell Accidental Medium 1 Cosy Crime 304 27 Oct 2024 2022
England's Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk RockPaperback · Nonfiction
Jon Savage Standalone — Music 632 23 Oct 2024 1991
Time LosteBook · Fiction
Elyse Douglas Standalone — Time Travel 368 19 Oct 2024 2024
No Easy DeedseBook · Fiction
Keith A. Pearson Echo Lane 1 Contemporary Fiction 398 15 Oct 2024 2024
Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?Hardback · Nonfiction
Nige Tassell Standalone — Music 408 11 Oct 2024 2023
The Last Laugh ClubeBook · Fiction
Steve Jones Standalone — Comedy 336 7 Oct 2024 2024
The Serial Killer's SistereBook · Fiction
Alice Hunter Serial Killer 3 Thriller/Psychological 392 2 Oct 2024 2023
Bad MenHardback · Fiction
Julie Mae Cohen Bad Men 1 Thriller/Psychological 320 28 Sep 2024 2023
Dark GameeBook · Fiction
Rachel Lynch DI Kelly Porter 1 Police Procedural 384 24 Sep 2024 2018
Watching YouHardback · Fiction
Lisa Jewell Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 320 20 Sep 2024 2018
The BabysittereBook · Fiction
Emma Curtis Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 400 16 Sep 2024 2023
Born SlippyeBook · Fiction
Tom Lutz Standalone — General Fiction 313 12 Sep 2024 2020
Mix TapeHardback · Fiction
Jane Sanderson Standalone — Romance 392 7 Sep 2024 2020
The ListHardback · Fiction
Yomi Adegoke Standalone — Contemporary Fiction 336 3 Sep 2024 2023
GoneeBook · Fiction
Ruby Speechley Standalone — Thriller/Psychological 296 30 Aug 2024 2023

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