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StoryGraph Wrap Ups

    I use StoryGraph to track my reading progress.  I started using StoryGraph in addition to Goodreads a few years ago.  I chose StoryGraph for the statistics feature and ease of use compared to Goodreads.  I recently started looking more closely at the various features.  Now that I've read consistently for two months I looked at monthly comparisons and some other features.  I find this sort of data interesting so I thought to share my wrap-ups from September and October.

My average time to finish in September was thrown off by Dance of Kings and Thieves which I had started back in January of 2024 and then finished in September.  The print media vs digital is also incorrect because I selected the wrong version of Broken by Daylight.  I'd have to delete that one entirely and put in the dates for the digital version I did read, and frankly, I can't be bothered with that much fiddling.  Now, I'm much more careful about picking the correct edition when I start another book.  


My overall take-aways from each month:  
Favorite Book of September- The Garnet Daughter by Katrina Calandra
Favorite Surprise of September- Born of Starlight by Mariet Kay

Favorite Book of October- Reign of Stars and Fire by LJ Andrews
Favorite Surprise of October- City of Snakes by Mariet Kay

I really enjoyed the two books from Mariet Kay.  I had never heard of her prior to reading Born of Starlight and took a chance based on a review from an Instagram account I follow.  She recommends books that most other channels don't.  She really enjoys fairy tale retellings like I do, so I've added a bunch of her other recommendations to my TBR.  Katrina Calandra and LJ Andrews can do no wrong in my eyes, I've enjoyed everything I've read from both of them.  

StoryGraph is a good alternative to Goodreads or in my case, since I have my Kindle Unlimited account connected to Goodreads, a good companion to Goodreads.  I find StoryGraph much easier to navigate and record my reading progress.  I also enjoy participating in various reading challenges and following the updates from other users.    
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