2014 End of Year Book Survey

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 2014 Reading Stats

Number of books I read: 30

Number of re-reads: 0 I think

Genre I read the most from: fantasy

Best in Books

1. Best book you read in 2014?

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

2. Book you were excited about and thought you were going to love more but didn't?

 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke

3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read in 2014?

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston because I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did.

4. Book you "pushed" the most people to read (and they did) in 2014?
Probably The Raven Boys

5. Best series you started in 2014? Best Sequel of 2014? Best series ender of 2014?
Start: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
Sequel: Cress by Marissa Meyer
Ender: The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2014?
Rainboy Rowell

7. Best book from a genre you don't typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
Eleanor and Park

8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
Sinner

9. Book you read in 2014 that you are most likely to re-read next year?
The Forever Song

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2014?

 
11. Most memorable character of 2014?
Cole from Sinner

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2014?
Dreams of Gods & Monsters

13. Most thought-provoking/life changing book of 2014?
The Poisonwood Bible

14. Book you can't believe you waited until 2014 to finally read?
Eleanor and Park

15. Favorite passage/quote from a book you read in 2014?
"Don't try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you're good, bad things can still happen. And if you're bad, you can still be lucky."
-The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

16. Shortest & longest book you read in 2014?
Shortest: The Great Gatsby
Longest: City of Heavenly Fire

17. Book that shocked you the most?
 Their Eyes Were Watching God

18. OTP of the year (you will go down with this ship!)
Isabel & Cole from Sinner and Kami & Jared from Unmade  

19. Favorite non-romantic relationship of the year
 Kami and Angela from Unmade

20. Favorite book you read in 2014 from an author you've read previously?
 The Forever Song

21.  Best book you read in 2014 that you read based solely on a recommendation from somebody else/peer pressure?
Eleanor and Park

22. Newest fictional crush?
Bishop from Panic

23. Best 2014 debut you read?
The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutoski

24. Best world building/most vivid setting you read this year?
The Bone Season

25. Book that put a smile on your face/was the most FUN to read?
Eleanor and Park

26. Book you made you cry or nearly cry in 2014?
Cress, Evertrue, and City of Heavenly Fire

27. Hidden gem of the year?
The Bone Season

28. Book that crushed your soul?
Eleanor and Park

29. Most unique book you read in 2014?
Cress

30. Book that made you the most mad (doesn't necessarily mean you didn't like it)?
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Your Blogging/Bookish Life

1. New favorite book blog?

This is going to sound bad, but I haven't really been looking at new blogs. Oops...

2. Favorite review that you wrote?

The review of Evertrue

3. Best discussion/non-review post?

The one on love triangles 

4. Best event that you participated in?

I'm not sure. I've been pretty absent this year.

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life?

Knowing that I still have readers even though I haven't been posting as much as I used. (sorry about that!)

6. Most popular post this year?

My review of Panic

7. Post you wished got a little more love?

My review of Just One Year

8. Best bookish discover?

I found this site called thriftbooks

9. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals?

I completed the Goodreads one

Looking Ahead

1. One book you didn't get to in 2014 but will be your number 1 priority in 2015?

I own Blue Lily, Lily Blue and have been meaning to read it for at least a month now, but I just haven't had the time. Hopefully I'll have more time to read it this year.

2. Book you are most anticipating for 2015 (non-debut)?

The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski

3. 2015 debut you are most anticipating?

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

4. Series ending/a sequel you are most anticipating?

Winter by Marissa Meyer

5. One thing you hope to accomplish or do in your reading/blogging life in 2015?

I definitely want to blog more and read a lot more than I did this year. I really miss blogging, but I just haven't had the time due to college applications and school work, but I should get more of break when second semester starts.

6. A 2015 release you've already read & recommend to everyone:

I'm currently reading The Mime Order and so far I love it so unless it goes downhill later I definitely recommend it.

End of Year Book Survey 2013

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Best In Books 2013

1. Best book you read in 2013? (If you have to cheat- you can break it down by genre if you want or 2013 release vs backlist)

Dystopian-All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

Paranormal- The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

Science Fiction- The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Contemporary- This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

Fantasy- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

2. Book you were excited about and thought you were going to love more but didn't?

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

3. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2013?

Just One Day by Gayle Forman

4. Book you read in 2013 that you recommended to people the most in 2013?

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

5. Best series you discovered in 2013?

All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill or Antigoddess by Kendare Blake

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2013?

Leila Sales

7. Best book that was out of you comfort zone or was a new genre for you?

1984 by George Orwell

8. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2013?

I read Everbound by Brodi Ashton in a day

9. Book you read in 2013 that you are most likely to re-read next year?

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2013?

11. Most memorable character in 2013?

Ronan from The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2013?

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

13. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2013?

Just One Day by Gayle Forman

14. Book you can't believe you wainted until 2013 to finally read?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

15. Favorite passage/quote from a book you read in 2013?

“I think everything is happening all the time, but if you don't put yourself in the path of it, you miss it.”
― Gayle Forman, Just One Day

16. Shortest and longest book you read in 2013?

Longest- Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare (570 pages)

Shortest- Macbeth by William Shakespeare (132 pages)

17. Book that had a scene in it that had you reeling and dying to talk to somebody about it? (a WTF moment, an epic revelation, a steamy kiss, etc.) Be careful of spoilers!

I was dying to talk about basically everything about  The Dream Thieves after I finished it

18. Favorite relationship from a book you read in 2013 (be romantic, friendship, etc.)?

Athena and Odysseus from Antigoddess

 

19. Favorite book you read in 2013 from an author you've read previously?

Tie between The Eternity Cure and The Dream Thieves

20. Best book you read in 2013 that you read based solely on a recommendation from somebody else?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower 

21. Genre you read the most from in 2013

Either Dystopian or Fantasy

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2013?

Finn from All Our Yesterdays

23. Best 2013 debut you read?

All Our Yesterdays

24. Most vivid world/imagery in a book you read in 2013?

Either Siege and Storm or The Dream Thieves

25. Book that was the most fun to read in 2013?

The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett

26. Book that made you cry or nearly cry in 2013?

Allegiant, The Eternity Cure, and Clockwork Princess

27. Book you read in 2013 that you think got overlooked this year or when it came out?

Of Beast and Beauty by Stacey Jay

Looking Ahead...

1. One book you didn't get to in 2013 but will be your number 1 priority in 2014?

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

2. Book you are most anticipating for 2014 (non-debut)?

The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa or Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

3. 2014 debut you are most anticipating?

The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

4. Series ending you are most anticipating in 2014?

The Forever Song, Dreams of Gods & Monsters, and Evertrue

5. One thing you hope to accomplish or do in your reading/blogging in 2014?

I want to try and post more often. I know I was gone for awhile during October-December because of school but I really want to try and get a lot of reading done this year and post some new stuff.

2012 End of Year Book Survey

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Best In Books 2012

1. Best Book You Read In 2012? (You can break it down by genre if you want)

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is definitely the best book I've read this year. So many tears were shed for those characters. But I don't think I can stop there:

Dystopian: Legend by Marie Lu, Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Paranormal: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa, The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, White Cat by Holly Black
Contemporary: Looking for Alaska by John Green, Speechless by Hannah Harrington
Fantasy: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins and Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr and Crossed by Ally Condie

 3. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2012? 

Speechless by Hannah Harrington. I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did.

 4. Book you recommended to people most in 2012?

The entire Curse Workers series. If you are my friend on Goodreads you probably heard me talking about it and how awesome it was. I know I got at least a couple people to read it.

 5. Best series you discovered in 2012?

Probably Curse Workers by Holly Black

 6. Favorite new authors you discovered in 2012?

Holly Black, Marie Lu, John Green, and Laini Taylor

7. Best book that was out of your comfort zone or was a new genre for you?

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green because that book is amazing and I tend to stick to paranormal or dystopian or fantasy books.

 8. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2012?

Black Heart by Holly Black and The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. I started Black Heart right after I finished Red Glove and finished it later that day. It was that good. The Raven Boys was also a book that I couldn't put down.

 9. Book You Read In 2012 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year:

Looking for Alaska by John Green, The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, and The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2012? 

Tie between Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor and The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

11. Most memorable character in 2012? 

Augustus from The Fault in Our Stars

 12. Most beautifully written book read in 2012?

Another tie between The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, and Delirium by Lauren Oliver

13. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2012? 

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

 14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2012 to finally read? 

Looking for Alaska by John Green, Delirium by Lauren Oliver, Graceling by Kristin Cashore, and White Cat by Holly Black

 15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2012? 

Do I have to pick one?
"I am," he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. "I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you.”
-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“There are infinite numbers between 0 and 1. There's .1 and .12 and .112 and an infinite collection of others. Of course, there is a bigger infinite set of numbers between 0 and 2, or between 0 and a million. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities. A writer we used to like taught us that. There are days, many of them, when I resent the size of my unbounded set. I want more numbers than I'm likely to get, and God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters than he got. But, Gus, my love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity. I wouldn't trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful.”
-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“It turned out that my curiosity did not outweigh my courage after all. Sometimes love means not being able to bear seeing the one you love the way they are, when they're not what you hoped for.”
-Jodi Lynn Anderson, Tiger Lily

“The easiest lies to tell are the ones you want to be true.”
-Holly Black, White Cat

 16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2012? 

Longest: Impulse by Ellen Hopkins (666 pages)
Shortest: Fences by August Wilson (128 pages)

 17. Book That Had A Scene In It That Had You Reeling And Dying To Talk To Somebody About It? (a WTF moment, an epic revelation, a steamy kiss, etc. etc.) Be careful of spoilers!

Well I remember that while I was reading Rapture by Lauren Kate I felt the need to rant about Daniel leaving Luce underwater and how she almost drowned while he was talking to their enemies and how he kept talking over her. It was so annoying. Then I also couldn't stop talking about City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare. But if I tell you what I couldn't stop talking about then it will ruin it so I won't.

18. Favorite Relationship From A Book You Read In 2012 (be it romantic, friendship, etc).

Peter and Tiger Lily from Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

19. Favorite Book You Read in 2012 From An Author You Read Previously

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

20. Best Book You Read That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else:

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

 Book Blogging/Reading Life in 2012

1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2012? 

Cuddlebuggery Book Blog

2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2012? 

This is tough but maybe my review of The Fault in Our Stars or my review of The Immortal Rules

3. Best discussion you had on your blog?

I'm not really sure but maybe the one on my review of Reached

4. Most thought-provoking review or discussion you read on somebody else’s blog?

I know I read one and possibly participated in one but I can't remember what blog is was from! Maybe it will come to me later.

5. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?

I didn't really participate in those kind of events this year but I really enjoy participating in the Best of the Bunch meme.

6. Best moment of book blogging in 2012?

When I reached 100 followers, when I got my first review request, and when I figured out how to actually work blogger!

7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?

Most popular by views is: Over 100 Follower Post!
Most popular by comments: What's Next? #16 and Feature & Follow #14

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

Do I have to pick just one? I think I might be able to narrow it down to two. My Obsession with Quotes and Love of YA posts.

9. Best bookish discover (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?

I'm not sure but I think I'll have to go with the Nook because before this year I never actually used it but I kind of like it now. I still prefer physical books but ebooks are very convenient.

10.  Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?

I completed my Goodreads challenge and a challenge over the summer for my Goodreads group Addicted to YA

Looking Ahead…

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2012 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2013?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I keep meaning to read this because I saw the movie but I haven't actually gotten around to it.

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2013?

It is impossible for me to choose one. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare, Everbound by Brodi Ashton, Prodigy by Marie Lu, City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster, Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa, Requiem by Lauren Oliver, The Traitor Son by Julie Kagawa, and so many more!

3. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging In 2013?

I want to challenge myself to read more. I also want to post about different bookish things instead of just reviews and memes.