2017 End of Year Book Survey

   

Originally created by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page Turner

 

Number Of Books You Read: 45

Number of Re-Reads: 4

Holes

Throne of Glass

To All the Boy’s Ove Loved Before

Paper Girls Volume 1

Genre You Read The Most From: YA Contemporary

1. Best Book You Read In 2017?

 Traiter to the Throne

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

In Real Life

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

 None of the Above

       

 4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)?

Rebel of the Sands

 5. Best series you started in 2017? Best Sequel of 2017? Best Series Ender of 2017?

  

 6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2017?

AGH so many to choose from…Tamora Pierce

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

 Probably the only book I read out of my comfort zone this year was Apeshit; a bizarro fiction.

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

 Crown of Midnight

 9. Book You Read In 2017 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?

 A Madness So Discreet

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2017?

 None of the Above. I'm usually a fan of the girl in the pretty dress, but I really liked the basic idea behind the cover of None of the Above. Simple but striking.

11. Most memorable character of 2017?

Alanna of Trebond- from Song of the Lioness Quartet.  

 12. Most beautifully written book read in 2017?

 A Walk to Remember- Nicholas Sparks

13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2017?

Plain Truth- Jodi Picoult

 14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2017 to finally read?       

 Reboot and it’s sequel Rebel

 

 15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2017?

“The thing is, sometimes people grow from breaking.” 

― Julie Buxbaum, What to Say Next

“It's funny how once you start pretending, you realize how much everyone else is too.” 

― Gayle Forman, I Was Here

“Remember, the opposite of bravery is not cowardice, but conformity.” 

― Gayle Forman, I Was Here

16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2017?

Shortest- Owning the Beast

Longest – Traitor to the Throne

 17. Book That Shocked You The Most?

Crown of Midnight- a certain persons death came as a surprise and just so much happened in this book that I didn't see coming. 

18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!)

Caelena and Rowan.

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

Grace and Thornhollow- A Madness So Discreet

20. Favorite Book You Read in 2017 From An Author You’ve Read Previously

Coming up for Air Miranda Kenneally.

21. Best Book You Read In 2017 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure:

 Alex, Approximately.

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2017?

   Rowan Whitethorn. Damn he was mean to begin with, but oh my my how he came out of his shell. 

23. Best 2017 debut you read?

I didn’t read any debuts ☹

24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?

Reboot and Rebel

25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?

 Wesley James ruined my life.

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2017?

Crown of Midnight

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

What to Say Next

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

 Brave New World- only because it was so drawn out.

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2017?

None of The Above- see my review HERE

30. Book That Made You The Most Mad (doesn’t necessarily mean you didn’t like it)?

Heir of Fire- I hate the king, and that ending had me riled.

January Wrap-Up

Alas, Earwax... I mean alas, it's February already! Time has flown this month and I've been lucky enough to read some pretty great books to start me year off with. I was also able to get some time off work which has helped me read some more this month and having my bullet journal has helped ALOT with the organization of the rest of my life. I'm especially loving my habit tracker! Anyway on with the books...

Finished 

 

 

To All The Boy's I've Loved Before was a reread for me in preparation for the release of Jenny Han's new book 'Always and Forever Lara Jean'. A Madness So Discreet was possibly my favorite book of the month and you can find my review here. Mindy McGinnis has a great way of writing, and if you want something a bit dark and creepy I urge you to read this book. 

Landry Park was a bit of a slow read for me, but I got there in the end and I 'm interested to see what happens in the next book. Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell, was an adorably cute short story, that I feel anyone who has ever belonged to a fandom can relate too. 

  

  

Up Next In February

Other Favorites

So I finished the first season of Wynonna Earp on Netfllix and wholly hell, it brought back all my love for fantasy shows. I kind of reminds me of Buffy in the early days a little, the show's not over polished and the characters are witty and charming. Even the villains are somewhat charming in their own right, and my, my, my Doc Holiday with his southern drawl and cowboy hat. 

I also caught the first episode of Riverdale on Netflix and its GOOD...like REAL GOOD. It's a little Pretty Little Liars meets Gossip Girl with it's intrigue and mystery and I can't wait to see where it's going.

I'm also loving the Duolingo app. It's one of my goals this year to learn a language and I'm currently trying out the French on the app. So far it's going well and my habit tracker is making sure I'm practicing everyday. Speaking of habit tracking, my bullet journal is a Godsend. I feel so much more organised and I keep all my go-to lists in there ie. Books I've read, Series I want to start/finish, weight loss goals, Bucket list etc. 

Are you on the bullet journal craze yet? What was your favorite read from the New Year?