Another year is steadily coming to a close
and it's time for an end of the year book survey.
For details on the survey's host and the list of questions
check out The Perpetual Page Turner.
Without further ado,
here's my year in books survey.
Number Of Books You Read: 50
Number of Re-Reads: 9
Genre You Read The Most From: comics, middle grade, and chick-lit
1. Best Book(s) You Read In 2015? (in no particular order)
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
Hulk: Planet Hulk by Greg Pak
Holidays With Jane: Christmas Cheer released by Indie Jane Press
Wind Chime Cafe by Sophie Moss
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
hoped i'd like it.
never dreamed i'd fall in love with the hulk.
4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)?
5. Best series you started in 2015? Best Sequel of 2015? Best Series Ender of 2015?
re-read this series from start to finish.
possibly the best reading decision i made this year.
6. Favorite new (to me) author you discovered in 2015?
7. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
*crickets*
8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
9. Book You Read In 2015 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2015?
11. Most memorable character of 2015?
Ulysses from Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
that little squirrel won my heart.
12. Most beautifully written book read in 2015?
13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2015?
14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2015 to finally read?
it's a tie between Atone & Wind Chime Cafe.
15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2015?
"The words needed to be arranged, fussed with, put in the order of his heart."
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
16. Shortest Book:
Longest Book:
17. Book That Shocked You The Most:
HULK SMASH
18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!)
anne & gilbert forEVER
19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year:
Flora & Uylesses
21. Best Book You Read In 2015 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure:
the hulk
no one is more surprised than me.
ironically, i didn't read any 2015 debuts this year.
i always tear up when i read:
"Further up and further in!"
always.
more people should read this lovely book
because Austen is rad and it's full of good times.
the end.
this. story. just. no.
*weeps*
29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2015?
honestly, thus far this is my least favorite of Gaiman's books.
but the world is interesting and the story is unique.
there were parts of this book that rubbed me the wrong way.
and that's what i've got to say about that.
2016 bookish plans
1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2015 But Will Be Your Number One Priority in 2016?
i don't rightly know.
i usually wait for series to be finished before i check them out.
Read. Enjoy. Repeat.
Oh gosh, you've reminded I need to finish the Selkie series by Sophie Moss, and then read the Wind Chimes Cafe. You won't regret Black Wood, it's brilliant. xx
ReplyDeleteLOVED Wind Chime Cafe. And I'm really looking forward to reading Black Wood. I've been saving it for when the crazy dies down. =)
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