END OF YEAR SURVEY
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2015 READING STATS
Number of Books You Read: 54
Number of Re-Reads: 2
Genre You Read The Most From: YOUNG ADULT
BEST IN BOOKS
1. Best Book You Read in 2015?
A STORM OF SWORDS BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
PAPER TOWNS BY JOHN GREEN
3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read?
ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE BY BENJAMIN ALIRE SÁENZ (GOOD WAY)
4. Book You "Pushed" Most People To Read (And They Did)?
EVERY LAST WORD BY TAMARA IRELAND STONE
5. Best series you started in 2015? Best sequel of 2015? Best series ender of 2015?
Start: ILLUMINAE BY AMIE KAUFMAN & JAY KRISTOFF
Sequel: SIEGE AND STORM BY LEIGH BARDUGO
Ender: RUIN AND RISING BY LEIGH BARDUGO
6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2015?
LIANE MORIARTY
7. Best book from a genre you don't typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
BIG LITTLE LIES BY LIANE MORIARTY
8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
A STORM OF SWORDS BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
9. Book you read in 2015 that you are most likely to re-read next year?
ILLUMINAE BY AMIE KAUFMAN & JAY KRISTOFF
10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2015?
ILLUMINAE BY AMIE KAUFMAN & JAY KRISTOFF
11. Most memorable character of 2015?
BOTH ARISTOTLE AND DANTE FROM ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE BY BENJAMIN ALIRE SÁENZ
12. Most beautifully written book read in 2015?
EVERY LAST WORD BY TAMARA IRELAND STONE
13. Most thought provoking/life changing book of 2015?
NONE OF THE ABOVE BY I.W. GREGORIO
14. Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2015 to finally read?
SIEGE AND STORM & RUIN AND RISING BY LEIGH BARDUGO
15. Favorite passage/quote from a book you read in 2015?
“Depression is like a heaviness that you can’t ever escape. It crushes down on you, making even the smallest things like tying your shoes or chewing on toast seem like a twenty-mile hike uphill. Depression is a part of you; it’s in your bones and your blood.” FROM MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES BY JASMINE WARGA
16. Shortest & longest book you read in 2015?
Shortest: JUST ONE NIGHT BY GAYLE FORMAN
Longest: A STORM OF SWORDS BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
17. Book that shocked you the most?
ILLUMINAE BY AMIE KAUFMAN & JAY KRISTOFF
18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!)
LANE & SADIE FROM EXTRAORDINARY MEANS BY ROBYN SCHNEIDER
19. Favorite non-romantic relationship of the year
WILL GRAYSON & WILL GRAYSON FROM WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON BY JOHN GREEN & DAVID LEVITHAN
20. Favorite book you read in 2015 from an author you've read previously
SIEGE AND STORM & RUIN AND RISING BY LEIGH BARDUGO
21. Best book you read in 2015 that you read based SOLELY on a recommendation from somebody else/peer pressure
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN BY PAULA HAWKINS
22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2015?
DASH FROM DASH & LILY’S BOOK OF DARES BY RACHEL COHEN & DAVID LEVITHAN
23. Best 2015 debut you read?
ILLUMINAE BY AMIE KAUFMAN & JAY KRISTOFF
24. Best world-building/most vivid setting you read this year?
SIEGE AND STORM & RUIN AND RISING BY LEIGH BARDUGO
25. Book that put a smile on your face/was the most fun to read?
NIMONA BY NOELLE STEVENSON
26. Book that made you cry or nearly cry in 2015?
MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES BY JASMINE WARGA
27. Hidden gem of the year?
WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND BY JESSICA VERDI
28. Book that crushed your soul?
HONESTLY I DIDN’T READ ANY SOUL CRUSHING BOOKS THIS YEAR.
29. Most unique book you read in 2015?
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING BY NICOLA YOON
30. Book that made you the most mad (doesn't necessarily mean you didn't like it)?
AFTER BY ANNA TODD
YOUR BLOGGING/BOOKISH LIFE
1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2015?
KAYTE’S BLOG: http://kaytereads.blogspot.com/
ERIN’S BLOG: http://readingwithwrin.blogspot.com/
2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2015?
WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND BY JESSICA VERDI
3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?
ANY OF MY TOP 5 BLOG POSTS
4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?
BOSTON TEEN AUTHOR FESTIVAL
5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2015?
MEETING KAYTE AND LEIGH BARDUGO AT BOSTON TEEN AUTHOR FESTIVAL
6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?
JUST STARTING MY BLOG IN GENERAL. DECIDING WHAT I WANTED TO POST ABOUT.
7. Most popular post this year on your blog (whether it be by comments or view)?
BOOK REVIEW: WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND BY JESSICA VERDI
8. Post you wished got a little more love?
MOST OF MY TOP 5 WEDNESDAY POSTS
9. Best bookish discovery (book related sites, book stores, etc)?
THE NEW NOOK GLOWLIGHT PLUS
10. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you set for yourself at the beginning of the year?
SADLY I MISSED MY GOODREADS READING GOAL BY ONE BOOK THIS YEAR.
LOOKING AHEAD
1. One book you didn't get to in 2015 but will be your number 1 priority in 2016?
THRONE OF GLASS SERIES BY SARA J MAAS
2. Book you are most anticipating for 2016 (non-debut)?
PASSENGER BY ALEXANDRA BRACKEN (JAN. 5)
3. 2016 debut you are most anticipating?
THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS BY MARIEKE NIJKAMP (JAN. 5)
4. Series ending/a sequel you are most anticipating in 2016?
I’M NOT SURE.
5. One thing you wish to accomplish or do in your reading/blogging life in 2016?
I WANT TO DO MORE BOOK REVIEWS.
6. A 2016 release you've already read and recommend to everyone?
NONE
I HOPE EVERYONE HAD AN AMZING YEAR AND HAS AN EVEN BETTER BOOKISH/BLOGGING YEAR IN 2016!!
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