2020 End of Year Survey!

 Hi, everyone! Today I'm posting my answers to the 2020 End of Year Survey created by Jamie at The Perpetual Page-Turner! I love filling this out every year, and thank you to Jamie for creating and hosting it!

Here we go!

**2020 READING STATS**

Number Of Books You Read: 90 (Not counting rereads.)

Number of Re-Reads: Around 10?

Genre You Read The Most From: Probably Contemporary?

Best in Books:

1. Best Book You Read In 2020?

There is no way I can list just one, so I'm breaking it down by Picture Book, Middle Grade, YA, Adult, and Graphic Novels! But to keep this to truly my most favorite, I'm only listing five per category, which was hard, but I did it!

Picture Books: Coral by Molly Idle, Follow Me, Flo! by Jarvis, Gross as a Snot Otter (The World of Weird Animals) by Jess Keating, illustrated by David DeGrand, Dewdrop by Katie O'Neill, You're Worth Melting for by Megan Roth.

Middle Grade: Premeditated Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries #1) by Elizabeth C. Bunce, Nikki Tesla and the Fellowship of the Bling (Elements of Genius #2) by Jess Keating, illustrated by Lissy Marlin, The Stitchers (Fright Watch #1) by Lorien Lawrence, The Hunt for the Mad Wolf's Daughter by Diane Magras, Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike Mystery #9) by Robin Stevens.

YA: Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao, I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn, The Unstoppable Wasp: Built On Hope by Sam Maggs, Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm, Moment of Truth by Kasie West.

Adult: You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle, Not the Duke’s Darling (Greycourt #1) by Elizabeth Hoyt, Love Your Life by Sophie Kinsella, Death in the Stacks (Library Lover's Mystery #8) by Jenn McKinlay, Ten Rules for Faking It by Sophie Sullivan.

Graphic Novels: In Love & Pajamas: A Collection of Comics about Being Yourself Together by Catana Chetwynd, Bunbun & Bonbon: Fancy Friends (Bunbun & Bonbon #1) by Jess Keating, Shadow of the Batgirl by Sarah Kuhn, illustrated by Nicole Goux, Love Me, Love Me Not, Vol. 1 by Io Sakisaka, The Runaway Princess by Johan Troïanowski.

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

I don't really wanna answer this one...

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

I wasn't sure what book to answer this question with, but I'm going to go with The Runaway Princess by Johan Troïanowski. I thought it looked fun, but I didn't expect to like it as much as I did! It also surprised me with how the story was told!

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

Hmm, maybe Premeditated Myrtle or You Deserve Each Other?

5. Best series you started in 2020? Best Sequel? Best Series Ender of 2020?

Best Series Starter: Not the Duke’s Darling (Greycourt #1) by Elizabeth Hoyt

Best Sequel: Nikki Tesla and the Fellowship of the Bling (Elements of Genius #2) by Jess Keating, illustrated by Lissy Marlin

Best Series Ender: Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike Mystery #9) by Robin Stevens 

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2020?

Elizabeth Hoyt!

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

I didn't read too much outside of my comfort zone this year, but I will say that I rarely read scary reads, but I loved The Stitchers!

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

The Unstoppable Wasp: Built on Hope!

9. Book You Read In 2020 That You Would Be MOST Likely To Re-Read Next Year?

I don't reread much anymore, but I think You Deserve Each Other will get reread next year!

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2020?

Ooh, this is hard! But I really like the cover of Love Your Life!

11. Most memorable character of 2020?

Naomi and Nicholas from You Deserve Each Other!

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2020?

I'm never good at answering this question...

13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2020?

Again, another I always have a hard time answering...

14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2020 to finally read? 

Prince in Disguise! Stephanie Kate Strohm is one of my favorite authors, and I can't believe it took me this long to read this book!

15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2020?

I didn't keep track of quotes again this year...

16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2020?

According to Goodreads,

Shortest: Follow Me Flo, 32 pages.

Longest: Happy Girl Lucky, 480

17. Book That Shocked You The Most

Death Sets Sail!

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

(OTP = one true pairing if you aren’t familiar)

Chloe and Drew from Rent a Boyfriend!

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

I love the friendship in the Murder Most Unladylike series!

20. Favorite Book You Read in 2020 From An Author You’ve Read Previously

There are so many! I can't pick just one!

21. Best Book You Read In 2020 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure/Bookstagram, Etc.:

I know there was one this year, but I can't remember...

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2020?

Chris from Ten Rules for Faking It!

23. Best 2020 debut you read?

Again, too many to list just one!

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

Murder Most Unladylike is Historical fiction, but I think the author created a really well thought out world for all the characters!

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

You Deserve Each Other! I laughed so much while reading it!

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2020?

Death Sets Sail, partly because of events in the story, and partly because of it being the last book in the series!

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

I'm going to go with two picture books I read! Follow Me, Flo!, and Dewdrop were adorable, but I hardly heard anyone talk about them!

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

I don't know what book to put here...

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2020?

The Runaway Princess was really unique!

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

I don't know??

Your Blogging/Booksih Life:

1. New favorite book blog/Bookstagram/Youtube channel you discovered in 2020?

I did not discover any new blogs this year, again, I really need to work on that next year.

2. Favorite post you wrote in 2020?

I'm really happy with my review of The Unstoppable Wasp: Built On Hope! And of course I loved hosting the 2020 Debut Author Interviews and Yay For Middle Grade Books! 2020 events again this year!

3. Favorite bookish related photo you took in 2020?

I can't get the photo to work here, but my Christmas Book Tree I posted on Instagram! It took me a little while to build it, but I loved it! 

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

Top Ten Tuesday is always fun!

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2020?

I have three off the top of my head! First, getting to talk to so many awesome authors, bloggers, and other readers. Second, getting sent e-ARCs to read that I didn't request. And three, being told by some people that they read books because of my writing about them. (Which is the best compliment to get!)

6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?

Getting the motivation to read. 2020 was awful, and I often didn't feel like picking up a book (or really doing anything), but I've been feeling more like reading recently, so I hope I get more books read in 2021!

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

Let me go look... According to Blogger, it was my Interview with Rebecca McLaughlin!

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

I'm happy with the love my posts got this year!

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

I don't know??

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

Yes! I always set a goal of 25 books for myself, and I exceeded it!

Looking Ahead:

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2020 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2021?

*laughs* There are waaayy too many to list here. I put off reading a lot of books this year, including some highly anticipated ones, because of anxiety and lack of motivation to read (as mentioned before), so I have plenty of books I hope to get to in 2021!

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2021 (non-debut)?

There are sooo many! (Look for my post January 1st listing them all!), but I'm really, really looking forward to Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle!

3. 2021 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

Again, waaaayy too many to list here!

4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2021?

Again, way too many to list here! :)

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2021?

I have a resolutions post going up with some goals on it, but for now I will say I would like to reach 500 followers on Instagram (I don't know if it's possible, but it's good to dream!).

6. A 2021 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone (if applicable):

I thought In Love & Pajamas was awesome!

That's it! There's my end of year survey filled out. Thank you to Jamie for posting it again! What were your favorite books of 2020? :)

2019 End of Year Survey

Hi, everyone! Jamie at The Perpetual Page-Turner has posted the 2019 End of Year Survey she creates every year, and I can't wait to fill mine in! Here we go! :)

**2019 READING STATS**

Number Of Books You Read: 60 That's what Goodreads says, though I know I read probably closer to 70 books, I just wasn't adding them to Goodreads for most of the year. (That's including Picture Books, Graphic Novels, Middle Grade, YA, Adult, and Non-Fiction.)

Number of Re-Reads: Probably about 5? Most of that was picture books.

Genre You Read The Most From: Contemporary! 

Best in Books:

1. Best Book You Read In 2019?

(If you have to cheat — you can break it down by genre if you want or 2019 release vs. backlist)

There's no way I can pick just one (I may not have read as many books this year, but there were a lot of good ones I did read!), so I'm going to break this down by Picture Book, Middle Grade, YA, Adult, and Graphic Novels!

Picture Books: C is for Christmas by Disney, Star Wars: Creatures Big & Small by Calliope Glass, illustrated by Katie Cook, Bruce's Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgins, Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toh, illustrated by Jarvis.

Middle Grade: Riverbound by Melinda Beatty, Secret in the Stone

(The Unicorn Quest #2) by Kamilla Benko, Snow One Like You by Natalie Blitt, Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray by Jess Keating, Famous Mistakes (Nancy Drew Diaries #17) by Carolyn Keene, Murder Most Unladylike Books #1 through #5 by Robin Stevens.

YA: The Hummingbird Dagger by Cindy Anstey, 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston, Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo, It Sounded Better in My Head by Nina Kenwood (2020 Release), Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (2020 Release), There's Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon, Sherwood by Meagan Spooner, Listen to Your Heart by Kasie West, Maybe This Time by Kasie West.

Adult: Aiming for Love (Brides of Hope Mountain #1) by Mary Connealy, Well Met by Jen DeLuca, Countess of Harleigh Mystery Series Books #1 and #2 by Dianne Freeman, Christmas Shopaholic, I Owe You One, I've Got Your Number, and My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella, Passion on Park Avenue by Lauren Layne, Library Lover's Mystery Series Books #1 through #7 by Jenn McKinlay.

Graphic Novels: Archie by Nick Spencer Vol. 1 by Multiple Authors, Crush by Svetlana Chmakova, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Volume 15, 16, and 17 by Multiple Authors, The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner, Rugrats: Building Blocks by Multiple Authors, Sleepless, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 by Multiple Authors, The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Tales by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer, illustrated by Simini Blocker, The Unstoppable Wasp, Vol. 1: Unstoppable! by Multiple Authors, The Unstoppable Wasp, Vol. 2: Agents of G.I.R.L. by Multiple Authors, The Unstoppable Wasp: Unlimited, Vol. 1: Fix Everything by Multiple Authors.

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

I don't really want to answer this question. :)

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

I'm going to go with A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder and Sleepless Vol. 1! I thought both of those books sounded interesting, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved them! They were both so good, and they are part of my top books of the year.

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

Most of the books I listed in best of the year I recommended a lot. But I'm not sure if anyone actually read those books because I recommended them?

5. Best series you started in 2019? Best Sequel of 2019? Best Series Ender of 2019?

Ooh, I can't list just one per question!

Best Series Starter: Aiming For Love, Books Can Be Deceiving, A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder, Murder is Bad Manners, Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray, Sleepless, Vol. 1.

Best Sequel: Better Late Than Never, Due or Die, First Class Murder, Mistletoe and Murder, Secret in the Stone.

Best Series Ender: Sleepless Vol. 2. (Apparently I can only list one book for this question! I guess I only read one series ender in 2019?)

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2019?

I'm not including Graphic Novelists in this, because I read a lot of new to me authors this year in that category this year, and it would make this even longer than it already is.

I read a lot of  new to me authors this year that became favorites! Jen DeLuca! Maurene Goo! Ashley Elston! Dianne Freeman! Nina Kenwood! Lauren Layne! Emma Lord! Jenn McKinlay! Robin Stevens! Meagan Spooner! I'll stop now! :)

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

I don't think I really read outside of my comfort zone this year?

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

I read a few books that would fit this category, but I'm going to answer with The Hummingbird Dagger! I didn't want to stop reading it!

9. Book You Read In 2019 That You Would Be MOST Likely To Re-Read Next Year?

I've Got Your Number! Next to Finding Audrey, this was my favorite Sophie Kinsella book I've read so far, and I would really like to reread it!

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2019?

I think it's probably a tie between Listen to Your Heart

It's just looks like summer to me! And since summer is my favorite season, I love this cover!

And First Class Murder

I really like the illustrations on these covers!

11. Most memorable character of 2019?

This was a difficult one to answer, but I'm going to say Sweetie from There's Something About Sweetie!

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2019?

I don't know what book to pick for this question!

13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2019?

Again, I don't know what book to answer with!

14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2019 to finally read?

Oh, this is easy to answer! Books Can Be Deceiving! My Mom has been trying to get me to read that series for forever, and I finally read the first book! I can't believe it took me that long to read it, because I loved it!

15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2019?

I didn't keep track of quotes this year, so I don't have an answer for this question!

16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2019?

According to Goodreads:

Longest: Sherwood, at 470 pages

Shortest: C is for Christmas, at 26 pages.

 17. Book That Shocked You The Most

(Because of a plot twist, character death, left you hanging with your mouth wide open, etc.)

I won't spoil it, but the end of Sleepless Vol. 1 had a big plot twist!

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

(OTP = one true pairing if you aren’t familiar)

I have two answers for this question! Poppy and Sam from I've Got Your Number, and Lucky and Jack from Somewhere Only We Know!

 19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

I couldn't narrow down this question from more than three different answers!

The friendship between Hazel and Daisy in the Murder Most Unladylike series.

The relationship between Sophie and her family in 10 Blind Dates.

And the friendship between the Crafternooners in the Library Lover's series.

20. Favorite Book You Read in 2019 From An Author You’ve Read Previously

Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray by Jess Keating, I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella, and Maybe This Time by Kasie West!

21. Best Book You Read In 2019 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure/Bookstagram, Etc.:

The Library Lover's series because of my Mom's recommendation, the Murder Most Unladylike series because of Emma, and 10 Blind Dates because of multiple people!

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2019?

 Sam from I've Got Your Number!

23. Best 2019 debut you read?

Well Met by Jen DeLuca!

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

The setting of Sherwood was very vivid to me.

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

Okay, I'm going to answer with the first book that came to mind, and that's Tweet Cute! It doesn't release until January, but I loved it so much!

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2019?

Sherwood!

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

The Hummingbird Dagger! It was really good, and I think it deserves a lot more attention!

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

I don't know what book to answer with!

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2019?

I couldn't decide what book to answer with here!

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

I couldn't think of a book for this question!

Your Blogging/Bookish Life:

1. New favorite book blog/Bookstagram/Youtube channel you discovered in 2019?

I found a bunch of new bookstagram accounts and blogs to follow this year, but I wouldn't be able to list just one!

2. Favorite post you wrote in 2019?

I'm always happy with my annual books I want to read that I post at the beginning of each year, and it's always fun to host the Debut Author Interviews! I also really liked writing my Cozy Mysteries Part 1 and Part 2 posts!

3. Favorite bookish related photo you took in 2019:?

I'm having trouble getting an Instagram post to show up in this post, so I'm just going to link to my favorite. :)

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

Top Ten Tuesday and Random Fridays are fun! I also really loved participating in #TBTBSanta this year!

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2019?

I would say hosting the Debut Author Interviews!

6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?

The anxiety and depression episode I experienced earlier this year. I barely read during that time, and I didn't blog at all. It was hard, but I'm slowly getting better.

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

By views, my interview with Melinda Grace!

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

I'm happy with the amount of love my posts got this year, but it would have been nice to have had more interaction on my discussion posts.

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

I don't know? :)

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

Yes! I always set a goal of 25 books, which I met.

Looking Ahead:

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2019 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2020?

Hahaha... *sighs* There were a lot of books I didn't get to this year, so there's a bunch of books I want to read. But #1? Legacy by Shannon Messenger! Right when I got my preorder, life kind of fell apart again, and I didn't feel like reading, especially because I had been looking forward to that book so much, and I didn't want everything that was happening at the time to shadow my experience of reading it. But I will read it in 2020!

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2020 (non-debut)?

THERE ARE SO MANY! It is not possible for me to list just one!

3. 2020 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

Again, THERE ARE SO MANY!

4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2020?

Again, SO MANY!

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2020?

I want to host the Debut Author Interviews again (Coming in January!), I also want to go back to hosting Yay for Middle Grade Books! again in May. I want to get better at posting on Instagram. And maybe work on more blog events? I have some ideas. As for reading, my usual goal of 25 books!

6. A 2020 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone (if applicable):

Tweet Cute! I loved it, and cannot recommend it enough! Definitely read it when it releases in January. Also, It Sounded Better in My Head (Releases in April!) was really good!

That was fun! Thank you to Jamie for creating this survey every year! :)

End of Year Survey 2017!

Thank you so much to Jamie at The Perpetual Page-Turner for creating and hosting the End of Year Survey every year! It's so fun to fill it out and look back on my reading year! :)

Number Of Books You Read: At the time of writing this post I have read about: 107 Picture Books, 32 MG books, 12 YA books, 12 Adult Books, 2 Classics, 52 Graphic Novels, and 8 Non-Fiction. A total of 225 books!

Number of Re-Reads: About 15 of the Picture Books were rereads, and 1 YA book. I think that's all I reread this year.

Genre You Read The Most From: Probably Contemporary.

1. Best Book You Read In 2017?

(If you have to cheat — you can break it down by genre if you want or 2017 release vs. backlist)

I honestly don't think I would be able to just list one book!

I'm probably forgetting a book, but I tried my best to list my favorites!

Listed in order of the authors last name.

My Favorite Picture Books:
Thank You, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Adam Rex
Star Wars: BB-8 on the Run by Drew Daywalt, illustrated by Matt Myers
Monster Trucks by Anika Denise, illustrated by Nate Wragg
The Snatchabook by Helen Docherty, illustrated by Thomas Docherty
Elena and the Secret of Avalor by Craig Gerber, illustrated by Grace Lee
Star Wars: OBI-123 by Calliope Glass and Caitlin Kennedy, illustrated by Katie Cook
The Mother Bruce Books by Ryan T. Higgins
Cars 3: Lead the Way by Ace Landers, illustrated by Garrett Taylor
7 Ate 9 by Tara Lazar, illustrated by Ross Macdonald
Footloose by Kenny Loggins, illustrated by Tim Bowers
Bunny's Book Club by Annie Silvestro, illustrated by Tatjana-Mai-Wyss
Mice Skating by Annie Silvestro, illustrated by Teagan White
Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis
Nanette's Baguette by Mo Willems

My Favorite Middle Grade Books:
Nutcraked by Susan Adrian
Molly in the Middle by Ronni Arno
The Crooked Sixpence by Jennifer Bell
Junior Lifeguards series by Elizabeth Doyle Carey
The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsey Currie
Ariel Makes Waves by Disney
Cars Origins: Storm Chasing by Disney
Cars Origins: Struck by Lightning by Disney
Frozen: Northern Lights Adventure Notebook by Disney
Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George
Spring Break Mistake by Allison Gutknecht
The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke
Riverboat Roulette by Carolyn Keene
The Professor and the Puzzle by Carolyn Keene
Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes by Mary E. Lambert
Crushing It by Joanne Levy
Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Won't-Walk-the-Dog Cure by Ann M. Martin with Annie Parnell
Nightfall by Shannon Messenger
Once Upon a Cruise by Anna Staniszewski
My Top Secret Truth & Dares by Trudi Trueit
Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
The Lost Frost Girl by Amy Wilson

My Favorite YA Books:
#famous by Jilly Gagnon
The Healing Wars Trilogy by Janice Hardy
Wrong About the Guy by Claire LaZebnik
Changes in Latitudes by Jen Malone
It's Not Me, It's You by Stephanie Kate Strohm
The Date to Save by Stephanie Kate Strohm
Lucky in Love by Kasie West

My Favorite Adult Books:
Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton
A Distant Melody by Sarah Sundin
Frontier Engagement by Regina Scott
Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber
The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber
The Christmas Basket by Debbie Macomber
A Front Page Affair by Radha Vatsal
A Worthy Pursuit by Karen Witemeyer

My Favorite Non-Fiction:
Unfiltered by Lily Collins
Sandwiches! by Alison Deering, illustrated by Bob Lentz
Shark Lady by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens
What Makes a Monster? by Jess Keating, illustrated by David DeGrand
History's Mysteries by National Geographic Kids
Weird But True! Christmas! by National Geographic Kids
Paris in Color by Nicole Robertson

My Favorite Graphic Novels:

The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
Knife's Edge by Hope Larson, illustrated by Rebecca Mock
The Archies & Other Stories by Multiple Authors and Artists
My Little Pony: Legends of Magic Vol. 1 by Jeremy Whitley, illustrated by Brenda Hickey
Newsprints by Ru Xu

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

None I'm able to think of at the moment.

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

The Neptune Project was a good surprise! I didn't really know a lot about it before I got it from the library, so I didn't know if I would like it, but I really enjoyed it!

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

Both online and IRL I think I recommended It's Not Me, It's You and What Makes a Monster? the most!

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

Ooh, this is hard!

Best Series Beginning: The Test by Elizabeth Doyle Carey
I actually read all four books in the series this summer, and it was really fun! I don't know if there is going to be more books? I hope there are!

Best Sequel: Nightfall by Shannon Messenger
Love this series so much! I mean, six books in and I'm still eagerly anticipating each new book!

Best Series Ender: Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George

LOVE! I'm sad that this series is over (Because it truly is one of my all-time favorites!), but I really enjoyed reading it and it was an excellent book!

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2017?

My two favorites would probably be Janice Hardy and Karen Witemeyer!

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

I don't usually read ghost stories, but I really enjoyed reading The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street!

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

Nightfall!

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

A resolution for next year is that I want to reread more next year, and there are a few I want to reread from this year. Two are It's Not Me, It's You (Which I actually read at the beginning of the year, and already reread once this year.) and Lucky in Love! Also, I want to reread the Castle Glower books, so Saturdays at Sea, too!

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

Ooh, this hard, too! There were a lot of covers I liked this year!

But I have to say that the cover of Bunny's Book Club makes me happy!

11. Most memorable character of 2017?

When I read this question, one of the first characters to pop into my head is Avery from It's Not Me, It's You!

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2017?

I really don't know what book to list for this question!

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

Again, I really don't know what book to list here!

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

I'm going to go with the entire Healing Wars trilogy here! The first book released in 2009. I binge read the trilogy this summer and it was really good!

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

These are two quotes I liked/related to this year.

The first is from Nightfall.

The second is from Unfiltered.

16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2017?

According to Goodreads (And not including Picture Books):

Longest: Nightfall at 816 pages.

Shortest: The Husband Maneuver (A novella) at 96 pages.

17. Book That Shocked You The Most

(Because of a plot twist, character death, left you hanging with your mouth wide open, etc.)

Without giving any spoilers, there were a few moments in Nightfall that fit this question!

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

(OTP = one true pairing if you aren’t familiar)

I'm going to say Maddie and Seth from Lucky in Love!

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

The relationship between Celie and her family in Saturdays at Sea!

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

Not including series books, Lucky in Love by Kasie West! Including series books, Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George and Nightfall by Shannon Messenger!

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

Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich! My Mom recommended it to me, and I really liked it!

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

Seth Nguyen from Lucky in Love! My new favorite love interest from her books!

23. Best 2017 debut you read?

Family Game Night and Other Catastrophes by Mary E. Lambert!

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

The world of the Healing Wars trilogy was really good!

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

I'm easily able to say It's Not Me, It's You for this question! It had me laughing a lot during it!

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

There were moments in Nightfall that had me emotional!

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

I'm going to go with the Junior Lifeguards books! I barely saw them mentioned anywhere, but they're really fun!

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

Totally don't know what to put here!

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2017?

I know I keep mentioning this book, but It's Not Me, It's You! The way the story is told is very unique for a book!

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

I don't know what book to list here...

1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2017?

Both Bookmark Lit and The Caffeinated Bibliophile are blogs I found this year, and enjoy reading!

2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2017?

Just because they are two of my favorite books this year, I like my reviews of Saturdays at Sea and It's Not Me, It's You!

3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?

I really loved having both Yay For Middle Grade Books! 2017 (My 2nd year!) and Debut Author Interviews 2017 this year! There were so many amazing authors who participated in those events, and I loved having those events! Also, I'm enjoying the new weekly post I began on my blog, On Hold!

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

I always have fun participating in Top Ten Tuesday!

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2017?

Having authors actually want to participate in the events I mentioned before was pretty awesome!

6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?

Finding the time/the energy to blog was difficult this year. (A lot of personal stuff happened this year, and I didn't always feel like blogging.) I think this later part of the year I managed to get a little better at it, though!

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

In views, the Yay For Middle Grade Books! 2017 Wrap Up post got the most!

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

Considering I didn't post as much this year as normal, I'm pretty happy with the amount of love my posts got!

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

Ahh, I don't know what to put here...

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

I set a goal of 25 books and I managed to beat it! I also said I wanted to try and read a little more Adult books, and I managed to!

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2017 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2018?

There are honestly so many books I wanted to read that I didn't get to. There are some that I feel guilty I didn't read... I want to try them in 2018!

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2018 (non-debut)?

The Problim Children by Natalie Lloyd! But there are so many I'm looking forward to reading!

3. 2018 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

I don't think I'm able to just list one here!

4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2018?

The next Keeper of the Lost Cities book, which doesn't have a title!

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2018?

I want to try and expand my blog a little more. Get more serious with it and post more regularly. I also would like to try to host a Twitter chat this year. I'm thinking maybe with Yay For Middle Grade Books! 2018? Just a thought right now. And my usual 25 book reading goal!

6. A 2018 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone (if applicable):

I haven't read any 2018 books yet, but I have two ARCs on my TBR pile that I'm looking forward to a lot! :)

What were your favorite books of 2017? What books are you looking forward to in 2018? And what are your blogging/bookish goals? :)

End of Year Book Survey 2015!

Every year Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner hosts the End of Year Survey! I love the survey she made, and look forward to filling it out every year! And here's the link to the post if you want to participate yourself!  :)

Number Of Books You Read: At the time of writing this post, 50 books, 85 Graphic Novels, and 85 Picture Books!

Number of Re-Reads: I would guess that two of the books, about half the GN's, and about a third of the Picture Books were rereads!

Genre You Read The Most From: I think that would be Contemporary, with Fantasy a near second to it!

1. Best Book You Read In 2015?

There is no way I'm able to just list one book! I'm going to list my favorites by genre! :)

Best Middle Grade Contemporary: The (Almost) Perfect Guide To Imperfect Boys by Barbara Dee, Breaking The Ice by Gail Nall, You're Invited by Jen Malone and Gail Nall, How To Outswim A Shark Without A Snorkel and How To Outfox Your Friends When You Don't Have A Clue by Jess Keating,

Best Middle Grade Fantasy and Paranormal: Neverseen by Shannon Messenger, The Kat Sinclair Files #1: Dead Air by Michelle Schusterman, Next Top Villain (Ever After High) by Suzanne Selfors, A Pocketful of Murder by R.J. Anderson,  Princess Juniper of the Hourglass by Ammi-Joan Paquette,

Best Middle Grade Historical: I Don't How the Story Ends by J.B. Cheaney,

Best Middle Grade Mystery: The Magician's Secret by Carolyn Keene,

Best YA Contemporary: Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West, Geek Girl and Model Misfit by Holly Smale, Hello, I Love You by Katie M. Stout, Lois Lane: Fallout by Gwenda Bond,

Best YA Fantasy: Rebel Mechanics by Shanna Swendson, Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharon Shinn, Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix, A Posse of Princesses by Sherwood Smith,

Best YA Historical: Diary of a Waitress by Carolyn Meyer, A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin,

Best Graphic Novel: Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson, Sunny Side Up by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, Princess Decomposia and Count Spatula by Andi Watson, All the My Little Pony GN's I read this year, Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova, Betty & Veronica: Shopping Spree

Best Picture Books:  The Day The Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt and Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, Sleeping Cinderella by Stephanie Clarkson and Illustrated by Brigette Barrager, Ice Cream Summer by Peter Sis, I Will Take A Nap! by Mo Willems, Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise by Sean Taylor Illustrated by Jean Jullien, Uni the Unicorn by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Illustrated by Brigette Barrager, A is for Musk Ox by Erin Cabatingan and Illustrated by Matthew Myers, Where Are My Books? by Debbie Ridpath Ohi

 

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

I'm having trouble thinking of an answer for this question...

3. Most Surprising (In A Good Way Or Bad Way) Book You Read?

I think that would be Rebel Mechanics! It  looked good, but I wasn't expecting how much I would love it! It surprised me how much I loved it! But you know, I think Finding Audrey, too. Because that was another book that I went into hoping  to like it, but having no idea how much I would love it! Both of these books surprised me in a good way! :)

4. Book You "Pushed" The Most People To Read (And They Did)?
 I recommended a lot of books (Basically all the books I listed as best of the year.) to people this year, but the one I think I actually got the most people to actually read? Probably Rebel Mechanics! :)

5. Best Series You Started in 2015? Best Sequel of 2015? Best Series Ender of 2015?
 Best series I began? I began a few good series this year, but if I have to list just one book... Ah, this is hard! I have to list at least two: You're Invited (The RSVP books!) and Geek Girl! :)

Best sequel I read? Definitely Neverseen! It's always a lot of fun to read about Sophie and her friends! :)

Best series ender? I'm not 100% sure that this was the last book, but if it was, How to Outfox Your Friends When You Don't Have a Clue was wonderful! Very fun series of books! :)

6. Favorite New Author You Discovered in 2015?
 I don't think I'm able to just list one author, but I did a TTT listing ten of my favorite new-to-me authors in 2015! And if I had to list just one of them? Hmm... No! I'm not able to. All the authors on that list were just too fabulous to just list one of them! :)

7. Best Book From A Genre You Don't Typically Read/Was Out Of Your Comfort Zone?
 Rebel Mechanics! I don't read many books like that, but I'm glad I read that book! Wonderful! :)

8. Most Action-Packed/Thrilling/Unputdownable Book Of The Year?
 Neverseen! Every time I had to stop reading to do something else, I tried to get done as fast as possible to get back to that book! :)

9. Book You Read In 2015 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
 Um, probably the two that made me laugh the most, which were Finding Audrey and Geek Girl! :)

10. Favorite Cover Of A Book You Read In 2015?
 Again, not able to just list one book! Here are my top three:

Geek Girl

Rebel Mechanics

How to Outfox Your Friends When You Don't Have a Clue

11. Most Memorable Character Of 2015?
I'm going to answer this question a little differently than normal. The most memorable group of characters in 2015 were, to me, everyone from Neverseen. Sophie, Keefe, Fitz, Biana, and Dex are very memorable! :)

12. Most Beautifully Written Book Read In 2015?
 I don't know what book to list!

13. Most Thought-Provoking/Life-Changing Book Of 2015?
 Again, I don't know what book to list!

14. Book You Can't Believe You Waited UNTIL 2015 To Read?
 A Posse of Princesses! That was a wonderful, fun, and entertaining book! :)

15. Favorite Passage/Quote From a Book You Read In 2015?
I'm very bad at writing down quotes I like, so I don't have an answer this year... Maybe that's something I should work at being better at next year.

16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2015?
 Longest: Neverseen, 688 pages
Shortest: Merida: Legend of the Emeralds, 96 pages

17. Book That Shocked You The Most?
 Without writing any spoilers about it, Neverseen had a lot of twists to it! :)

18. OTP OF THE YEAR (You Will Go Down With This Ship)?
 I won't name the guy, in case that would spoil some people, but Verity and the guy who I want her with from Rebel Mechanics! :)

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year?
Audrey and her relationship with her family in Finding Audrey! And the friendship between the princesses in A Posse of Princesses was fun! :)

20. Favorite Book You Read In 2015 From An Author You've Read Previously?
 I'm not going to include any series books in this answer. But my favorite stand-alone book? A tie between The Fill-In Boyfriend and The (Almost) Perfect Guide to Imperfect Boys! :)

21. Best Book You Read In 2015 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure?
 Hmm, I don't know what to answer with.

22. Newest Fictional Crush From A Book You Read In 2015?
 The guy from Rebel Mechanics that I mentioned in a previous question! :)

23. Best 2015 Debut You Read?
 Breaking the Ice, Princess Juniper of the Hourglass, and Geek Girl were all amazing! :)

24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
 Neverseen! But there are a lot of impressive worlds in a lot of books this year! :)

25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?
 Finding Audrey and Geek Girl both had me smiling and laughing throughout them! (To the point I think the people around me thought I was insane!)

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry In 2015?
 No spoilers, but there was a scene in Neverseen towards the end of the book that had me tearing up.

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?
 In YA, I think Geek Girl and Rebel Mechanics didn't get enough attention. In Middle Grade, I Don't Know How The Story Ends and The (Almost) Perfect Guide to Imperfect Boys.

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?
Don't know how to answer!

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2015?
Probably A School for Unusual Girls! :)

30. Book That Made You The Most Mad (Doesn't Necessarily Mean You Didn't Like It)?

I don't know if I got mad at a book...

1. New Favorite Book Blog You Discovered In 2015?
 This is going to sound sad, but I don't know if I discovered any new blogs this year... Need to try more next year! :)

2. Favorite Review That You Wrote In 2015?
 I don't know if I have a favorite this year, but I'm happy with all of them. :)
 

3. Best Discussion/Non-Review Post You Had On Your Blog?
Getting to interview three awesome authors, Lauren Magaziner, Jen Malone, and Gail Nall (And her giving away three books on my blog, which is the first giveaway on my blog ever.) was fun! And posting about the Nancy Drew games was fun! All of the posts I did about books releasing in 2016 (Here, Here, and Here) I enjoyed writing. I had a lot of fun writing the Do You Want To Read A Middle Grade Book? post! Putting together the post about what I wanted to read in 2015 was fun! Another post that was fun to put together was about a few Picture Books my Mom and I liked this year! Apparently there were a lot of posts I had fun putting together in 2015! :)

4. Best Event That You Participated In (Author Signings, Festivals, Virtual Events, Meme, Etc.)?
I had fun participating in multiple author Twitter chats in 2015! And Top Ten Tuesday is always fun! :)

5. Best Moment Of Bookish/Blogging Life In 2015?
 There were a lot of good moments this year! The fact of just reading amazing books! But a moment that stood out to me? Being told by an author that they had found out about a few new books they added to their TBR list from my blog! :)

6. Most Challenging Thing About Blogging Or Your Reading Life This Year?
Blogging life? I think keeping up with posts was hard sometimes this year. Just trying to put aside time to write them out was hard sometimes this year.

7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (Whether It Be By Comments Or Views)?
 By views? My Interview and Giveaway With Author Gail Nall post had the most views, but Books in 2016: YA post wasn't far behind!. :)

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?
 I'm pretty happy with the amount of views and comments my posts got this year! :)

9. Best Bookish Discovery (Book Related Sites, Book Stores, Etc.)?
Hmm, I don't know.

10.  Did You Complete Any Reading Challenges Or Goals That You Had Set For Yourself At The Beginning Of This Year?

I had set goals of 12 books, 12 Graphic Novels, and 12 Picture Books, and I managed to reach those goals! :)

1. One Book You Didn't Get To In 2015 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority In 2016?
 There are a few books from this year that I want to try and read in 2016! :)

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2016?
 *laughs* There is no way I'm able to just list one book! I plan on doing another post about this, though. :)

3. 2016 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?
 Again, way too many to just list one book!

4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating In 2016?
 There are a good amount I'm looking forward to, but of the ones that have titles? Fridays With the Wizards by Jessica Day George! Love those books! And! You're Invited Too by Jen Malone and Gail Nall! :)

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2016?
 My reading? Just keep reading amazing books! And my blog? Just keep having fun with it! And try to interview more authors. :)

6. A 2016 Release You've Already Read & Recommend To Everyone?

I haven't read any 2016 releases yet. :)

That was fun! And thank you to Jamie for making this and letting everyone participate in it! :)