Welcome to my End of the Year Book Survey for 2013! The awesome Jamie at Perpetual Page Turners has been doing this survey for 4 years now and I love participating! It's a wonderful way to look back and remember the amazing books we've read this past year and what we're looking forward to in 2014. So, without further ado, I present my answers to the survey!
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)
Fantasy - Splintered by A.G. Howard
Science Fiction - When the World Was Flat (and We Were in Love) by Ingrid Jonach
Contemporary - The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski
Paranormal - The Heavens Rise by Christopher Rice
Horror - Another Little Piece by Kate Karyus Quinn
Other Faves that I HAVE to mention: Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff; Antigoddess by Kendare Blake; The Liberator by Victoria Scott; Spirit and Dust by Rosemary Clement-Moore; The Collector by Victoria Scott; The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett; The Murmurings by Carly Anne West; Endless by Jessica Shirvington
Other Faves that I HAVE to mention: Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff; Antigoddess by Kendare Blake; The Liberator by Victoria Scott; Spirit and Dust by Rosemary Clement-Moore; The Collector by Victoria Scott; The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett; The Murmurings by Carly Anne West; Endless by Jessica Shirvington
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
Twinmaker by Sean Williams
3. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2013?
I had a lot of titles surprise me this past year! I don't think I can narrow it down to just one, so here are some that really surprised me in a great way: The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes; The In-Between by Barbara Stewart; When the World Was Flat (And We Were in Love) by Ingrid Jonach; The Collector & The Liberator by Victoria Scott; The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller; The S-Word by Chelsea Pitcher
4. Book you read in 2013 that you recommended to people most in 2013?
Splintered by A.G. Howard - Hands down the most amazing book I read the entire year and now a new all time favorite of mine!
5. Best series you discovered in 2013?
I read a ton of great books that are the start of a series this year! Some of the best include: Splintered by A.G. Howard; Antigoddess by Kendare Blake, The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett; MILA 2.0 by Debra Driza; The Pretty When She Dies series by Rhiannon Frater; The Dante Walker series by Victoria Scott
6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2013?
A.G. Howard (am I sounding like a broken record yet?)
7. Best book that was out of your comfort zone or was a new genre for you?
The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski - I don't normally read contemporary novels - especially not contemporary romances - but I read this one for a blog tour and I totally fell in love with it!
8. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2013?
Splintered by A.G. Howard!
9. Book You Read In 2013 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
Either Splintered by A.G. Howard or When the World Was Flat (And We Were in Love) by Ingrid Jonach
10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2013?
11. Most memorable character in 2013?
There were quite a few interesting characters I met this year, but I'll have to go with Dante Walker from the Dante Walker series by Victoria Scott.
12. Most beautifully written book read in 2013?
Splintered by A.G. Howard!
13. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2013?
Can you guess what I'm going to say by now? Splintered by A.G. Howard (of course!)
14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2013 to finally read?
Either Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff or Angel Burn & Angel Fire by L.A. Weatherly
15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2013?
“Tearing down the rest of the world won't make you happy. Look inside
yourself. Because finding who you were meant to be? What you were put
into this world to do? That's what fills the emptiness. It's the only
things that can.”
―
A.G. Howard,
Splintered
16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2013?
Shortest: The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood (32 pages)
Longest: The Dark Heroine: Dinner With a Vampire by Abigail Gibbs (549 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!
The ending of When the World Was Flat (And We Were in Love) had me reeling. I actually emailed the author to ask her some questions! (She was kind enough to answer my crazy email and questions!!)
18. Favorite Relationship From A Book You Read In 2013 (be it romantic, friendship, etc).
Either Camryn & Andrew from The Edge of Never or Willow & Alex from Angel Fever by L.A. Weatherly. Or Violet & Linc from Endless by Jessica Shirvington.
19. Favorite Book You Read in 2013 From An Author You’ve Read Previously
The Heavens Rise by Christopher Rice
20. Best Book You Read In 2013 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else:
Mercy by Rebecca Lim
21. Genre You Read The Most From in 2013?
I'm going to have to say either YA paranormal/fantasy or horror/dystopian - I like to read tons of different genres!
22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2013?
Dante Walker from The Collector & The Liberator by Victoria Scott
23. Best 2013 debut you read?
There were SO many amazing debuts this year that it's really hard to pick just one! But, of course, I'm going to have to say Splintered by A.G. Howard.
24. Most vivid world/imagery in a book you read in 2013?
Splintered by A.G. Howard - Hands down!
25. Book That Was The Most Fun To Read in 2013?
Cracked by Eliza Crewe
26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2013?
The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski had me tearing up a bit, but the Angel Trilogy by L.A. Weatherly made me cry hysterically in several different spots.
27. Book You Read in 2013 That You Think Got Overlooked This Year Or When It Came Out?
When the World Was Flat (And We Were in Love) by Ingrid Jonach (Go read it if you haven't!!)
My 2013 in one title:
After answering all of the questions above about the books we've read and loved in 2013, it's now completely obvious to me (and you as well, I'm sure) that the entirety of the last year can be summed up by one title: Splintered. I may be obsessed. Just a tad.
I think it's okay to be obsessed with Splintered. I haven't read it yet but I can tell it's obsession-worthy.
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool that the author emailed you back! I definitely want to read When The World Was Flat.
I did the survey! http://roseshadowink.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/2013-end-of-the-year-bookish-survey/