I can't believe that 2014 is over already! Where did it go? I sort of feel like I lost a few months of my life because it went so fast! Anyways, I'm participating in the 5th Annual End of the Year Book Survey being hosted by the lovely Jamie over at The Perpetual Page-Turner! There's still plenty of time to join in on the fun - just click on the badge at the top of my post to go to her official page!! Here we go!
Number Of Books You Read: 152 Number of Re-Reads: 0 Genre You Read The Most From: YA (Young Adult)
1. Best Book You Read In 2014?
Poetry - Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
YA Fantasy - The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain
YA Paranormal - Empower (Violet Eden Chapters #5) by Jessica Shirvington
YA Paranormal Romance - The Warrior by Victoria Scott
YA Contemporary - One Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington
YA Thriller - Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
YA Mystery - Remember Me by Romily Bernard
YA Horror - Dark Metropolis by Jaclyn Dolamore
YA Science Fiction/Dystopia - The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel
YA Fairy Tale/Retelling - Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay
YA Debut Author - Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
New Adult - Carrier/Walled (The Line series) by Anne Tibbets
Adult Fantasy - Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
Adult Paranormal - The Line by J.D. Horn
Adult Contemporary - Etched on Me by Jenn Crowell
Adult Thriller - The Secrets of Life and Death by Rebecca Alexander
Adult Mystery - The Girl With a Clock for a Heart by Peter Swanson
Adult Horror - The Freeing of Jonathon Mark by Nathan Gross
Adult Science Fiction/Dystopia - Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh
Adult Fairy Tale/Retelling - While Beauty Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell
Adult Debut Author - Rooms by Lauren Oliver (it was her debut adult novel, so I'm counting it!)
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday
3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read in 2014?
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh
4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did) In 2014?
Empower by Jessica Shirvington
5. Best series you started in 2014? Best Sequel of 2014? Best Series Ender of 2014?
Best Series Started -
YA Dystopia - The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel
YA Fantasy - Into the Dark by Bree Despain
YA Fairy Tale/Retelling - Cruel Beauty Universe by Rosamund Hodge
YA Science Fiction - Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott
YA Horror - Dark Metropolis by Jaclyn Dolomore
Best Sequels -
YA Thriller - Remember Me by Romily Bernard
YA Fantasy - Unhinged by A.G. Howard
YA Paranormal - Steadfast by Claudia Gray
Best Series Ender: TIE! Empower by Jessica Shirvington and The Warrior by Victoria Scott
6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2014?
Lindsay Cummings
Rosamund Hodge
Jen McConnel
7. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
Fiction - Fragile Line by Brooklyn Skye
Nonfiction - My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within by Jon Derek Croteau
8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
Empower by Jessica Shirvington
The Warrior by Victoria Scott
Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
The Line Duology (both books) by Anne Tibbets
9. Book You Read In 2014 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
Rooms by Lauren Oliver
They All Fall Down by Roxanne St. Claire
Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel
10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2014?
11. Most memorable character of 2014?
Dante Walker from The Warrior by Victoria Scott
Alyssa/Jeb/Morpheus from Unhinged by A.G. Howard
12. Most beautifully written book read in 2014?
While Beauty Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell
13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2014?
Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2014 to finally read?
One Past Midnight by Jessica Shirvington
15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2014?
"You can lose your way anywhere." - Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2014?
Shortest: 114 pages - Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
Longest: 535 pages - In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
17. Book That Shocked You The Most
(Because of a plot twist, character death, left you hanging with your mouth wide open, etc.)
Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout
18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!)
(OTP = one true pairing if you aren’t familiar)
Violet and Lincoln from Empower by Jessica Shirvington
Dante and Charlie from The Warrior by Victoria Scott
19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
Tella Holloway and Madox (her Pandora) from Fire & Flood by Victoria Scott
20. Favorite Book You Read in 2014 From An Author You’ve Read Previously
Empower by Jessica Shirvington
The Warrior by Victoria Scott
Unhinged by A.G. Howard
Steadfast by Claudia Gray
21. Best Book You Read In 2014 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure:
Exquisite Captive by Heather Demetrios
22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2014?
Bishop from The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel
23. Best 2014 debut you read?
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge
The Line by J.D. Horn
24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
While Beauty Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell
Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth
25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?
Call Me Grim by Elizabeth Holloway
Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2014?
The Warrior by Victoria Scott
Empower by Jessica Shirvington
27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?
The Line by J.D. Horn
Boneseeker by Brynn Chapman
Daughter of Chaos by Jen McConnel
Call Me Grim by Elizabeth Holloway
28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?
Empower by Jessica Shirvington
The Warrior by Victoria Scott
29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2014?
Shovel Ready by Adam Sternbergh
The Girl From the Well by Rin Chupeco
30. Book That Made You The Most Mad (doesn’t necessarily mean you didn’t like it)?
.The Line Duology (both books) by Anne Tibbets
Unhinged by A.G. Howard
1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2014?
Too many to name! :)
2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2014?
While Beauty Slept by Elizabeth Blackwell
3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?
??
4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?
??
5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2014?
Getting tweets, emails, and FB messages from authors that I love!
7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?
The Waking Engine Blog Tour: Author Guest Post + Giveaway
8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?
My Review of Harry Potter: The Creature Vault: The Creatures and Plants of the Harry Potter Films by Joy Revenson
9. Best bookish discovery (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?
The YA Book Exchange and the awesomeness of trading!
10. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
Yes - I set a Goodreads reading challenge of 150 books. As of right now, I've read 152.
1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2014 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2015?
There are WAY too many to name even half of them! Some titles are: Made for You by Melissa Marr; The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman; Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers; Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes; Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater; The Fall by Bethany Griffin; The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2015 (non-debut)?
Ensnared by A.G. Howard! And about a gazillion more!!
3. 2015 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?
The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury
4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2015?
Ensnared by A.G. Howard
Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott
Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray
5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2015?
Get out of my reading slump/funk; read more books; post more reviews, and comment more.
6. A 2015 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone:
I actually haven't read any yet!
Did you participate in the survey? Link me up so I can check out your post! Are any of my answers similar to yours? Leave a comment!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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