test lol: December 2017

Hi friends! It's the end of 2017 and, as always, I procrastinated doing this lovely survey created Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner!

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I love surveys and I love books so this is literally the best thing I could be doing at this very moment. 2017 also happened to be a good year for me, reading wise, and I'm excited to answer ALL THE THINGS about it! Please note that all graphics were made by Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner, and I am only using them for this survey!

Number of Books You Read
133! That is 33 more books than my original of 100, and 8 more than my revised goal of 125!

Number of Re-Reads
10

Genre You Read The Most From
Fantasy, with approximately 69ish books (unless I counted wrong)

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)

Warcross by Marie Lu. Hands down

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

Mafiosa by Catherine Doyle

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

Starflight & Firebug—I wasn't expecting those books to be so much fun!

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

I am not sure if many people did, but I've pushed Warcross, Heartstone, and Emma Mills' books a lot

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

Best series: lmao Warcross, but because I don't want to sound like a broken record, The Last Namsara sounds like a promising series
Sequel: I really enjoyed The Shadow Weave & Pyromantic
Finale: A Conjuring of Light & Wayfarer

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2017?

Emma Mills

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

I always say I don't "typically" read contemporary, but that's a lie. I've read a few mystery/thrillers (I don't nearly read enough of those) and really liked Hunting Prince Dracula

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

Warcross, of course. Also, all of Annette Marie's books

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

Heartstone and To Kill a Kingdom. And... First & Then

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

Speak Easy, Speak Love

11. Most memorable character of 2017?

Ezra! From First & Then, because I just ADORE HIM. But also James from The Hearts We Sold

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2017?

A Crown of Wishes

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

None for mee

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

The Darkest Part of the Forest

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

I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING FOR THIS!

16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2017?

Shortest: Iron to Iron
Longest: Lady Midnight

17. Book That Shocked You The Most (Because of a plot twist, character death, left you hanging with your mouth wide open, etc.)
The Cruel Prince

18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!) (OTP = one true pairing if you aren’t familiar)
Devon and Ezra!

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
The crew from The Start of Me and You—their friendship is amazing

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

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

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2017?
EZRA. But also Adrian from Renegades

23. Best 2017 debut you read?

Shimmer and Burn followed by Song of the Current

24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
Uhhhh. I don't think I have one for this...

25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?
All of Emma Mills' books, To Kill a Kingdom, Night of Cake & Puppets. Oh! And Royals, it was such a blast

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2017?
A Conjuring of Light, what the ACTUAL fuck @ that book tho

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

Victoria Leybourne's book, tbh. I ADORED The Rose and the Mask and The Murano Glass Slipper

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

A Conjuring of Light AGAIN, goddamnit

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2017?

I don't know... maybe Stardust? It was a dramatised audiobook sooo

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

1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2017?
Not really a blog, but... just bookstagram in general! I tried (emphasis on tried) to post more on insta (my photos are Trash (tm)) but I've come across a lot of beautiful accounts!

2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2017?
My review for Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills!

3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?
My post about the reasons you should read Warcross!

4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?
Ooooh, I participated in several blog tours and cover reveals this year! Also the recent Top Top of 2017 was super fun

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2017?
I got books sent to me by the publisher!!

6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?
The actual blogging part? I'm sort of bad at uh... posting.. on time....

7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?
I actually do not know and I like to not check views so I don't get discouraged lol

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?
Re: last answer

9. Best bookish discover (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?
Uhhh, nothing

10. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
Yes! Twice! Take that, goodreads

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2017 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2018?
Ummm.... I want to say This Savage Dawn and The Dire King, but I've been saying those for a long, long time. Right now, I just hope I manage to finish The City of Brass lol

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2018 (non-debut)?
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

3. 2018 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?
I think Dark of the West & Blood and Sand

4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2018?
Lots of sequels! Renegades #2, Warcross #2, Vengeful, Splendor and Spark, Whisper of the Tide (those last two are also series enders!), and uhhh The Blood Curse

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2018?
Post more discussions and reviews!

6. A 2018 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone (if applicable)
To Kill a Kingdom! Royals! Deeeefinitely read Ace of Shades & The Prince and the Dressmaker!