Annual book year survey that's created and hosted by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner.
2016 Reading Stats
Number Of Books You Read: 61 (17,392 pages)
Number of Re-Reads: 1
Genre You Read The Most From: Fantasy & Romance
Best In Books
1. Best Books You Read In 2016?
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
Mad About the Hatter by Dakota Chase. While I liked the story, I didn't fell in love with it and it was a bit disappointing even if I still liked it.
3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read?
Half Lost by Sally Green. I was sure I was going to love it - and I did, with all my heart - but it also shattered my heart with a twist I didn't see coming.
4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)?
Well, I got my friend to read the Half Life trilogy by Sally Green, and another one to read The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.
5. Best series you started in 2016? Best Sequel of 2016? Best Series Ender of 2016?
Best series I started: Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat; I read the whole trilogy (Captive Prince, Prince's Gambit & Kings Rising)
Best sequel: The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
Best series ender: Winter by Marissa Meyer; I got everything I wanted (although I could always wish for more Scarlet & Wolf but I'm insatiable when it comes to them)
6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2016?
In 2016, I tried to finish series and read more from familiar authors, but I managed to discover some new authors that I just fell in love with. Namely, C.S. Pacat and V.E. Schwab.
6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2016?
7. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
Sadly, I didn't read anything that differs much from what I typically read.
8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
9. Book You Read In 2016 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2016?
11. Most memorable character of 2016?
There were plenty of characters that I fell in love, and who I'll remember for a long time, but Victor Vale from Vicious by V.E. Schwab was someone who I'll never forget.
12. Most beautifully written book read in 2016?
The Night Is Darkening Round Me by Emily Bronte, because the poems were so incredibly beautiful and touching.
13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2016?
Maybe not life-changing but definitely thought-provoking: The Prince by Machiavelli.
14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2016 to finally read?
Definitely Vicious by V.E. Schwab. I knew I was going to love it when I bought it, so I can't believe it took me almost two years to actually read it - especially when it was everything I have been hoping a book to be.
15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2016?
"I mean, most people want to escape. Get out of their heads. Out of their lives. Stories are easiest way to do that." This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab
"Plenty of human were monstrous, and plenty of monster knew how to play at being human." Vicious by V.E. Schwab
"To get what you want, you have to know exactly how much you are willing to give up." Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat
"Plenty of human were monstrous, and plenty of monster knew how to play at being human." Vicious by V.E. Schwab
"To get what you want, you have to know exactly how much you are willing to give up." Prince's Gambit by C.S. Pacat
16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2016?
Shortest: Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast by Oscar Wilde (52 pages)
Longest: Winter by Marissa Meyer (823 pages)
17. Book That Shocked You The Most
Because you simply cannot do stuff like that, to write such perfection and then shatter my heart, and make me love every moment of it!
Because you simply cannot do stuff like that, to write such perfection and then shatter my heart, and make me love every moment of it!
18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!)
Laurent & Damen from Captive Prince are the new ship of this year that I totally fell in love with. I'll sail with this ship forever.
I still have to mention two ships from previous years that I continued to love this year: Nathan & Gabriel from Half Bad, and Scarlet & Wolf from the Lunar Chronicles.
19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
I'd answer Al and Scorpius from the Cursed Child but sadly I'm convinced that they'd make the perfect couple so for non-romantic relationship of the year title goes for Jason and Nico, especially from the House of Hades!
20. Favorite Book You Read in 2016 From An Author You’ve Read Previously
That title definitely goes for the two Cyberlove books I read this year. I had read one book from Megan Erickson and nothing from Santino Hassell but I'll still count it for this.
21. Best Book You Read In 2016 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure:
It seems that this time I avoided all possible per pressure as I only read books I chose.
22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2016?
There were way too many but a bunch of them were old crushes so I'm going to answer Damen from Captive Prince. He was great in every possible way, and I'll forever remember the sword throwing in Prince's Gambit.
There were way too many but a bunch of them were old crushes so I'm going to answer Damen from Captive Prince. He was great in every possible way, and I'll forever remember the sword throwing in Prince's Gambit.
23. Best 2016 debut you read?
24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
Rick Riordan and Marissa Meyer are always valid answers because both of them masters the world-building and vivid settings. But I have to say V.E. Schwab in A Darker Shade of Magic, because that world-building and magic system was so brilliantly detailed that she's definitely a master in vivid world-building.
25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?
Every Rick Riordan book that I read, especially Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods and Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes.
26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2016?
For various different reasons, these:
27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?
28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?
Nothing crushed my soul like Half Lost by Sally Green.
29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2016?
Because it was the first screenplay I've ever read;
30. Book That Made You The Most Mad (doesn’t necessarily mean you didn’t like it)?
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - I was so incredibly mad for Inej, because of how hypocrite, holier than thou, and annoying she was.
Blogging / Bookish Life
1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2016?
I was a bad blogger and even though I discovered a few new book blogs, I can't or don't want to name anyone over others.
2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2016?
3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?
I was pretty bad doing discussions this year - mostly just really conscious and a bit scared - so I didn't really do those.
4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?
I had a chance to attend YALC in London the past summer. It was absolutely brilliant - three days of events, authors, books, fellow booknerds. Especially since I went to the Cursed Child Midnight Launch at the same trip to London, so overall it was fabulous!
The best in YALC was to meet some amazing authors, and especially Sally Green whose huge fan I am. Also, V.E. Schwab is an enigma!
The best in YALC was to meet some amazing authors, and especially Sally Green whose huge fan I am. Also, V.E. Schwab is an enigma!
5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2016?
YALC related but I met one of my favourite authors, Sally Green, and V.E. Schwab who became one of my favourites this year.
6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?
The balance between studies, sports, reading, blogging and the little social life that I have. Especially blogging tends to suffer when I'm busy, so I hope to learn to schedule posts better so that when I'm really busy, I'd still have something to go up.
7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?
8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?
9. Best bookish discover (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?
That has to be the Blackwell's store in Edinburgh. Oh, all the deals and beautiful books.
10. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
I participated only one reading challenge and that was the Goodreads Reading Challenge, which I completed by reading 61 of 60 books.
Looking Ahead
1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2016 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2017?
For a book that I've started, it's The Fever Code by James Dashner. I really want to finish it!
For a book that I haven't even started yet, it's Magnus Chase and the Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan.
2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2017 (non-debut)?
3. 2017 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?
