Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016: A Year in Surveys

Happy New Year book lovers! It's always an exciting time, the last day of the year, where I decide if I can read one more book before midnight and to determine how many books I read this year. There were some amazing ones, some from my favourite authors and many new authors I've added to my must buy list. There are some great surveys going around this time of year, so I thought I'd answer some questions as well! This is a bit of a mix from Jamie @ The Perpetual Page Turner‘s End of the Year Survey ;  Andi @ Andi’s ABCs & Brittany @ The Book Addict’s Guide’s Statistics Survey, and Erica & Christy @ Novel Reads’ Countdown Survey. Here goes!

2015 Reading Stats

 

Number of Books You Read: 138
Number of Re-Reads:
Genre You Read the Most From: YA Contemporary

Best in Books

 

Best book you read in 2015: Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Book you were excited about and thought you'd love more but didn't: We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach
Best series you started in 2015: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Best sequel of 2015: Every Word by Ellie Marney
Best series ender of 2015: Winter by Marissa Meyer
Best book from a genre you don't typically read/out of your comfort zone: The Martian by Andy Weir

Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year: Liars Inc. by Paula Stokes
Favourite cover of a book you read in 2015: I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios
Most beautifully written book read in 2015: The Summer of Chasing Mermaids by Sarah Ockler

Most thought-provoking/life-changing book of 2015: All the Rage by Courtney Summers
Book you can't believe you waited until 2015 to read: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
OTP of the year: Cress and Thorne (Winter by Marissa Meyer)

Book that put a smile on your face/was the most fun to read: Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
Book that made you cry in 2015: Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
Hidden gem of the year: First & Then by Emma Mills

Book that crushed your soul: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Read on a recommendation: Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple
Book that became an instant go-to recommendation: The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West

Book you wanted to hug after finishing: Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
Book you wanted to throw across the room: Towering by Alex Flinn

Shortest and longest book read: Shortest: Happy Again by Jennifer E. Smith (84 pages) Longest: Winter by Marissa Meyer (824 pages)
One book you didn't get to in 2015 but will be your number one priority in 2016: This Shattered World by Meagan Spooner/Amie Kaufman

 All in all, this was a great year of books for me. I read a lot of NA as well, but that alone could take up an entire survey so I'll leave that for another time. Here's hoping 2016 is even better, and let's see if I can beat my record! Happy New Year guys, and happy reading!

Survey: Cast a Harry Potter Spell Part II

This survey is from Flip That Page, and I thought it'd be a lot of fun to do! Feel free to join in the fun!

Spells Cast On You!

 

Confundo

causes befuddlement or forgetfulness

A book that generally confused you: Mind Games (Kiersten White) I loved this book, but it was utterly confusing. I'm still not sure about some of it.

Episkey

heals relatively minor injuries 

A feel good book that you enjoyed: Anna and the French Kiss (Stephanie Perkins) This book was just so feel good. Everything about it was perfect.

Expelliarmus

temporarily disarms an opponent

A book with a swoon-worthy character: This is Not a Test (Courtney Summers)   Rhys was perfection. I'd like one of him please.

Impedimenta

impedes target's progress 

A book that kept you up all night reading: Scarlet (Marissa Meyer) This book had me hooked! Didn't want to put it down.

Silencio

immediate silencing

A book that left you speechless after you read it: Allegiant (Veronica Roth) Need I say more?

 

Pekipiksi Pesternomi

useless spell

A boring book that had absolutely no effect on you: Juliet Immortal (Stacey Jay) Yet another disappointing Romeo and Juliet retelling

Rictusempra

tickling spell 

A book that made you laugh: Beauty Queens (Libba 

Bray) Fantastic, hilarious read!

Sectusempra

offensive spell that violently wounds the target

A book that may have scarred you for life: Beautiful Disaster (Jamie McGuire) Unhealthy relationships made me not want to pick up any other New Adult books

                                               Tarantallegra

makes you dance uncontrollably

A series finale that made you feel giddy: With All my Soul (Rachel Vincent) Yes, a lot of bad stuff happened, but that ending, those characters! 

Bombarda Maxima

causes an explosion that breaks through obstacles 

A book that made you explode with the feels: Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins) As if my Katniss/Peeta feels weren't enough in the first book, everything about them in this sequel gave me chills.

Finite Incantatem

nullifies other spells

A book you thought you'd dislike, but ended up loving: Lord of the Flies (William Golding) Read this one in high school and still haven't stopped thinking about it.

A to Z Survey

This is an awesome survey that Jaimie  from The Perpetual Page-Turner put together. I'm obsessed with surveys, so I knew I had to fill this out!

Author you’ve read the most books from:
Nicholas Sparks and Rachel Vincent

Best sequel ever:

Catching Fire (can't wait for the movie!)

Currently Reading:

The Mockingbirds By Daisy Whitney

Drink of Choice While Reading:

Tea

E-Reader of Physical Book?

Forever physical books. I love dog earring pages and looking to see how many pages I have left. Not quite the same with an e-book

Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School: 

I liked my skinny rocker boys, so I'd have to go with Adam from If I Stay or Will from Masque of the Red Death

Glad you gave this book a chance:

The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe. Great Canadian author!

Hidden Gem Book:

Inside Out by Maria. V. Snyder

Important Moment in your Reading Life:
I'll have to say it was reading The Lord of the Rings in high school. I didn't know what true literature was until I read those books and it was hard for me to read anything similar (I didn't finish the Harry Potter series because I found it to be a slight ripoff) Also, reading The Hunger Games opened me up to the world of YA, which I love and now write for. 

Just Finished: 

 The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

 Kinds of Books You Won’t Read:

Anything related to Fifty Shades of Grey and most books that are compared to Twilight. I couldn't even finish it, so I don't want to read anything like it!

Longest Book You’ve Read:

Most likely The Lord of the Rings. I tend to avoid large books

Major book hangover because of:

Insurgent, every book in the Soul Screamers series and This is Not a Test

Number of Bookcases You Own:

Three, but I'm not taking them with me when I move. I'm hoping to purchase a nice big one!

One Book You Have Read Multiple Times:

I don't re-read many books (though I keep meaning too!) so I'll have to go with Alice's Adventures in Wonderland because I could read that every day!

 Preferred Place To Read:

My bed or outside in the sun

Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you’ve read:

"My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations" - The Fault in Our Stars

Reading Regret:

Beautiful Disaster. What a waste of time. Yes!

 Series You Started And Need To Finish(all books are out in series):

The Mortal Instruments

The Gemma Doyle Trilogy

Three of your All-Time Favorite Books:

The Hunger Games

The Lord of the Rings

This is Not a Test/ If I Die (it's a tie)

Unapologetic Fangirl For: 

Rachel Vincent and Courtney Summers

Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others:

Allegiant! 

Worst Bookish Habit:

I buy em faster than I can read em

X Marks The Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book:

Wither by Lauren DeStefano

Your latest book purchase:

Truly, Madly, Deeply/ The Disenchantments/ The Mockingbirds

ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late):

Canary by Rachele Alpine