2016 End of Year Survey

Number Of Books You Read: 160

Number of Re-Reads: 20

Genre You Read The Most From: Fantasy. I didn't check this but I can't see why it wouldn't be fantasy.

1. Best Book You Read In 2016? (If you have to cheat — you can break it down by genre if you want or 2013 release vs. backlist)

Young Adult: Wolf by Wolf and Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin
Adult: Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson

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

Young Adult: Cure for the Common Universe, Revenge and the Wild, Thieving Weasels

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

Young Adult: Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston and A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood
Adult: Mistborn: Secret History (because I didn't even know it existed until I read it), The Royal We

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

Young Adult: The Diabolic by S.J. Kinkaid, Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

5. Best series you started in 2016? Best Sequel of 2016? Best Series Ender of 2016?

Series Started: This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab, STalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalso
Sequel: The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Series Ender: The Midnight Star by Marie Lu, The Raven King by Maggie STeifvater
Series Marathoned: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin, The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger

6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2016?

New to Me Authors: Tamora Pierce and Robin Talley (More Here)
Debut Authors: Kerri Maniscalco and Lily Anderson (More Here)

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

Young Adult Contemporary: Exit, Purused by a Bear by E.K. Johnston, The Only Thing Worse Than You is Me by Lily Anderson, The Female of the Speciaes by Mindy McGinnis
Adult Contemporary/Romance: The Royal We by Heather Cox and Jessica Morgan

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

Young Adult: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin, Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid, Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Adult: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

9. Book You Read In 2016 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?

Young Adult: Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine, Calamity by Brandon Sanderson, Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Adult: A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2016?

Young Adult: A Million Worlds by Claudia Gray, Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter, Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine

11. Most memorable character of 2016?

New Characters: Luka Lowe from Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin, Joe Goldberg in You by Caroline Kepnes, Alexia Tarabotti in the Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger
Characters I Already Loved: Adelina Amouteru in The Midnight Star by Marie Lu, Lila Bard in A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab, Everyone in Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2016?

Young Adult: When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore, The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh, Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Adult: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2016?

Young Adult: The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, Exit, Pursued by a Bear by E.K. Johnston, The Steep and Thorny Way by Cat Winters
Adult: You and Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes

14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2016 to finally read?

Young Adult: The Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
Adult: And The There Were None by Agatha Christie

15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2016?

I don't really make a note of or really pay much attention to quotes.

16.Shortest and Longest Book You Read In 2016? How I did this: Went to my read books on Goodreads and sorted by page number and just looked for what I knew I read this yeaer that was the shortest and longest.

Shortest: The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't by Gail Carriger at 32 pages
Longest: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon at 896 pages, Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch at 722 pages

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

Young Adult: The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis, The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron, Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
Adult: The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

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

Young Adult: All the ships in Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo especially Kaz and Inej, David and Megan in Calamity by Brandon Sanderson, Pynch in The Raven King by Maggie Steifvater, Manorian in Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Adult: Alexia and Connal Maccon in the Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

Young Adult: Blue and The Raven Boys in The Raven King by Maggie Steifvater, Safi and Isuelt in Truthwitch by Susan Dennard, Adelina and Violetta in The Midnight Star by Marie Lu
Adult: Wax and Wayne in The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, Kell and Rhy in A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

20. Favorite Book You Read in 2016 From An Author You’ve Read Previously

Young Adult: The Midnight Star by Marie Lu, This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab, The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid
Adult: The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson

21. Best Book You Read In 2016 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure:

Young Adult: Kingdom of Ash and Briar by Hannah West (thanks Rachael!)
Adult: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (all the peer pressure)
Comics: Bombshells by Marguerite Bennett and Marguerite Sauvage (thanks Shelly!)

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2016?

Young Adult: Luka Lowe in Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin, Nikolai in The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye
Adult: Jamie Fraser in Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

23. Best 2016 debut you read?

Young Adult: Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
Adult: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?

Young Adult: The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid, The Crown's Fat by Evelyn Skye, Truthwitch by Susan Dennard, Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Adult: The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson, A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab, The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger

25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?

Young Adult: Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter, The Only Thing Worse Than Me is You by Lily Anderson
Adult: The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2016?

Young Adult: The Midnight Star by Marie Lu, Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis
Adult: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

Young Adult: The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
Adult: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard

(I'm picking these two because they are both from Indie Publishers. There is a handful of other hidden gems throughout here though).

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

Young Adult: The Midnight Star by Marie Lu, Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas, Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Adult: You and Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes, Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2016?

Young Adult: Rocks Fall Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar, The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron. Gemina by Jay Kristoff
Adult: Roses and Rot by Kat Howard, the Parasol protectorate by Gail Carriger
Comics: Paper Girls by Kurtis

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

Young Adult: Cure for the Common Universe by Christian McKay Heidecker, Glitter by Aprilynne Pike

1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2016?

Chasing Faerytales. I met Mishma at BEA and she is so sweet and I can't believe I wasn't following her or her blog before that.

2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2016?

The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron because I really wanted to gush about without giving too much away.
The Raven King by Maggie Steifvater because same but also I feel like I had some unexpected insight into the series after finishing this book.

3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?

Discussion: I Used to be Book Prejudiced, I Don't Take My Time Reading Anymore
Feature: Crossing Over - SF/F with Brutal Worlds

4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?\

BEA! Every year that I am able to go the answer to this question will always be BEA. Although Ann M. Martin came to Pittsburgh this year and that was pretty cool.

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2016?

Reading 150 books by the end of November. This was a very end of the year reach goal for me last year and to do it early felt good.
I also got to take part in a handful of blog tours and made some publishing contacts which is a big step for me too.

6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?

Probably just a general fizzling of my reading as the year finishes.

7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?

Blogoversary Reflection and Giveaway
First Podcast Post
Throwback Thursday Ink & Bone Review

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

Any of my Crossing Over posts. And like every review. Especially some of the Backlist Books. My Parasol Protectorate reviews these past few months got no love.

9. Best bookish discover (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?

Comixology. It's now the only way I read comics. I love the fact that it shows you single panels and it's so fast and east to download them. Plus with Unlimited you can get the first issue of a lot of indie comics free.

10. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?

Five counting my Goodreads challenge of 150 books.
Netgalley/Edelweiss Challenge - 40 books
Debut Author Challenge - 30 books
Rock My TBR Challenge - 27 books
Audiobooks Challenge - 37 books

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2016 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2017?

Replica by Lauren Oliver, Metaltown by Kristen Simmons, Ever the Hunted by Erin Summerill

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2017 (non-debut)?

Young Adult: The final yet unnamed book in the Throne of Glass series, The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee, The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Adult: The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon, A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

3. 2017 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

Caraval by Stephanie Garber, Wintersong by S, Jae-Jones

4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2017?

Young Adult: Obviously the last Throne of Glass Book, Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine, Our Dark Duet by Victoria Schwab
Adult: The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon, A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2017?

To read 160 books.

6. A 2017 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone:

I haven't read any 2017 releases because I procrastinate, I mean read close to release date.

There yo have it, my Year End Survey, wrapping up all the amazing books I read this year. I feel like it was kind of repetitive and there were some books I totally loved that I didn't really mention much but it is what it is. Check out more of my wrap ups for info about the books and better lists. There's my Challenge Wrap Ups and my Favorite Books of 2016.

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY READING!