December 31, 2014

2014 Best in Books Survey


1. Best Book You Read in 2014: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell, but honestly I read sooo may great books this year!!!
    2. Biggest Disappointment Book: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin

    3. Most Surprising Book (in a good way): We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

    4. Book Read in 2014 That You Recommended Most in 2014: The Book Thief, We Were Liars and Attachments
      5.  Best Series You Discovered in 2014: What I call The Late-to-the-Party Dystopian Trio: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Delirium by Lauren Oliver, and Legend by Marie Lu

      6.  Favorite New Author You Discovered in 2014: Tahereh Mafi, Rainbow Rowell

      7. Best Book Outside Your Comfort Zone: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.

      8. Most Thrilling, Unputdownable Book Read in 2014: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver and The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

      9. Book Read in 2014 That You're Most Likely to Re-Read in 2015: Faking It by Elisa Lorello, I think this will be my annual tradition.

      10. Favorite Cover of a Book Read in 2014: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

      11. Most Memorable Character in 2014:Warner from Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

      12. Most Beautifully Written Book of 2014: Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

      13. Book That Had the Greatest Impact on You in 2014: The Help, The Book Thief, Night and Twelve Years a Slave

      14. Book You Can't Believe You Waited Until 2014 to Read: SO MANY! The Help by Kathryn Stockett, Night by Elie Wiesel, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Legend by Marie Lu, Delirium by Lauren Oliver,

      15. Favorite Passage/Quote from a Book Read in 2014:

      You think it's so easy to change yourself. You think it's so easy, but it's not. True, things don't stay the same forever: couches are replaced, boys leave you, you discover a song, your body becomes forever scarred. And with each of these moments you change and change again, your true self spinning, shifting positions- but always at last it returns to you, like a dancer on the floor. Because throughout it all, you are still, always, you: beautiful and bruised, known and unknowable. And isn't that- just you- enough? 
      from This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales  

      16. Shortest and Longest Book Read in 2014:
      • Shortest: Just One Night by Gayle Forman (40 pages)
      • Longest: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (552 pages)
      17.  Book That Had A Scene That Had You Reeling and Dying to Talk to Somebody About It: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi, Chapter Sixty-Two. HOLY SHIT. Sexiest scene in any book ever.

      18. Favorite Relationship from a Book You Read in 2014:
      • Romantic: Juliette and Warner - Shatter Me series
      • Friendship:Juliette and Kenji - Shatter Me series
      • Familial: the sisters in To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
      19.  Favorite Book Read in 2014 From An Author You've Previously Read: She Has Your Eyes by Elisa Lorello

      20. Best Book Read in 2014 Based Solely on Another Person's Recommendation: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

      21. Genre You Read the Most in 2014:Dystopian/Paranormal YA (23 books!)

      22. Newest Fictional Crush From a Book Read in 2014:Warner of Shatter Me

      23. Best 2014 Debut You Read: Landline by Rainbow Rowell

      24. Most Vivid World in a Book Read in 2014: The world in Lauren Oliver's Delirium

      25. Book That Was Most Fun to Read: The One by Kiera Cass and Cress by Marissa Meyer

      26. Book That Made You Cry in 2014: Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Nightby Elie Wiesel

      27. Book You Read in 2014 That You Think Was Overlooked: She Has Your Eyes by Elisa Lorello

      28. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog: Review for Unite Me by Tahereh Mafi (random!)

      29. Did You Complete Any Reading Challenges or Goals You Set This Year? Initially my goal was to read 75 books (which I did!) but then I increased it to 100 and I failed on that miserably! I also failed the TBR Pile Challenge but I learned that I am an emotional reader and that TBR pile will suffer for it! I was one book away from getting a blackout on my Book Bingo!

      2014-books


      1. One Book You Didn't Get To in 2014 But Will Be Your #1 Priority in 2015: Atlantia by Ally Condie

      2. Book You Are Most Anticipating for 2015: Winter by Marissa Meyer and The Winner's Thief by Marie Rutkoski

      3. Series Ending You Are Most Anticipating in 2015: The Lunar Chronicles!!

      4. One Thing You Hope to Accomplish or Do in You Reading/Blogging 2015: Put more of my energy into it and make more friends through my blog! It's been a busy and challenging 2014 but I need to focus my energy and priorities in 2015!

       

      2 comments:

      1. Looks like we share the same fictional crush, Warner is an amazing character to say the least! Warner and Kenjii are two of the best characters i read about in 2014 for sure.

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      2. I loved reading your survey answers!

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