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January 15, 2016

2015 Statistics Survey

This Statistics Survey is from Brittany and Andi! Thanks so much you two for this awesome end of the year survey with cool graphics! **I will say that I took out some questions and added a few of my own to fit me personally. To find the original survey and such visit The Book Addict's Guide or Andi's ABCs.
  • Number of…
    • Audiobooks: 5
    • Re-reads: 5
    • DNFs (did not finish): 0
    • Young Adult: 66
    • New Adult: 10
    • Adult: 24
    • Graphic Novels: 18
    • All Books Read This Year: 118
  • Number of books rated…
    • Five Stars: 32
    • Four Stars: 57
    • Three Stars: 27
    • One/Two Stars: 2
  • Number of authors met in 2015: 8
  • Number of book events attended in 2015: 3
  • Number of books you read in one day: 3
  • Number of books that made you cry: 5
  • Number of 2016 books you have on pre-order: None - I don't buy a lot of books. I do have 3 on hold at my library already!

  • Book read furthest away from home (vacation reads?): Seriously Wicked by Tina Connolly and The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West, both read in Florida.
  • Book that took you the longest to read: 10 days - Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
  • Book that you personally connected with the most: Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, I have always struggled with anxiety issues.
  • Book that made you love the villain: The "dragon" from Uprooted by Naomi Novik is seen as a villain and I loved him.
  • Book you read waaaay before it’s publication date: ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas and Velvet by Temple West. I loved them both!
  • Book you read on your birthday: The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
  • Book you read in 2015 but already want to re-read: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
  • Book you which you could go back and read for the first time again: ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas
  • Happiest & saddest: Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot (happiest) & Torn Away by Jennifer Brown (saddest)
  • Longest & shortest… 
    • By page number: The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (120 pgs) & Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon (976 pgs)
    • By title: A Court of Thorns and Roses & H2O
    • From buying to reading: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin (I still haven't read.) & The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan (I bought it and read it right away.)
  • Best & worst…
  • First & last…
    • Reads of 2015: Every Breath by Ellie Marney (first) & The Zoo Graphic Novel by James Patterson (last)
    • Books on your bookcase (1st book on the top left and last book on the bottom right): Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone & The Chicago Manual of Style
  • Most disappointing & biggest pleasant surprise: H20 by Virginia Bergin (disappointing) & Mosquitoland by David Arnold (pleasant surprise)
  • Book you read that is red: Things We Know by Heart by Jessi Kirby
  • Starts with X, Y, or Z: Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan
  • Book you hugged when you finished it: Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
  • Book you wanted to throw across a room: The Selection by Kiera Cass
  • Food you craved while/after reading a certain book: Popcorn
  • Book that became an instant go-to recommendation: The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
  • Furthest out of your comfort zone: The graphic novels I read, but now they are 100% in my comfort zone!
  • Read on a recommendation (that you may not have picked up yourself): The Diviners by Libba Bray
  • Forced yourself to finish: The Selection by Kiera Cass
  • Series or author’s works you binged (whether all at once or throughout the year): I read a lot of Colleen Hoover books this year.
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July 29, 2015

Books I Didn't Blog About

It's that time again when I want to do a clean sweep of the books I read but have yet to review. I will hopefully be in the process of moving when this post goes up and instead of dragging my notes about these books with me to my very first house I wanted a clean slate. Therefore, I decided to compile some super short mini reviews into a list like I did before at the beginning of the year when I wanted a fresh start in 2015. Without further ado, here are the books I read so far in 2015 that I had yet to write reviews for. They are organized by their star ratings.

4.5 Stars

The Eye of Zoltar (#3) by Jasper Fforde
This was a very strong third book in a four book series. It was hilarious, fun, exciting, had interesting new characters, and I loved every second of it. It even had a lot of good surprises and twists. I can't wait for the last book to come out!

4 Stars

The Song of the Quarkbeast (#2) by Jasper Fforde
This may be my least favorite book in this series, but I obviously still enjoyed it a great deal since I am giving it four stars. It was still silly and fun, and I still loved the main character, Jennifer Strange. I guess the story line just wasn't as interesting to me as the first one was.


Landline by Rainbow Rowell
This was an adorable book full of emotions and hope. It had a slow start for me but did pick up. It was unique and had strong characters. I would recommend it. 


3.5 Stars

Zombies Vs. Unicorns by Many Authors
Some of the stories in this anthology I loved and some I really didn't like, but mostly I enjoyed these stories of zombies and unicorns. Some were dark and some were funny, but all were interesting.


3 Stars

Miss Mayhem (#2) by Rachel Hawkins 
I hate to report it but this sequel to Rebel Belle was kind of a disappointment. It lost some of its charm from the first novel, but I did still like it. I wanted more butt-kicking scenes. Maybe in the next book.

2.5 Stars

H2O (#1) by Virginia Bergin
I had a hard time rating this book. I loved the premise, the survival aspects of the book, and the killer rain, but I didn't love the characters. The main character, Ruby, seems to be really dumb and doesn't really grow all that much. She was frustrating.

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