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…
  • Books you read/your rating: Queen of Shadows (best) & The Selection (worst)
  • Series enders: Winter by Marissa Meyer (best) & N/A
• 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.

• First… 
  • Post of 2015: Goodbye 2014 - Hello 2015 & Challenge Sign-ups!
  • Review of 2015: The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg (4 stars)
• Last…
  • Post of 2015: Stacking the Shelves - Holiday Edition
  • Review of 2015: The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas
• Number of posts in 2015: 181
• Number of reviews posted this year: 71 (I am hoping to write more like 100 next year.)
• Post with the most views (posted in 2015): The Best Day Ever: ALA Midwinter 2015 Recap & Giveaway