2019 End of Year Survey

Lastly I totally did not make this survey up. I'm totally borrowing from The Perpetual Page Turner . The original post can be found here.

**2019 Reading Stats**

Number Of Books You Read: 55 (actually 56, but Goodreads won't let me count Memento.)
Number of Re-Reads: 3
Genre You Read The Most From: Fantasy

1. Best Book You Read In 2019?

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

 3. Most surprising in a good way book you read?  

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

 5. Best series you started in 2019? Best Sequel of 2019? Best Series Ender of 2019?

          

 6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2019?

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

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

 9. Book You Read In 2019 That You Would Be MOST Likely To Re-Read Next Year?

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2019?

11. Most memorable character of 2019?

 12. Most beautifully written book read in 2019?

I stand by my opinion that if this book wasn't so beautifully written, it wouldn't have been as good as it was.

13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2019?

It's a wonder our grandparents survived to adulthoood...

14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2019 to finally read? 

 15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2019?

"We can't take on a real ganster. We haven't even learned algebra."

-Sorcery for Beginners

16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2019?

 17. Book That Shocked You The Most

18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!)

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

Royce & Melbourne

20. Favorite Book You Read in 2019 From An Author You’ve Read Previously?

21. Best Book You Read In 2019 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure/Bookstagram, Etc.:

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2019?

Finn is precious bean and must be protected at all costs!

23. Best 2019 debut you read?

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

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

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2019?

Nothing. Parts of Aurora Rising gave me grey hairs, but nothing brought me tears. Or, even near tears.

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

I'm not sure crushed, but it definitely made me question myself.

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2019?

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

It just didn't live up to what I loved about the show, and I found myself bored.

1. New favorite book blog/Bookstagram/Youtube channel you discovered in 2019?

NovelKnight

2. Favorite post you wrote in 2019?

Independent Bookstore Day

3. Favorite bookish related photo you took in 2019:

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2019?

Finally finding a system that works to keep myself organized that doesn't allow me to get stressed with my actual big kid job. 

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

Ugh, always finding a balance between the shows my watching and my reading. Always. I get so caught up into something I'm watching, whatever I'm reading falls by the wayside. One more episode always does me in.

7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog, by views?

Cover Runway, Hummingbird Dagger (1.9K views)

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

River of Teeth - Review

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

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

• 56 of 55 of my Goodreads Goal
• 10,550 of the 9,982 Page Goal

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2019 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2020?

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2020 (non-debut)?

3. 2020 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2020?

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2020?

Get into better reading habits with 2020. I received a promotion right before the end of this year, and I'm still trying to balance the new position with my every day life. So my main goal is find that balance in the coming year.

HAPPY READING!!

December Wrap Up

Again I feel like I didn't do much outside of going to work and going home. Of course there was a few day of Christmas shopping for my family, which was fun! I also found time to decorate my office at home for the Holidays. I can never tell if things are slowing down at work, or if I'm just getting use to the new chaos that is my job. Either way, the last few weeks have definitely been a lot easier to cope with.

I did have a house full for Christmas this year which was fun. Enjoyed our new Disney+, and seeing a friend who I haven't been to see since I think September. So it was great that she got to spend a couple days with us. Got to Skype in with my family which was amazing! I haven't seen my parents since their visit in October, and I haven't seen my Mim since July. So even through my phone is was nice to see them.

Rest of the month has been spent trying to reach that last little bit of my Goodreads Goal for this year, and getting the blog set up for 2020. Which I cannot believe is a day away!

Books Read: 8
BINGO Books: 1

Pages Read: 926

DNF: 1

Currently Reading: Sorcery for Beginners  

• Adam Silvera (Infinity Son #1) Event

HAPPY READING!!

Mini Reviews

Holy crap how cute was this?! It's been sitting on my shelf with the rest of my Sherlock Holmes books, and I finally picked it up. Maybe because we finally got Disney+. Maybe because I need to reach my Goodreads Goal. Whatever the reason I'm glad I did. This was so freaking adorable. Basil is a toned down version of Sherlock, and Dawson is everything I love about Doctor Watson. The mystery was quick and easy to follow about the dangers of talking to strangers. I thought it was an adorable introduction to the Sherlock Holmes series. 4 Stars!

I love this series! My library was amazing and order this volume for me, and I've been penitently waiting for it to arrive. I didn't waste any time cracking it open. I'm glad Phillip was back in this volume. Geoff didn't deserve how the last volume ended, and I had my fingers crossed that he was able to save Phillip. And, they'd be okay. The Allen family is back at to their old tricks in Volume of Four of the October Faction. Even though it had been a few months since I read Volume Three, it easy to pick up where we'd left off.  The story was good, finally a chance for the kids to prove themselves capable of the family business. And, for Phillip to meet the family. We also got to new additions to the family, Eric the Ghoul and the cutest little demon. I've really been enjoying this series, and I hope my library can get in the next volume! 4 Stars!!

How cute was that?! I totally picked this up to help me reach my Goodread's Goal, knowing I didn't have any more days off in 2019. And, I'm really glad I did. This was super adorable. The artwork is fun and bright, and the story super cute. I could definitely see how much this could be as a bedtime story. Just super cute. Also a quick and fun read for me in between bouts of catch up on paperwork this afternoon. 5 stars!!  

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way they're all going to find their way here!

After the fall of Summerland, Jane McKeene hoped her life would get simpler: Get out of town, stay alive, and head west to California to find her mother.

But nothing is easy when you're a girl trained in putting down the restless dead, and a devastating loss on the road to a protected village called Nicodermus has Jane questioning everything she thought she knew about surviving in 1880's America.

What's more, this safe haven is not what it appears - as Jane discovers when she sees familiar faces from Summerland amid this new society. Caught between mysteries and lies, the undead, and her own inner demons, Jane soon finds herself on a dark path of blood and violence that threatens to consume her.

But she won't be in it alone.

Katherine Deveraux never expected to be allied with Jane McKeene. But after the hell she has endured, she knows friends are hard to come by - and that Jane needs her, too, whether Jane wants to admit it or not.

Watching Jane's back, however, is more than she bargained for, and when they both reach a breaking point, it's up to Katherine to keep hope alive - even as she begins to fear that there is no happily-ever-after for girls like her.

HAPPY READING!!

January Tackle TBR

This year I'm trying to get off on the right foot and knock a handful of books off my physical TBR. So for the entire month of January I'll putting any book buying on hold and I won't be picking anything up from the library. The only books I'll be picking up will be books currently stacked on my side table that is days away from crashing down on my cat when he sniffs at them. I worry every time he jumps there that there will a crash as the crush him. Really is a good thing he's a fat cat. But, I digress.

Tackle TBR Books:

These are four of the books I really wanted to get to last year. I even managed to start  Six of Crows, but sadly things came up and I put it down and then got distracted by other books. I'm hoping with Bout of Books starting on Monday I'll be able to manage all four. I'm not the fastest reader ever, so this is going to be a challenge for me, but I'm up for it. This month I'm thinking big with my reading goals. May not shoot me in the foot!

HAPPY READING!!

Happy Christmas!

No matter what, or even how, you celebrate I hope it was warm and full of good friends and family. May you favorite Holiday movie be on TV, and you don't have to watch The Christmas Story a thousand times. Because that's what family does. On mute for at two full viewings while we chit-chat. I also hope there is plenty of book under your tree, shrub, or what have you. Maybe your hot chocolate be boozy and full of marshmallows. Mostly just stay warm. Cause I hate being cold. 

As for me I'll be in the kitchen today making a fantastic dinner while peaking in on the Christmas movies we'll be consuming throughout the day.

Hopefully everyone's homes are filled with warmth and laughter today!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 

Bout of Books 27

It's about that time again! There's no better way to start out the new year of reading than with another round of Bout of Books. My books have already been picked out for this round as it will fall during my flatmate and I's Tackle TBR challenge for January as we try to work through some of the books we own. Also, after the hectic month I've just had, it'll be nice to unplug for a week and get back to reading. Maybe we'll even get some of that snow they've been promising!

Bout TBR:

Bout of Books is one my favorite readathons because it's super low stress. I just fit in reading in between whatever I'm doing at work: on the bus, pause my shows I'm streaming, offline when not doing paperwork. It's great! Plus, this one is a great way to get into good reading habits for the new year. You even don't have to a blog to join, just social media of some kind. Or, a friend who does. My flatmate and good friend take part, but don't post about it. They use it as an excuse to unplug.

Sign up here!!

HAPPY READING!!