End of Year Book Survey
It's that time of year again! Every year Jamie @ The Perpetual Page Turner hosts The End of Year Book Survey. I love doing this as it makes me reflect on my year of reading. However it also reminds me how much I've failed at blogging this year! New Year's Resolutions anyone!?
True to form, my standout books this year are ones that I discovered completely by accident, whilst most of the hyped novels fell a bit flat for me.
Number Of Books You Read: 44
Number of Re-Reads: 0
Genre You Read The Most From: Historical Fiction. No surprise there!
Best Book You Read In 2018?
I've done a full top ten rundown here.
Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
Rebecca. I'd heard so much hype I was ready to be blown away. And I wasn't? I LOVE Daphne Du Maurier's writing style but the story just didn't grab me like I'd expected it to.
Most beautifully written book read in 2018?
Rebecca
Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)?
Hygge and Kisses by Clara Christensen.
Best series you started in 2017? Best Sequel of 2017?
Caravel/Legendary by Stephanie Garber
OTP OF THE YEAR
Tella and Dante, obviously.
Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2017?
Dante *heart eyes emoji*
Book You Read In 2018 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
Legendary. I'm hoping to reread both books in the Caraval series before Finale comes out! Whether I'll actually manage it or not is another thing...
Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
Caraval/Legendary. Can you tell I liked these books a lot?
Favorite cover(s) of a book you read in 2018?
See above!
Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
The Betrayal. This one had me completely gripped.
Favorite new author you discovered in 2018?
Kate Furnivall
Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2018 to finally read?
Beatrice and Benedick. I was SO excited to read it when it first arrived, then it sat on my shelf for four years...
Best Book You Read In 2018 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else: I Let You Go/I See You by Clare Mackintosh. Both lent to me by a work colleague. They're books I would never have chosen for myself, but I was hooked on them!
Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
I See You by Claire Mackintosh
Best 2017 debut you read?
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. This is mind bending stuff, but SO clever.
Book That Shocked You The Most
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Most Unique Book You Read In 2018?
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. I've never read anything like it.
Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?
My Lady's Choosing. This is a really fun choose your own adventure novel. Every classic romance cliche is in there, and if you're lucky you can bag yourself a Mr Darcy or Jamie Fraser!
Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2018?
Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff. I first read this at school, and with the First World War Centenary in December I thought it was time to revisit it. It's no less poignant second time around.
Book That Crushed Your Soul?
Journey's End. I knew what was going to happen but that only makes it more painful if anything!
Shortest / Longest Book You Read In 2018?
Journey's End / Darling Blue by Tracy Rees
Hidden Gem Of The Year?
Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell. This was my first of his novels and I really loved it! It follows Shakespeare and his brother around the writing and first performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. If you liked Shakespeare in Love you'll like this.
Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
Fools and Mortals - the banter and camaraderie between the band of players was so much fun to read!
Favorite review that you wrote in 2018?
The Stranger by Kate Riordan
Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?
Finding time to write reviews/blog posts! I seem to have migrated more over to Instagram which I'm genuinely sorry about. Hoping to be around a bit more next year!
Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog
Mr Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker
Best bookish discovery (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?
I finally visited Shakespeare & Co in Paris, and found this adorable second hand bookshop in the shadow of York Minster that I'll definitely be haunting frequently from now on!
Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
I did manage to surpass my Goodreads reading goal of 40 books which I'm quite pleased with!
LOOKING AHEAD
Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2019 (non-debut)?
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. I'm guessing this will be on a lot of lists this year!
Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2019?
Finale. Obviously.
One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2019?
Get back into the reviewing game!
So that's all for 2018 folks! Hope you all have a lovely New Year. Please do leave lists to your wrap up posts, I'd love to read them!
True to form, my standout books this year are ones that I discovered completely by accident, whilst most of the hyped novels fell a bit flat for me.
Number Of Books You Read: 44
Number of Re-Reads: 0
Genre You Read The Most From: Historical Fiction. No surprise there!
Best Book You Read In 2018?
I've done a full top ten rundown here.
Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
Rebecca. I'd heard so much hype I was ready to be blown away. And I wasn't? I LOVE Daphne Du Maurier's writing style but the story just didn't grab me like I'd expected it to.
Most beautifully written book read in 2018?
Rebecca
Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)?
Hygge and Kisses by Clara Christensen.
Best series you started in 2017? Best Sequel of 2017?
Caravel/Legendary by Stephanie Garber
OTP OF THE YEAR
Tella and Dante, obviously.
Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2017?
Dante *heart eyes emoji*
Book You Read In 2018 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
Legendary. I'm hoping to reread both books in the Caraval series before Finale comes out! Whether I'll actually manage it or not is another thing...
Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
Caraval/Legendary. Can you tell I liked these books a lot?
Favorite cover(s) of a book you read in 2018?
See above!
Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
The Betrayal. This one had me completely gripped.
Favorite new author you discovered in 2018?
Kate Furnivall
Favorite Book You Read in 2017 From An Author You’ve Read Previously
Beatrice and Benedick by Marina Fiorato. A prequel/retelling of Much Ado about Nothing by one of my absolute favourite authors. I loved it!
Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2018 to finally read?
Beatrice and Benedick. I was SO excited to read it when it first arrived, then it sat on my shelf for four years...
Best Book You Read In 2018 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else: I Let You Go/I See You by Clare Mackintosh. Both lent to me by a work colleague. They're books I would never have chosen for myself, but I was hooked on them!
Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
I See You by Claire Mackintosh
Best 2017 debut you read?
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. This is mind bending stuff, but SO clever.
Book That Shocked You The Most
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Most Unique Book You Read In 2018?
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. I've never read anything like it.
Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?
My Lady's Choosing. This is a really fun choose your own adventure novel. Every classic romance cliche is in there, and if you're lucky you can bag yourself a Mr Darcy or Jamie Fraser!
Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2018?
Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff. I first read this at school, and with the First World War Centenary in December I thought it was time to revisit it. It's no less poignant second time around.
Book That Crushed Your Soul?
Journey's End. I knew what was going to happen but that only makes it more painful if anything!
Shortest / Longest Book You Read In 2018?
Journey's End / Darling Blue by Tracy Rees
Hidden Gem Of The Year?
Fools and Mortals by Bernard Cornwell. This was my first of his novels and I really loved it! It follows Shakespeare and his brother around the writing and first performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. If you liked Shakespeare in Love you'll like this.
Fools and Mortals - the banter and camaraderie between the band of players was so much fun to read!
Favorite review that you wrote in 2018?
The Stranger by Kate Riordan
Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?
Finding time to write reviews/blog posts! I seem to have migrated more over to Instagram which I'm genuinely sorry about. Hoping to be around a bit more next year!
Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog
Mr Rochester by Sarah Shoemaker
Best bookish discovery (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?
I finally visited Shakespeare & Co in Paris, and found this adorable second hand bookshop in the shadow of York Minster that I'll definitely be haunting frequently from now on!
Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
I did manage to surpass my Goodreads reading goal of 40 books which I'm quite pleased with!
LOOKING AHEAD
Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2019 (non-debut)?
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. I'm guessing this will be on a lot of lists this year!
Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2019?
Finale. Obviously.
One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2019?
Get back into the reviewing game!
So that's all for 2018 folks! Hope you all have a lovely New Year. Please do leave lists to your wrap up posts, I'd love to read them!
Garber's books have been awesome - I can't wait to read Finale! :)
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