The Perpetual Page Turner's Annual End Of Year Survey: 2019 Edition
Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!
In 2017 I found a fun survey that I found on the Perpetual Page Turner's blog. Since I love surveys I wanted to once again get in on the fun.
This one is a long one, but it helped me appreciate my reading year even more. I have also highlighted and linked any book that I have reviewed. Also, many of the books mentioned were not released in 2019 but read in 2019.
This one is a long one, but it helped me appreciate my reading year even more. I have also highlighted and linked any book that I have reviewed. Also, many of the books mentioned were not released in 2019 but read in 2019.
Reading Stats as of 12/17/19
Number Of Books You Read:104
Number of Re-Reads: 2
Genre You Read The Most From: Crime Thrillers
Best in Books
01) Best book you read in 2019? Nos4A2 by Joe Hill
02) Book you were excited about and thought you were going to love more but didn’t? Jaws by Peter Benchley
03) Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read? Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
04) A book you “pushed” the most people to read (and they did)? NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
05) Best sequel read of 2019? What Happens in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrandt
06) Favorite new author, you discovered in 2019? Taylor Jenkins Reid
07) Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone? One Day in December by Josie Silver
08) Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year? The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz
09) Book You Read In 2019 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year? Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
10) Favorite cover of a book you read in 2019? NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
11) Most memorable character of 2019? Jane Hawk
12) Most beautifully written book read in 2019? Any of the Jane Hawk Series
13) Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book Read in 2019? The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag
14) Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2019 to finally read? Murder in an Irish Village by Carlene O'Connor
15) Favorite passage/quote from a book you read in 2019? From the Bitter Season when Liska asks Kovac to speak to Bullwinkle...
16) Shortest and longest book you read in 2019? Shortest: I am Enough by Grace Byers Longest: NOS4A2 by Joe Hill
17) Book that shocked you the most: The Bitter Season by Tami Hoag
18) One true pairing of the year? Billy Dunne and Daisy Jones from Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
19) Favorite non-romantic relationship of the year: Sam Kovac and Nikki Liska from the Bitter Season by Tami Hoag
20) Favorite book you read in 2019 from an author you’ve read previously: Someone We Know by Shari Lapena
21) Best book you read in 2019 that you read based solely on a recommendation by someone: Origin by Dan Brown
22) Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2019? Poe Dameron from the Star Wars series
23) Best debut novel you read in 2019? Black Rabbit Hall by Eve Chase
24) Best worldbuilding/most vivid setting you read this year? The Bartholomew Hotel in Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
25) Book that put a smile on your face/was the most fun to read? Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
26) Book that made you cry or nearly cry in 2019? The Night Window by Dean Koontz ended with a tear-jerking finale that had me tearing up.
27) Hidden gem of the year? The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
28) Book that crushed your soul? The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz
29) Most unique book you read in 2019? Death or Glory, Vol I by Rick Remender
30) Book that made you the maddest? The Crooked Staircase by Dean Koontz
Your Bloggish/ Bookish Life
02) Favorite review that you wrote in 2019? My review for NOS4A2 was fun to write. I loved the book and I was happy to share my excitement and encourage others to read it, as well.
03) Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog? My review of Rachel Caine's Wolfhunter River received a lot of praise and was shared by Caine on her Twitter page. I loved discussing her Stillhouse Lake series and how it has changed the thriller game in the past few years.
04) Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)? That would have to be Boston Fan Expo this past August. I attended this year with my best friend, who is also a comic book fan. We had a great deal of fun and I met several celebrities and artists and writers. For a smaller event, it was packed with amazing vendors with excellent prices.
05) Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2019? Discovering the Doctor Sleep film. It was a scary-good time. And it was one of the more faithful adaptions of a novel that I have seen in a long time. It, unfortunately, it was released at the wrong time during the year and was overshadowed by other films. The acting was excellent, the directing very scary and filled with beautiful imagery. Rebecca Fergusen as Rose the Hat was one of the best performances I have seen by any actor in a horror movie.
06) Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year? I was unable to stay on course with my challenges due to the crazy amount of awesome books that I discovered.
07) Most popular posts this year on your blog (whether it be by comments or views)? My review for Wolfhunter River was the most-read article on my blog, followed by my 2019 Reading Challenge.
08) Post you wished got a little more love? The posts written during the holidays could have had more love.
09) Best bookish discovery (book related sites, book stores, etc.)? Tabbing the books I read with flags for every 100 pages of the book. This gave me a visual goal to achieve with every novel.
10) Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year? I completed my Goodreads Challenge and have almost finished my 2019 Challenge.
Looking Ahead
01) One book you didn’t get to in 2019, but will be your number one priority in 2020? A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan
02) Book you are most anticipating for 2020? Lisa Gardner's latest novel.
03) What 2019 debut are you most anticipating? I am not sure as of this writing.
04) Series ending/a sequel you are most anticipating in 2020? The next Flora Dane book by Lisa Gardner also teams her up with Detective D.D. Warren and FBI Agent Kimberly Quincy, which brings 3 series together.
05) One thing you hope to accomplish or do in your reading/blogging life in 2020? Keep a more consistent schedule.
06) A 2019 release you’ve already read & recommend to everyone (if applicable): I have not read any 2020 books yet.
There you have it, my answers to the Perpetual Page Turner's Annual Year-End Survey. I hope that many of you take the time to delve into this survey and have fun answering her questions.
Have fun reading this week. Let me know in the comments below what you are reading this week.
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