2014 End of The Year Book Survey

Number Of Books You Read: 152
Number of Re-Reads: 2 (Ready Player One & The Hunger Games)
Genre You Read The Most From: YA (48) edged out Graphic Novels (44)

 

1. Best Book You Read In 2014?

(If you have to cheat — you can break it down by genre if you want or 2013 release vs. backlist)

Fiction-Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
YA-These Broken Stars by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman
Graphic Novel-In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang
Historical Fiction-Eleven Scandal's To Start To Win A Duke's Heart by Sarah MacLean

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

Sense & Sensibility by Joanne Trollope. It's my favorite Austen book. I didn't care for the update version. 

 3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read in 2014? 

In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang. I didn't know much going in but was blown away. Excellent graphic novel. 

 4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did) In 2014?

The Property by Rutu Modan, Constance by Rosie Thomas, Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty, These Broken Stars by Meagan Spooner and Amie Kaufman, and Can We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast.

 5. Best series you started in 2014? Best Sequel of 2014? Best Series Ender of 2014?

Started and finished Just One Day series by Gayle Forman and loved it.
Best Sequel- Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater

 6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2014?

Gayle Forman, Sarah Diemer, Matthew Quick, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner.

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

I read one classic this year, Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck. I enjoyed it more than other classics.

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

Big Little Lies. Really had to stop reading.

 9. Book You Read In 2014 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?

In Real Life

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2014?

These Broken Stars.

That dress!

11. Most memorable character of 2014?

Junior from The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian. 

 12. Most beautifully written book read in 2014?

It's a three way tie: Everything Leads To You by Nina LaCour, The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, and Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.

13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2014?

Boy21 by Matthew Quick and Rites of Passage by Joy N Hensley both caused me to think after I finished the books.

 14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2014 to finally read? 

The Absolutely True Diary of A Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Why did I wait so long? I still need to read more of his books. 

 15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2014?

“It's an understandable impulse, to be on the floor when everything is falling apart, like you just want to feel the solid ground beneath you. When you're on the floor, there's nowhere farther to fall.” 
― Emery Lord, Open Road Summer

“And that's when I understand that I have been stained. Whether I'm still in love with him, whether he was ever in love with me, and no matter who he's in love with now, Willem changed my life. He showed me how to get lost, and then I showed myself how to get found.” 
― Gayle Forman, Just One Day

“I used to think the world was broken down by tribes,' I said. 'By Black and White. By Indian and White. But I know this isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: the people who are assholes and the people who are not.” 
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

“I can always look up at the cosmos and marvel, no matter what happens. And when I look up at it, I feel as though my problems are small. I don't know why, but it always makes me feel better.” 
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2013?

Shortest-Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (32 pages)
Longest-The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donelly (736 pages)

 17. Book That Shocked You The Most

(Because of a plot twist, character death, left you hanging with your mouth wide open, etc.)

Big Little Lies. 

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

(OTP = one true pairing if you aren’t familiar)

Lilac and Tarver from These Broken Stars

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

Sarah and Linda from Lies We Tell Ourselves.

20. Favorite Book You Read in 2014 From An Author You’ve Read Previously

Parasite by Mira Grant. 

21. Best Book You Read In 2014 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure:

Lisa recommended Fire & Flood. I'm looking forward to the sequel.

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2014?

Tarver from These Broken Stars. Guy from Fire & Flood is a close second. 

23. Best 2014 debut you read?

Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley.

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

Howl's Moving Castle.

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

The Library by Sarah Stewart was loaned to me by a friend. Definitely put a grin on my face. 

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2014?

These Broken Stars

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

Centaur Rising by Jane Yolen. Haven't heard many people talking about it. 

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

These Broken Stars

.

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2014 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2015?

The Wild Rose by Jennifer Donelly

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2015 (non-debut)?

Armada by Ernest Cline or Stiletto by Daniel O'Malley

3. 2015 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

The Storyspinner by Becky Wallace

 4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2015?

Fairest by Marissa Meyer