2014 Statistics Survey

Thanks for Andi from Andi’s ABCs and Brittany from The Book Addict’s Guide for coming up with this great idea. (Graphics and categories from their original post. If you want to link up and join the statistics fun, you can link up at the original post.)

 

1. Number of books under 250 pages (not including novellas) (also not including picture books!): 5
2. Number of books read between 400-449 pages: 7
3. Number of books read between 450-499 pages: 4
4. Number of books read over 500 pages: 4 which still amazes me.
5. Number of books read over 1000 pages: 0
6. Number of novellas read: 0
7. Number of books that made you cry: 3
8. Number of books from a female POV: all of them . . . 88
9. Number of books from a male POV: 16
10. Number of alternating or multiple POVs: 18
11. Number of DNFs (did not finish): I don’t track this and I try to finish everything either by skimming or by reading backwards
12. Number of five star reads: 38
13. Number of one/two star reads: 37
14. Number of authors met in 2014: a lot
15. Number of book events attended in 2014: a lot
16. Number of books you read in one day: I never read more than one book in a day and I average 2-3 days per book so this is too many to list
17. Number of audiobooks: 0
18. Number of 2015 books you have on pre-order: 1
19. Number of re-reads: 0

1. Book with the highest rating on Goodreads: In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
2. Book with the lowest rating on Goodreads: Beau, Lee, the Bomb and Me by Mary McKinley
3. Book read furthest away from home (vacation reads?): N/A
4. Book that took you the longest to read: Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman (one week to read)
5. Book that you personally connected with the most: Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo
6. Book that made you love the villain: Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
7. Book you said you’d come back to but still haven’t picked up again: Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox
8. Book you read waaaay before it’s publication date: Ha. Everything I read this month! The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski
9. Book you read on your birthday: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
10. Book with a character who shares your name: Blind by Rachel DeWoskin and the Lovegrove Legacy books by Alyxandra Harvey
11. Book you weren’t entirely truthful about when rating (Fluff up any ratings? Rated even though you didn’t finish?): I’ll never tell ;)
12. Book you read in 2014 but already want to re-read: I don’t re-read!
13. Book you borrowed from a friend a long time ago and still have? I don’t borrow books because I’m too paranoid about it.
14. Book by a foreign author/originally published in another country: Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo
15. Book you wish you could go back and read for the first time again: The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick
16. Most books read by one author this year: I read so widely the answer here is 2 each for books by Sarah Beth Durst, Alyxandra Harvey, Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner, Emery Lord, Marcus Sedgwick, Rebecca Serle, Andrew Smith, Nova Ren Suma

1. Happiest & saddest: Happiest-The Geography of Me and You by Jennifer E. Smith. Saddest-Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
2. Longest & shortest: Longest-Shadowscale by Rachel Hartman or Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld. Shortest-Poisoned Apples by Christine Hepperman
3. Best & worst: There is no way I can fairly answer this.
4. First & last reads of 2014: First-Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross. Last-All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
5. First & last books on your bookcase (1st book on the top left and last book on the bottom right): I have too many bookcases. I wouldn’t know where to start.
6. The most disappointing & the biggest pleasant surprise: Best surprise-This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales. Biggest Disappointment-A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray
7. Bandwagon/fandom you joined & one you abandoned: Joined-Starbound. Abandoned-I think I’ve outgrown the legions of Shadowhunter novels. Alas.
8. Most lenient & harshest ratings: Harshest-Struck by Lightning by Chris Colfer. Lenient-Shift by Jennifer Bradbury may have received a generous rating because I loved it so.
9. Most hyped & furthest under the radar that you read: Most hyped: The One by Kiera Cass or In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken. Most under the radar: Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White.

1. Book you read that is red: 17 & Gone by Nova Ren Suma
2. Book you read that starts with M: My True Love Gave to Me or Mortal Heart
3. Book you read that you may have hugged when you finished it: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han or Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg.
4. Book you read that you may have wanted to throw across a room: Struck by Lightning by Chris Colver
5. Book that has the letters Q, X, or Z in the title (bonus for one of the words in the title beginning with those!): Quest by Aaron Becker, Tea Rex by Molly Idle,  My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay by Cari Best (thank goodness for picture books!)
6. Book that suffered some damage this year (food? water? ripped pages/cover? Ouch!): That never happens. I don’t even crack spines.
7. Food you craved while/after reading a certain book: Cookies while reading To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han.
8. First book you read in 2015: Jackaby since I doubt I’ll finish it tomorrow.
9. Number of books read that end with a 6 in the page count:  16 (Many books are 336 or 256 pages–did you know?)

1. Number of posts in 2014: 280
   
2. Number of reviews posted this year: 50
   
3. First post of 2014: Winter Break Book Blogger Challenge 12: New Year’s Day!
4. First review of 2014: Champion: A Chick Lit Wednesday Review
5. Last post of 2014: This one!
   
6. Last review of 2014: Now That You’re Here by Amy K. Nichols
7. Least coherent review: Maybe We Were Liars because I had to be so vague to avoid spoilers.
   
8. Review with the most views (regardless of post date): Diary of a Wimpy Kid: A (book and movie) Review
9. Post with the most comments: Top Ten Tuesday: 2014 Goals
10. Post you wish you could re-write: My review of Sabriel–but I went ahead and did rewrite it this year.
    
11. Most popular post this year (that was posted in 2014): What to read after or instead of: The Fault in Our Stars
    

2014 End of Year Survey

This survey was put together by Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner (as were the graphics). If you want to join the fun, you can join the link up on her blog.

Number Of Books You Read: 153
Number of Re-Reads: N/A

Number of Picture Books: ~20
Genre You Read The Most From: toss up between mysteries and fantasy/sci-fi

1. Best Book You Read In 2014?

Backlist Contemporary: Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo

Backlist Fantasy: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

2014 Publication Fantasy: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski, All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill, The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson

2014 Publication Contemporary: And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard,  To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

You can also check out my 14 for 2014 list to see what else I loved!

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

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray–A sci-fi, parallel universe story with some romance? I expected to love this one. Instead I was left cold by the lackluster romance and world building.

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

Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White–I didn’t even think I was a fan of White’s writing then I read this book and was completely blown away!

The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud–I was almost ready to give up on this book as unread. Then I did read it and found it was a favorite for the year!

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner–another one I almost didn’t read!

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

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski, The Archived by Victoria Schwab, All These Things I’ve Done by Gabrielle Zevin, Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld

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

Series Starter: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud (first book in the Lockwood & Co. series) or The Lost by Sarah Beth Durst (first book in The Lost trilogy), The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski (first book in The Winner’s Trilogy)

Sequel: The Unbound by Victoria Schwab (sequel to The Archived), Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (book 3 in The Raven Cycle0, The Strange Maid by Tessa Gratton (sequel to The Lost Sun)

Series Ender: Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers (final His Fair Assassin book) or In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken (final The Darkest Minds book) or Bad Luck Girl by Sarah Zettel, The One by Kiera Cass, In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin, Champion by Marie Lu

 6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2014?

This one was really hard but I think Marcus Sedgwick, Stacey Jay and Marie Rutkoski. I hadn’t read any of them previously but I adored Midwinterblood, Princess of Thorns and The Winner’s Curse.

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

It’s not entirely out of my comfort zone since I do read sci-fi but I had a really hard time with The Summer Prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson

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

The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski, Champion by Marie Lu, Clariel by Garth Nix

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

I don’t re-read books but if I did: My True Love Gave to Me edited by Stephanie Perkins

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

11. Most memorable character of 2014?

Signy from The Strange Maid, Kestrel from The Winner’s Curse, Em from All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

 12. Most beautifully written book read in 2014?

In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin

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

For its optimism: This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

For its plot: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski

For its world building: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld

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

There are a lot of ways I could answer this but probably the one most people would find surprising is The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.

Other surprises were A Spy in the House by Y. S. Lee which had been on my radar for a while but I somehow never read it until it was nominated for my committee work (I’m on YALSA’s Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults so I have been reading a lot of backlist!). Also Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma which I had owned since 2011!

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

“We are where we are.”

–In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin

“Besides, I did not require heroism–I had been the hero of my own life for some time.”

–In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin

“You think it’s so easy to change yourself. You think it’s so easy, but it’s not. True, things don’t stay the same forever: couches are replaced, boys leave, you discover a song, your body becomes forever scarred. And with each of these moments you change and change again, your true self spinning, shifting positions–but always at last it returns to you, like a dancer on the floor. Because throughout it all, you are still, always, you: beautiful, bruised, known and unknowable. And isn’t that–just you–enough?”

–This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2014?

Longest: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld at 599 pages (Followed closely by The Book Thief by Markus Zusak at 55o pages and In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken as a close second at 535.)

Shortest: Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Hepperman at 128. (Not counting picture books or easy readers, of course.)

 17. Book That Shocked You The Most

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart, All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

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

Mac and Wes obviously. Also Callie and Jack.

Honorable Mentions:

Kestrel and Arin, America and Maxon, Em and Finn

19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

This doesn’t quite count but Chris and Amelia from Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo.

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

Clariel by Garth Nix, Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld, Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins.

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

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner–thanks for the nudge Kayla!

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

Ned from The Strange Maid by Tessa Gratton, Arin from The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski, Finn from Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White

23. Best 2014 debut you read?

Blackfin Sky by Kat Ellis–I didn’t read a lot of debuts this year because of my committee work but this one came to my attention thanks to Popular Paperbacks and I was completely blown away. It was a real delight.

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

Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay

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

Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson, Open Road Summer by Emery Lord, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

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

Surprisingly it was My True Love Gave to Me edited by Stephanie Perkins. Several of the stories had me tearing up–especially “Welcome to Christmas, CA” by Kiersten White.

27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

Backlist: The Space Between Trees by Katie Williams

2014 release: The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Series: The Lovegrove Legacy by Alyxandra Harvey

28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?

Love and Other Perishable Items by Lauro Buzo or The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson–I was gutted when I finished both.

29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2014?

Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick. I loved the way the stories intersected to complete a longer narrative. The fact that the stories can be read in any order is also fascinating to me.

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

There were a few frustrating reads but Cracked Up to Be by Courtney Summers definitely made me the maddest.

1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2014? 

The Thousand Lives and The Talking (Blogging) Bookworm and Blogging Between the Lines

2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2014? 

Positive: The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Critical: Salt & Storm by Kendall Kulper

3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?

 Let’s talk about book baggage (figurative not literal)

4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?

 The launch party for In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken–of course!

5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2014?

My Gilmore Girls read-a-likes post got a lot of great attention this year which was fun as a blogger.

But if I’m being really, really honest with myself the best moment was being invited to dinner by Rachel Hartman (author of Seraphina) where I got to spend a lovely meal with her and one of the first librarians I ever worked with (as an intern and page) Karyn.

7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?

The Fault in Our Stars Read-a-Likes

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

I’m pretty happy with the love my posts have been getting. I have been making a real effort to comment on more people’s posts so I wish I was able to have more conversations on my blog :)

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

Litographs!

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

I read more than 125 books which was my Goodreads Challenge target!

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

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

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

P. S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han and A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria Schwab

3. 2015 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, Shutter by Courtney Alameda

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

I want to say the final book in the Winner’s Trilogy by Marie Rutkoski but that might not even come out in 2015 so I’ll also add Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman.

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2015?

I really, really want to read more of the books on my shelves at home and also books that have been languishing on my “to read” list for years. I’ve been thinking of it as my “Put Up or Shut Up” challenge in my head.

6. A 2015 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone:

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black, The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick, Dearest by Alethea Kontis, The Winner’s Crime by Marie Rutkoski

2013 End of Year Survey

I wasn’t going to do ANOTHER end of year post. But then Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner posted her latest end of year survey and then Nicole (my real life friend) at The Book Bandit also posted a riff on that survey and then I decided it would be fun to play along.

(All questions and pretty images were created by Jamie so obviously if you too use them she should be credited and linked too!)

Without further ado here is my 2013 End of Year Survey:

1. Best Book You Read In 2013? (If you have to cheat — you can break it down by genre if you want or 2013 release vs. backlist)

Okay so the short version is check out my 13 for 2013 list. My favorite is hard to pick but right this second I’d be okay going on the record with In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin which got me through maybe the hardest time ever this year.

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

There were a lot of disappointments but the the one that stings the most is definitely The Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney. I had such hopes! Oh and can we talk again about Stephen in The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson?

 3. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2013?

Probably Pivot Point by Kasie West. I went into this one with no expectations only to end up really, really impressed and it’s a solid favorite now. This one was even more surprising because I almost wrote it off without giving it a try.

 4. Book you read in 2013 that you recommended to people most in 2013?

I’d say easily Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein followed closely by The Lost Sun by Tessa Gratton and The Archived by Victoria Schwab.

 5. Best series you discovered in 2013?

Can a duet count as a series? If so: The Archived by Victoria Schwab. If not, Dust Girl by Sarah Zettel.

 6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2013?

Alethea Kontis or Tessa Gratton. I read them both for the first time this year and wow!

7. Best book that was out of your comfort zone or was a new genre for you?

Hmm. I don’t have a lot that isn’t comfort zone because if I don’t like something I don’t stick with it. But perhaps The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. I don’t read a lot of alien books (and I like even fewer) but this one was fantastic!

8. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2013?

See my answer to number 7. Also: Proxy by Alex London. Literally never knew where it was headed.

9. Book You Read In 2013 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?

I . . . I don’t actually re-read books. *hides* There just isn’t enough time.

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2013?

11. Most memorable character in 2013?

Hmmm. I’d say any or all of the characters from Never Fade by Alex Bracken followed closely by the casts of Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff and the cast of Vicious by V. E. Schwab.

 12. Most beautifully written book read in 2013?

Tough one and could have many answers but let’s say The Midnight Dress by Karen Foxlee.

13. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2013?

I mean you probably know already if you read regularly but In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin. I won’t say it saved my life but it was exactly what I needed while I waded through the scary week before Mom’s surgery. I love Anya and her trilogy.

14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2013 to finally read?

Ha. I read so few backlist titles this year that it’s hard to answer this question. Like I literally might have read a whopping three non-debut/2013 pub books. Is that even possible? Of  that huge pool I would say Geography Club by Brent Hartinger which has really become an iconic part of the YA landscape. And I even interviewed Brent about the series!

15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2013?

From In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin:

“We are where we are.”

16.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2013?

Much like Jamie I used goodreads to check this.

Longest: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken at 512 pages.

Shortest (not counting picture books I read obvs): Cloaked in Red by Vivian Vande Velde at 127 pages.

17. Book That Had A Scene In It That Had You Reeling And Dying To Talk To Somebody About It? (a WTF moment, an epic revelation, a steamy kiss, etc. etc.) Be careful of spoilers!

Um practically all of The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey! So many twists! I can’t say too much but also Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst.

18. Favorite Relationship From A Book You Read In 2013 (be it romantic, friendship, etc).

June and Day from Champion. They make each other better. Friends: Maddie and Verity in Code Name Verity. Is there are better friendship anywhere?! *sobs*

20. Best Book You Read In 2013 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else:

Pivot Point by Kasie West. I wasn’t even going to read it but then Andi started raving about it and I gave it a second look.

21. Genre You Read The Most From in 2013?

Probably YA Fantasy. It’s always YA fantasy!

22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2013?

I feel weird saying Victor from Vicious but he’s my new favorite sociopath. And of course Beast from Dark Triumph. In terms of a crush that isn’t terrifying: Finn from All Our Yesterdays.

23. Best 2013 debut you read?

Oh man. So many choices. All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrell or Pivot Point by Kasie West.

24. Most vivid world/imagery in a book you read in 2013?

The Lost Sun by Tessa Gratton or How to Love by Katie Cotugno.

25. Book That Was The Most Fun To Read in 2013?

Vicious by V. E. Schwab and All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrell, or one that I’m saving for my 2014 posts The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski. I loved watching them come together.

26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2013?

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. “Kiss me, Hardy! Kiss me quick!” *sobs uncontrollably*

27. Book You Read in 2013 That You Think Got Overlooked This Year Or When It Came Out?

In the Age of Love and Chocolate by Gabrielle Zevin is the conclusion to a series but it came one the scene pretty quietly. Also wish The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni got more play.

1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2013?

I made a lot of new blogging friends this year! Kayla at The Thousand Lives, Andi at Andi’s ABCs and Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner (she doesn’t know we’re friends yet, shhh). And of course friends I already had like Nicole at the Book Bandit and Cecelia at The Adventures of Cecelia Bedelia continued to be awesome.

2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2013?

Also tough because I liked a lot of my posts this year BUT let’s pick two I haven’t mentioned yet: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black and The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life by Tara Altebrando

3. Best discussion you had on your blog?

Not a lot of discussions happen here but I liked when blogging buddies came and commented on any of my posts. Anyone Could be a Manic Pixie Dream Girl also generated a small discussion.

4. Most thought-provoking review or discussion you read on somebody else’s blog?

I enjoyed Liz Burns’ review of The Infinite Moment of Us. It was interesting seeing her very different take on the book.

6. Best moment of book blogging/your book life in 2013?

Oh god. I’m so spoiled so there are a lot but can we talk again about how I’m twitter friends with RACHEL HARTMAN AND ELIZABETH WEIN? I mean, what?!?!

7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?

Oddly I think it might be one of my non-book posts: Anyone Could be a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love?

None specifically. But I do wish more people commented here. I like talking to people :)

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

Playing around with Bookcrossing has been fun.

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

I met my Goodreads goal of 175 books!

1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2013 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2014?

I  want to prioritize back list titles in my house in general because I have too many (shocking I know). But right out the gate priorities include Star Cursed by Jessica Spotswood, The Reece Malcolm List by Amy Spalding, and Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein.

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2014 (non-debut)?

All the books! One that I get more and more excited about is The Strange Maid by Tessa Gratton.

3. 2014 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

I’m not sure! But you know I’ll find something soon.

 4. Series Ending You Are Most Anticipating in 2014?

The One by Kiera Cass and the second Seraphina book from Rachel Hartman. Oh and Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers if it is still coming out next year. Dates change and all that.

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging In 2014?

Back list, back list, back list. I’m a little embarrassed that almost all the books I read this year were published this year. I want to clean out my shelves reading some older titles and be more well-rounded. I have committee work coming up with YALSA that might help with that too. Basically the name of the game is reading what I already have, managing my to read shelves (yeah . . . shelves . . . sigh) and try to not acquire a bazillion books. The key is deciding the difference between things I WILL read in the near future and things I MIGHT read. Which is hard.

Otherwise I’d just like to continue blogging regularly and having fun!