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Monday, August 17, 2015

Mid-Year FreakOUT

Hi Book-Sniffers and Librocubicularists,

The middle of year was actually the first week of July... who cares?! *dances around room* Let's do this.

Total Books Read: 58
Total Pages Read: 21,014
Go here to see my 'Ultimate Reading Challenge' status

Rereads: 5
YA: 35
Adult:23

Best Book so far...
YA - either The Summer Prince (Alaya Dawn Johnson) or The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Lelye Walton)
Adult - The Red Knight (Miles Cameron)

Best Sequel
Of Triton (Anna Banks)

New Release Haven't Read
End of Days (Susan Ee)

Most Anticipated Book in the 2nd half of 2015
Queen of Shadows (Sarah J. Maas)

Biggest Disappointment
YA - Summer & Bird (Katherine Catmull)
Adult - The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)

Biggest Surprise
172 Hours on the Moon (Johan Harstad)

New Favourite Author
YA - Leslye Walton
Adult - Miles Cameron

Newest Fictional Crush
Enki from The Summer Prince (Alaya Dawn Johnson) or Tamlin from A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J Maas)

Newest Favourite Character
YA - Enki from The Summer Prince (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
Adult - Laren from Song in the Silence (Elizabeth Kerner)

What book made you cry?
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender - both happy and melancholy tears

What book made you happy?
YA - A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J Maas)
Adult - Song in the Silence (Elizabeth Kerner)

Best Book to Film Adaptation
Admitting, I have yet to see any this year - I do plan on watching Far from the Madding Crowd and The Martian.

Favourite Review
Here, There Be Dragons (James A. Owen)

Most Beautiful Book Acquired
Either The Assassin's Blade (Sarah J Maas) or End of Days (Susan Ee)

What books need to be read by the end of this year?
For a full answer see my Books To Read tab. But the Top 5 I need to read are:
1. The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
2. Sheepfarmer's Daughter (Elizabeth Moon)
3. Bitter Greens (Kate Forsyth)
4. Drams of Gods and Monsters (Laini Taylor)
5. Hild (Nicola Griffith)

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