2. Favourite debut(s)? (Author must have been first published in 2013.) Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. It was so heartwarming and just amazing... (And it had zombies, which I have an undeniable obsession with.)
3. Which books did you reread this year? I didn't reread any! I've had soooo many new books to start, that I never did reread any! (In my defense, I've only reread one book ever, and that was Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. I reread it not long after the first time because I was excited for the movie getting ready to come out.)
4. Favourite cover(s) this year! These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufmen. Eek!
5. Worst cover(s)? The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky... Just... Go look at it, that's all I can say. A great book masked by a terrible cover.
6. What self-published books did you read this year? I read Confessions of A Fast Food Worker by George Dwight and Raven by Suzy Turner. Both were great.
7. Which book(s) gave you a massive hangover? Shatter me by Taraheh Mafi. It was so good. I wish I had started the series earlier.
8. Best standalone you read? The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp. He's one of the best authors I've read, and this book is his best. Now I just need to watch the movie!
9. Biggest book(s) you've read this year? The Walking Dead Compendium 1 by Robert Kirkman at 1,088 pages! Took just a few days and I loved it!
10. Book(s) you followed the hype for and then loved! Looking For Alaska by John Green, Wake by Amanda Hocking, and Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan. I loved all of these so much.
11. Most disappointing book(s) you read this year? City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. It was terrible. And Promises To Keep by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. Yikes.
12. Favourite leading-female character? Juliet from Juliet Immortal By Stacey Jay. Or Nora from Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, but I can't remember if I read any of that series this year...
13. Favourite leading-male character? August Waters from The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. So sweet and so sad.
14. Best romance(s)? Hazel and August from TFIOS by John Green (you can tell I love this book), R and Julie from Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, and Echo and Noah from Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry.
15. What book(s) hit the DNF list? (Did not finish.) Night of The Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury... Too boring, fake, and middle grade. Other than that, I haven't finished The Serpent's Shadow by Rick Riordan. I got halfway through it and stopped! This was one year ago and I still haven't finished it...
20. What's a book you're hugely excited for coming out in 2014?! Ignite Me by Tareheh Mafi! Yeah!
The Fault in Our Stars...ohhhh, yes. Massive, MASSIVE hangover after that one. I then went on to read Looking for Alaska, which was a terrible mistake on my part. ;) Talk about being emotionally crippled by books. John Green is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI really want to read Shatter Me! I've heard SO many good things about it!
And wasn't the These Broken Stars cover just. the. best. I could have hugged it. (I did, actually. Love that book.)
Thanks for joining in our linkup!
Thanks for having me! This is a great linkup :) And yes, The Fault In Our Stars is literally life-changing and John Green is best out as addicting. I need to get my hands on more of his books. Shatter Me is a great series! I need to read he sequel now.
DeleteAh! All these books I need to read! Cait's always telling me I should read TFiOS. And These Broken Stars... I need to get reading!
ReplyDeleteHaha yes! TFiOS is life-changing. And I still need to read These Broken Star as well, so don't feel bad! Lol :)
DeleteLove The Fault In Our Stars! :D I'm planning on rereading it before the movie comes out.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! I think I'll try that as well. I'm so excited for the film! It has a great cast planned.
DeleteOh, I wish I had the The Walking Dead compendium. It's so expensive, though. I love Pushing the Limits as well! And I also put City of Bones as disappointing read. Great answers! =D
ReplyDeleteI wish I had The Walking Dead compendium as well! (It really is too expensive.) I borrow this volume from a friend who loves the series as much as I do. I'll have to see if he has volume 2 so I can borrow! But I would love to get my own copies for Christmas :) I need to get my hands on all of Katie McGarry's works as well, besides Pushing The Limits. And thank you! :)
DeleteIt's nice to see someone who shares the same view as me of City of Bones. I really tried to like it, but I just couldn't get into it. However, I did enjoy her steampunk series (A Clockwork Angel).
ReplyDeleteI agree! I couldn't get into it either. And thank you for your recommendation. I will have to try A Clockwork Angel. :)
DeleteAw man you didn't like City of Bones?? *sigh*
ReplyDeleteHaha I guess you'll be alright ;)
Haha yeah. I just felt like there was so much more that could have been done to the novel. It was lacking so much. But, since I do have all the sequels, I will be reading the rest of the series, so hopefully I will enjoy them much more :)
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