Tuesday 3 January 2017

2016 Annual End of Year Survey



Happy New Year!! I can't believe it's 2017 already, the years really seem to be flying by so quickly lately. I'm going to start the New Year off with a look back at 2016. This post is inspired by Jamie from The Perpetual Page Turner's Annual End of the Year Survey. I've answered quite a few of her questions, and added in a few of my own, too. Let's start with a few stats.


2016 Reading Stats:

Number of Books I Read: 68

Number of Re-Reads: 9

Number of Series I Completed: 7

Number of Series I Won't Continue: 5

Number of New-to-Me Authors: 28

Number of 2016 New Releases: 22

Most Read Genre: Fantasy


2016 was a weird year, what else can I say?! I didn't read as much as I had hoped to. I set my Goodreads goal to 50 books, but I had secretly hoped to beat it by a lot more than 18 books. I had an unofficial total of 75 for the year in mind, but that didn't work out too well! Maybe it'll happen this year. Also, blogging took a back-seat. I had little desire to write posts or take part in challenge, and I lost a lot of bookish motivation for five or six months of the year. Also, I haven't been as involved in the bookish community in general, and I do miss it. (But one thing I definitely didn't miss was drama and general hostility for daring to express an opinion, but that's a discussion for another day!)


Best In Books:

My Favourite Book of 2016:

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - I absolutely adored Six of Crows, and the only down side to loving it so much was the reading slump it triggered for most of the summer until I managed to get my hands on Crooked Kingdom in September. The lack of reading was worth it in the end, though!


Favourite 2016 Debut:

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton


My Biggest Disappointment of 2016:

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff - I know this one will be on quite a few favourite lists this year, but unfortunately the writing style wasn't for me and I couldn’t get into the story.


My Favourite Series Conclusion:

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski - If only every series ended as perfect and satisfying as this trilogy, I'd be one happy reader!


Best Series I Started in 2016:

The Queen of the Tearling Finnikin of the Rock

I can't choose between two series, so I have to include both! The Queen of the Tearling trilogy by Erika Johansen and The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta


Favourite New-to-Me Author I Read in 2016:

Erika Johansen

Erika Johansen, author of The Queen of the Tearling trilogy.


Most Addictive Book of the Year:

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Six of Crows. I read it in two sittings, which is a pretty rare thing for me these days!


Favourite Cover:

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton. Crooked Kingdom's cover would be a VERY close second, though.


Favourite World-Building/Setting:

The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury And I Darken by Kiersten White

It's a tie between The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury and And I Darken by Kiersten White.


Most Memorable Character of 2016:

Kaz Brekker. Love him or hate him, he's VERY memorable! (I fall into the love him half, by the way!)


My OTP of the Year:

Choosing my favourite OTP is like asking me which lung I prefer. *panics* It's an impossible choice! Okay, okay! So, if I have to choose, I'll say Kaz and Inej from the Six of Crows duology. (I'm sensing a theme here…)


Shortest and Longest Book I Read in 2016:


Book that Made me Cry:

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. - I could see what happened coming for quite a while, but it still hurt. *wipes away tears*


Hidden Gem of the Year:

Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine

Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine. - It's a Phantom of the Opera retelling set in a slaughter house. How could I not love it?!



Looking Ahead to 2017:

A 2016 Release I WILL Read in 2017:

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Truthwitch by Susan Dennard


Most Anticipated 2017 Release:

The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May

The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May


Most Anticipated 2017 Debut:

Gilded Cage by Vic James


Most Anticipated 2017 Series Continuation:

Now I Rise by Kiersten White Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton

I have two, (shocking, I know!), and they're Now I Rise by Kiersten White and Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton


Most Anticipated 2017 Series Conclusion:

It doesn't have a title yet (or a cover), but I can't wait to see how the Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff ends!



Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Reading!




2 comments:

  1. So glad to see all the Leigh Bardugo love! She's amazing and I adore her ^_^ Though Crooked Kingdom destroyed me emotionally so I'm not ready to talk about it yet...

    Lovely post!

    Brittany @ Brittany's Book Rambles

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  2. Congrats on reading 68 books this year, that is incredible, seems like you had a great reading year. Fantasy was my most read genre of the year too. I LOVED Six of Crows, such a brilliant book and one I couldn't put down. I loved Rebel of the Sands, but I read it in 2015 so couldn't include it on this years survey. I own Nevernight but still need to read it, so a little nervous now haha. The Winner's Kiss was a brilliant end to that series, definitely agree with you there. Yes, Kaz is one memorable character! Love him. And I am a HUGE Inej & Kaz shipper.

    As for next year... I am desperate for ACOWAR and the third Illuminae Files book. I am currently reading a review copy of Traitor to the Throne and it is soooooo good, I am so in love with this series.

    I hope you have a wonderful reading year in 2017! Feel free to check out my survey answers here.

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