At the end of the year, the End of the Year Book Survey (by Jamie @ The Perpetual Page-Turner) is posted, and it’s usually a sign to reflect back on the books I have read. Do I remember what I’ve read? Not at all. Did I even read a lot? We shall see.
Reading Stats | Best In Books | My Blogging/Bookish Life | Looking Ahead
2017 READING STATS
Number Of Books You Read: 104
Number of Re-Reads: IDK
Genre You Read The Most From: Contemporary
(Not completely accurate since I forgot to count a lot of books I’ve reread nor did I count all the individual comic issues I’ve read.)
BEST IN BOOKS
| BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2017 |
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- COMIC: The Vision Vol. 1-2
- GENERAL LITERATURE: Sourdough + The Refrigerator Monologues
- MIDDLE GRADE: The First Rule of Punk
- YOUNG ADULT: Geekerella + Moxie
Be on the look out for an in-depth post about the best books I read in 2017.
| BOOKS I WAS EXCITED ABOUT & THOUGHT I WAS GONNA LOVE MORE BUT DIDN’T |
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If We Were Villains. (I really enjoyed it. I love the aspect of characters, who are theater kids, performing aka pretending. However, I didn’t love it as much I thought I would’ve. Maybe because it feels a bit intelligent for me?)
| MOST SURPRISING (IN A GOOD WAY) BOOK I READ |
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Jane, Unlimited. This YA book is really eccentric. I hadn’t expected how the stories played out, and I’m still confused as to how it played out or worked, but hey, I really enjoyed it.
| BOOK I “PUSHED” THE MOST PEOPLE TO READ (AND THEY DID) |
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It’s not a book I read this year, but I “pushed” A Darker Shade of Magic to customers at my bookstore.
| BEST SERIES I STARTED |
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It’s dark, it’s about witches, it’s amazing.
| FAVORITE NEW AUTHOR I DISCOVERED |
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Edgar Cantero (Meddling Kids)
I was absolutely blown away by Meddling Kids that I had to buy his debut book, The Supernatural Enhancements.
| BEST BOOK FROM GENRE YOU DON’T TYPICALLY READ |
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Scary books are not my forte, but I couldn’t stay away because Scooby Doo homage!
| BOOKS I READ IN 2017 THAT I WILL PROBABLY RE-READ NEXT YEAR |
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I can’t stop thinking about this book. All these angry women, yes.
| FAVORITE COVERS OF A BOOK I READ |
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| MOST MEMORABLE CHARACTER OF 2017 |
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All the ladies in The Refrigerator Monologues + the sourdough starter in Sourdough
| MOST BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN BOOK READ |
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| MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING/LIFE-CHANGING BOOK |
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Fight back against the patriarchy!
| BOOK YOU CAN’T BELIEVE YOU WAITED UNTIL 2017 TO READ |
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The Umbrella Academy + The Vision
I’ve heard many people rave about these two comic series, but I never read them until 2017, and oh wow, I totally understand why people were blown away by these comics.
| FAVORITE PASSAGE/QUOTES FROM A BOOK YOU READ |
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N/A
| BOOK THAT SHOCKED YOU THE MOST |
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It was really angry, and I loved it so much.
| OTPS OF THE YEAR (I WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP!) |
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Star-Lord + No Shirt (Star-Lord: Grounded)
| FAVORITE NON-ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE YEAR |
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Kate Bishop & America Chavez (Hawkeye: Kate Bishop & America)
Mina & Lynet (Girls Made of Snow and Glass)
| FAVORITE BOOK YOU READ IN 2017 FROM AN AUTHOR YOU’VE READ PREVIOUSLY |
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Sourdough by Robin Sloan
I LOVE HIS WORK.
| BEST BOOK YOU READ THAT YOU READ BASED SOLEY ON A REC FROM SOMEBODY ELSE |
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One of my comic valkyries raved about this series a lot, and it is just as amazing as she says it is.
| NEWEST FICTIONAL CRUSH FROM A BOOK YOU READ |
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Nico Minoru from Runaways (2017)
| BEST 2017 DEBUTS YOU READ |
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Geekerella by Ashley Poston, Everything Must Go by Jenny Fran Davis
| BOOKS THAT PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE/WAS THE MOST FUN TO READ |
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| BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY OR NEARLY CRY |
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| BOOK THAT CRUSHED YOUR SOUL |
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Every single issue of The Wicked + The Divine I read.
This comic series always tears my soul apart.
| HIDDEN GEM OF THE YEAR |
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Clever retelling of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales!
| MOST UNIQUE BOOK YOU READ |
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| BOOK THAT MADE ME THE MOST MAD |
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YOUR BLOGGING/BOOKISH LIFE
| FAVORITE REVIEWS I WROTE IN 2017 |
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The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
| BEST DISCUSSION/NON-REVIEW POSTS I HAD ON MY BLOG |
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Books I’ve Read that Made ??????
| BEST EVENTS I PARTICIPATED IN |
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Oh god, I don’t know if I can remember it all.
- I got to see The xx, BASTILLE, and Welcome to Night Vale in person!!!! YAS!
- All the comic events I went to: Chip Zdarsky, Kris Anka, Babs Tarr and Brenden Fletcher, Gabby Rivera, Irene Koh, Sana Takeda, and Marjorie Liu
| BEST MOMENT OF BOOKISH/BLOGGING LIFE IN 2017 |
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- I MET ROBIN SLOAN (AND I ALMOST CRIED)
- Getting advanced copies from comic publishers
| MOST CHALLENGING THING ABOUT BLOGGING OR MY READING LIFE |
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The constant slumps. I have been busy and uninspired to create posts.
| MOST POSTS YOU WISHED GOT A LITTLE MORE LOVE |
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Every posts.
| DID I COMPLETE ANY READING CHALLENGES OR GOALS I SET FOR MYSELF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR? |
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I definitely completed my Goodreads goal.
LOOKING AHEAD
| BOOKS I DIDN’T GET TO IN 2016 BUT WILL BE MY #1 PRIORITY IN 2017 |
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(I’m embarrassed I still haven’t gotten around to reading this even though I love Catherynne M. Valente.)
| BOOK I AM MOST ANTICIPATING FOR 2017 (NON-DEBUT) |
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Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente
Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World by Mackenzi Lee
Furyborn (Empirium #1) by Claire Legrand
| 2017 DEBUT I AM MOST ANTICIPATING |
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I actually have not been keeping track. :P
| ONE THING I HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IN MY READING/BLOGGING LIFE IN 2017 |
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Like the previous two years, start reading the unread books on my bookshelves.
It looks like you had a great reading year. Here are my answers. Marie @ Pages to Explore
100+ books!! That’s amazing!! I’m totally jealous because I am lucky if I read 50-60 books per year– I guess I’m a slow reader compared to a lot of you guys!! Also, Meddling Kids is totally high on my list, so I’m glad you liked it :)