Wishing Everyone a magical 2012!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011 End of Year Book Survey
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1. Best Book You Read In 2011?
Honestly, this question can’t be answered with just one option! The list is much longer, but here are my top five.
Honestly, this question can’t be answered with just one option! The list is much longer, but here are my top five.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa
2. Most Disappointing Book/Book You Wish You Loved More Than You Did?
Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer. I loved Nightshade so much! The plot, the characters, the unique werewolf transformations and myth, that I went to read Wolfsbane with high expectations which just ended plummeting, crashing, and dissolving into nothing. This was the first bad review I wrote and oddly enough it's the one that has most likes on Goodreads.
3. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2011?
Surprising as in I didn’t know what I was getting into but holy crap what a treasure I have just found…Yeah, that’s Tankborn by Karen Sandler. Totally blew my mind away. I’m still waiting to get a hardcover of this, as the one I read is an ebook ARC.
4. Book you recommended to people most in 2011?
The Hunger Games! Recommended to all my friends (even those that don’t read). Made my mom read them and she loved them. She’s now as excited as me about the movie. lol
5. Best series you discovered in 2011?
So many awesome series!!!
The Hunger Games! Recommended to all my friends (even those that don’t read). Made my mom read them and she loved them. She’s now as excited as me about the movie. lol
5. Best series you discovered in 2011?
So many awesome series!!!
The Iron Fey
6. Favorite new authors you discovered in 2011?
Oh man, I basically discovered everyone this year. Richelle Mead, JeriSmith-Ready, Brenda Pandos, Rachel Vincent, Julie Kagawa, Tahereh Mafi, Lia Habel, Marissa Meyer, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Veronica Roth, Amy Plum, and Nicole Peeler…I am sure I’m missing some of them, but the list is too long!
7. Best book that was out of your comfort zone or was a new genre for you?
I don’t read horror which includes zombies, but I so loved Dearly Beloved by Lia Habel! I know those are not the typical scary zombies, but it still was out of my comfort zone reading something with zombies in it.
8. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2011?
6. Favorite new authors you discovered in 2011?
Oh man, I basically discovered everyone this year. Richelle Mead, JeriSmith-Ready, Brenda Pandos, Rachel Vincent, Julie Kagawa, Tahereh Mafi, Lia Habel, Marissa Meyer, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Veronica Roth, Amy Plum, and Nicole Peeler…I am sure I’m missing some of them, but the list is too long!
7. Best book that was out of your comfort zone or was a new genre for you?
I don’t read horror which includes zombies, but I so loved Dearly Beloved by Lia Habel! I know those are not the typical scary zombies, but it still was out of my comfort zone reading something with zombies in it.
8. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2011?
Divergent by Veronica Roth and Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Literally unputdownable. I know this because I stayed overnight just to finish them ^__^'
9. Book you most anticipated in 2011?
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
I read the entire Vampire Academy series and I just wanted, nay, needed more Adrian Ivashkov! Sydney turned out to be an amazing heroine too. I identified with many aspects of her personality, which was surprising given that I didn't much care for her during Vampire Academy.
10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2011?
Everblue by Brenda Pandos.
Yeah, I know there probably are awesome-er covers out there, but when I first read the question this one popped into my head.
And damnit I still want a hardcopy of the book, since the one I got is an ebook.
11. Most memorable character in 2011?
♥ Tod Hudson ♥
I've always imagined him to be somewhat like Garret Hedlund. lol What do you think?
12. Most beautifully written book read in 2011?
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. The prose in this book just blew my mind.
13. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2011?
Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready. I laughed, I screamed, I raged, I cried like a baby, and I swear to you I’ve never cried so hard because of a book in my life! It’s just so beautifully heart wrenching.
14. Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2011 to finally read?
The Hunger Games! Believe it or not I read them at the start of this year and I could NOT believe I’d never pick them up before. In fact, I’d seen them around and actually ignored them! Shame on me.
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi. The prose in this book just blew my mind.
13. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2011?
Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready. I laughed, I screamed, I raged, I cried like a baby, and I swear to you I’ve never cried so hard because of a book in my life! It’s just so beautifully heart wrenching.
14. Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2011 to finally read?
The Hunger Games! Believe it or not I read them at the start of this year and I could NOT believe I’d never pick them up before. In fact, I’d seen them around and actually ignored them! Shame on me.
15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2011?
Too many! It’s why I always post a couple of favorite quotes after each book. I usually go for the humor ones or the romantic ones. Here are a couple of epic ones.
Reaction to main romantic interest appearing:
“Oh, Hell. Must. Mate. Immediately.” ~ Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Declaration of love:
“You are my heart, my life, my entire existence.” ~ The Iron Queen
Advice that made me laugh:
“Just because a guy rings your bell, doesn’t mean you have to toot his horn.”
~ Born at Midnight
Best WTF expression:
“What the holy hand grenade was that?” ~ Starcrossed
16. Book That You Read In 2011 That Would Be Most Likely To Reread In 2012?
Divergent and Obsidian will probably get a quick re-read not only because they’re fabulous, but because their sequels will be released in 2012 and it never hurts to refresh my memory.
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!
The ending of Sweet Venom had me wanting to run to the nearest person and talk about the whole book even if they didn’t know what the hell I was talking about.
18. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2011?
I discovered book blogging this year! So of my fave blogs so far are:
19. Favorite review that you wrote in 2010?
I love the set of reviews I wrote for Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series. I think I poured my heart out into them.
The Iron King - The Iron Daughter - The Iron Queen - The Iron Knight
20. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?
20. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?
Aside from my Summer Giveaway post which has 57 comments/635 Pageviews, the Follow Friday of September 9 that asked: Have you ever wanted a villain to win at the end of a story?, has 38 comments/139 pageviews.
21. Best bookish discover (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?
I discovered the fabulous NetGalley and Paperbackswap.
22. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
There was the Paranormal Reading Challenge in October, and I completed it with 15 books. And the Goodreads challenge which I initially set to 50 books since I started seriously reading in August. When I completed the 50 in October, I raised it to 100. So far I’ve ended up reading 130 and counting!
23. One Book You Didn't Get To In 2011 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2012?
Actually there are three:
The Outcasts (Brotherband 1) by John Flanagan: his Ranger's Apprentice series is just fantastic and this one is set in the same world. I can't wait to read what adventures await this new set of characters.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern: I've been following her blog for a while and she's an energetic ball of fun and crazy. I hope to see all of that translated into her writing!
Hourglass by Myra McEntire: The support and enthusiasm Emerson received in the Heroines Tournament convinced me that this is a must read book.
24. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2012?
24. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2012?
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows.
God Lord have I tried getting an ARC of the thing and I couldn’t!
25. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging In 2012?
I hope to get more followers because more followers will hopefully mean more comments which lead to happy book discussions! Which is why I started a book blog in the first place ;)
*Not all the questions are here, please drop by The Perpetual Page-turner's blog for the full list!*
On My Wishlist (25)
Hosted by Book Chick City every Saturday. List the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.
They can be old, new or forthcoming.
They can be old, new or forthcoming.
A Million Suns(Across the Universe 2)Author: Beth RevisPublisher: RazorbillReleased: January 10 2012Genre: YA Science Fiction Dystopia
Godspeed was fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos.
It's been three months since Amy was unplugged. The life she always knew is over. And everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the spaceship Godspeed. But there may just be hope: Elder has assumed leadership of the ship. He's finally free to enact his vision - no more Phydus, no more lies.
But when Elder discovers shocking news about the ship, he and Amy race to discover the truth behind life on Godspeed. They must work together to unlock a puzzle that was set in motion hundreds of years earlier, unable to fight the romance that's growing between them and the chaos that threatens to tear them apart.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Vote for Alex and Win Scenes! Pt2 + Giveaways
Alexandria ‘Alex’ Andros
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♥ Funny
[Alex]“Okay. I’m ready to move onto something else, like practicing with knives or defense against the dark arts. Cool things.”[Aiden] “Did you just quote Harry Potter?”
♥ Snarky
“Was your mom a gardener?” I asked innocently.
“What?” Ren’s mouth hung open slightly.
“Because a face like yours belongs planted on the ground.”
♥ Not afraid to speak her mind
"That was the plan? To kill her before I found out she was alive?" My voice grew louder with each word. "You preach to me about trusting you? How in the hell can I trust you now?"
♥ A capable fighter
The daimon grasped my shoulder, and I let instinct take over. I twisted around, catching the surprise flickering across his pale face a split second before I kicked. My foot connected with the side of his head. The impact sent him staggering into the opposite wall. I spun around, slamming my hand into him. Surprise turned to horror as the daimon looked down at the garden spade burried deep in his stomach.
♥ A survivor
"…She was self-centered, irresponsible—"
"She was everything to me!" I jumped to my feet. "She did nothing but think of me! What happened to her was horrific—'tragic' is for people who die in car wrecks!"
♥ Brave
My legs didn't shake when I stood. Certainty filled my mind—maybe it'd been made up the night I heard what'd really happened to her. There was a small chance she hadn't committed horrific crimes, but if...if the daimon who had been [---] had killed someone, then one way or another, I was going to kill her. She was my responsibility now—my problem.
♥ Passionate
Everything could come to a crashing end for us if we were caught, but it didn’t matter. Right now, being with him seemed worth whatever consequence could come from it. This was right, like it was meant to be. There was no logical explanation for it.
♥ Wild
My bitch switch was flipped and, well, my sense of self-preservation went right out the window.
#HalfBloodLegion
Prizes and Giveaway:
1. Jennifer L. Armentrout continues to be her spectacular super-awesome self and promised us this time even more scenes from her upcoming releases!
Ready to faint? Not yet, cuz there's more!
250 Votes: a teaser from PureDid she I just read teasers from SHADOWS, ONYX, and CURSED?!?!
500 Votes: a teaser from Onyx
750 Votes: a teaser from Pure and Onyx
1000 Votes: a POV from Daemon (Obsidian)
1250 Votes: a teaser from Seth's POV in Pure
1500 Votes: a teaser from Shadows
WINS MATCH: a teaser from Pure, Shadows, Onyx, and Cursed.
Ready to faint? Not yet, cuz there's more!
For every 1000 votes, Jennifer L. Armentrout will give away an ARC of Pure, up to 6000 votes (ARCs will be given away on Twitter)
Can I get a HELL YES on all of that!?
And all you have to do is…
2. Momo, Alex’s awesome advocate, is giving away a copy of Daimon, Half-Blood, and a pre-order of Pure! You can find all about the giveaway over at Books Over Boys.
3. My Getting Ready for 2012 Giveaway has as the ultimate prize a signed copy of Half-Blood, a pre-order of Pure. Plus some of the prizes include Swag Packs full of bookmarks from Daimon, Half-Blood, Pure and even Cursed, guitar picks from Half-Blood and others
Top 10 Books I’m Looking Forward To in 2012
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Last day of the Top 10 Books of 2011! There are so many awesome books coming this next year that this list was pretty hard to do, but here it is!
1. Cinder
(Lunar Chronicles 1)
by Marissa Meyer
January 3, 2012
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.
2. Incarnate
(Newsoul 1)
by Jodi Meadows
January 31, 2012
Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD
NEWSOUL
Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why.
NOSOUL
Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are suspicious and afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the city, is Ana to blame?
HEART
Sam believes Ana’s new soul is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of reincarnation for all?
(Divergent 2)
by Veronica Roth
May 1, 2012
One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love.
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
4. Onyx
(Lux 2)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
August 2012
Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD
No one is who they seem. And not everyone will survive the lies...
(Blood of Eden 1)
by Julie Kagawa
April 24, 2012
In the dark days since the insidious Red Lung virus decimated the human population, vampires have risen to rule the crumbling cities and suburbs. Uncontested Princes hold sway over diminished ranks of humans: their "pets." In exchange for their labor, loyalty and of course, their blood, these pets are registered, given food and shelter, permitted to survive.
Unregistered humans cling to fringes, scavenging for survival. Allison Sekemoto and her fellow Unregistereds are hunted, not only by vampires, but by rabids, the unholy result of Red Lung-infected vampires feeding on unwary humans. One night, Allie is attacked by a pack of rabids, saved by an unlikely hero...and turned vampire.
Uncomfortable in her undead skin, Allie falls in with a ragtag crew of humans seeking a cure, or cures: for Rabidism and for Vampirism. She's passing for human...for now. But the hunger is growing and will not be denied. Not for friendship—not even for love.
6. The Golden Lily
(Bloodlines 2)
by Richelle Mead
June 12, 2012
Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD
Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students—children of the wealthy and powerful—carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, Jill, Eddie and Adrian must do everything in their power to keep their secret safe. But with forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, hiding the truth is harder than anyone thought.
7. Shine
(Shade 3)
by Jeri Smith-Ready
May 1, 2012
No other love has burned so bright.
Life can change in an instant, and no one understands that better than Aura. It’s been almost a year since her boyfriend tragically died. She’s finally letting go of Logan’s violet-hued ghost, but not her search to uncover the truth about her past.As the first in a generation that can see ghosts, Aura is convinced that she has a connection to the Shift. She’s trusted Zachary, ever patient and ever by her side, with all that she knows. But when the government threatens his life in an attempt to learn Aura’s secrets, she will stop at nothing to protect herself and the one she loves...even if that means betraying her own heart.
8. Pure (Covenant 2)
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
April 3, 2012
Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD
There is need. And then there is Fate...
Being destined to become some kind of supernatural electrical outlet isn't exactly awesome--especially when Alexandria's "other half" is everywhere she goes. Seth's in her training room, outside her classes, and keeps showing up in her bedroom--so not cool. Their connection does have some benefits, like staving off her nightmares of the tragic showdown with her mother, but it has no effect on what Alex feels for the forbidden, pure-blooded Aiden. Or what he will do--and sacrifice--for her.
When daimons infiltrate the Covenants and attack students, the gods send furies--lesser gods determined to eradicate any threat to the Covenants and to the gods, and that includes the Apollyon... and Alex. And if that and hordes of aether-sucking monsters didn't blow bad enough, a mysterious threat seems willing to do anything to neutralize Seth, even if that means forcing Alex into servitude... or killing her.
When the gods are involved, some decisions can never, ever be undone.
9. Fair Game
(Alpha & Omega 3)
by Patricia Briggs
March 6, 2012
They say opposites attract. And in the case of werewolves Anna Latham and Charles Cornick, they mate. The son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves, Charles is a dominant alpha. While Anna, an omega, has the rare ability to calm others of her kind.
Now that the werewolves have revealed themselves to humans, they can't afford any bad publicity. Infractions that could have been overlooked in the past must now be punished, and the strain of doing his father's dirty work is taking a toll on Charles.
Nevertheless, Charles and Anna are sent to Boston, when the FBI requests the pack's help on a local serial killer case. They quickly realize that not only the last two victims were werewolves-all of them were. Someone is targeting their kind. And now Anna and Charles have put themselves right in the killer's sights...
10. Forgiven (The Demon Trappers 3)
by Jana Oliver
March 27, 2012
Amazon ♥ B&N ♥ TBD
The days are growing darker for 17-year-old demon trapper Riley Blackthorne. With her father’s reanimated body back safely, Beck barely speaking to her because of a certain hunky Fallen angel, and a freshly-made deal with Lucifer, she has enough on her hands to last a normal teenage lifetime. Though she bargained with Heaven to save his life, her ex-boyfriend Simon has told the Vatican’s Demon Hunters that she’s working with Hell. So now she’s in hiding, at the top of everyone’s most-wanted list.
But it’s becoming clear that this is bigger than Riley, and rapidly getting out of control: something sinister is happening in Atlanta… or someone. The demons are working together for the first time ever and refusing to die, putting civilians in harm’s way. Riley thinks she might know who’s behind it all, but who’s going to believe her? Caught between her bargain with Heaven and her promise to Lucifer, Riley fears the final war is coming – and it may be closer than anyone thinks…
Reading Stats
Reads: 134
Reviews: 104
5 Star Reviews: 50
2011 Releases: 78
2011 Debuts: 43
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