Hi! Today I’m going to do the end-of-the-year book survey. This is originally from Jaime perpetualpageturner. I grabbed these questions from Stephanie@bookfever11.

2021 READING STATS:

Number Of Books You Read: 103

Number of Re-Reads: 9%

Genre You Read The Most From: Young Adult Contemporary

BEST IN BOOKS:

1. BEST BOOK YOU READ IN 2021?

Adult: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

YA: Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

Historical Fiction: Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton

Middle Grade: Fearless (Fearless Serie Book 1) by Mandy Gonzalez

2. BOOK YOU WERE EXCITED ABOUT & THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO LOVE MORE BUT DIDN’T?

I was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

3. MOST SURPRISING (IN A GOOD WAY OR BAD WAY) BOOK YOU READ?

All in a good way.

1- This will be Funny Someday by Katie Henry

2- Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado

3- Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

4- The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz

5- With the Fire of High by Elizabeth Acevedo

6- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

4. BOOK YOU “PUSHED” THE MOST PEOPLE TO READ (AND THEY DID)?

Fearless by Mandy Gonzalez – I told anybody who would listen to read this book, and a lot of them seemed to enjoy it.

5. BEST SERIES YOU STARTED IN 2021? BEST SEQUEL? BEST SERIES ENDER OF 2021?

Best Series Started: Fearless by Mandy Gonzalez

Sequel: A Court of Sliver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Ender: The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan

 6. FAVORITE NEW AUTHOR YOU DISCOVERED IN 2021?

V.E. Schwab, Crystal Maldonado, Sophie Gonzles, Elizabeth Acevedo, Angie Thomas

7. BEST BOOK FROM A GENRE YOU DON’T TYPICALLY READ/WAS OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE?

A Court of Sliver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

8. MOST ACTION-PACKED/THRILLING/UNPUTDOWNABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR?

A Court of Sliver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Rule of Wolves and King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Fearless by Mandy Gonzalez

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

9. BOOK YOU READ IN 2021 THAT YOU WOULD BE MOST LIKELY TO RE-READ NEXT YEAR?

Fearless by Mandy Gonzalez

Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Maldonado

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Clap When you Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

10. FAVORITE COVER OF A BOOK YOU READ IN 2021?

A Court of Sliver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

Kate in Waiting by Becky Albertalli

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Today, Tonight, Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

11. MOST MEMORABLE CHARACTER OF 2021?

Marisol from Next Year in Havana

Kate from Kate in Waiting

Eboni from With the Fire on High

Darcy from Perfect on Paper

Izzy from This Will Be Funny Someday

Charlie form Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

August and Jane from One Last Stop

12. MOST BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN BOOK READ IN 2021?

  
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

This Will Be Funny Someday

13. MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING/ LIFE-CHANGING BOOK OF 2021?

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas

14. BOOK YOU CAN’T BELIEVE YOU WAITED UNTIL 2021 TO FINALLY READ?

With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

15. FAVORITE PASSAGE/QUOTE FROM A BOOK YOU READ IN 2021?

I need to pay attention to book quotes more.

16.SHORTEST & LONGEST BOOK YOU READ IN 2021?

Shortest (75 pages) – Pippa Park’s my Journal About Life
Longest (757 pages): A Court of Sliver Flames

 17. BOOK THAT SHOCKED YOU THE MOST

Like Home

The Hate U Give

18. OTP OF THE YEAR (YOU WILL GO DOWN WITH THIS SHIP!)

l Nesta & Cassian: A Court of Sliver Flames

2 Marisol and Luis: Next Year In Havana

3 August and Jane: One Last Stop

19. FAVORITE NON-ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP OF THE YEAR

The Kids from Our Time: Fearless

The kids from The House in the Cerulean Sea

20. FAVORITE BOOK YOU READ IN 2021 FROM AN AUTHOR YOU’VE READ PREVIOUSLY

A Court of Sliver Flames

Rule Of Wolves

21. BEST BOOK YOU READ IN 2021 THAT YOU READ BASED SOLELY ON A RECOMMENDATION FROM SOMEBODY ELSE/PEER PRESSURE/BOOKSTAGRAM, ETC.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Perfect on Paper

22. NEWEST FICTIONAL CRUSH FROM A BOOK YOU READ IN 2021?

I don’t have book crushes

23. BEST 2021 DEBUT YOU READ?

Fearless

24. BEST WORLDBUILDING/MOST VIVID SETTING YOU READ THIS YEAR?

A Court of Sliver Flames

Rule of Wolves

25. BOOK THAT PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE/WAS THE MOST FUN TO READ?

Fearless

The Chance to Fly

With the Fire on High

Kate in Waiting

One Last Stop

26. BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY OR NEARLY CRY IN 2021?

A Court of Sliver Flames

Clap When You Land

27. HIDDEN GEM OF THE YEAR?

This Will Be Funny Someday

Fat Chance, Charlie Vega

28. BOOK THAT CRUSHED YOUR SOUL?

A Court of Sliver Flames

The House In The Cerulean Sea

29. MOST UNIQUE BOOK YOU READ IN 2021?

Clap When You Land

Call Me Athena

30. BOOK THAT MADE YOU THE MOST MAD (DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN YOU DIDN’T LIKE IT)

I was Anastasia

YOUR BLOGGING/BOOKISH LIFE

1. NEW FAVORITE BOOK BLOG/BOOKSTAGRAM/YOUTUBE CHANNEL YOU DISCOVERED IN 2021?

I really got into Booktube this year. Also I’ve discovered more blogs.

YouTube: Haileyinbookland

Booksandlala

Mer

Blogs

Stephanie from Bookfever.

2. FAVORITE POST YOU WROTE IN 2021?

I had some blogging hiatuses this year, but this was also a year when I was consistently posting reviews as well.

Bookish: Fearless Book Review- http://paigesofbook.blogspot.com/2021/04/fearless-fearless-series-book-1-by.html

Non-Bookish: Theatrical Thursdays- R&H Goes Pop Album Review- http://paigesofbook.blogspot.com/2021/04/theatrical-thursdays-r-goes-pop-album.html

4. BEST BOOKISH EVENT THAT YOU PARTICIPATED IN (AUTHOR SIGNINGS, FESTIVALS, VIRTUAL EVENTS,  ETC.)?

3. FAVORITE BOOKISH RELATED PHOTO YOU TOOK IN 2021?

I removed this question but it asked about a bookish event either in person or virtual. For Me this year, this was the event for Fearless with Mandy Gonzalez and Lin – Manuel- Miranda.

5. BEST MOMENT OF BOOKISH/BLOGGING LIFE IN 2021?

Getting ARC’s and on Blog Tours.

6. MOST CHALLENGING THING ABOUT BLOGGING OR YOUR READING LIFE THIS YEAR?

Finding the time to read, blog, take photos for Instagram, and stay on top of the news.

7. MOST POPULAR POST THIS YEAR ON YOUR BLOG (WHETHER IT BE BY COMMENTS OR VIEWS)?

My R&H Goes Pop Post was one of them!

8. POST YOU WISHED GOT A LITTLE MORE LOVE?

It’s always great to have more love on any post.

9. BEST BOOKISH DISCOVER (BOOK RELATED SITES, BOOK STORES, ETC.)?

Bookish First!

Booktok

10. DID YOU COMPLETE ANY READING CHALLENGES OR GOALS THAT YOU HAD SET FOR YOURSELF AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR?

I have a goal of 40, upped it to 50, and ended with over 100!