1. Best Book Top 3 Books You Read In 2016?
Shadow and Bone, A Court of Mist and Fury, Caraval
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t?
Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman
3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read?
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead – I expected fantasy and got historical fiction
4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)?
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
5. Best series you started in 2016? Best Sequel of 2016? Best Series Ender of 2016?
Series started: And I Darken by Kiersten White
Sequel: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Series ender: The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2016?
Stephanie Garber, S. Jae-Jones
7. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?
The Royal We by Heather Cocks
8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?
The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
9. Book You Read In 2016 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year?
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2016?
RoseBlood by A.G. Howard
11. Most memorable character of 2016?
Male: The Darkling – The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
Female: Lada Dragwlya – And I Darken by Kiersten White
12. Most beautifully written book read in 2016?
Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
13. Most Thought-Provoking/ Life-Changing Book of 2016?
If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2016 to finally read?
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2016?
I don’t have an answer for this because I’m terrible with quotes.
16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2016?
Shortest: Stygian by Santino Hassell
Longest: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
17. Book That Shocked You The Most
Pines by Blake Crouch
18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!)
Rhysand and Feyre – A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas
19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year
Jackaby and Abigail – Jackaby by William Ritter
20. Favorite Book You Read in 2016 From An Author You’ve Read Previously
The Architect of Song – A.G. Howard
21. Best Book You Read In 2016 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure:
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2016?
The Darkling – The Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo
23. Best 2016 debut you read?
Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?
My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2016?
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepeteys
27. Hidden Gem Of The Year?
The Architect of Song by A.G. Howard
28. Book That Crushed Your Soul?
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2016?
Caraval by Stephanie Garber
30. Book That Made You The Most Mad (doesn’t necessarily mean you didn’t like it)?
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
1. Favorite review that you wrote in 2016?
The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling (Spoiler: I secretly like writing bad reviews)
2. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?
That time I posted before the blog ratings with no justification
3. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)?
ALA in Orlando
4. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2016?
Meeting other bookish people at ALA
5. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year?
Overcoming reading and blogging slumps
6. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?
The Plight of Book Bloggers in 2016
7. Best bookish discovery?
#booksfortrade
8. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
Several! You can see all my challenges here!
1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2016 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2017?
Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman
2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2017 (non-debut)?
Now I Rise by Kiersten White
3. 2017 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?
Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody
4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2017?
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
5. A 2017 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone:
Caraval by Stephanie Garber & Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
