Showing posts with label 2017 Annual End of Year Survey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 Annual End of Year Survey. Show all posts

Sunday, May 17, 2020

What's Happening (05-17-20)...

So I'm doing things a tad bit differently this year and will be combining all of my regular weekend posts.  This will enable me to add more content on Fridays and it is just starting to make more sense.  I'll still be linking up with Stacking the Shelves at Tynga's Reviews and Sunday Post at Caffeinated Reviewer.  Both blogs are awesome so make sure you check them out. 

So this post is going up later than usual but I refuse to skip another week so I'm throwing something together.  It's been a pretty uneventful week at The Farm, which is good because it beats the alternative.  Saturday was Booker T's birthday and I think we were all feeling it though.  Apollo and Cass are doing fine and Apollo is going through a tall-growth spurt.  I know, pictures right?



We watched some more Shameless and are up to Season 7.  I also started watching Season 2 of Dead to Me which I am enjoying.  I do have to admit I liked the first one better though. We watched a horror movie called Dreamkatcher which was actually good so I would recommend it if you get a chance (it's not the Stephen King one).  I also am completely caught up on Riverdale.  It was an interesting year with that one but I have to admit, I hate that we had to miss the last three episodes.



I've been working part-time still which is good.  I have also been reading some and here are the two books I'm focusing in right now. (S)Witchboard on the surface doesn't seem like something I picked up but the author's Chop Shop was one of my favorite reads last year so I couldn't resist this one.  And as to be expected, I'm loving The Secret of Bones.  Of course Cass knows the REAL secret of bones - they are better off in his tummy (Milkbones of course!) 



So Amazon had a huge choice of freebies of Scooby Doo comics this weekend and I think I grabbed WAY to many.  If you love comics and Scooby, then I suggest you see if they're still free.



And finally some more review books. Seems like Netgalley has been having so many more books posted since COVID-19.  Or is it just me?  You can click on the link and it should direct you to Goodreads.  







So there you have it.  Hope you all are doing great!

Sunday, December 31, 2017

2017 Annual End of Year Survey


The Annual Year End Survey is hosted by Jamie@ Perpetual Page Turner but I first saw it over at Chuckles Book Cave.  It looked fun so I thought I'd give it a try.


1. 2017 Reading Stats
Number of Books Read: 102
Number of Re-reads: None
Most Read Genre: Probably Mystery closely followed by Horror

2. Best in Books

Best Book Read in 2017 (this is hard because I had more than a few 5-paw reads)

Books You Were Excited About and Thought You'd Love But Didn't

Most Surprising Book You Read (in a good or bad way)
I thought I'd be upset with Mayte and believed she was out to exploit her relationship with Prince but I was wrong.  I was even thrilled when she had a conversation with me via twitter.

Book You Pushed the Most People to Read

Best Series You Started in 2017
I really love the Lucky Paws Petsitting Mysteries

Best Sequel of 2017

Best Series Ender of 2017

Favorite New Author Discovered in 2017
No surprise here - Hunter Shea

 Best Book From a Genre You Don't Normally Read
Contemporary

Most Action-Packed/Hard to Put Down Book

Best Book You Read on 2017 That You Are Likely to Reread Next Year.
NONE

Favorite Cover of a Book You Read This Year
Gotta love my dogs!

Most Memorable Character of 2017
Atl and her dog Cualli

Most Beautifully Written Book of 2017

Most Thought-Provoking Book
I was soooooo wrong about poor Mayte and I had to take a good look at how flawed my favorite artist really was

Book You Can't Believe You Waited Until 2017 to Read

Favorite Quote or Passage
"I love mankind...it's PEOPLE I can't stand!"  Charles Schultz

Shortest Book Read in 2017
Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Secret House of the Night of Dread |Desire
(The title is longer than its 48 pages)

Longest Book Read in 2017
Little Heaven is 496 pages, but it seemed like 1000 when I was reading it


Book That Shocked You the Most
I still don't know how to explain this one

One True Pairing of the Year
Olivia and Gabriel

Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship of the Year
Cara and her fairy godfather Vincent

Favorite Book You Read in 2017 From an Author Previously Read

Best Book Read in 2017 Based Solely on a Recommendation From Someone Else
There used to be a Booktuber named Lindsey Rey and she raved about these books so I had to pick one up.  I loved it!

New Fictional Crush from a Book Read in 2017
SMOOSHIE!

Best 2017 Debut Read

Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting

Book That Put a Smile on Your Face

Book That Nearly Made You Cry

Hidden Gem of the Year

Book That Crushed Your Soul
Unless the dog dies, I'm good

Most Unique Book Read in 2017
Gotta love DARK JUGHEAD

Book That Made You the Most Mad
Leave the orcas alone!!!!!!


3.  Looking Ahead

One Book You Didn't Get to on 2017 But Will Be First Priority in 2018

Book You Are Most Anticipating for 2018 (non debut)

2018 Debut You Are Most Anticipating

Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2018

One Thing You Hope to Accomplish or Do in Your Reading/Blogging Life in 2018
I would like to continue to connect with my favorite bloggers and meet new ones.  I also wouldn't mind hitting 150 Bloglovin' followers

A 2018 You Already Read and Recommend to Everyone
My review isn't up yet but this is one I think lots of people will like