Good morning!
I found this one through tumblr, made my @BookOfmirth, and I wanted to use it to answer it all in one post rather than answer them through asks giving me only certain numbers š
I do prefer this one compared to the other ones iāve seen floating around, as the questions does fit better than the other ones iāve seen ā the lot of them asking fantasy-related questions alot and wellā¦ I donāt do fantasy.
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Because iām a forgetful person, iām gonna look through my goodread account aswell as my challenges wrap-up to help me answer all of thoses š
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1. How many books did you read this year?
I read a total of 29 books so far! Compared to the 25 of last year.
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2. Did you reread anything? What?
I sadly didnāt have any reread this year! despite being SO tempted to do it, it was one of thoses things I always pushed off..
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3. What were your top five books of the year?
Thatās a hard one.. Letās say- The upside of falling, Last chance books, We canāt keep meeting like this, First in & I killed Zoe Spanos.
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4. Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?
Yes, Rachel Lynn Solomon would be one! I read both Our year of maybe aswell as We canāt keep meeting like this from her this year, and I also recently boughtĀ Today tonight tomorrow.
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5. What genre did you read the most of?
Definately YA.. and romance. Though I read quite alot of thriller too- you know, the regulars for me š
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6. Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?
Oh yesh, Thereās still so many books on my shelves š¤£Ā but not one in particular, the only set list that I have would be my Winter Tbr.
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7. What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate?
Yee, it does seems accurate- Before seeing that My year in books 2021Ā was indeed out, I wouldāve guessed 4something.
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8. Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones?
I did finished my Goodread goal, #AudiobookChallenge2021 aswell as #BeatTheBacklist2021! AS you can see in my Reading challenge wrap up post š
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9. Did you get into any new genres?
The only one that isnāt really what I usually read was an anthology of true crime cold cases; collected and published by one of my favorite true crime youtuber.
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10. What was your favorite new release of the year?
Oof- I only read 7 new releases this year, and most of them were in my top 5 of question earlier.. š Ā One last stop was also really good too!
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11. What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read?
DefinatelyĀ I killed Zoe Spanos, Iād say!
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12. Any books that disappointed you?
Sadly the French Quebec books that I read nowadays arenāt as fantastic as they seemed to be growing up.. This year this has beenĀ On peut-tu rester amis?
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13. What were your least favorite books of the year?
A second one that fell flat for me has beenĀ If youāre out there.. I just expected so much more than this?
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14. What books do you want to finish before the year is over?
I just wanna finish my current read, honestly, iād be happyĀ š Ā Which isĀ Christmas at Cockleberry Bay
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15. Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Womenās Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them?
I- honestly canāt tell š¤Ā I do live under a rock.. never knowing whatās new released and all that..
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16. What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?
The midnight Library; and I gotta say even if I found it so much more harsh in the begining, Iām one of those readers who did enjoyed it.
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17. Did any books surprise you with how good they were?
Iām 95% sure there is.. but I donāt remember which one(s) in particular ahah woops.
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18. How many books did you buy?
Okay letās see: I did four book haul posts this year (1, 2, 3, 4), plus the last haul I posted on insta.. Making it 23 books bought this year.
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19. Did you use your library?
I did!! Though only the app version, through Libby. Iāve loaned 2 ebooks & 2audiobooks- I concentrated more on reading the ones I had on my shelves this year, it seems.
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20. What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations?
I donāt often have anticipated releases.. but I was REALLY hyped for the Comfort book, having read all the other non-fiction books by Matt Haig. I rated it 5 stars, it was pretty good!
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21. Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama?
Not sure if itās because of my tad-wierd timezone or what, but I always arrive after-the-fact and miss all the drama š¤£Ā Iād just spot a few tweets talking about the drama, so I know Iād miss something, but thatās it.
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22. Whatās the longest book you read?
Apparently it had beenĀ Almost AdultsĀ @ 476 pages.
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23. Whatās the fastest time it took you to read a book?
Euuh.. I am a slow reader, so ithink it should be around a week for a novel book? Though if itās poetry or anthology I can read it in a few days.
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25. Did you DNF anything? Why?
Though Iād wanted to for some of them.. I didnāt this year!
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26. What reading goals do you have for next year?
So far, I only know my Goodread one. Which would be set to read 30books.
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Did you get into any new genres? DNfed anything?
Share some answers with me in the comments xx
This is a really great end-of-the-year tag! I had similar thoughts about Midnight Library. I did really enjoy One Last Stop! I hope you have a great Holiday and get one more book in!!
Thank you dear! I hope your holiday is wonderful aswell xx
Thereās are fun questions! Loved seeing your bookish year.
Thank you! xx
This sounds like such a fun game! Iām happy to see that you loved Last Chance Books and We Canāt Keep Meeting Like This, as they are still on my TBR š I also discovered Rachel Lynn Solomon this year, my fave by her is Today Tonight Tomorrow š„°
Oh i bought that one, just need to read it too! Ahah, happy to hear āŗļø