2019 Book Survey
Welcome to the 2019 End of Year Book Survey hosted by Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner! This is the fourth time that we have participated in this bookish survey event. It is always wonderful to look back on our year in books and find out what others accomplished in their reading over the year.
2019 READING STATS
Number Of Books You Read: 128
Number of Re-Reads: 5
Genre You Read The Most From: Young Adult Contemporary
BEST IN BOOKS
1. Best Book You Read In 2019? The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys is a beautifully written historical fiction novel. (Lori)
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t? Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim is the first book of The Blood of Stars series. It is one book that has so much love, but not one that really wowed me as much as I had hoped. (Olivia)
3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read? Naturally Tan is the autobiography of Tan France from Queer Eye. I knew that I was going to enjoy the book, but it was a surprisingly fun and interesting read. (Lori)
4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)? Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand is a wonderful historical fiction novel that fans of the author and the era will find enjoyable. Definitely one that I find myself suggesting quite a bit. It is a perfect read for a book club. (Lori)
5. Best series you started in 2019? Nocturna by Maya Motayne is one of the most exciting fantasy novels that I have read in a while. I am really looking forward to reading the next book in the A Forgery of Magic series. (Olivia)
6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2019? Maya Motayne is definitely one author that I cannot wait to read more of. (Olivia)
7. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone? Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid is an audiobook that I listened to this fall, as it was recommended to me many times. I wasn’t quite sure that I would enjoy the concept or the multiple perspectives, but the audio version is so well done that I became immediately immersed in the story. (Lori)
8. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2018 to finally read? Carry On by Rainbow Rowell had been on my TBR for years, and when the second book came out, Wayward Son, I knew it was time to get started. (Olivia)
9. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2018? Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats was a mere 56 pages, and The Little Bookshop on the Seine was a whopping 567 pages. (Lori)
10. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read? Red White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston is a hilarious rom-com that I absolutely loved. The characters and the story are so fantastic. (Olivia)
2019 BLOGGING/BOOKISH LIFE
Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year?
We took part in the Goodreads reading challenge this year and will be doing so again next year. The commitment is always hard, so it looks as though this will be the only one that The Candid Cover will take part in during 2020.
LOOKING AHEAD
1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2019, But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2020? Rebel by Marie Lu. I am currently re-reading the series over the holidays, so I hope to be able to get to it very soon! (Olivia)
2. 2020 Debut You Are Most Anticipating? Thorn by Intisar Khanini sounds like such a unique retelling. (Lori)
What are you hoping to accomplish in your reading/blogging life in 2020?
Congrats on reading 128 books! The Fountains of Silence and Red, White & Royal Blue are on my TBR list, so I’m glad you liked them.
Aj @ Read All The Things! recently posted…The Sunday Post #205
Thanks, AJ! I hope that you enjoy them, too! 🙂
I love the end of year survey! I’ll be posting mine tomorrow. How many books are you both gonna try to read in 2020?
Stephanie @ Bookfever recently posted…Top 10 Favorite Books of 2019
We set a goal of 100 again this year. Fingers crossed!! 🙂
What a fun reading survey!
It is! It is so much fun looking back at all the books we have read. 🙂
I love looking back at the year’s books! I’ve been wanting to read Daisy Jones and the Six after seeing so much buzz about it.
It is amazing to look back and remember all of those titles. I hope that you enjoy Daisy Jones when you get the chance to read it! 🙂
I hope to read more genres. I have been neglecting the Young Adult and Thrillers genre a lot, and I hope to make up for it in 2020.
Oooh! I hope that you find some fantastic reads this year! 🙂
I love all of your responses! I am going to try Daisy Jones and the Six now. Happy new year!!
Happy New Year to you, too! 🙂
Red, White, and Royal Blue sounds like a lot of fun. Thanks for posting!
It sure was! Thanks for stopping by, Christina! 🙂
I listened to the audio of Daisy Jones and the Six and it took me by surprise too! I definitely think the audiobook was the way to go with it. If I had read the physical book, I think I would’ve been bored, but the audio narrators were SO GOOD!
I completely agree with you! That audiobook it narrated so well!
You had a wonderful year in reading! Several books you’ve shared found there way to my list too:) Here’s to another great year and many more books!
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That’s fantastic! I hope that you have another great year of books, too!
I have long wanted to read something by Ruta Sepetys. The Fountains of Silence sounds like such a good read. Summer of ’69 isn’t one I have come across too often, but it does sound good. I hope to read more historical fiction this year. Of course, I want to read more of everything this year, which may be a problem. LOL A good one, anyway. I hope you have a Happy New Year!
Literary Feline recently posted…2019: A Year in Review
We have a want to read more “problem,” too!! 😉
RW&RB was definitely a lot of fun, and I am looking forward to more books from McQuiston
She definitely has us intrigued for more as well!
Fountains of Silent, and Red White and Royal Blue are two I really wished I’d gotten to last year. Good luck for you in 2020! You can check out my wrap-up post in the link below!
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature) recently posted…December/End of 2019 Wrap-Up Post and Looking Forward to 2020
I hope that you enjoy both of them when you get the chance, Lisa!
I totally agree with you on Fountains of Silence and daisy Jones!!!
Right?! Two fantastic reads of 2019, for sure!
128 books is awesome! Happy New Year!!!
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Thanks so much, Greg! Happy New Year to you as well!
Hey Happy New Year! Long time no see. Glad to see that you are still going strong. It was great seeing your past year (that I missed). I took a small break but now I am back with a revamped blog, including name change. Hope fully my blog bug stay put for 2020 hahah
I hope to see you around this. Wishing you nothing but the best in 2020.
Muah 💋 Helena
Helena @ Fictional World Dreamer recently posted…Happy 2020!
How exciting! I look forward to reading your new blov!
Red, White, and Royal Blue made me really happy too. Such a good book. I bought Carry On when it came out and I STILL haven’t read it. So that’s a must for this year, especially with Wayward Son already out.
-Lauren
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Ha! We have LOTS of books collecting dust on our shelves. I hope that you get to it soon! 😉
I set a Goodreads goal for myself this year of 230 books! I achieved it in 2019 but mostly because we traveled a lot.