Mid-Year FreakOUT

Hi Book-Sniffers and Librocubicularists,

Oh hey. It's this time of year again. It's a Friday and my brain is dead. It's also 4 days before summer and I can't wait!!!

Mid-year and it's the best time to reflect on what's been achieved. Check out my ongoing Challenge here.


Total Books Read: 33
Total Pages Read: 11,796


Rereads: 3
YA: 13
Adult: 20

Best Book so far...
YA - Strange the Dreamer (Laini Taylor)
Adult - The Mime Order, II (Samantha Shannon)

Best Sequel
The Mime Order, II (Samantha Shannon)

New Release Haven't Read
Firebrand, VI (Kristen Britain)

Most Anticipated Book in the 2nd half of 2015
Tower of Dawn (Sarah J. Maas)

Biggest Disappointment
YA -The Master Magician, III (Charlie N. Holmberg)
Adult - The Passage (Justin Cronin)

Biggest Surprise
Dragonwyck (Anya Seton)

New Favourite Author

Adult - Anne Bishop

Newest Fictional Crush
Simon Wolfguard from Written in Red (Anne Bishop) AND renewed love for Po from Graceling (Kristin Cashore) AND still Emery from The Paper/Glass/Master Magician (Charlie N Holmberg)

Newest Favourite Character
YA - Snow White from Frogkisser! (Garth Nix)


What book made you cry?
Strange the Dreamer (Laini Taylor)

What book made you happy?
YA - Violet Eyes (Debbie Viguie)
Adult - Green Rider, I (Kristen Britain)

Best Book to Film Adaptation
Have not seen any yet.

Favourite Review
Frogkisser! (Garth Nix)

Most Beautiful Book Acquired
Too Like the Lightning (Ada Palmer)

What books need to be read by the end of this year?
For a full answer see my Books To Read tab. But the Top 5 I need to read are:
1. Too Like the Lightning (Ada Palmer)
2. Firebrand, VI (Kristen Britain)
3. The Burning Page (Genevieve Cogman)
4. Babylon Steel (Gaie Sebold)
5. Daughter of Blood, I (Anne Bishop)