Sunday, February 14, 2016

Year-end book recap 2015

1.  Best book(s) I read in 2015: "Ratscalibur" by Josh Lieb, "The readers of Broken Wheel recommend" by Katarina Bivald, "Stone mattress" by Margaret Atwood, and "Spinster" by Kate Bolick

2.  Most disappointing book of 2015: "Go set a watchman" by Harper Lee

3.  Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2015: "The time of your life" by Margaret Trudeau

4.  Books I recommended most to people in 2015: "Rising strong" by Brene Brown and "Big magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert

5.  Best series I discovered in 2015: Although it's not listed as such, "Ratscalibur" by Josh Lieb ends on a cliffhanger which could mean the beginning of a series.  I so hope this is the first in a series!!

6.  Favourite new author(s) of 2015: I look forward to seeing what else Erika Swyler and Katarina Bivald write in the future

7.  Most thrilling, unputdownable book of 2015: None this year but "The Martian" by Andy Weir was close

8.  Book I most anticipated in 2015: "Go set a watchman" by Harper Lee

9.  Favourite cover of a book I read in 2015: "Ratscalibur" by Josh Lieb




10. Most memorable character in 2015: Owen Wedgwood from "Cinnamon and gunpowder" by Eli Brown

11. Most beautifully written book of 2015: "The book of speculation" by Erika Swyler

12. Best book that was out of my comfort zone or was a new genre for me in 2015: "The Yard" by Alex Grecian; the series have such interesting covers but I found this book more gory than I thought it would be and I'm disappointed that I don't think I can read the rest.

13. Book that had the greatest impact on me in 2015: It's a tie between "Big magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert and "Rising strong" by Brene Brown

14. Book I can't believe I waited until 2015 to FINALLY read: "The Penguin complete Sherlock Holmes" by Arthur Conan Doyle

15. Book I read in 2015 that would most likely be reread in 2016: "Ratscalibur" by Josh Lieb

16. Book that had a scene in it that had me reeling and dying to talk to someone about it? (A WTF moment, an epic revelation, a steamy kiss, etc.  No spoilers!): "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Some fun stats:
Books completed: 50
Books by male authors: 28
Books by female authors: 22
Fiction: 21
Non-fiction: 19
Children's books: 10
YA books: 0
E-books: 2
Did not finish (DNF): 4
Re-reads: 0
Translated books: 1 (Swedish)
Big fat books (more than 500 pages): 0

Read on,
Paula