Showing posts with label Books 2010. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books 2010. Show all posts

01 January 2011

End of 2010 Survey (I'll post a second Best of later! )

Jamie, at The Perpetual Page Turner, came up with an awesome book blogging survey. I just decided decided to fill it out. I hope it's okay that I'm not concentrating only in YA but on all books I've read this year :/. Only 31 minutes left to 2011, so I should get this under way now! Check out the other responses and fill out your own here here!


1. Best Book of 2010?

Help, I can't even answer the first question :/ :S! I don't know which book is my personal favourite of 2010. There are so many! There are a lot of books I've given 5 stars to. Maybe I should say ' Becoming Scarlett' by Ciara Geraghty. On the other hand I've read a lot of awesome books this year. A Girl Like You by Gemma Burgess (I read it the day before yesterday) or The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa are some of my favourites and thus Best Books I've read 2010!

2. Worst Book of 2010?
I'm sorry to say that I don't have a worst book of 2010. If a book is bad I don't finish it so I wouldn't know how bad it is :D

3. Most disappointing book of 2010?
Ahh, there are many. Some of which I haven't finished. As Nightshade by Andrea Cremer ( Iwasn't in the mood) or Matched by Ally Condie or how about Jane by April Lindner (soo disappointing - I love Jane Eyre!)

4. Most surprising (in a good way) book of 2010?
Another difficult question, maybe I shouldn't have filled out this form after all. I can't answer this question directly either. But most of the YA I've read this year surprised me. Surprised me that I actually liked YA, that I should read it! Like North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley or the books by Sarah Dessen I've read this year. All of them made me start reading YA in earnest

5. Book you recommended to people most in 2010?
Well, I haven't recommended any books to people this year (apart from my recommendations and reviews on my blog). People I know don't read chick-lit or YA, they don't read in English...

6. Best series you discovered in 2010?
Well, as I've just started reading YA and the chick-lit I read doesn't really do series I don't have much to choose from :P. But I'd say The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa - I love it!!!!

7. Favourite new authors you discovered in 2010?

Oh, there are many!! Justina Chen Headley, Kody Keplinger, Julie Kagawa, Gemma Burgess, Michele Holman, Sophie Jordan, Alicia Thompson and of course Stephanie Perkins!!! to just name a few!!!!

8.Most hilarious read of 2010?

A Girl Like You by Gemma Burgess or Katy Carter Wants a Hero by Ruth Saberton

9. Most thrilling unputdownable book of 2010?

The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

10. Book you most anticipated in 2010?

Ehm, about every book I bought:)
11. Favourite cover of a book you read in 2010?

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
12. Most memorable character in 2010?

Etienne St.Clair in Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins or Ash in The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa...or what about Bianca in The Duff by Kody Keplinger??

13. Most beautifully written book in 2010?
All of my favourites were beautiful in some way. I really liked the writing in The Iron Fey though.

14. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2010?

Well I really shouldn't have answered this 'poll'. ALL OF THEM. They all have an impact, they all move me, they all change me...if not they are rubbish!

15. Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2010 to finally read!

The books by Sarah Dessen - I'm late to YA- obviously!




09 January 2010

Books 2010

There's always something to look forward to! Like Spring, Summer, Sunshine and Warmth...Oh, how I miss the heat, Sunshine..how does the air smell in Spring, I've forgotten...I miss the smell of rain on the asphalt on a hot Summer day..I miss the fine ocean breeze I remember from my childhood..
I hope to spend some weeks of my short (?) Summer holiday on Gran Canaria..oh..the feel of flipflops on your feet..the salty skin..
Ok, yeah, I'm daydreaming (even though its almost midnight..haha)..
But there are also books..lots of books to read this year I hope..I'm already feeling giddy, excited..I hope it's going to be a wonderful year....

Looking forward to:

This month:
- Becoming Scarlett by Ciara Geraghty
- I love Hollywood by Lindsey Kelk

February:
- After by Kristin Harmel
- The Summer Hideaway by Susan Wiggs

March:
- Nina Jones and the Temple of Gloom by Julie Cohen
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April:
- The Good, the Bad and the Dumped by Jenny Colgan
- Get Lucky by Katherine Center
- The Single Girl by Jane Costello
- About Time by Niamh Shaw
- Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery

May:
- Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas
- Nothing But Trouble by Rachel Gibson

June:
- Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
- Livin La Vida Loca by Belinda Jones
- 29 by Adena Halpern
- When You Least Expect It by Whitney Gaskell
- Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn

July:
- You're The One I Don't Want by Alexandra Potter


Wanting to read but can't find anywhere:
- I want who she's having by Liz Fenton
- Accidental IT-Girl by Libby Street

I want to read new books by:
- Saralee Rosenberg
- Alisa Kwitney
- Sarah Mason
- Liza Palmer
- Amy Jenkins
- Evelyn Cosgrave
- Claire LaZebnik
- Rosie Wilde
- Phillipa Ashley
- Katy Regan
- Kerry Reichs
- Tarras Wilding
- Ellen Shanman
- Samantha Scott-Jeffries
- Jules Stanbridge
- Kim Gruenenfelder

--> So WRITE; WRITE AND WRITE so that I have something to read..haha :) :)