Is August Mid-Year? Naw. Just pretend like it’s Mid-Year 😉

The Questions:

1. Best book you’ve read so far in 2018.

 

 

The Last Unicorn has been one of my favourite movies since I was a child, yet somehow I never read the book until this year. Here’s the link to my review: My favourite book and movie: The Last Unicorn ~ Spoiler-Free Book Review

 

 

 

 

 

2. Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2018.

 

 

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) #BookReview #SpoilerFree

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. New release you haven’t read yet, but want to.

 

The Outsider by Stephen King

Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime written by Stephen King?! It’s too good to be true. I must get my hands on this one soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.

 

I loved The Forgotten Garden and liked The House at Riverton a lot, so I was excited when The Clockmaker’s Daughter popped up in my Goodreads Upcoming releases by “my authors”.

The Clockmaker’s Daughter is a Historical Fiction novel with mystery, which sounds right up my alley. Expected Publication is September 20, 2018.

 

 

 

5. Biggest disappointment.

 

 

After giving This Savage Song four stars I had high hopes for the sequel, Our Dark Duet. It was OK, the average Goodreads rating is over four stars, so I wouldn’t say not to read it, you might like it. I was definitely disappointed with this one.

 

 

 

 

 

6. Biggest surprise.

 

I received an ARC from Netgalley for Thief of Happy Endings, and although I am very grateful for receiving free books to review, I was not looking forward to reading this at all. I don’t typically like stories about horses, or books with a cowboy on the cover, but man was I shocked. I LOVED this story and I highly recommend you check it out.

 

 

 

 

 

7. Favorite new author. (Debut or new to you)

It’s a tie between Emily X.R. Pan who wrote The Astonishing Color of After, and Caighlan Smith who wrote Children of Daedala.

8. Newest fictional crush.

 

 

Graham. *swoon* He’s caring, generous, patient, selfless. Does he make mistakes? Yes. But you know what, no one is perfect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Newest favorite character.

 

 

Hal. What a badass, strong young woman. She’s been through a bunch of crap that should have made her crude, but she just keeps pushing through. Hal is cunning and a fantastic character in The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware.

 

 

 

 

 

10. Book that made you cry (Saddest book you have read).

 

I’m sure you’ve heard of Wonder. It’s one of the most popular book to movie adaptations. I read the book, then watched the movie. Both made me bawl my eyes out (in a good way).

 

 

 

 

 

11. Book that made you happy.

 

Every Harry Potter fan smiles while reading any of the books or watching the movies. Great characters that I’ve grown to love. Even when they are annoying, I can’t help but have an awesome time while reading these books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Favorite book to film adaptation you saw this year.

Hidden Figures (haven’t read the book yet), and A Wrinkle in Time (read the book and watched the movie).

13. Favorite review you’ve written this year.

I’ve written 32 book reviews so far this year. It’s hard for me to pick a favourite. My most liked review is Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) #BookReview #SpoilerFree

14. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received)

 

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and his son, Owen. I could stare at this cover all day. My father and stepmom sent me this one for Christmas and I still haven’t read it. I MUST get to this soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?