2020 End of Year Reading Survey

Hello everyone! I’m excited to be sharing my end of the year wrap up! This is a survey that Jamie of The Perpetual Page Turner does each year, and I’m so excited to be sharing my own abbreviated wrap up! Without further ado, let’s jump in.

**2020 READING STATS**

Number Of Books You Read: 23
Number of Re-Reads: I’m honestly not sure/didn’t include this in total number of books I read
Genre You Read The Most From: fantasy and sci fi

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1. Best Book You Read In 2020?

(If you have to cheat — you can break it down by genre if you want or 2020 release vs. backlist)

2020 Release:

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Backlist:

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Exit Strategy by Martha Wells, #4 in the Murderbot Diaries

 2. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read?  

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Exit Strategy by Martha Wells, #4 in the Murderbot Diaries

 3. Best series you started in 2020? Best Sequel? Best Series Ender of 2020?

Started:

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Sequel:

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Exit Strategy by Martha Wells, #4 in the Murderbot Diaries

Series Ender: N/A

 4. Favorite new author you discovered in 2020?

Martha Wells, Rebecca Roanhorse, Meryl Wilsner

5. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone?

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The Hating Game by Sally Thorn

 6. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year?

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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

 7. Book You Read In 2020 That You Would Be MOST Likely To Re-Read Next Year?

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
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The Hating Game by Sally Thorn

8. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2020?

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City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

9. Most memorable character of 2020?

Xiala,

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Lucy,

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The Hating Game by Sally Thorn

Murderbot,

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Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (#1, All Systems Red linked)

 10. Most beautifully written book read in 2020?

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

 11. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2020 to finally read? 

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Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (#1, All Systems Red linked)

12.Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2020?

Shortest:

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All Systems Red by Martha Wells, #1 in The Murderbot Diaries

Longest:

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City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

 13. Book That Shocked You The Most

(Because of a plot twist, character death, left you hanging with your mouth wide open, etc.)

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The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins

14. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!)

(OTP = one true pairing if you aren’t familiar)

Xiala and Serapio

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Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

15. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year

Murderbot and ART

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Artificial Condition by Martha Wells, #2 in the Murderbot Diaries

16. Favorite Book You Read in 2020 From An Author You’ve Read Previously

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In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

17. Best Book You Read In 2020 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure/Bookstagram, Etc.:

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab

18. Best 2020 debut you read?

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The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

19. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year?

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City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty

20. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read?

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The Hating Game by Sally Thorn

21. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2020?

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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

22. Hidden Gem Of The Year?

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The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

23. Most Unique Book You Read In 2020?

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The Five by Hallie Rubenhold
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1. New favorite book blog/Bookstagram/Youtube channel you discovered in 2020?

Bookstagram: @ps.readmore, @bookswithjazzy, @_nailsandnovels_, @ash_and_her_books, @b2weird, @abookinbed

Youtube: Noelle Gallagher, Tori Morrow, Merphy Napier

2. Favorite post you wrote in 2020?

Introducing the blog

3. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2020?

Starting!

4. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)?

TTT My Winter TBR

5. Best bookish discover (book related sites, book stores, etc.)?

New to me independent bookstores, bookshop.org, and libro.fm, and Libby

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1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2020 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2021?

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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
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Network Effect by Martha Wells, #5 in the Murderbot Diaries
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The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2021 (non-debut)?

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The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

3. 2021 Debut You Are Most Anticipating?

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The Prophets by Robert Jones, Jr.

 4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2021?

Black Sun sequel

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Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, #6 in the Murderbot Diaries

5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2021?

Continue to post on the blog consistently for T/Th throughout the year

Utilize my library more

Figure out my reading preferences (genres, favorite authors, series, etc)

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