(by the way, Micaiah tagged me...so go & follow her xD)
{Rules}
1) Include the above button in your post.
2) Answer the 11 questions.
3) Use as many book covers as you like.
4) Tag 5-10 people and notify them that they have been tagged. (since it's New Years Eve, I'm just going to say anyone who still has time and is a quick poster can have it)
// How many books did you read in 2016? (Exact if you know, or approximate if not.)
About 20. Counting the Trapp Family Singers, of which I'm on the last chapter, 21. But I read THREE books past 1/4 of the way and never finished. UGH.
// Did you set a reading challenge for yourself and, if so, did you meet it?
Yep. I went for just 20. I THOUGHT that was a lot...but apparently T'isn't. So I met it earlier...and I would have passed it, but I didn't finish 4 books. So there's yer dinner. The Emily series was my 3-book series of the year.
// What was your most read genre this year? Least read?
Fantasy? Young adult? Christian? Basically L.M Montgomery, and Louisa May Alcott types. It just happens that way because L.M Montgomery is my forever favorite. *look up for further reference*. Least read...poetry. If that's a genre (doesn't think so but goes with it).
(because this scene is my favorite)
// What's five of your favorite books from 2016?
AHH LOUISA MAY ALCOTT IS THEE BESTEST *lotsa bookish squeals*. For those of you whom it interests, I also read the other two books besides Little Women, Little Men & Jo's Boys.
Louisa May Alcott has a way of getting me so far entrenched in her novels that, every character feels as real-and no less-then the neighbor next door. When they have grief, it feels like I'm mourning with a friend. Okay, if you are a L.M Montgomery fan and savour her tidbits of hilarious, relateable comedy, then read At the Altar. Trust me on this, It'll get you laughing.
Technically I'm just at the end of The Story of the Trapp Family Singers. But since it's been such a remarkable book, I had to add it.
// What's five of your least favorite books from 2016?
(Note: since I did not hate any books this year, I'm going to put the books below that I did not finish, as there was a reason for each)
A Time to Die had me anxiously awaiting it from the library. When reading, I was immediately transported from my normal, 18th-19th century average read into a futuristic world full of ingenious science. It was so interesting and quickly-paced that I kept reading. I liked the book. But...I got to a section that, though maybe leading to some lesson or the other, just did not seem to justify itself with my conscience. It was slightly painful to set it down. Sometimes, however, you just have to do that.
Like with A Beauty so Rare. If you have read this, than you probably know how thick it is. Being a 'Christian' romance, I felt that it would be perfectly clean of what one might call 'worldly' attractions. But I soon learned that, though maybe just better for an older woman, it made me uncomfortable reading it. And I literally probably had less than a chapter left when I stopped (*head in hands*) Honestly it pains me to even say negative things about Christian authors.
// What new favorite author did you discover? (Not necessarily that the author is 'new', but that they became new to you this year.)
JANETTE OKE. Yes...Love Comes Softly; okay, it was not only extremely relatable (and I mean I've never been in such a crazy situation, yet still it was relatable? Whaaa?) but also well-written, and adorable. I cherished the story...and hope to read more. *Bravo*. A WONDERFUL, real Christian love story.
// What's five of your favorite book covers from the year?
// How many books did you purchase for yourself in 2016? (Exact if you know, approximate if not.)
One? Two? Goodness the thrifttore and library are my friends.
// What's the longest book you read in 2016?
(Oh goodness it's too much)
Little Women with around 450 pages. AND IT WAS ALL WORTH IT. THE EMOTIONS IN THIS BOOK cannot properly be expressed. Everything is so realistic! Ahh!!!!
If your wondering...it's Jo & Laurie forever. My want-to-be book friends.
// What's the shortest book you read in 2016?
A very old book that I read because it was very old...Sella, Thanatopsis, and other poems by William Cullen Bryant.
// What's your reading goal for 2017?
Welllll...I'm doing a challenge (more on that later) and I want to fill myself with Janette Oke books. Also, I was given Northanger Abbey for Christmas by Jane Austen (e-hem, my Mom gave it to me *laughs silently*), and I have started that (already liking it <3).
Goodbye, 2016. Hello 2017. God Bless you.
