2012 End of Year Survey

Hosted by Perpetual Page Turner

1. Best Book You Read in 2012?

 

 

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

 

 

2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going to Love More But Didn't?

 

 

The Night Circus by Erin Morganstern

 

 

3. Most Surprising Book (In a Good Way) of 2012?

 

 

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling.

 

 

4. Book You Recommended to People Most in 2012?

 

 

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

 

 

5. Best Series You Discovered in 2012?

 

 

The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan

 

 

6. Favourite New Authors You Discovered in 2012?

 

 

Amanda Hocking

 

 

7. Best Book That Was Out of Your Comfort Zone or Was a New Genre for You?

 

 

I usually avoid classics so Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

 

 

8. Most Thrilling, Unputdownable Book in 2012?

 

 

Any of the Pretty Little Liars books I read.

 

 

9. Book You Read in 2012 That You Are Likely to Re-Read Next Year?

 

 

None probably. I have a lot of unread books I have to read and will probably re-read other books so I can finally finish some series.

 

 

 

10. Favourite Cover of a Book You Read in 2012?

 

 

 

Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan

 

 

11. Most Memorable Character in 2012?

 

 

Anne Frank

 

 

12. Most Beautifully Written Book Read in 2012?

 

 

Every Day by David Levithan

 

 

13. Book That Had the Greatest Impact On You in 2012?

 

 

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

 

 

14. Book You Can't Believe You Waited Until 2012 to Read?

 

 

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

 

 

15. Favourite Passage/Quote From a Book You Read in 2012?

 

 

“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.” from The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

 

 

16. Shortest & Longest Books You Read in 2012?

 

 

Longest - Mage's Blood by David Hair - 671 Pages

 

 

Shortest - The Amber Amulet by Craig Silvey - 86 Pages

 

 

17. Book That Had a Scene In It That Had You Reeling and Dying to Tell Somebody About It?

 

 

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. There are two massive plot twist towards the end.

 

 

18. Favourite Relationship From a Book You Read in 2012?

 

 

Harper and Gemma from Wake and Lullaby by Amanda Hocking.

 

 

19. Favourite Book You Read in 2012 From an Author You Read Previously?

 

 

The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

 

 

20. Best Book That You Read Based Solely on a Recommendation From Somebody Else?

 

 

Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby