Hi all, I am taking a statistics course this year, and had to make a survey. This particular survey is regarding the upcoming Percy Jackson tv series, and excitement surrounding it, both from long term fans of the books and general masses who might not be fans. I’d really appreciate it being filled out!
!!!EDIT: NOW CLOSED!!!
Gauging interest in the television adaptation of the beloved book series Percy Jackson and the Olympians.
Hi everybody! My best friend in all the world needs some people to take this Pysch survey! It takes like 2 minutes to complete, and it’s curious about differences between bilingual speakers and single language speakers, so if you have the time, please do complete it!
I’m going to be combining The Perpetual Page-Turner’s End of Year survey with The Book Addicts Guide’s Statistics survey in this post because I want to do them both!
End of Year Survey
2015 Reading Stats
Number of Books Read: 47
Number of Re-Reads: 4
Genre Read the Most From: Science Fiction (specifically YA)
Best In Books
1. Best Book Read in 2015: I’m so torn, I only rated 4 books 5 stars in 2015. It really comes down to The Dead by Charlie Higson and Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas. I can’t choose!
2. Book You Were Excited About & Thought You Were Going To Love More But Didn’t? I think my biggest let down for the year was Falls the Shadow by Stefanie Gaither.
3. Most surprising (in a good way or bad way) book you read? The Flywheel by Erin Gough, I was surprised by just how much I loved it.
4. Book You “Pushed” The Most People To Read (And They Did)? I haven’t pushed many people to read things, but I got a friend to read Throne of Glass and the rest of the series.
5. Best series you started in 2015? Best Sequel of 2015? Best Series Ender of 2015? I’m torn again, I started Half Bad by Sally Green and Unwanted by Amanda Holohan and loved them both. My answer here for best sequel is the same as my answer for question 1 :3 I finished reading about 6 series this year I think, but definitely the best was The End by Charlie Higson.
6. Favorite new author you discovered in 2015? Either Sally Green or Amanda Holohan.
7. Best book from a genre you don’t typically read/was out of your comfort zone? I didn’t used to read much realistic fiction, but this year I read about the same amount as I did fantasy so I guess it’s not really outside my comfort zone anymore. I only (tried) to read 2 adult novels this year though, so I guess I’ll go with the only one I actually finished, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
8. Most action-packed/thrilling/unputdownable book of the year? It was probably one of the books in The Enemy series by Charlie Higson.
9. Book You Read In 2015 That You Are Most Likely To Re-Read Next Year? I want to say it’s Queen of Shadows, but it’s probably actually The Flywheel.
10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2015? The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani.
11. Most memorable character of 2015? Jack from The Dead.
12. Most beautifully written book read in 2015? I was going to say A Court of Thorns and Roses, but I’ve changed my mind and I’m picking Half Bad.
13. Most Thought-Provoking/Life-Changing Book of 2015? I wouldn’t say it changed my life, but it definitely made me think: Underneath Everything by Marcy Beller Paul.
14. Book you can’t believe you waited UNTIL 2015 to finally read? I didn’t read too many books that came out more than a few years ago, but A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness.
15. Favorite Passage/Quote From A Book You Read In 2015?
It wasn't just about the kids today, though. It was all of them. Everyone he'd lost. Malik, Aleisha, Bam . . .
And Jack.
This was mainly about Jack. It always was. He was always there, in the back of his mind.
– Page 431, The Sacrifice by Charlie Higson
16. Shortest & Longest Book You Read In 2015? I’m pretty sure the longest was Queen of Shadows and the shortest was A Monster Calls (~13.75 and ~2.5 hours to read, respectively).
17. Book That Shocked You The Most (Because of a plot twist, character death, left you hanging with your mouth wide open, etc.)? The Dead or Vanishing Girls by Lauren Oliver.
18. OTP OF THE YEAR (you will go down with this ship!) I don’t think I had one? Can I say Sam and Celaena/Aelin?
19. Favorite Non-Romantic Relationship Of The Year? My brotp of the year was Jack and Ed from The Dead, without a doubt.
20. Favorite Book You Read in 2015 From An Author You’ve Read Previously? I’m going to assume I’m not supposed to say a sequel here and go ahead and say A Monster Calls.
21. Best Book You Read In 2015 That You Read Based SOLELY On A Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure? I think there was only one book I read based sort of on a recommendation, but I didn’t really enjoy it, so I don’t have a best.
22. Newest fictional crush from a book you read in 2015? Rhysand from A Court of Thorns and Roses and Eikko from The Heir by Kiera Cass.
23. Best 2015 debut you read? Not totally sure what were debuts and what weren’t, but I’m gonna go with Underneath Everything.
24. Best Worldbuilding/Most Vivid Setting You Read This Year? Unwanted or A Court of Thorns and Roses.
25. Book That Put A Smile On Your Face/Was The Most FUN To Read? The Romeo Club by Rebekah L. Purdy.
26. Book That Made You Cry Or Nearly Cry in 2015? Only nearly? There were so many books that made me cry in 2015! Almost all the books in The Enemy series, Queen of Shadows and The Assassin's Blade, A Monster Calls, Vanishing Girls, Brutal Youth by Anthony Breznican, and The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness.
27. Hidden Gem Of The Year? The Flywheel.
28. Book That Crushed Your Soul? The Dead?
29. Most Unique Book You Read In 2015? Unwanted.
30. Book That Made You The Most Mad? Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn (ooh that made me so mad, and not in a good way).
Blogging/Bookish Life
1. New favorite book blog you discovered in 2015? To be completely honest I don’t follow too many book blogs, and most of my favourites haven’t posted in a while (one of them seems to have disappeared, too). Two of my favourites from 2015 are Scarlet Nerded and The Mad T-Party (neither of which has posted in a while).
2. Favorite review that you wrote in 2015? I don’t think any of my work is good enough yet to “favourite” it :3
3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog? I started posting my All the News posts, those would probably be some of my best non-review posts, since I don’t really do discussions.
4. Best event that you participated in (author signings, festivals, virtual events, memes, etc.)? I MET SARAH J. MAAS!! Also, the Between the Covers YA event was pretty awesome too.
5. Best moment of bookish/blogging life in 2015? Meeting Sarah J. Maas, of course! But getting approved for my first ARC on Edelweiss was pretty great, too.
6. Most challenging thing about blogging or your reading life this year? Just trying to balance it with the rest of my life, since it was my first year blogging I tended to swing between overly posting and not posting enough. Hopefully this year I’ll strike a better balance!
7. Most Popular Post This Year On Your Blog (whether it be by comments or views)? My most viewed post by far was my first All the News post because Lauren Oliver reblogged it (!!!!!!), resulting in hundreds of hits.
8. Post You Wished Got A Little More Love? Like all my reviews? Haha, nah, even though I don’t get many views/comments I can’t complain.
9. Best bookish discover (book related sites, book stores, etc.)? There’s nothing that comes to mind, although I think this year was the first time I visited the Little Library at Melbourne Central, and that’s pretty cool.
10. Did you complete any reading challenges or goals that you had set for yourself at the beginning of this year? My goodreads reading challenge was 40 books in 2015 and I read 47!
Looking Ahead
1. One Book You Didn’t Get To In 2015 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2016? Well, I already have Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo sitting on my desk waiting to be read, so probably that.
2. Book You Are Most Anticipating For 2016 (non-debut)? The 5th Throne of Glass book! There’s probably others, but I can’t think of them now.
3. 2016 Debut You Are Most Anticipating? I really want to read Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace.
4. Series Ending/A Sequel You Are Most Anticipating in 2016? Well, the next Throne of Glass book, obviously, but also The Returned by Victoria Schwab and The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater. (I caved and went on goodreads and looked through my to-read list...)
5. One Thing You Hope To Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2016? If my counting is correct then I made 99 posts in 2015, maybe in 2016 I can make it a nice, round 100.
6. A 2016 Release You’ve Already Read & Recommend To Everyone? I haven’t read any yet, but I’ve just started reading Passenger by Alexandra Bracken, so perhaps in a few days I’ll be telling people to read that.
Statistics Survey
Number of...
Number of books read…
Under 250 pages (not including novellas): 4
Between 400-449 pages: 8
Between 450-499 pages: 3
Over 500 pages: 3
Over 1000 pages: 0
Number of…
Audiobooks: 1
Re-reads: 4
DNFs (did not finish): 2
Number of books rated…
Five Stars: 4
One/Two Stars: 3
Number of authors met in 2015: 4?
Number of book events attended in 2015: 4?
Number of books you read in one day: 1
Number of books that made you cry: 12
Number of 2016 books you have on pre-order: None (but I will put Throne of Glass #5 on pre-order when it’s available)
By the Books
Book read furthest away from home (vacation reads?): I didn’t go on vacation but probably Falls the Shadow
Book that took you the longest to read: Queen of Shadows
Book that you personally connected with the most: It might have been The Dead or The Flywheel
Book that made you love the villain: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Book you said you’d come back to but still haven’t picked up again: There actually isn’t one, yay!
Book you read waaaay before it’s publication date: I read a couple before their publication dates but none were waaaay before.
Book you read on your birthday: Complicit
Book with a character who shares your name: Ruthless by Carolyn Lee Adams
Book you weren’t entirely truthful about when rating (Fluff up any ratings? Rated even though you didn’t finish?): I rated Feed by Mira Grant, but I definitely didn’t finish it.
Book you read in 2015 but already want to re-read: The Flywheel, Underneath Everything, The Dead
Book you borrowed from a friend a long time ago and still have: I don’t really borrow books from friends, so I don’t have any
Book you wish you could go back and read for the first time again: The Dead or Vanishing Girls (so that I could read it with a more open mind from the beginning)
Most books read by one author this year: 6
This & That
Happiest & saddest: Happiest was probably The Romeo Club and the overall saddest was probably A Monster Calls
Longest & shortest…
By page number: The Last Ever After & The Romeo Club
By title: A Real Guide to Really Getting it Together Once and For All (Really) by Ashley Rickards & Feed
From buying to reading: Savage Drift by Emmy Laybourne & Queen of Shadows
Best & worst…
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.8
Books you read/your rating: The Dead and Queen of Shadows (5 stars) & Complicit (2 stars)
Series enders: The End by Charlie Higson (5 Stars) & Homecoming by Kass Morgan (3 Stars)
First & last…
Reads of 2015: False Sight by Dan Krokos and The End
Books on your bookcase (1st book on the top left and last book on the bottom right): If I Ran the Circus by Dr Seuss & Twilight: The Complete Illustrated Movie Companion
Most disappointing & biggest pleasant surprise: Falls the Shadow by Stefanie Gaither & The Flywheel by Erin Gough
Fandom you joined & one you abandoned: I’m not sure how to answer this, I don’t think I joined any new book fandoms, I did join the Daredevil and Jessica Jones fandoms though? I don’t think I abandoned any book (or tv) fandoms either
Series you picked up & series you quit: I finally read Death Sworn and Death Marked by Leah Cypess, but I didn’t quit any series, unless Feed by Mira Grant counts, since I didn’t even finish the first book
Most lenient & harshest ratings: I might have been a bit lenient with my rating for Complicit, but I don’t think I was too harsh in any of my ratings
Most hyped & furthest under the radar that you read: I’m not sure if Red Queen, A Court of Thorns and Roses, or Gone Girl was the most hyped, but furthest under the radar was probably Unwanted (since goodreads tells me it’s the book I read in 2015 that the least number of people read)
Grab Bag
Book you read that is red: Dear Killer
Starts with X, Y, or Z: None!
Book you hugged when you finished it: The End by Charlie Higson, definitely, but there were probably others too, like The Dead and The Last Ever After and Queen of Shadows and The Assassin's Blade
Book you wanted to throw across a room: Complicit
Food you craved while/after reading a certain book: I don’t remember craving any specific books
Book that became an instant go-to recommendation: Probably A Monster Calls
Furthest out of your comfort zone: A Real Guide to Really Getting it Together Once and For All (Really)
Read on a recommendation (that you may not have picked up yourself): Beware the Wild by Natalie C. Parker
Forced yourself to finish: Falls the Shadow
Series or author’s works you binged (whether all at once or throughout the year): The Enemy series by Charlie Higson (even though I read the first book in 2014)
Blogging Life
First…
Post of 2015: Review: False Sight by Dan Krokos
Review of 2015: ^^^^
Last…
Post of 2015: Top Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Leaving Under my Tree in 2015
Review of 2015: The November Criminals by Sam Munson
Number of posts in 2015: Technically, it was 99 but I don’t count some of those so more like 95 or 96
Number of reviews posted this year: 42
Least coherent review: Maybe my review for Queen of Shadows?
Post with the most views (posted in 2015): My first All the News post
Post you wish you could re-write: Literally almost all of them, I want to go back and reformat the html in so many of them because it was just so messy!
Done! That took me a bit longer to finish than I’d expected, but I’ll still do the same thing at the end of 2016!
Did you do any end of year surveys? Link me to them in the comments!
