Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag

1. Best book you've read so far in 2017? 
180 Seconds by Jessica Park. I have a review on this book and all of my thoughts on it. I really loved this so much.

2. Best sequel you've read so far in 2017? 
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. This was not only the best sequel that I read this year but it is also really one of the best ending books that I have ever read for a series. I had built the ending up for the series over the week that I was reading them and this did not disappoint. It was so good.

3. New release you haven't read yet, but want to?  
History is All You Left Me by Adam Silveria

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of 2017?
Chris Colfer's The Land of Stories: World's Collide. This is my most anticipated release of the year. Gosh I really cannot wait to read this book so much. I have been looking forward to this book for a year so yeah.

5. Biggest Disappointment?
Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare. I really love most of Shakespeare's plays and I love Greek Mythology so I was really excited to read this play. But I hated it.

6. Biggest Surprise?
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde it was slow to start but I loved it so much. Dorian is the worst.

7. Favorite debut author?
L. E. Delano who wrote Traveler. I really enjoyed this book and it is one of the best that I read this year by a debut author.

8. Newest fictional crush?
I want to say Gatsby here but I can't because I read the book before. I did really like Esben from 180 Seconds by Jessica Park but I don't think I would call him a crush. He's sweet but still. So I'm sticking with Gatsby forever. :)

9. Newest favorite character? 
This would be one hundred percent Percy Jackson. I read the Percy Jackson series for the first time this year and loved his narration in the books and just him as a character.

10. Book that made you cry?
180 Seconds was one that made me cry and also Tell the Wolves I'm Home. There were others that made me sad but these were ones that seriously hit me hard. They were hard hitting and genuinely were some of best books I read this year.

11. Book that made you happy?
My Lady Jane it was so sweet. Also Bull by David Elliot, it's also sad though.

12. Favorite book to movie adaptation you saw this year?
Beauty and the Beast, really this is an adaptation of the original Disney version but that is based off of the book so I count it in this list. I haven't seen any other adaptations other than this and I loved this movie so much. I have watched it three times.

13. Favorite review you've written this year?
Definitely my April Wrap-up: Classics Month Part 1 post is my favorite review. I spent a lot of time writing this review and thinking through everything that I put into it. I also really enjoyed that month of reading especially the classics. Each of the reviews that I wrote for that post were highly thought out and important to me. It's always great when you can validly back up how you think about a book and what you have learned from the story. I spent the time on this post and many others to show why I felt a certain way towards each book. None of my posts will ever be "Oh I love this book" and that being the whole review because that does not tell anyone anything. Classics also are something I feel strongly about because of my English major background.

14. Most beautiful book you bought so far this year?
I do not yet own the most beautiful book that I bought which would be the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I have been looking forward to this book since I first heard that there were going to be illustrated books for each of the books in the Harry Potter series. This is my favorite of the series and I cannot wait.
Another book that is stunning that I have is Bull by David Elliot

15. What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
There are tons that I need to read by the end of the year but I'll stick to ones that I have on my selves or ones I have pre-ordered.
   1. The Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan- This needs to happen. I most likely will be reading other series of his this year but this series is a definite.

   2. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer- I loved Heartless so now I just want to read anything and everything by her.

 And too many others.