Hey, my lovelies! I was tagged by the wonderful Deborah O'Carroll for the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag! I'm quite excited to do this post because ... books! I love tags having to do with them! *grins*
Yes ... we are halfway through the year! Can you fathom it?? I'm doing well with my reading challenge - I've read 68 books so far, and I'm hoping to have read 120 (at least) by the end of the year! So I'm eight books ahead of schedule! ^_^
Now for the questions ...
Best Book You've Read So Far in 2016:
Hey, that is an impossible question! I'll pick 7 favorites instead ... The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson, Entwined by Heather Dixon, King's Folly by Jill Williamson, Samara's Peril by Jaye L. Knight, Defy by Tricia Mingerink, Waking Rose by Regina Doman, and When Dream Come True: A Love Story Only God Could Write by Eric & Leslie Ludy.
Best Sequel You've Read So Far In 2016:
Ah, I'm going to go with Waking Rose by Regina Doman. It's the sequel to The Shadow of the Bear and Black as Night, and I absolutely loved it! It tied up the first three books of the A FAIRY TALE RETOLD series very nicely.
New Release You Haven't Read Yet But Want To:
A Branch of Silver, A Branch of Gold by Anne Elisabeth Stengl, Honor Redeemed by Christine Johnson, and Fading Starlight by Kathryn Cushman (to name just three. *winks*)
Most Anticipated Release for the Second Half of the Year:
The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson, The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof, and A Time to Rise by Nadine Brandes.
Biggest Disappointment This Year:
Season of Glory by Lisa Tawn Bergren, I guess. I loved the first book in the series, but the second two just weren't so much my thing. *sad face* I know a lot of other people who really liked them though!
Biggest Surprise:
The Mountain Midwife by Laurie Alice Eakes, perhaps? First off, I was surprised that it was contemporary, having automatically guessed it to be historical. And secondly, I was surprised how much I loved it, since I'm usually not that in to contemporary novels. It was so good! ^_^
Favorite New Author of 2016:
Hmm ... speaking of new-to-me authors, I'm going to say Chuck Black and Kate Breslin.
Newest Fictional Crush/Ship:
Fish and Rose from the A FAIRY TALE RETOLD series by Regina Doman! Love them!! <3 And they get their story in Waking Rose.
Also, Jamie and Brandi from THE BLADES OF ACKTAR series by Tricia Mingerink. Because ... they're perfect for each other. Now we just have to wait for them to grow up! *grins*
Newest Favorite Character:
Okay, I really, really liked Princess Winter from Winter by Marissa Meyer. Everything about her is just so adorable, and heartbreaking, and beautiful, and dear ... all wrapped together.
I also love Rose from Waking Rose. She, along with her older sister, Blanche, are like, the best! Rose is just a fairy tale princess in the modern-day world. ^_^
Book That Made You Cry This Year:
Black as Night by Regina Doman, because the ending was so adorably precious. It touched my heart. Beautiful romances do that for me. ^_^
And When Dreams Comes True by Eric & Leslie Ludy. Because, another incredibly beautiful romance! And even more beautiful, this amazing love that God has for us! I'm His princess ... that makes me cry.
Book That Made You Happy:
Well, Samara's Peril and Defy made me happy, because ... stuff with the characters!! ^_^
A couple other books are Home of Our Hearts and One More Wish, books #2 and #3 of the CHRISTY & TODD: THE MARRIED YEARS series by Robin Jones Gunn. Just ... Christy and Todd. And all their friends. And the life happenings. I loved them!
A couple other books are Home of Our Hearts and One More Wish, books #2 and #3 of the CHRISTY & TODD: THE MARRIED YEARS series by Robin Jones Gunn. Just ... Christy and Todd. And all their friends. And the life happenings. I loved them!
Favorite Book To Film Adaption You Saw This Year:
I really enjoyed The Jungle Book {2016}. It was intense, but very intriguing and just overall a fun movie to watch! *smiles* (... Not sure how closely it followed the book.)
Additionally, I quite liked Alice in Wonderland {2010}, which did not come out this year ... and I've never read the book ... But anyway, I did rather like the movie! It was strange, but somehow delightful! ^_^
Favorite Post You Have Done So Far This Year:
Hmm, let me think. Here are a few fun posts, and heartfelt posts that I did this year:
Most Beautiful Book You've Bought So Far This Year:
I don't have a camera on hand at the moment, so I'm just going to share my latest Book Haul video from Youtube! *grins* Lots of gorgeous books in there! ^_^ Some of my favorites (speaking of beautiful books) are Samara's Peril, Millie's Unsettled Season, Beyond the Valley of Thorns, and A Memory Between Us.
What Books Do You Need to Read by the End of This Year:
Erm, hundreds upon hundreds! Hehe! XD To name a few that I haven't already: Kingdoms by Carolyn Ann Aish, To Get to You by Joanne Bischof, Luther and Katharina by Jody Hedlund, The Fragrance of Geraniums by Alicia G. Ruggieri, Courageous by Dina L. Sleiman, Mardan's Anointed by Kathrese McKee, Kingdom's Dawn by Chuck Black ...
And I TAG ...
YOU! Whoever you are, reading this, if you are a blogger, please consider yourself tagged! If you want to be, of course! ^_^ Make your epic Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag post and leave the link to it in the comments below so I can go read it! *smiles*
Have a wonderful 4th of July, everyone! Happy Independence Day!
