Hello everyone!! I'm finally back!!! Well if you notice, it has been months since i post my last book review. A little life update for you (if you want to know) i just start a new life with a person that made me think it's a worth it kind of life. So yeah a lot of adjustment needed. Anyway! I created this booktag last year, so i decided to do it yearly! Suppose to be posting this one at the beginning of the year, but well.. let's dive in!

Note : In case you missed out the last year wrap up, this is the recap for whole books and series that i've read in 2021 not the one that released in 2021 so if you find my recommendations quite old, that's because i just read it last year and yes i always late in the game.

A Yearly Recap

My Reading Goal This Year : 48 Books

Number of Books I've read This Year : 52 Books

Physical Books added to My Shelf This Year : 110 Books (1 of them i got from friend as a gift)

Number of books I've bought but still on the way to me : 1 Books

Number of TBR books in my physical shelf right now: 138 Books

1.      List Of Genres I've Read This Year

YA Fantasy that consist of

· Dark Fantasy
· Retelling
· Sci-Fi
· Sci-Fi with VR
· Urban Fantasy
· Dystopian
· High Fantasy
· Paranormal Fiction 

2. Genre That I Think I’ve Outgrown Of

I think i will say i've outgrown Contemporary books. I still got some in my TBR but i will finish them this year and won't buy more of this genre any longer. The only Contemporary that i read this year is The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon. It was a fast reading to me, but insta love is not one of my fave trope. 

3. New Genre That I Discover This Year

This would be Political Satire. I read Animal Farm because i read the 1984 first by George Orwell because Timothee Chalamet mentioned it so i got curious. To be honest 1984 is weird to me, but Animal Farm is better in my opinion (i made the comparison in other post in my blog) fantasy with political issues is one of my fave genre, so Political Satire, is quite my gene to. 

4. Book That I've Read To Challenge Myself 

I've mentioned it before, but i will mention it again. It's 1984 by George Orwell. The book is thin enough, but it really took me awhile to finish it. I struggle a lot while reading it but well i'm kind of proud that i made it to the end. lol!

 

5. Book That Took The Longest For Me To Finish

This would be Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I start it 9th October and finish it at 6th November which is almost a month. 

6. Book That Took Me The Shortest Time To Finish

Apart from the novellas, the book that i finish in less than 2 days are Ivory and Bone, and Obsidian and Stars duology. I finish them quite fast and i like it a lot. I also finished Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff quite fast which is i finish it in one day so this also quite shocking since it's kind of a big buddy. 

 

7. Book I've Put Down Before And I Finally Finish It This Year

None. I suppose to be reading one book left in my currently reading in my Goodreads but turns out didn't since i'm in super slump. But!! I did finish reading some series that i've read the first book but not the rest of it, which is my goal in 2021. They include Interworld series, Flame in the mist series, Hibiscus Daugther series, and the first three book of Harry potter series!

 

8. Book I’ve Started But Haven’t Finished This Year

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Yes it's a reread, and i guess that's why i didn't get the urge to finish it beside of my slump, because i've already know the ending of the story. 

9. Book That I almost DNF (or already DNF)

As you might know i don't do DNF but some books are just so hard to finish, like 1984 by George Orwell and the Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry. Maybe because it's my first middle grade mystery book or maybe because the "how well" the girls came up with the plan after a shocking event just doesn't really make sense for teenagers to pull up.

10. Book That I Felt Hesitant To Start at First

I got lots of books for this one. First would be The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan since lots of Rick's fan said that it's the less fun series to read. Well, i kind of agree. But i like the concept of this book to be honest since it's new.

Carve the Mark duology also one of the book that i hesitate a lot since they said it's worse in comparison with divergent series. Wel.. I haven't read divergent, and when i read this book i quite loving it, i even finish it in 2 days. 

 I also postponed quite few times in terms of reading the Ivory and bone series, for some reason. But i end up loving it a lot!

The other one would be Fierce like Firestorm which is the last book of Hisbiscus Daugther series. I don't really enjoy reading the first book and the second one is also not really my style. So in conclusion, i like 3 out of 4 books (series) that i hesitate a lot but end up loving it. I should stop being so prejudice to my TBR.

11. Book I read because I watch the movie first / had been adapted to the movie

This would be Harry Potter series. I've read the book 4-7 before the movie released, but i've watched the movie 1-3 before reading the book until this 2021 i decided to read them. Not because i'm really curious about the differences between the book and the movie, but more because i need to finish what i've started (i've read the book 4-7 so i need to read the rest of the series)

12. Book That I Would Reread (If I Have Time) 

13. Book That I Keep Talk About It / I Recommend A Lot To My Friends

This would be Nevernight series by Jay Kristoff. It's the first New Adult series to me but i really like the dark fantasy touch in it, also the author is so savage! I keep telling my friend to finish the rest of the series and recommend it a lot to people despite how many people hate the author, but i don't really care about that, what's important is the story is superb!

14. Book That I Read Because People Keep Suggesting Me To Read It

This would be Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor duology. This series has been super hype that me myself feel kind of scared to start because it might not meet my expectation due to the hype. But well.. i love the series!

15. Book that I Bought / Got this year that I've Read

If we count from the day they arrived it's gonna be Illuminae Series, i ordered in end December 2020 but it arrived in early January.  Other than that I bough Interworld ans Silver Dream by Neil Gaiman since i need to finish the whole series (i've read the interworld) The other one is Fierce like a Firestorm by Lana Povovic because i need to finish what i've started.  

I also read Muse of the Nightmare in same year since i'm so curious about the series. Also a novella Camp Half-Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan, which i kind of regret reading it too early since it's a companion for Apollo Series. 

I read also Rule of Wolves (King of scars duology) which i bought this year, i just can't wait to start it so i read it right away once i got the second book in my shelf, since i looove Nikolai so much.

16.  Book That I Wish Had The Sequel Of Prequel Or Any Continuation Of It

Illuminae series! But i think it's already released, Aurora rising series might be the continuation of it, i haven't read it since i don't have the last book yet but i definitely gonna collect it soon in my TBR so i can read them!

17. Newly Discovered Favorite Author 

Julie Esbaugh since i really like ivory and bone. I think her Ivory and Bone just like a fresh book since the concept is so unique that it's not about third POV talking to the reader, or Main Character POV talking to reader, but the main character talking to the second main character which is super new.

And the story of the book itself took in the stone age which is definitely rare era to be picked by author to start the story, which again like i said, refreshing. The main character himself is such a kind boy type that i lately i discover that i really like this kind of man character.

18. Favorite Cover

This is a hard one because i basically collect books that has pretty covers. But this year i will dedicate this one to Kerby Rosanes' art : The Nevernight Series by Jay Kristoff. Actually i notice this series first because of the artist not the author, end up loving the author a lot until now. The cover is such a picture of Kerby's style, specially i like the third book a lot, i dunno maybe because cat somehow look so elegant although i'm not a cat person

19. Top 3 Favorite Characters

1. AIDAN from Illuminae Series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. I really like its way of thinking, shocking, unhuman but still in the end you fall for him

2. Carl from the Carls series by Hank Green. Again, i think this year AI is one of my go to character. I really like the way it thinks too! Its also got " a good taste" in music and jokes.

3. Lazlo Strange From Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor. I really like his love to literature, his amazing dreams and his wisdom. 

20. Top 3 Favorite OTPs

1.  Kol and Mya from Ivory and Bone series by Julie Esbaugh

2. Akos and Cyra from Carve the Mark by  Veronika Roth

3. Kady and Ezra from Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Out of three couple i love this one the most. 

 

21. Favorite World Building

I think my fave world building so far is Godsgrave in Nevernight series. I really like the concept of the world, the history behind it (lots of them) the monsters that Jay made and the concept of every book took place in different places just made the whole world more real.

22. Favorite Quote 

As you might know i'm not really a quote girl but i keep myself quoting my fave quotes in each book in each book review i make. For this year, though it's hard, i think that really relate to me in the real world is the quote from Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

"Maybe the gift of being human is that we do not give up ― even when the hope is lost " ― Nikolai Lanstov ―

 

23. Favorite Romance 

I think apart from the OTP couple that i mentioned before, i really like romance between Nikolai and Zoya. Starting from royalty to the prince, become friends, Zoya become the one that keep Nikolai's darkest secret every night. The one that did what didn't easily sway by Nikolai's charm but in the end their feelings are just shown and i just like.. okay i like her now than before in Shadow and Bone series. 

24. Favorite Book Ending

Surprisingly for this one i choose More than This by Patrick Ness. I should have mentioned his book sooner but well. I really like the ending personally. How it start and how it ends. The opening was a shocking well written sentence for me, the ending just complete it.

 

25. Books That I Would Recommend

For Sci-Fi lovers, try Illuminae Series.

For magic lovers, try Strange the Dreamer series 

And for the Challenge lover, go read Nevernight! I dare you. 

If you want to try something fresh, please try Ivory and Bone. 

 

Okay that's a wrap, i hope you enjoy my wrap up, see you next year!

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