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TPPT's A-Z Book Survey

Jamie over at The Perpetual Page-turner made a fun A-Z Survey and invited us bloggers to join! I mainly did it, because her reason for making this survey... resonated with me. I have said it a lot this year and I will say it again. I have been a BAD book blogger. I have been working non-stop on getting AttachaPack launched and it seems when I get home I am too tired to read or the only times I have "free time" are when I am out of town for the bazillion weddings our families seem to be having this summer or business trips to Vegas. I started to VLOGs on Saturdays to make my blogging fun, but that hasn't been going well... since again... I have NO time = ( I am most definitely NOT reading to give up blogging anytime soon and I know I am only going to get busier, however hopefully my busyness with just get less chaotic and I can you know get better at managing time and organizing my life.

Until then, I willl just do this fun survey!

Author you’ve read the most books from:

Oh this is hard... JK Rowling, Karen McQuestion.. Anna Godbersen ? Definitely hard.

Best Sequel Ever:

Damn, She is making it hard for me.... I will say Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo.. although, I am currently in the middle of reading it.

Currently Reading:

Siege and Storm By Leigh Bardugo

The Diamond of Drury Lane  By Julia Gilding

World War Z by Max Brooks --- I am reading this aloud to my husband at night

Drink of Choice While Reading:

Mainly Green Tea. Sometimes Coke. But Usually Green Tea. --Honestly, though those are just my drinks of choice in life as well. 

E-reader or Physical Book?

Physical book hands down!

Although, I use an E-reader for NetGalleys

Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School:

If I was being honest. I would say no body... cause I didn't really date in High School or at all.

However, If this was an ideal world... my number 1 pick hands down is Adam Wilde from If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I mean he is so sweet and sexy and artistic. 

Glad You Gave This Book A Chance:

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead I was NOT into reading another Vampire book, but Mead's writing is PHENOMENAL.

Hidden Gem Book:

Asylum by Patrick McGrath and A Scattered Life by Karen McQuestion

Important Moment in your Reading Life:

Finding out their was a Book Blogging Community! Had I never discovered this, I probably would not have  become one myself.

Just Finished:

Sapphire Blue By Kerstin Grier

Kinds of Books You Won’t Read:

 Manga/Anime and I am not big on the Romance Genre and Dystopian Genres..

Longest Book You’ve Read:

Atlas Shrugged By Ayn Rand --  still reading it.

Major book hangover because of:

Vampire Academy Series and most recently Forever, Princess by Meg Cabot. I was just KIND of into the series until I read the last book and then I wanted MORE and I wanted it NOW!

Number of Bookcases You Own:

3/4.  3 actual book cases 2 small, 1 Big and then we have an extra coffee table that I use as a book case as well. 

One Book You Have Read Multiple Times:

Harry Potter.

Preferred Place To Read:

My Bed.

Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you’ve read:

What Remains By Carole Radziwill, that whole book is filled with quotes that give me the chills. BEAUTIFUL

Reading Regret:

Not enjoying reading MORE when I was younger and appreciating it!

Series You Started And Need To Finish(all books are out in series):

Pretty Little Liars Series. I stopped at the first four books... but I WANT to continue reading!

Three of your All-Time Favorite Books:

Only 3?! I can't that is too hard! I mean top of my head, with a gun to it. The Book Thief, Paper Towns and If I Stay!

Unapologetic Fangirl For:

Every author I ever meet. Although, it doesn't look like Fangirling (inside I am, but outside I am a nervous wreck)

Very Excited For This Release More Than All The Others:

Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins.

Worst Bookish Habit:

Uhm I don't think I have one really. I guess I don't mind bending the crack on my OWN paperbacks. Depends though. 

X Marks The Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book:

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Parsons -- which is funny since this a book I took from my 5th grade classroom and forgot to return.

Your latest book purchase:

Frozen by Melissa De La Cruz... Although, I may have done it because I was told we would get a free book in  the mail... I never did receive that book..

ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late):

Sapphire Blue By Kierstin Grier

A Look Back At June

Kindly Taken From Jamie @ The Perpetual Pageturner

Image From June

June In One Word

 HOT!

5 Things That Happened In June:

1. Celebrated My/Our 1 Year Anniversary (of marriage)
2. Attended My SIL's 2nd Bridal Shower. She had a Northern California one and A Southern California One.
3. Went to a Richelle Mead Book Signing!
4. Went To A Leigh Bardugo Signing, which also had LOTS of other great writers (post to come)
5. At that signing I met ANOTHER book blogger! Gillian Berry from Writer of Wrongs! YAY!

6 Songs That Were Most Popular On My Ipod This Month:

1. Feel So Close (Radio Edit) By Calvin Harris

2. Bottoms Up By KeKe Palmer

3. Pom Poms By Jonas Brothers

4. We Can't Stop By Miley Cyrus --- I tried to avoid listening to this song

5. My Songs Know What You Did  By Fall Out Boy

6. Boys Round Here By Blake Shelton and Pistol Annies

Top 2 Books I Read This Month:

1. Forever Princess (#10) by Meg Cabot
2. The Indigo Spell (#3) By Richelle Mead

Most Popular Review This Month

Most Popular 5 Blog Posts Overall This Month

1. A Book Lovers Dream Giveaway
2. The GREAT, Great Gatsby Post
3. Top Ten Tuesday: Best of 2013 (So far)
4. Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Travel
5. Review: Gameboard of the Gods

3 New Obsessions In June

1. Hart of Dixie 

2. DailyGrace Youtube Channel

3. Origami Owl

2 Things I’m Looking Forward To In July

1. 4th of July! 

2. Hopefully Company Launch?

A Look Back At May

KINDLY TAKEN FROM JAMIE AT THE PERPETUAL PAGE-TURNER

IMAGE FROM May

May In One Word

Quick

5 THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN MAy:

1. Went To My Sister In Laws Northern California Bridal Shower

2. My Nephew turned 2

3. Went to The Ellen Show.. Kind of, with My Friend Tabitha and Her Mom

4. Went to Sharks VS Kings Play-off Game! 

5. Disneyland For My Mom and Aunts Birthday

5 SONGS THAT WERE MOST POPULAR ON MY IPOD THIS MONTH:

1. I Want Crazy By Hunter Hayes

2. Gone,Gone,Gone By Phillip Phillips

3. Come & Get It By Selena Gomez

4. Lego House By Ed Sheerhan

5. Mirror By Justin Timberlake

 

TOP 2 BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH:

1. Gates of Paradise By Melissa De La Cruz

2. The Truth About Me and You By Amanda Grace

MOST POPULAR REVIEW THIS MONTH

(I do this based on Stats)

The Madman's Daughter By Megan Shepard

 

MOST POPULAR 4 BLOG POSTS OVERALL THIS MONTH

1. The Great, GREAT Gatsby Post

2. Review: The Girl With The Iron Touch(#3) 

3. Review: Paper Valentine

4. Review: The Gates of Paradise(#7)

3 NEW OBSESSIONS IN May

1. Peach Snapple Tea

2. Instagram

3. Candy Crush!

2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN june

1. My 1 Year Wedding Anniversary

2. My Sister In Laws So.Cal Bridal Shower

A Look Back At March

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IMAGE FROM March

March In One Word

SPRING!

5 THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN March:

1. Went To Vegas for Business
2. Visited Brandon's Grandparents 
3. Went To The Snow
4. Worked CRAZY Hours!
5. Disneyland For Easter With The Husband and My Mom

5 SONGS THAT WERE MOST POPULAR ON MY IPOD THIS MONTH:

1. I Dreamed A Dream By Anne Hathaway , Les Mis
2. Do You Hear The People Sing? - Aaron Tviet and Cast, Les Mis
3. Scream & Shout By Britney Spears & Will.I.Am 

4. Mama's Broken Heart By Miranda Lambert

5. One Day More By The Cast of Les Mis'

 

TOP 2 BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH:

1. Pretty Scoundrels By Ally Carter

2. Shadow and Bone By Leigh Bardugo

MOST POPULAR REVIEW THIS MONTH

(I do this based on Stats)

Easily Amused By Karen McQuestion

 

MOST POPULAR 4 BLOG POSTS OVERALL THIS MONTH

1. My Book Boyfriend(14)-Griffin King
2. I Apologize...
3. Review: City of Lost Souls

4. Challenges (2)

3 NEW OBSESSIONS IN FEBRUARY

1. Macaroons

2. Les Mis

3. Apps

2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN April

Hmmm... Honestly, Can't Think of Anything At The Moment..

A Look Back At February

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IMAGE FROM FebruarY

January In One Word

Vegas

5 THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN January:

1. Went To Vegas for the 1st time!
2. Valentine's Day!
3. Two Business Strategic Meetings, very fun!
4. Met Authors Ally Carter and Gail Carigger
5. Disneyland with My Friends Kim and Jillian and Kim's daughter and Jillian's Friend

5 SONGS THAT WERE MOST POPULAR ON MY IPOD THIS MONTH:

1. Bright Lights Big City/Magic From Pitch Perfect
2. Thrift Shop By Macklemore
3. Scream & Shout By Britney Spears & Will.I.Am 

4. I Love It By Icona Pop

5. One More Day By The Cast of Les Mis'

 

TOP 2 BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH:

1. Paper Towns By John Green

2.The Strange Life of Copernicus H. Stringfellow

MOST POPULAR REVIEW THIS MONTH

(I do this based on Stats)

Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story By Ally Carter

 

MOST POPULAR 4 BLOG POSTS OVERALL THIS MONTH

1. In My Mailbox (51)
2. Challenges (2)
3. In My Mailbox (50)
4. Double Crossed

3 NEW OBSESSIONS IN FEBRUARY

1. VEGAS!!!

2. Shark Tank

3. Worlds Worst Tenants

2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN March

1. Going to Nor.Cal to have a Mini Vacay with the Husband and his grandparents

2. Going to San Jose to see my friends Play.

A Look Back At January

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IMAGE FROM January

Taken at the LA Zoo

January In One Word

Business

5 THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN January:

1. Rang In The New Year at Disney's California Adventure
2. My Baby BIL Ryan Visited Us For The Weekend
3. We Visited The LA Zoo (Ryan's 1st Time Going to One)
4. Ran The Disney Neverland 5k
5. Attacha Backpacks Attended Their 1st Chamber of Commerce Meeting

5 SONGS THAT WERE MOST POPULAR ON MY IPOD THIS MONTH:

1. Southern Comfort Zone By Brad Paisley
2. Little Talks By Monsters and Men
3. I Knew You Were Trouble By Taylor Swift (YUP AGAIN!)
4. Cups By Anna Kendrick
5. How Country Feels By Randy Houser

TOP 2 BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH:

1. Catching Fire By Suzanne Collins

2. Double Crossed By Ally Carter

MOST POPULAR REVIEW THIS MONTH

(I do this based on Stats)

Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover

MOST POPULAR 4 BLOG POSTS OVERALL THIS MONTH

1. Top Ten Tuesday: 2013 Debuts
2. My Book Boyfriend (14) - Griffin King
3. In My Mailbox (48)
4. Anatomy of a Single Girl

3 NEW OBSESSIONS IN January

1. FOOTBALL!

2. Reading More Than One Book At A Time

3. Marketing

2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN February

1. Vegas for the 1st Time!

2. Seeing Ally Carter at B&N

3 BOOKS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING RELEASED IN February

A Look Back At December

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IMAGE FROM December

(Left To Right) Nana, Bumpa, Me and Brandon With The Snowman We Made

December In One Word

Driving!

5 THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN December:

1. Attacha Backpacks (my company) Had their 1st photo shoot!
2. Got To Play In The Snow In Nor.Cal
3. Spent the Holidays With All 4 Families
4. Brand New Hair Cut. 
5. Husband's 23rd Birthday!

5 SONGS THAT WERE MOST POPULAR ON MY IPOD THIS MONTH:

1. Galway Girl By Steve Earle
2. Wanted By Hunter Hayes
3. I Knew You Were Trouble By Taylor Swift
4. Holy Ground By Taylor Swift
5. How Country Feels By Randy Houser

TOP 2 BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH:

1. Is Everybody Hanging Out Without Me? By Mindy Kaling

2. Spirit Bound By Richelle Mead

MOST POPULAR REVIEW THIS MONTH

(I do this based on Stats)

Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover

MOST POPULAR 4 BLOG POSTS OVERALL THIS MONTH

1. Season's Giving!
2. Diva (Review)
3.Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Wouldn't Mind Santa Bringing Me
4. Woohoo! A Royal Pregnancy!

3 NEW OBSESSIONS IN December

1. Pitch Perfect

2. Editing My Photos

3. Attacha Backpacks

2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN January

1. Running The Disneyland 5k

2. Beginning Official Plans of 3 separate parties

3 BOOKS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING RELEASED IN DECEMBER

 

Happy New Years eve Everyone!

Looking Back At November

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IMAGE FROM November

My Brother In Law Hugging His Grandpa (known as Bumpa) After Offically Graduating Marine Corps Boot Camp

November In One Word

Non-Stop

5 THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN November:

1. Ryan Graduated From Boot Camp!
2. I Got My Wedding Ring!!!
3. We Took Our Christmas Photos.
4. Thanksgiving With Brandon's Family
5. Learned That When It Comes To Ancestry DNA, I am 65% from the British Isles, 19% Scandinavian and 11% Finnish/Volga-Ural (it is quite fascinating, how this works out)

5 SONGS THAT WERE MOST POPULAR ON MY IPOD THIS MONTH:

1. Die Young By Kesha
2. The A-Team By Ed Sheeran
3. Home By Phillip Phillips
4. Holy Ground By Taylor Swift
5. 

TOP 2 BOOKS I READ THIS MONTH:

1. What Remains By Carole Radizwell (still reading this, but as of right now I am OBSESSED)

2. Meant To Be By Lauren Morrill

MOST POPULAR REVIEW THIS MONTH

(I do this based on Stats)

Diva By Jillian Larkin (Book 3)

MOST POPULAR 4 BLOG POSTS OVERALL THIS MONTH

1. My Book Boyfriend (14) - Griffin King
2. Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover By Ally Carter
3.Top Ten Tuesday: Freebie
4. Looking Back At October

3 NEW OBSESSIONS IN November

1. Ancestry DNA

2. My Wedding Ring

3. Getting Christmas Cards Done

2 THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO IN December

1. My Companies Photo Shoot

2. Christmas in Northern California with ALL Sides of the family

3 BOOKS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING RELEASED IN December

Again I Only HAve Two...

Love and Other Perishable Items By Laura Buzo

The Friday Society By Adrienne Kress