Heart Full of Ink

It's almost the end of the year! To celebrate, I decided to participate in the End of Year Survey created by Jamie at The Perpetual Page-Turner. There are a lot of questions on the survey, so I'll only be answering some of them.

2016 Reading Stats

Number of Books Read: 41
Number of Re-Reads: 2

Genre I Read the Most From: Fantasy

Best in Books

1. Best Book You Read in 2016?













2. Book You Were Excited About and Thought You Were Going to Love More But Didn't?














3. Most Surprising (in a Good or Bad Way) Book You Read?














4. Book You "Pushed" The Most People to Read (And They Did)?














5. Best Series You Started in 2016?

















7. Best book from a genre you typically don't read/ was out of your comfort zone?














8. Book you can't believe you waited to read UNTIL 2016?














9. Shortest and Longest Book You Read in 2016?

Shortest














Longest














10. Best Book You Read in 2016  That You Read Based SOLELY on a Recommendation From Somebody Else/Peer Pressure?
















Your Blogging/Bookish Life

1. New Favorite Book Blog You Discovered in 2016?

A Kernel of Nonsense

2. Favorite Review That You Wrote in 2016?

End Game or 5 Reasons Why The Winner's Kiss Is the Perfect End To The Seies

3. Best discussion/non-review post you had on your blog?

Potterhead July Blog Festival-Hogwarts Houses: Do They Create Division or Unity?


Looking Ahead

1. Books You Didn't Get to in 2016 But Will Be Your Number 1 Priority in 2017?

































































2. Books You Are Most Anticipating in 2017?
















































































3. One Thing You Hope to Accomplish Or Do In Your Reading/Blogging Life In 2017?

Read more diverse books!


Let's connect! What were some of your favorite books you read in 2016? Comment below!

Hello Blogosphere!













Some of you may have noticed that it's been quiet on my blog over the past month. I didn't plan on taking a break from blogging during November, but I ended up doing so about halfway through the month because I'd piled too much on my plate. As such, this Hot Chocolate Highlights post will be a little sparser than usual. Never fear though, I shall start posting regularly again this month.

Nov. 13th The Importance of Backstory and Character Development



Overall, I was pleased with the movie. The special effects are delightful, and I'm interested to see how the series will play out in the upcoming films. The character Jacob Kowalski stole my heart. He's  a good-natured muggle (sorry J K., I'm not going to use no maj) who's so excited to be included in the magical world. He basically represents all of us who have read the Harry Potter books and wish we had magic too.