2024 Mid Year Book Freak Out Tag

This was a really fun tag to return to, and I am hoping to make it a yearly thing. Let me know your answers in a comment down below or in a video of your own!
Starting Sunday, my AX 2024 Vlog Series is going up, and AX videos will be going up throughout July. So please stay tuned - it’ll be a fun series to watch!
Questions
📚 Best book of the year
📚 Best sequel
📚 Best book rec you’ve received
📚 New release you haven’t read yet, but want to
📚 Most anticipated release for the second half of the year
📚 Biggest disappointment
📚 Biggest surprise
📚 New favorite author (debut or new to you)
📚 Newest fictional crush
📚 Newest favorite character
📚 Book that made you happy
📚 Genre you’ve read the most from
📚 Favorite book-to-movie/show adaptation you’ve seen so far this year
📚 Most beautiful book you bought this year (or one you’d like to own)
📚 What book(s) do you really need to read by the end of the year
📚 What format(s) are you gravitating towards (or any you’re not gravitating to)
📚 Book you’ve read in the first half that you feel embodies your reading year
⬇️ Links Mentioned
My 2023 Video • 2023 Mid-Year Book “Fr...
Mid Year Freak Out Playlist • Mid-Year Book Freak Ou...
First 5 ⭐️ Read of 2024 • Trying to Find My Firs...
April 2024 Reading Vlog (ended up not happening)
🔗 My Links:
Shanna’s Books N Hooks linktr.ee/shannasbooks
Shanna Does Stuff linktr.ee/shannadoesstuff
Crochet Shop sccrochetstudio.etsy.com
Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/shannadoesstuff