Top Ten Tuesday is a feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s theme is: Top Ten New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2014. These are also authors I will be needing lots more of in 2015! Since debut authors are new to everyone, I will try to keep this to already published authors. Listed in Alphabetical Order, with the book(s) I have read! Pictures link to Goodreads.
I am excited to read the rest of the 2B trilogy, as well as start the Razorland series, since I own the whole thing. And next year, I am looking forward to reading The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things.
Leigh Bardugo
I adored The Grisha series, and cannot wait for Six of Crows!
I did not know how much I would love The Darkest Part of the Forest, and now I am eager to read more Holly Black. I own and want to read The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, and am pretty much open to suggestions!
Obviously, I need to read the rest of The Blackcoat Rebellion series. I haven’t really heard a ton about the Goddess Test series, but I am open to reading!
Of course, it goes without saying that I absolutely need P.S. I Still Love You. I also want to try the Burn for Burn series.
I loved Glory O’Brien so much that I promptly added pretty much every other book she’s written to my TBR and wishlist.
Of course I need to read the rest of The Lunar Chronicles. You guys were right. I should not have waited so long to jump on board!
I already own and want to read The Sky is Everywhere. And um, have you heard about Fall Boys & Dizzy in Paradise? I will be needing that um, now. Or 2017. Whichever.
The next book in this series (The Rule of Mirrors) is set for next for August 2015, and I’d also love to get around to reading the Birthmarked series someday. Since again, I own it.
Victoria Scott
I need Salt & Stone in my life, but apparently no one else agrees with me and is making me wait until February. I do not like this. Also, I am excited to read her novella, Four Houses. And I’d like to read the Dante Walker series at some juncture too.
So, which authors are new to you this year? There were more I wanted to add, but I had to try to play by the rules (just this once, don’t get too excited).
I have had Shadow and Bone on my TBR for too long! I swear these lists are making my realize how long my TBR list truly is! I LOVE Marissa Meyer and Jenny Han. I have only read Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty series which was amazing, and I just bought To All the Boys I Loved Before, and I cannot wait to read it! Great list!
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Here’s my list
http://bookstothetea.blogspot.com/2014/12/top-ten-tuesday.html
I know what you mean, I see some of these lists and think “oh crap, I wanted to read THAT book too!”. It’s never ending, I swear 😉
To All the Boys is SO good, I hope you love it! And I will have to check out The Summer I Turned Pretty too, thanks for the recommendation!
I’ve heard really incredible things about Cinder but I’m waiting for Winter to come out so that I can marathon all the books! 🙂
I’ve only read the Burn for Burn trilogy (only first 2 books) and I didn’t LOVE it, though I did enjoy it!
Shadow and Bone was pretty great!
I’ll Give You the Sun has a bajillion holds at the library… *pouts*
Awesome post!
~Fari
That is a good idea! I actually have Scarlet and Cress, but haven’t gotten to them yet, sadly. And I hear they are even better than Cinder. Hopefully soon!
And I’ll Give You the Sun is really worth reading, I hope you get the chance soon!
First, I didn’t think it was possible but I like the look of your blog even more now, and I was just here yesterday!
Second of all, Jandy Nelson also made my list, because yes. She is awesome. =)
I’ve read the first Razerland book(like when it first came out) and remember really liking it but I haven’t read any more of Ann Aguirre’s stuff! You’ve successfully made me realize that there are so so many books I still need to read!
Aw! Thank yoU! You have totally made my day 🙂
I agree, Jandy Nelson is amazing. And I know, these lists always, always add to my TBR. It is a problem!
Great picks! I love Carter and Meyer. I read Han for the first time this year too. I also read Aguirre for the first time. Great picks.
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Thanks! It’s amazing how these great authors are out there, just waiting to be read- can’t wait to find more great new ones next year 🙂
Yes please read The Coldest Girl in Coldtown!! I can’t wait to read The Darkest Part of the Forest. Boy her book titles are a mouthful haha.
I will! I even own it! (And right? Just typing those titles out made my fingers hurt 😉 )
I think you’ll love TDPotF, it is really good!
Oh yes! <3 I absolutely loved Leigh Bardugo! The shadow and Bone trilogy is amazing. I really need to read I'll Give You The Sun. I loved The Sky is Everywhere!
I loved the entire Grisha series, I don’t know why I waited so long to read it, BUT at least I got to (almost) binge read it! And yes, you must read I’ll Give You the Sun, it was so, so good!
Marissa Meyer! HOW AMAZING IS SHE? Gah, Cinder was just everything and really changed my view on fairytale retellings, which up until then I’d always been hesitant about. And now I’m obsessed with ’em!
I agree completely! I was so nervous about retellings, but now I am fine with them, thanks to Marissa Meyer!
I did this list on my blog too, but I completely missed Holly Black! I loved The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. I can’t wait to read her next book. 🙂
I am glad you loved it, I have to read it soon! Her next book is SO good, I think you’ll love it too 🙂
I LIKE YOUR NEW LOOK SHANNNNON!
Ok ok, I haven’t read Fire and Flood yet sadly, BUT HAHAHAHHA EVERYONE TOLD YOU TO READ CINDER. I’m glad you super enjoyed it though. I would love to read more Holly Black, it’s just that I read one of her books, Tithe, when I was younger, and I was so scarred by it that I haven’t read any of her other books since haha. But it will happen one day.
🙂
Yes, I know, you were right 😉 Whoa, was Tithe not a good book, or just super messed up?
There was a lot of cursing and I just wasn’t prepared for it at my young age haha
I love your list. You have some of my favorite contemporary authors on it. I haven’t read the Burn for Burn series by Jenny Han yet, but her first series, starting with the Summer I Turned Pretty, was pretty awesome. I also have shamefully not gotten to Jandy Nelson’s new book, although her first one is one of my all time favorites.
Oh, I am definitely adding The Summer I Turned Pretty to my TBR. Just the title sounds intriguing! And definitely read I’ll Give You the Sun when you get a chance- SO good!
Great list! I really need to check out some of A.S. King’s work. 🙂
Oh definitely! I have only read one, but from what I have heard they are all quite quirky, but I loved the quirkiness.
Wow! Nice new layout! Bardugo made my list too! Holly Black didn’t because I’d read the Spiderwick Chronicles years ago. Yay! It’s good to be right. I’m glad you enjoyed Cinder. 🙂 I really need to get to Pawn. Every author I read this year was new to me! Which made making my list quite tricky this week.
Aw thank you! I cannot believe that every author was new, that is SO impressive! I had a hard time narrowing it down too, but I tried to pick authors with more books that I could pull from my TBR list, that was my only way to narrow the field. I think I got a ton of great suggestions from other bloggers, hence the influx of new authors!
Nice list! Holly Black’s on my list, too, as I read DOLL BONES this year. It was a creepy little read for Halloween. I also love Marissa Meyer. The Lunar Chronicles series is one of my favorites.
Happy TTT!
Thanks! I will have to check out Doll Bones, even the title sounds really creepy! And I can’t wait to read more of The Lunar Chronicles, I hear they get even better 🙂
Oh, Ann Aguirre could definitely have been on my list too. And I really need to read I’ll Give You the Sun – I had it on hold at the library and never managed to make it there to pick it up!
Oh no! Well, hopefully you’ll be able to get it again soon, it was really good.
I said the EXACT same thing about Holly Black on my list today! That’s kind of creepy 😛 I’ve heard that her other faerie trilogy is AMAZING, so maybe try that one too?
I’d say stick with the Blackcoat books for Carter; I didn’t really have a good experience with the Goddess test books. But maybe you’ll like them more!
I’ve heard so much about Jandy Nelson that I’m kind of afraid there’s too much hype for her books to live up to, but I’m going to try I’ll Give You the Sun anyway. It was too pretty not to buy!
Hahah that’s funny! I didn’t know there was another faerie trilogy, I am off to check that out for sure! I adored I’ll Give You the Sun, and I cannot wait to read The Sky Is Everywhere- I agree though, LOTS of hype to live up to!
The only authors I have read from your list are Victoria Scott and Marissa Meyer. I think this means I still have a long way to go, since I want to read all of those from your list.
Oh, and I actually read Summer series from Jenny Han, but I almost forgot about that, lol