I thought I’d catch up on last week’s Top Ten Tuesday, even if I’m not calling it a Top Ten Tuesday. I’m going to be listing all the author’s I’ve read for the first time in 2016 with the book and my rating starting in January til now.
1. Brigid Kemmerer – Thicker Than Water – ★★★★/5
2. Sarah Crossan – One – ★★★★/5
3. Emma Shevah – Dara Palmer’s Major Drama – ★★★/5
4. Maria Dahvana Headley – Magonia – ★★★/5
5. Alex Marwood – The Darkest Secret – ★★★★/5
6. Katie Alender – Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall – ★★★/5
7. Aaron Hartzler – What We Saw – ★★★★★/5
8. Jennifer A. Nielsen – A Night Divided – ★★★★★/5
9. Maria Lewis – Who’s Afraid – ★★★★/5
10. Alison Goodman – Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club – ★★★★/5
11. Justine Larbalestier – My Sister Rosa – ★★★★★/5
12. Ryan Graudin – Wolf by Wolf – ★★★★/5
13. Jill Mansel – You and Me, Always – ★★★★/5
14. Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton – Tiny Pretty Things – ★★★★/5
15. Veronica Bennett – 101 Pieces of Me – ★★★/5
16. Jennifer Donnelly – Deep Blue – ★★★★/5
17. Amy Laura Schlitz – The Hired Girl – ★★★/5
18. Anne Cassidy – Moth Girls – ★★★★/5
19. Helena Coggan – The Catalyst – ★★★★/5
20. Harriet Evans – The Butterfly Summer – ★★★/5
21. Eric Lindstrom – Not if I See You First – ★★★★/5
22. Alwyn Hamilton – Rebel of the Sands – ★★★★★/5
23. Erica James – Song of the Skylark – ★★★★/5
24. Lee Battersby – Magrit – ★★★/5
25. Janet Ellis – The Butcher’s Hook – ★★★/5
26. Alexandra Bracken – Passenger – ★★★/5
27. L.S. Hilton – Maestra – ★★★/5
28. Nicci Cloke – Follow Me Back – ★★★★/5
29. Hideo Yokoyama – Six Four – ★★★★/5
30. David Metzenthen – Dreaming the Enemy – ★★★/5
31. Mary Weber – Storm Siren – ★★★★★/5
32. E.S. Thomson – Beloved Poison – ★★★★/5
33. Blythe Woolston – MARTians – ★★/5
34. Lindsay Eager – Hour of the Bees – ★★★★/5
35. Sarah Ayoub – The Yearbook Committee – ★★★★/5
36. Martyn Bedford – Twenty Questions for Gloria – ★★★/5
37. Nicky Pellegrino – Under Italian Skies – ★★★/5
38. Amy Zhang – This is Where the World Ends – ★★★/5
39. Monica Wood – The One-in-a-Million Boy – ★★★★/5
40. Stella Gemmell – The City – ★★★★/5
41. Lisa Williamson – The Art of Being Normal – ★★★★★/5
42. Brian Selznick – The Marvels – ★★★★/5
43. Marie Rutkoski – The Winner’s Curse – ★★★★/5
44. Ally Carter – All Fall Down – ★★★★/5
45. Renee Ahdieh – The Wrath & the Dawn – ★★★★/5
46. Jennifer E. Smith – Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between – ★★★★/5
47. R.C. Lewis – Spinning Starlight – ★★★★/5
48. Leah Flemming – The Last Pearl – ★★★★/5
49. Mary E. Pearson – Kiss of Deception – ★★★★/5
50. M.R. Carey – Fellside – ★★★★/5
51. Timothee de Fombelle – The Book of Pearl – ★★★/5
52. Rick Yancey – The 5th Wave – ★★★★/5
53. Emery Lord – When We Collided – ★★★/5
54. Kara Storti – Tripping Back Blue – ★★★/5
55. Emma Cline – The Girls – ★★★/5
56. G.R. Thomas – Awaken – ★★★★/5
57. Eleanor Wasserberg – Foxlowe – ★★★/5
58. Claire North – The Sudden Appearance of Hope – ★★★/5
59. Amy Tintera – Ruined – ★★★★/5
60. Kate DiCamillo – Raymie Nightingale ★★★/5
61. Kiersten White – And I Darken – ★★★★/5
62. Carrie Hope Fletcher – On the Other Side – ★★★/5
63. Kimberly McCreight – The Outliers – ★★★★/5
64. Georgia Clark – The Regulars – ★★★/5
65. Lara Avery – The Memory Book – ★★★★/5
66. Melka Stansah – The Raven Trilogy: The First Journey – ★★★/5
67. Sophie Hardcastle – Breathing Under Water – ★★★★/5
68. Amy Schumer – The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo – ★★★★/5
69. Meg Medina – Burn Baby Burn – ★★★/5
70. Kody Keplinger – Run – ★★★/5
71. V.E. Schwab – This Savage Song – ★★★★/5
72. Matt Phelan – Snow White: A Graphic Novel – ★★★/5
73. Kathleen Glasgow – Girl in Pieces – ★★★★/5
74. Mike Hooper – Devolve; The Wolf – ★★★★/5
75. Suzanne Young – Hotel for the Lost – ★★★/5
So out of the 134 books I’ve read so far this year 75 were by authors I’d never read before. Which is pretty good I think.
How many new authors (to you) did you read in 2016?
– Aimee.
the story of Illian in the world of fairytale. All were told in a different way, first person/third person, so it was a little confusing to get used to. But I liked how it wasn’t just all told at once and that the connections between Joshua, this man that I can’t remember the name of or if it was even mentioned and the fairytale world, it was there until the end of the book.
I emailed Penguin Random House New Zealand and asked them if there was any chance I could review The Hidden Oracle and they were so kind and sent me a copy.
The third book was a surprise from Simon and Schuster Australia. I didn’t remember requesting this and when it showed up I was a little bit confused. I don’t know if it’s my kind of book, which is why I didn’t request a copy but I might give it a chance. It does sound interesting.
year so when I had the opportunity to review it I was really excited.
books of this year so I definitely wanted to find out why. She’s recommended me a few books that I’ve loved so I’m sure I’ll love this too.
looking at two of them online but didn’t know they’d been sent to me.
the synopsis of Disruption (I think that’s the first one) it reminded me of Slated by Teri Terry and I loved that trilogy so I’m sure I’ll like this too.
Sheila O’Flanagan’s first YA book. I’ve never read any of her other books but this seemed interesting. And my photos does not do the cover justice.
ban and broke it for these. But, they only cost $24 for all seven. Not bad when one book in New Zealand can cost that much.
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