Monday, January 14, 2019

Top Ten New To Me Authors I Read In 2018

  

 Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by 
That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new Top Ten list will be posted. Everyone is welcome to join. Link back to The Broke and the Bookish so everyone can check out other bloggers' lists. It's a fun way to get to know fellow bloggers.

This week is Top Ten new to me authors in 2018. It's been a pretty good year for me and new authors- I've discovered a ton- so this was a fun list to make. Here are some of my new faves. 
        


The Cheerleaders

Kara Thomas might be at the top of my list- I really enjoyed this one.  

Echoes

Alice Reeds made this book work somehow, with two related narratives that could have been alternate timelines or alternate worlds- you never really know until the end.

The Wolves of Winter

One of my favorite books of 2018. I'm hoping we get a sequel. 

The Extinction Trials (The Extinction Trials, #1)

I'm so glad there's a 3rd book coming. 

Bad Girls with Perfect Faces

After reading this I absolutely need more books by Lynn Weingarten. 

The River at Night



The Woman in the Window

I'll definitely be reading the next book by this author. 

Kitty's Big Trouble (Kitty Norville, #9)

Carrie Vaughn has me hooked on the Kitty Norville series. 

An Unwanted Guest

This was fun. 

Obscura

Good stuff. 

The Jetsons

Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner knocked this one out of the park. 

40 comments:

  1. Glad you had a great year of new author discoveries, Greg! I didn't discover many just because I didn't read all that many books. But here's hoping in 2019 that changes. :)

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  2. So many of these books are on my to read list - especially Bad Girls with Perfect Faces. A lot of great new authors in 2018!

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  3. Ooh you discovered some great authors, Greg. I recently read and enjoyed The Woman In The Window. Great list! My TTT

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  4. I want to read Kitty Norville! Maybe The Woman in the Window too. Glad to hear you found some great new authors!

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  5. Alice Reeds posted that Echoes was a #1 Best Seller on Amazon! I was so happy to see that, because I know it didn't get a ton of publicity initially.

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  6. All new to me authors. I liked the sound of the Kara Thomas book so appreciate the updates.

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  7. Yes of course to The Extinction Trials-just about three weeks to go to the next one! I've also got The River At Night and want to read An Unwanted Guest. I hope you keep enjoying the Kitty books!

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  8. Great list! I don't think I've read any of these authors so I'll have to check them out.

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  9. I don't know any of these authors. Makes me wonder how many talented authors are out there for me to bo discovered.

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  10. Ooh nice ones! I started reading Kara Thomas maybe 2 years ago and really enjoyed her books to date! Alice Reeds made my list too, naturally! LOL. LOVE the Kitty Norville series...though I am ashamed to admit I still need to finish it! Think I have like 2 books left. Eep. Also still need to read The Extinction Trials! Hoping to have more time for whatever books I want to read once I get through my review books...which are still books I want to read too!

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  11. Bad Girls was my first Weingarten book too, and I was very, very impressed. My daughter had been telling me to read Suicide Notes for ages, and now I know I absolutely will. Thomas' debut was a winner for me, and I need to read more of her books...soon!

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  12. I'm so excited to get to The Cheerleaders this year!

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  13. What did you like most about The Extinction Trials? It's still on my TBR.

    This is my Top Ten Tuesday post.

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  14. I read a few of these, too! I added Kara Thomas' other book to my TBR after reading The Cheerleaders.

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  15. yay for The Woman in the Window. I look forward to more books by him.

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  16. The Kitty Norville series sounds good! Here is my Top Ten Tuesday.

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  17. I just HAD to put Wolves of Winter on my list as well. I love that book so much and think more people need to see and read it!

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  18. I'm really anxious to try Shari Lapena's books, maybe this year?!😊

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  19. I’ve seen several by Shari Lapena that sound so good. I need to pick up something by her this year.

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  20. I really want to read An Unwanted Guest and Obscura. I still need to read The Cheerleaders, but I LOVE her first two books.

    -Lauren
    www.shootingstarsmag.net

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  21. I really enjoyed the ones by Kara Thomas that I tried

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  22. Ooh The Jetsons! Is that the same as the cartoon that used to be on? I LOVED that show.

    My TTT post!

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  23. I'm intrigued by these potential alternate timelines for Echoes. Glad you enjoyed all these authors!

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  24. Ooh, Bad Girls with Perfect Faces! I have that one. I need to read it soon!

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  25. The Kitty Norville series was awesome. It's definitely one of my favorite urban fantasy series. I really want to read Echoes and The Extinction Trials. Those books sound so good! Great list! :)

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  26. Glad Carrie Vaughan made your list. I love the Kitty Norville series. :) I haven't read any of the others on your list but I'll be adding a few of those to my tbr. :)

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  27. Hooray on finding a lot of new authors! I didn't discover as many, unfortunately, but maybe that will change for the new year?

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  28. I'm waiting for the audiobook of The Cheerleaders to come in - hopefully soon! :)

    Lauren @ Always Me

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  29. I mean, go stalk Tyrell and see if there's a sequel! Because there really should be. The possibilities! I really liked the Kara Thomas books I have read- I need to read this one, too. I probably read some new authors in 2018 but I was too lazy to look. Tyrell would be one though! And also the Extinction Trials person.

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  30. I'm seeing The Wolves of Winter on many lists today, it's making me even more curious to check it out. And Shari Lapena almost made it to my list too, but alas I could only choose 10!

    ~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum

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  31. Really great list! I love Kara Thomas, I'm always happy when she has a new book out. I thought Unwanted Guest was certainly Shari LaPena's best work yet, really fun. I haven't read a lot of these but I'm going to check them out!!

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  32. This is the second time today I've seen Wolves of Winter, and now I'm curious. Cheerleaders has sort of been on my radar lately too. The only one of these I've read is Bad Girls W/Perfect Faces, with that delightfully creepy cover.

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  33. Bad Girls with Perfect Faces looks fantastic -- awesome cover to boot !

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  34. I really want to read more books by Kara Thomas and A.J. Finn too.

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  35. I have the Wolves of Winter lined up because of your review :)

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  36. Oooo I loved Echoes!! That was such an unexpected book. I thought I knew exactly what was gonna happen, but NOPE. Lol. Great list!

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  37. Yesss! Your good taste is showing! But for real, LOVE that you started with The Cheerleaders. It's been months and I'm still going back to thinking about that book, it was so great.

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  38. I really want to read The Cheerleaders. I'm like number 24 on the waitlist at the library. I may just cave and use an audible credit to listen to it.

    Tina @ As Told By Tina

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  39. I was going to read The CHeerleaders last year, but never got to it in the end. Your list is great and I will be checking out the titles soon!

    Marti @Bookish Treats

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  40. Great list. I like the look of the art on the Jetsons!

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