Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by Brokeandbookish. This week’s theme is a Top Ten New-To-Me Favorite Authors I Read in 2015. Well, this year was filled with great reads and new amazing authors, so, I can’t wait to share the love! You can click on the book’s title to go to its Goodreads page 🙂
1 • Patrick Ness 
I know, I need to read more of Patrick Ness’ novels, and it’s definitely on my 2016 TBR. I discovered this author through More Than This this year, and I fell in love with him.
2 • Robin Benway
Funny story: I actually read a Robin Benway’ novel a while ago, like, a few years ago, and I didn’t know. So this doesn’t count. I fell head over heels for Emmy & Oliver this year, it’s easily one of my favorite books this year!
3 • Dahlia Adler
I got lucky enough to read an ARC of Just Visiting thanks to the sweetness of the author, and damn, I’m so glad I did! I really loved the writing style and the story about friendship and moving on, and I really want to read more books from this author.
4 • Robyn Schneider
I read The Beginning of Everything, and Extraordinary Means, and needless to say, I LOVED them. I really like the characters in those stories, they are sweet contemporary stories with relatable characters, humor, and, Ii don’t know, it’s a great recipe, so, I want MORE.
5 • Jennifer E. Smith
By now, you should know I really like contemporary, right? If you don’t, well, now you do. Sweet contemporary romances are my to-go-to whenever I feel down, and I found out that Jennifer E. Smith is perfect for that!
6 • Catherine Doyle
This young and promising author gave us Vendetta, this year, a book I really loved. It’s a bit of mystery, of thriller, of romance, and it’s spilled with great characters and kept me guessing from page one. I can’t wait to read more from her.
7 • Tahereh Mafi
Okay, I’m cheating a little bit again, but since I read more from her this year, I can say that it counts, right?! I fell in love with Tahereh Mafi’s, writing style in her first novel, Shatter Me, and this year, my love just grew as I read the two other books in the trilogy. This is talent, it leaves me completely speechless.
8 • Becky Albertalli
Becky Albertalli’s fantastic debut, Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens agenda, was received with LOTS of compliments and praise, both from the press and the blogging world. I’m one of those people who loved this book, and how refreshing it was. And Simon. I need more characters like Simon in my life!.
9 • Stephanie Perkins 
Anna and the French Kiss is probably one of the most famous books out there, well, for the blogging world, I think, ahah. I only read this one this year, but I’m really glad I did. Flawed yet completely adorable characters… I loved it, and I need to read the other books in this series.
10 • Claudia Gray
A Thousand Pieces of You is really a treasure of imagination. In between worlds and time, I really loved how this story was conceived. This is a book that made me want to read more by this author, because, with an imagination like that, well, I want more.
Out of your list, I’ve actually only read Anna and the French Kiss and Patrick Ness’s newest book, The Rest of Us Just Live Here, but I have Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda on my TBR list for December! So excited that you gave it a great word. 🙂
Here‘s my list of favourite new-to-me authors!
Aww yaay! Well, I hope you’ll enjoy Simon vs. as much as I did! 😀 thank you so much for stopping by, Reg! 🙂
I hope so too! I’ve only heard great things about it. And no worries, I love the name of your blog! 🙂
I hope you won’t be disappointed then! 🙂 Sometimes it puts a little under pressure, knowing that a book was loved by so many people, ahah 🙂
Aw, thank you so much, you’re so sweet! <3
Definitely Becky Albertalli. Love that book! Great choices, all are on my own TBR 🙂
I’m so glad you agree! 😀 I hope you’ll enjoy those books when you read them 🙂
Thank you for stopping by!! <3
I definitely agree on Patrick Ness. I’ve got More Than This on my couch now, waiting to be read.
Because I do a lot of indie reviewing, I picked two authors from each genre I review. My TTT
Aww, More than this was such an emotional book, I was on the edge the whole time I was reading it, and completely baffled by the ending. Such a roller-coaster! I hope you’ll enjoy it!! 🙂
Thank you for stopping by! 😀
I forgot about Robin Benway and Catherine Doyle! So good! Great list.
They’re really good!! Thank you so much for stopping by! 😀
What a great bunch of authors 🙂
Thank you!! Or, well, we should thank them for writing such wonderful stories 🙂
Thank you for stopping by! <3
That’s so true 🙂 You’re welcome. You’re welcome. I already love your blog 😀
Aww, thank you so much, that’s so sweet of you! <3
You’re welcome 😀
Yes you need to read the other books in the Anna trilogy or companion novels <3
Aw, I will, if they’re as great as Anna’s story, I will love them!! 🙂
Yes! 😀
I read Claudia Grey this year too, but I wasn’t a big fan of A Thousand Pieces of You. I’m still debating whether I should read the sequel! Have you read it yet?
So glad Patrick Ness made it on your list. He really is a master when it comes to words! I do hope you get around to reading the Chaos Walking trilogy by him; it’s magnificent, and my favorite trilogy of all-time. 🙂
I haven’t read it yet, so I can’t advice you to pick it up, or not, sadly 🙁 but if you want, I’ll tell you all about it once I read it 🙂
The Chaos Walking trilogy is high on my priority list, I’m so glad to hear you loved it! I can’t wait to read it 🙂
Thank you so much for your comment! <3
Definitely! I’d love to see a review up on your blog once you get around to reading it, because I don’t see myself picking it up anytime soon! xD
Haha, well I’ll make sure to tell you once I read it and I review it 😛
Jennifer Smith, Tahereh Mafi and Stephanie Perkins are the only ones I have read. Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda sounds like a really good book!
It is! It’s really a great story, with an adorable main character 🙂 I hope you’ll decide to read it! 🙂
Thank you for stopping by 😀
I will soon! I’m still looking for a copy 🙂 No problem! i love your blog! ?
Aww, thank you, that’s so sweet! <3 I love yours, too!! <3
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I’ve read quite a few of the books on your list. I absolutely love Becky Albertalli. I can’t wait to see how her career progresses.
I can’t wait, either! Her debut was so good, I hope she gives us tons of great books like Simon vs. 🙂
Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
I should really read some Patrick Ness soon 😀 Happy reading!
Here’s my TTT https://ireadboooks.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/new-to-me-authors-2015/
You should! He’s an amazing author, so talented, I hope you’ll enjoy reading his books 🙂
Thank you so much for stopping by! 🙂
I’ve only read Patrick Ness and Becky Albertalli, but I’m hoping to read A Thousand Pieces of You eventually 😀 The cover is so gorgeous too! I’m going to read Shatter Me sometime next year too.
Yaay!! The cover of both those books are absolutely gorgeous, you’re right, another great reason to get them to display on your shelf :p
I hope you’ll enjoy those, they both were great reads for me! 🙂
Thank you for stopping by!! 😀
I’ve read books by a couple of these authors and can only agree 🙂 great choices Marie!
Thank you so much Kat!! <3
I can’t say as I recall reading any of the authors on your Top Ten Tuesday post this week, so I have some new to me authors to check out for sure.
Here’s a link to my TTT post for the week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2015/12/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-new-to-me.html
Well I’m glad if you discover some you love!! 🙂 Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
You have interesting books on your list. I read Anna and the French Kiss and I like it so much. I want to read Geography of you and me 🙂
My Top Ten:
https://silvybooksaremylife.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/1748/
Thank you! I hope you’ll enjoy the Geography of You and Me, I read it too and it was really good! 🙂
Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
This is a list with TONS of fantastic names on it. Robyn Schneider made my list, too. I hope to be seeing much more of her work! I really need to pick up a Patrick Ness book and a Robin Benway book–those are two authors I hear nothing but good things about. I absolutely love Tahereh Mafi and Stephanie Perkins. I can’t wait to see what those two authors have planned for us next. This is a fantastic list. I’m so glad you discovered so many incredible authors this year. Here’s to finding many more in 2016!!
My TTT!
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you agree. Robyn Schneider really is a, coup de coeur, this year, and I can’t wait to read more of her work. Patrick Ness and Robyn Benway are FANTASTIC, I hope you’ll check them out soon!! 😀
Thank you so much for stopping by!! <3
I really want to read Anna & The French Kiss this next year! 🙂 My TTT
YAAY! You should, it’s a must-read if you love contemporary and romance 🙂
Thank you for stopping by Carrie! 🙂
Gosh I really have to read Simon! I feel like I’m the only one who hasn’t yet lol. I’m noting More Than This to be my next Ness read. Thanks for this! 🙂
Haha, yes you should! There’s a lot of hype around this book, but it’s worth it, if you ask me 🙂 YES! Do read More than this, it’s an amazing book! 😀
Aw you’re welcome, thank you, Trisha!! <3<3
Patrick Ness is amazing and you must read A Monster Calls! At least before the movie is released! It’s amazing and compelling and emotional! And of course you must read the Chaos Walking trilogy. YOU MUST!
I have A Thousand Pieces of You sitting on my shelf right now, getting ready to be read!
Yes I do! I’m definitely going to read it before the movie comes out! (btw, the movie trailer looks AMAZING.)
I hope you’ll enjoy A Thousand Pieces of You! 😀
Thank you for your comment Josie <3
A Thousand Pieces of You has been on my TBR pile for a little while, and I really need to get to it! The cover is just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
You’re right, the cover is gorgeous!! I really hope you’ll like it when you get to it 🙂
Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
Great list! You know how I feel about Robin Benway. SO MUCH LOVE.
Ahem.
When I get through the pile of books currently sitting unread on my shelf, I think I’m going to read some Tahereh Mafi. I have heard endless praise of her series. I think my series scepticism has kept me away.
I want to read all of her books, right now. I just fell in love with her, I can’t stop thinking about it!! :p
Aw, you should! Some people say this isn’t a series for them, because the writing style is quite different from anything they’ve read before. It is, but I personally LOVE it, it’s poetic and vivid and the kind of writing that touches you. Well, it did for me. I hope you’ll have the same feelings! 😀
Well we have a lot of other book love in common, so I trust you, haha.
Haha, well I’m glad to hear that 😀
Awesome list! I had a lot in common with you! I’ve only read Robin Benway’s book “Audrey, Wait!” which was adorable and hilarious. Will be reading Emmy & Oliver as soon as possible!
Thank you so much!! 🙂 Aww, if it’s adorable and hilarious, I really should read it next! I can’t wait for you to read Emmy & Oliver, I hope you’ll love it as much as I did! 🙂
Thank you for stopping by!! 🙂
I’m hoping to read some of Patrick Ness’ books next year.
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/top-ten-tuesday-34/
Yaay!! I can’t wait, hope you’ll like it! 🙂
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