This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is new to you authors. This list is 10 authors that I read from for the first time in 2020 and I loved them enough to want to continue to pick up either their back-list or any books they may publish in the future!
Pierce Brown
Talia Hibbert
Blake Crouch
Kerri Maniscalco
Brent Weeks
S.K. Ali
Emily Henry
Tricia Levenseller
K. Ancrum
Nnedi Okorafor
These are all the series that I have either read all the books this year or read the last book in the series that was published this year! I haven’t included any series that have unreleased books still, I will just add them onto future lists!
Arc of a Scythe Series by Neal Shusterman
Binti Series by Nnedi Okorafor
Wayward Pines Series by Blake Crouch
The Crown’s Game Duology by Evelyn Skye
Truly Devious Series by Maureen Johnson
Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
The Heroes of Olympus Series by Rick Riordan
Falling Kingdoms Series by Morgan Rhodes
Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown
Binti – I really enjoyed this first book of the series. We are established in the world pretty quickly and we are learning about space and the other lifeforms as Binti is. I thought she was a little naïve at first but as the story progressed we see her undergo a pretty big emotional upheaval, especially after the massacre she witnesses on the Big Fish. A lot of the mathematical equations and treeing went right over my head but I was still able to comprehend what was happening and enjoy the story as a whole. ⭐️4/5 stars
Binti: Home – This installment of the series was a little chaotic. I could definitely relate to Binti and her feelings of homesickness and the need to go back home and reestablish her sense of self. I like that we see more of the relationship between her and Okwu and the introduction of Mwinyi definitely added more depth and complexity to the story line. Binti just seemed a little frantic and not in control of herself a lot in this book. I think all of the events that have happened have definitely caught up to her and she breaks down a lot in this book. ⭐️3/5 stars
Binti: The Night Masquerade – This installment was a again kind of too chaotic for me. We see a lot of the repercussions from the previous books come into play here and we are given a lot of answers to questions that have been put forth throughout the story line. There is a pretty steady buildup of tension throughout the course of the story line but the ending was a tad anticlimactic. I had no doubts that Binti would be okay and then travelling to Saturn after interpreting the messages her edan was sending her only for a recommendation for the Oozma Uni. I guess I can appreciate how it has come full circle but I was expecting something different. ⭐️3/5 stars
Overall I had a pretty solid reading month, I ended up completing 14 books! I pretty much loved all of the books I read, there were a couple that were just ok but I’m really happy with what I ended up picking up!
The Honey-Don’t List by Christina Lauren – ⭐️4/5 stars
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai – ⭐️4/5 stars
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia edited by Anita Heiss – ⭐️5/5 stars
Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – ⭐️5/5 stars
Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Missing of Clairedelune by Christelle Dabos –⭐️4/5 stars
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor – ⭐️4/5 stars
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum – ⭐️5/5 stars
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron – ⭐️2/5 stars
Queen of the Conquered by K. Ancrum – ⭐️3/5 stars
Anna K by Jenny Lee – ⭐️3/5 stars
Home by Nnedi Okorafor – ⭐️3/5 stars
Burn by Patrick Ness – ⭐️3/5 stars
Amy Leigh Reads 