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 in no particular order my top 10 favourite books I read in 2020!
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
Red Rising, Golden Son & Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Beach Read by Emily Henry
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
Around this time last year I posted 5 of my favourite books over 500 pages so I figured I would do an update with 5 more books I read and absolutely loved from the last year that have over 500 pages!
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks – 739 pages
This was the perfect amount of world building and introduction of all the characters and their backstories without being overwhelming. Granted at the start as I am with most epic/high fantasy I read I am a little lost, but I established myself pretty quickly into this world and was invested almost instantaneously with the characters. The magic system was unique and interesting and had just enough information to keep me engaged yet eager to know more.
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas – 803 pages
From that first twist at the start I wasn’t able to predict anything that was going to happen next. The forced partnership between Bryce and Hunt, the investigation, the revelations, everything came together perfectly for me and even though it was over 800 pages I flew through this book!
Morning Star by Pierce Brown – 544 pages
It was honestly one of the best series I have ever read and I am itching to reread the whole thing again just to experience this epic rollercoaster of a tale again!
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett – 512 pages
I really loved the setting of this book, the atmosphere and the conditions of the city really added a layer of depth to the storyline and set the tone for the book. The dark, grittiness of the commons was heavily described and the almost hopelessness Sancia felt whilst living there really captured my attention.
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty – 521 pages
I loved the overall concept and the premise of the story. The world building was wonderful and highly atmospheric. I could do with a little more information about the magic system and the extent of the powers of the different clans. I can’t wait to find out this world and how each of the characters develops as the story continues!
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is books with colours in the titles. I went through all the books I’ve read over the last year or so and these were the ones that I found!
The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
Red Rising & Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Red Sister & Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence
The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
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