It’s Top Ten Tuesday time again friends!
These are 10 books that I love that were written over 10 years ago:
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
The Black Prism by Brent Weeks
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
These are five of my favourite quotes from the last five books that I have read!!
Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire
“No one should have to sit and suffer and pretend to be someone they’re not because it’s easier, or because no one wants to help them fix it.”
Well Played by Jen DeLuca
“Some of us choose to settle in small towns; some of us have settling in small towns thrust upon us.”
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
“For all those that have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question.”
In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
“If you want to help her, you need to help yourself first. No one serves their friends by grinding themselves into dust on the altar of compassion.”
Flamecaster by Cinda Williams Chima
“We spend so much of our lives waiting to be ambushed by heartbreak. Why couldn’t we be ambushed by joy?”
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
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!
Amy Leigh Reads 