Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Every Tuesday they post a new Top Ten list prompt. This week’s theme is Top Ten New-To-Me Favorite Authors I Read For The First Time In 2015. Feel free to leave a link to your own post in the comments, or just let me know which new favorite authors you’ve discovered this year!
These are in no particular order this week!
10. Nancy Coco – Author of the Candy-coated Mystery Series.
I read Oh Say Can You Fudge. I haven’t read the rest of the series yet, but I have picked up another one and plan to catch up.
9. Sabaa Tahir – An Ember in the Ashes
So glad she’s writing another book!
8. Barbara Ross – Author of the Maine Clambake Mystery series.
I read Musseled Out, and craved seafood for a week. 🙂
7. Paula Hawkins – The Girl on the Train
I hope there will be more thrillers like this coming from her in the future.
6. Benjamin Percy – The Dead Lands
Red Moon is on my TBR…
5. David Bell – Somebody I Used to Know
I loved this thriller. I haven’t read any other’s by him yet, but several sound really good! Thanks to NetGalley for introducing me to David Bell.
4. Paul Cleave – Trust No One
Another great thriller author I discovered through NetGalley.
3. Emily St. John Mandel – Station Eleven
I can’t stop telling people about how beautifully written this book was!
2. Leigh Bardugo – Author of the Grisha series
I’ve read all three (and reviewed 2 – last one yet to come!) and loved them. She has a new book set in the same universe, Six of Crows, that’s on my TBR list.
1. Paula Brackston – The Silver Witch
I ran out and bought The Witch’s Daughter as soon as I finished this one! I’ll also listen to any other audiobooks I find narrated by Marisa Calin. She did a wonderful job narrating this one.
The Book's the Thing 
Is Ember in the Ashes a wholly different kind of fantasy? I feel like most books on that genre exhibit the same plot. 😦
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It has a slightly Roman feel to it, but as much add I liked it, I don’t know that I can say it’s wholly different! ☺
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The only ones on your list that I’ve read so far are from author #1 and #2. I tried Shadow and Bone last year and couldn’t get past chapter three. It just wasn’t for me, but I hear it’s a fantastic series. I read Paula’s The Winter Witch earlier this year. It was okay. Once again, just something I don’t normally like. Sucks because I know they are great authors. 😦 Maybe I’ll retry Shadow and Bone or one of Paula’s other books to see if maybe it was more of when I read them.
Great list! I’ll have to check out your #10! It looks like a fun read. 😀
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It was, and I may have to try one of her fudge recipes for Christmas this year. I need to stop reading so many food-themed cozies….
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LMAO! Fortunately, I’m not a foodie! But a lot of those books focus soooo much on food. I just don’t get the appeal. But hey, it works.
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I like some of them, but I’ve read a few where the food seems more important than the story – I don’t like that!
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Exactly. I don’t need to hear every step they take to make their food. And honestly, just because you run a cafe or bakery, doesn’t mean it’s all you do.
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Yep!
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I’ve heard pretty fantastic things about Station Eleven… so I suppose that’s another book for the 2016 TBR.
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I read The Girl on The Train is pretty good book 🙂
My Top Ten:
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I’m glad you enjoyed it too! 😀
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I loved Station Eleven, and it was beautifully written. I really wish there was a sequel though.
The Girl on the Train was one of the books I could not put down this year. I think I read it in a day. Great list! 🙂
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I would love a sequel!
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There was so much to expand on at the end, I feel like it has to have one!
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There is definitely enough story left to tell to fill another book!
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Exactly! I want to know how society’s rebuilt, and what happens to everyone that’s left! I’m thinking of picking up Last Night in Montreal now too.
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Yes…I really wanted to know who had managed electricity, and what it would be like for those who were young enough not to remember having it before!
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Yes that would be so interesting, writing about this whole new generation that didn’t remember the old world that they’re trying to recreate.
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I remember seeing those Maine Clambake books and thinking they looked good- and I can see where they would make you seriously hungry! Looks like a great list.
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Thanks! 😃
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I’ve yet to read The Girl on the Train. It’s been on my list forever
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I can’t wait to pick up The Girl on The Train!
Great Top Ten! 🙂
My Top Ten Tuesday 😀
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I couldn’t get in to Station Eleven. I’d heard such great things, and was so eager…then I started reading it and just couldn’t keep my interest. 😦
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Understandable – having read it I can see how it wouldn’t be for everyone! 🙂
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I’ve heard such good things about Station Eleven – i really do need to check it out! My TTT
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I really enjoyed the story, but I would have loved it for the writing alone. 🙂
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