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Top 5 Tuesday

Hello Everyone! Welcome back to Top Tuesday. Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly prompt that is hosted by thatartsyreadergirl. This weeks prompt is new to me authors I read in 2018. Now, 2018 was a great year for me professionally, however, that meant that I could not read as much as I could. I will list the authors, the book(s), and why I put them on this list. I could only think of 5 that were deserving out a shout out, hence why I changed this from top ten to top five. Images from Goodreads

1- Sarah J. Maas

Read- A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

I loved the world that Maas builds in her book series. I had heard about all the hype surrounding this series, and so I wanted to give it a shot and see for myself if it was worth the hype. Seeing as I flew through the first three books in the first months of 2018, I can confirm that this series is worth the hype. Maas creates characters that you want to root for, and you want to see them achieve their goals.

2- Becky Albertalli

Read- Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda, Leah On The Offbeat.

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I loved this contemporary YA romance. I wanted to finish it before Love, Simon came out, and I finished it about a week before I saw the film. I love the characters in this novel. Leah on the Offbeat was also a delightful book although I still have a preference for Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda.

3- Ashley Poston

Read- Heart of Iron.

This book was billed as a loosely based Anastasia retelling, only the setting is space. I read the first five chapters as part of Epic Reads First Five. Once I read the first five chapters, I knew I needed to see where the story was going to go. I loved the characters and the world.

4- Helen Rappaport

Read- The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra

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This is a nonfiction book, and that was one of the things that I loved about it. I went in mostly blind, this book was recommended to me as a go-to book for a history of the Romanov's. It did not disappoint, and although it was nonfiction, it reads like a story. I loved all the facts and the research in this book.

5- L. M. Elliott

Read- Hamilton and Peggy! A Revolutionary Friendship.

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This was a story that was a mix of fact and fiction. I loved the characters in the novel and the history that is in this book.

What are the top authors you read in 2018?

Comments

  1. I'm glad you were able to come up with 5! I found this week's topic a bit tricky, too.

    You make Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda sound like such a good read.

    This is my Top Ten Tuesday post.

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