I absolutely love discovering new authors. Whether it's a debut whose book I loved and I can't wait to see what they read next, to authors who have been around a while, and whose backlist I can binge-read. I read a mixture of the two in 2017 and these were my 10 favourites:

1. Marissa Meyer  (with Heartless)
2. Juno Dawson (with Margot & Me)
3. Angie Thomas (with The Hate U Give)
4. Laini Taylor (with The Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy)
5. Karen M. McManus (with One of Us is Lying)
6. Sandhya Menon (with When Dimple Met Rishi)
7. Estelle Maskame (with Dare to Fall)
8. Leigh Bardugo (with Wonder Woman, The Grishaverse Trilogy and The Six of Crows duology) (clearly a new favourite!)
9. Gail Honeyman (with Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine)
10. Sara Holland (with Everless)

I can't wait to read more from all of these authors in 2018 and beyond! Did you read any of these authors for the first time in 2017 too or disover other favourites? I would love to know!

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Top Ten 2018 Releases I'm Looking Forward To

One of my favourite things to do towards the end of a year is look at new releases for the following year and make a spreadsheet of the ones I'm looking forward to. It's quite geeky but I absolutely love the organisation of spreadsheets and it helps me keep track of the books I want to read all year.

I found it really hard to narrow this list down to just ten but these are the ones I'm most excited for right now:

1. A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir

2. Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas

3. How Do You Like Me Now? by Holly Bourne

4. Almost Love by Louise O'Neill

5. Untitled (Throne of Glass #7)

6. The Fandom by Anna Day

7. State of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury

8. From Twinkle, with Love by Sandhya Menon

9. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

10. Clean by Juno Dawson

Are you looking forward to any of these releases too?

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Top Ten Favourite Books of 2017

I feel like I haven't read that many books this year. I think it's because I haven't completed my goodreads challenge yet of 50 books but I'm only a few behind and 50 is a big number! It's probably also due to the fact that I've had a lot of reading and blogging slumps this year but I finally have some motivation again and it's good to be back!

These were my favourite reads of 2017:

1. Margo & Me by Juno Dawson

2. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

3. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

4. The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli

5. One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

6. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

7. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

8. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James

9. Warcross by Marie Lu

10. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

I finally got around to reading some series that I've meaning to read for a looooong time this year as well as some great standalones so overall I think I had a pretty great reading year. Roll on 2018 and the many new releases (my most anticipated of which will be posted in a few weeks time!).

Do we share any 2017 favourites? Let me know!


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Ten Books I've Recently Added To My TBR

Most of the books I've added to my TBR lately have been 2016 releases that I'm really looking forward to. 

Ten of my recent additions are:

The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye

And I Darken by Kiersten White

The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead

Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine

The King Slayer by Virginia Boecker

Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers

Burning Glass by Kathryn Purdie

Heartless by Marissa Meyer

Ruined by Amy Tintera

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

Have you added any of these books to your TBR recently? 

What other books have you added that you are looking forward to reading? Let me know!

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10 2015 Releases I Meant to Read But Never Got Around To

There were so many releases in 2015 that I wanted to read and some have been patiently waiting a long time now! 

These ten are at the top of my list and I hope to get to them soon.

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Asking for It by Louise O'Neill

Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick

Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman

Air Awakens by Elise Kova

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by Various Authors

Have you read any of these books or not get around to any of them like me? 

What books from 2015 do you still really want to read? Let me know!

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Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases | January - June 2016

My absolute love for organisation means that I already have a spreadsheet set up of the 2016 releases that I'm most excited for. The tough part of compiling this list was only choosing 10!

The 10 releases I'm most anticipating in the months of January - June 2016 are:

(in order of release date)

 Truthwitch by Susan Dennard

Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski

Into the Dim by Janet B. Taylor

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

Half Lost by Sally Green

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye

The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

Are you looking forward to any of these books too? Let me know!

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