Last year I read a
large number of books by new to me authors, far more than I can mention here. Many of them are seasoned authors and others only recently put out their debut novels. So, for this list I chose the ones I loved the most, but this is
by no means all the ones I enjoyed.
1. Kasie West – It should be no surprise that she made this list. She is a young
adult contemporary fiction writer. I have been loving her works and making
my
way through them all ever since I came across her. I read 6 of her books in
2018.
2.
Andrew Peterson – He is a Christian fantasy writer. When I
stumbled across his books, I didn’t know what to expect from them, but boy were
they good. I read through his 4 book Wingfeather Saga in 2018.
3.
Eric Metaxas – He is a Christian biographer. I came across him by accident and fell
in love with how he makes these people come to life on the page and I feel like
I really get to know them. I read 2 of his books in 2018.
4.
Lynn Austin – She is a Christian fiction writer. I have heard of her and had one of
her books on my shelf for years, but just never picked it up until now. Boy was
that a mistake. I am thrilled with her works and look forward to many more good
reads by her. I read 4 of her books in 2018.
5.
Donald S Whitney – I was recommended his works from a podcast I
listen to and am so grateful for that recommendation. He is a Christian
non-fiction writer that I have found to be so inspiring and helpful. I read 2
of his books in 2018.
6. Elle Katherine White – She is a newer high fantasy writer. I loved
reading her books. I saw a recommendation for her first book on “Jean Bookish
Thoughts” YouTube channel and fell in love with it. You can’t imagine how
excited I was to discover that it was being made into a series and the next
book was coming out in 2018 (which of course I read as soon as I could).
7.
Diana Peterfreund – She writes over a number of genres. Like a
few of these other authors on this list, I saw a recommendation for her works
on a YouTube video from “Books for MKS”. I loved the first book of her
dystopian classic retelling of Persuasion and I got the second book in that
duology for Christmas. I look forward to checking out more of her works.
8.
Helena Rookwood – She is an adult fantasy writer. I came across
the first book in her river witch series and became enchanted with it. I have
the next 3 books in the series, I just have to get to them. {I couldn't find a picture of her, so I put one of the book I read by her}
9.
Heather Dixon Wallwork – She is a young adult fantasy writer. I loved
her book Entwined (it is one of my favorite books of the year). I have
been a little hesitant to read more of her works just due to the fear that they
may not rise to my high expectations, but I will try to move past that because
they just might be other new loves.
10.
Jessica Townsend – She is a middle grade fantasy writer and her
debut novel came out early 2018. I really liked it. The next book in her series
came out in November, and I plan on reading it (I just have to wait for the
library). I am looking forward to seeing more from her in the future.
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