this is part of the fun meme ,TGIF, hosted by Ginger at GReads! (which is a pretty great blog, if i do say so myself). each friday she hosts a question that the literary lovers in the world can ponder. this week, the lovely Ginger asks:
Author Love:
In 2011, which new/old authors have you discovered and loved?
new author i adore: Kim Harrington. you should know that i did not expect to like her debut YA book, Clarity. i had it up to HERE with paranormal books and was totally jaded by all the buzz surrounding it. how could a paranormal book with that much buzz possibly be that good? color me a FOOL because i adored Clarity. and the reason is because Kim wrote one heck of a genre-blending book. sure, it's paranormal with the whole 'psychic' stuff, but mostly it's a contemporary mystery with a kick ass heroine who is trying to carve her own niche in the world. i love that Kim created a paranormal mystery with the paranormal elements in the background and let the characters and mystery drive the plot.
author i just discovered: A.S. King. i read Please Ignore Vera Dietz by her this year and was enamored. seriously, that story in itself was incredible. but then the authenticity and the absolutely fleshed out and well-developed characters of Vera and Charlie are what sold me. a good plot interests me. good characters interest me. conversational yet intelligent writing interests me. combine those three, and you've made a fangirl of me, Ms. King.
oldie but a goodie: John Green. i read Paper Towns by him this year, and it only furthered my absolute adoration for his writing. each of his books feels familiar to me in a way that's comfortable and like hanging out with friends. his humor and his insight are reflected in his characters in such a vivid and realistic way. i will, quite sincerely, read every John Green book ever and i have no doubt that his unique blend of nerd, humor, sincerity and charm will continue to make them my favorites.
what about you? share your author love with me - or better YET go link it up at GReads!
I was so happy to discover Kim Harrington this year with Clarity! I haven't read anything by John Green. Crazy right??? I do have a couple of his books on my shelf that I will get to eventually though!
ReplyDeleteI'm dying to read Clarity! I'm waiting for a sale or a used book in great condition.
ReplyDeleteI lurrve John Green. I could listen to him talk all day. I've only read Paper Towns, but I plan on reading everything he's written, too! I want to pick up the zombies vs. unicorns and the geek book he contributed too, also.
Loved Clarity! I actually mention it in a post for Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteI love all three of those authors! Great choices!
ReplyDeleteClarity was way better than I could have imagined! It was one that pulled me out of my reading slump!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had a chance to read Clarity yet, but I've heard such great things about it!
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Rie @ Mission to Read
I haven't had the chance to read Clarity yet but it sounds like one heck of a good book! Great list :)
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