Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week the theme is My Favorite Books by My Favorite Authors (Pick your ten favorite authors and your favorite book written by each one of them.) (submitted by Cathy @ WhatCathyReadNext). After going rogue with my topics for the last two weeks, this week I am back on track.
I have broken this into two separate groups. The first five are authors who I have loved for years. The second group are more recent discoveries for me.
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The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick - I have gotten really behind on EC books but I still count her one of my favourites. I have given a lot of her books very high rating. At the time I read this one I gave it a 4/5 but this is the foundational book for me, about William Marshal and a several of her later books focus on him or his descendants.
The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman - This is SKP's book on Richard III, the first one I had read by her and is absolutely a 5 star read.
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon - I loved the first 4 books in the Outlander series, but if you are forcing me to pick a favourite it is the third book in the series
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley - I could not do a list of favourite authors without including Susanna Kearsley. I also could not do a list of favourite SK books without mentioning The Winter Sea. It's a book I have reread 3 times and I am not a rereader.
The Other Bridget by Rachael Johns - Rachael Johns is one of only two authors that I consistently read when I had a years long reading slump a while ago.
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Midnight in Paris by Gillian Harvey - This author writes a lot of books featuring people moving to France for a new life. This one was a bit different but I loved it!
Head Over Wheels by Leonie Mack - I don't read a lot of sports romances this day but this one featuring professional cyclists was a lot of fun. And book 2 in this world is coming out soon. Can't wait. I also am enjoying her Wedding Adventures series. And her standalone books. You get the idea!
The Paris Bookshop for the Broken- Hearted by Rebecca Raisin - I love the way that Rebecca Raisin writes about food, books and places, especially when she writes about Paris.
The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine by Laura Pearson - This was my first Laura Pearson and I loved, loved, loved this book!
Summer in Bellbird By by Maggie Christensen - In the last 5 years I have read 26 books by Maggie Christensen. She must be a favourite by definition right? They are my definition of comfort reads for sure.
Do we share any favourite authors?
Rachel Johns just missed out on my list.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your #TTT
Thanks for stopping by Shelleyrae!
DeleteThis is a neat way to approach the topic. After all, our favourite authors now were new to us once.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely true Cathy!
DeleteI like the cover of The Winter Sea.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it pretty! It's not the cover I read but I do love it so I keep on using it!
DeleteI need to seek out other Sharon Penman books. I've only read one, I think, but I loved it.
ReplyDeleteShe was such a great storyteller Deb!
DeleteI agree with you on The Sunne in Splendour - although I haven't read all of Penman's books yet, that one is the best so far. I also love the Outlander books but I think Dragonfly in Amber is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteI still have a couple of Penman's to read. I think I am avoiding reading them because I know once I have read them there are no new ones to read!
DeleteGood list! The first two interest me. I've only heard of Diana Gaboldon--I've read the first Outlander book. The others are all new to be.
ReplyDeleteIf I was going to recommend any of the other authors as must try it would probably be Susanna Kearsley but the others are all great too!
DeleteThese are all new to me, and a few have caught my eye.
ReplyDeleteHere's my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/favorite-covers-for-murder-on-the-orient-express/
I hope you try at least one Pam!
DeleteI added Outlander to my list because I just couldn't choose and adding the first seemed like the only solution ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat's as good a way of choosing as any Melis!
DeleteI also featured ones I had loved for years, and then a few that are more recent. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteGreat minds and all that Cindy!
DeleteI'm not sure where I left off in Outlander. I'll have to see if I've gotten to the third book ;)
ReplyDeleteI think I just have the latest release to read but I don't really know when I will get to that one!
DeleteI received The Greatest Knight as an arc and it sent me down a rabbit hole on the subject. Since then, I've read several other books of hers and just loved them all.
ReplyDeleteHere is our Top Ten Tuesday.
Isn't EC great Aymee!
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