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This is my TWELFTH post in the #Project14Lists series, hosted by Shealea at That Bookshelf Bitch! You can find more information here, as well as a thread of my posts for the event here.
Previous #Project14Lists Posts:
1. Winter TBR
2. #Short-a-Thon: Graphic Novel/Manga Goals
3. 2019’s General “Life” Resolutions & Goals
4. 2019’s Reading Resolutions & Goals
5. 10 TV Shows I Want to Watch in 2019
6. Random Bookish Facts About Me!
7. 10 Movies I Want to Finally See in 2019
8. 2019 Releases I WISH I Could Find Under My Christmas Tree
9. 24 Books On My 2019 TBR
10. Reading Challenges & How I’m Sticking to Them in 2019!
11. 10 Games I Want to (re)Play in 2019
Today’s #Project14Lists post is…
Authors I Want to Read More From in 2019
As I mentioned in my reading resolutions post, I want to add one unread book from a previously loved author to every month’s TBR next year! In the spirit of preparing for that one (any guesses on what my January pick will be?), I thought I’d make a list of some of the authors I’ll be choosing from—and the books I haven’t read yet from them! (Obviously, I won’t read every book I’m listing here, these are just my options!)
1. JAY KRISTOFF
books unread:
– godsgrave
– stormdancer
– kinslayer
– endsinger
2. VICTORIA/V.E. SCHWAB
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books unread:
– this savage song
– our dark duet
– the archived
– the unbound
– vengeful
– the near witch
(these aren’t all of my unread books of hers, just the ones I’m interested in.)
3. ANNA-MARIE MCLEMORE
books unread:
– when the moon was ours
– the weight of feathers
4. JONATHAN JANZ
books unread:
– children of the dark
– exorcist falls
– house of skin
– wolf land
– the nightmare girl
– dust devils
– the darkest lullaby
– castle of sorrows
5. MARISSA MEYER
books unread:
– winter
– stars above
– heartless
– wires and nerve, vol. 1
– wires and nerve, vol. 2
– renegades
– archenemies
6. KEALAN PATRICK BURKE
books unread:
– blanky
– the tent
– jack & jill
– milestone: the collected stories
– dead of winter
– ravenous ghosts
– midlisters
– master of the moors
(this isn’t even all of them but I made myself stop.)
7. MAGGIE STIEFVATER
books unread:
– the scorpio races
– shiver
– linger
– forever
– sinner
– lament
– ballad
8. SEANAN MCGUIRE/MIRA GRANT
books unread:
– the girl in the green silk gown
– discount armageddon (and the rest of the incryptid series)
– rosemary and rue (and the rest of the october daye series)
– dusk or dark or dawn or day
– feed (and the rest of the newsflesh series)
– parasite
– rolling in the deep/into the drowning deep
– final girls
(again, I made myself stop here.)
9. TALIA HIBBERT
books unread:
– bad for the boss
– undone by the ex-con
– sweet on the greek
– untouchable
10. CASSANDRA CLARE
books unread:
– city of heavenly fire
– the mortal instruments manga
– the infernal devices manga
– lady midnight (and the rest of the dark artifices series)
– the bane chronicles
– tales from the shadowhunter academy
– the shadowhunter’s codex
Meeghan reads
December 29, 2018The Scorpio Races was probably my favourite book I read this year. Maggie’s back catalogue is so wonderful to read, I highly recommend it!!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018Ohh that’s awesome!! I started the audiobook for it a little while back but just didn’t have the time to read much of it. I think I got about 15-20% in and really enjoyed it so far, though, so I’m excited to continue it!
Kayleigh (Dog Eared Page)
December 29, 2018I absolutely have Jay Kristoff and Seanan on my list too. Technically I can include Schwab because I haven’t read her duology and I got the second book for Christmas so it’s time! Great list.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018Thank you, love! Oh, they’re all such freaking talented authors, I swear. ♥
avidreaderdiary
December 29, 2018Let’s read more Cassandra Clare in 2019, aye!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018Yessssss! I gotta get caught up haha!
tasya @ the literary huntress
December 29, 2018I really want to read V.E Schwab too next year. I still have book 2 and 3 in Shades of Magic, Vengeful, and This Savage Song series. I have a lot to get to!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018She’s so talented, at least we know we’ll be entertained! 😀
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookworms
December 29, 2018Jay Kristoff and VE Scwhab are on my list for authors I want to read more from, too!
For diverse reads, I recommend the following :
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Not If I See You First by Eric Lindstrom
Anything and everything by Becky Albertalli
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles
I’m sure there are many more I could mention, but I only started using a ‘diverse books’ shelf on Goodreads this year.
Enjoy the last few days of 2018 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018Kristoff and Schwab are definitely two of my faves. They’re so good!
Thank you for the recommendation! I keep forgetting I have a copy of Tyler Johnson Was Here that I need to read soon. 🙂
You too, Lexxie! ♥
frayedbooks
December 29, 2018For Godsgrave, I definitely recommend waiting until closer to Darkdawn release (September 2019 as of now?) – I read Nevernight & GG right when GG was released, anddddd I forgot so much. I plan to reread them before Darkdawn because that series is SO GOOD. (GG wasn’t as good as NN, imo, but still very good!)
And I look forward to you reading more Cassie Clare 😉
I also lovedddd Heartless by Marissa Meyer – its a standalone, which is nice because less commitment. Not everyone liked it, so its a hit or miss, but as a huge Alice in Wonderland fan, I adored her retelling of the Queen of Hearts!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018Thank you for the heads up! I’m actually planning on rereading Nevernight before picking up Godsgrave, so that should help me put it off until a little closer to Darkdawn’s release! 😀
I love a good standalone, and while I’m not a huge Alice in Wonderland fan, I ADORE retellings—for some reason, while the original story doesn’t work well for me, I think the setting and characters do, if that makes sense. So I’m looking forward to Heartless for sure!!
frayedbooks
December 30, 2018One beautiful thing about Godsgrave is, it actually HAS a summary of the last book in the front of it! Just a little reminder of who is who and what they did – I wish more books did that!
Retellings are wonderful! Can’t wait to see what you think of Heartless when you read it~ (I also liked the audiobook of it, but I’m a huge fan of the narrator (Rebecca Soler) who does narration for alllll of Marissa Meyer’s books!)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018That’s awesome! I wish more books did that, too. 🙂
Oh, nice! I haven’t checked out the audio for any of her books yet except Fairest—if it’s the same narrator, I really liked how she did Fairest!
frayedbooks
December 31, 2018Yes, its the same narrator~! Her voice is just one I love and I’m always excited to listen to~
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018Oh nice! Then I’ll definitely have to keep that in mind!
Avery @ RedRocketPanda
December 29, 2018Oohh nice list! I’m very interested in reading more by Jay Kristoff – I bought Lifel1k3 when it first came out and haven’t read it yet but def looking forward to it.
In terms of more diverse authors, I’m just throwing some names out there in case you wanted to take a look at who have a fair amount of books out: Nnedi Okarafor, Claudie Arseneault, J.Y Yang (The Tensorate Series are all novellas so super quick to get through and REALLY GOOD), N.K Jemisin (Lauren @ Northern Plunder’s Books and Tea group is doing a read of the Broken Earth trilogy in 2019!), Nisi Shawl, Aliette de Bodard (also really great novellas), Kaia Sonderby. 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018Thank you! I hope you like LIFEL1K3. It isn’t my favorite of Kristoff’s work but it’s really fun and has some great laugh out loud moments. 🙂
Thank you so much, this list is amazing! ♥ And on Nnedi’s books, I’m actually planning on reading the first Binti book by the end of the month and I can’t wait!
eviebraithwaite
December 29, 2018I’m itching to read more by Jay Kristoff! I’m yet to read anything by VE Scwhab though, definitely on my list for 2019! I’ve been meaning to read Lady Midnight for the longest time too, I’ve read nothing but glowing reviews about it ?
Evie x | https://eviejayne.co.uk
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018I hope you love Schwab’s work when you pick it up, it’s so good! Do you know what you plan on picking up first by her? 🙂
eviebraithwaite
December 30, 2018I have a copy of ‘A Darker Shade of Magic’ already, but would love to read Vicious too!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018Both of those are excellent first choices! The Shades of Magic is actually one of my all time favorite series! 🙂
Mandy R
December 29, 2018I have a lot of these on my list as well like Cassandra Clare, Jay Kristoff, Seanan McGuire, and Kealan Patrick Burke to name a few.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 29, 2018That’s awesome! 😀 Great minds think alike hehe.
anhdara13
December 30, 2018Marissa Meyer would be on my list too. Also Roshani Chokshi – I’ve only read one of her books and there are like, 3 more to read, plus one coming out in 2019.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018Oh man! *facepalm* Roshani should have gone on my list, too! I’ve only read one of her books but I own a couple more that I want to read soon.
Alexia
December 30, 2018What a great list! A lot of amazing authors on here :3 I’m hoping to read some of Schwab’s & Meyer’s work; from excerpts I’ve read and things I’ve heard, their books sound so good and I can’t wait to see how I’ll enjoy them! ?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018Thank you! Schwab and Meyer are both so talented, so I definitely hope you get to check them out soon (and that you enjoy it)!
journeyintobooks
December 30, 2018Great post, I have only read Wild Beauty by Anne-Marie McLemore but I feel in love with it and would love to read the rest of her books 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018It was sooooo good! She just has such a way with words. ♥ If you liked Wild Beauty, I REALLY recommend Blanca & Roja! And thank you, lovely! ♥
journeyintobooks
December 31, 2018You’re welcome and she really does thanks for the recommendation ???
Ellyn
December 30, 2018*cries* pls read Into The Drowning Deep it’s so good I love it!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018I am so excited for it and honestly don’t know why I haven’t read it yet?!?! I mean, GET YOUR LIFE TOGETHER, DESTINY ?
Ellyn
December 31, 2018Haha, it’s amazing and the audio is also really good if you want to try reading it in that format!
zoe attempts to read !!!
December 31, 2018this is such a lovely list!! one of my goals for 2019 is to read more victoria schwab!! to this day, i have not read a single one of her books, which my friends assure me is bookish blasphemy lol.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018Thank you!! OMG it IS blasphemy lol! She’s so good, I hope you enjoy her work when you get to it 🙂
Annemieke
December 31, 2018Some great authors to read more of. I still need to read The Near Witch. I am very pleased that is being rerelased this year!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 31, 2018I’m excited about that re-release, too! I think I have it pre-ordered!
Kathy @ Books & Munches
January 8, 2019Oooh I like this!
I definitely want to read more of Kristoff’s books after loving Nevernight so much, haha.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
January 14, 2019Thank you! Ugh, he’s so good. I also loved LIFEL1K3. ♥ I read the first chapter of Stormdancer earlier this month but it doesn’t read like his usual writing style AT ALL so I set it aside until I’m more in the mood for it.
Kathy @ Books & Munches
January 15, 2019I reaaally hope that one comes out of my jar this month but since I’m not even halfway through Godsgrave, it’s.. pretty much the question whether I’ll pull out a third book yes or no. :’)
I can’t even imagine him writing differently than what I know so far?! Yikes!