'Top Ten Tuesday' is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. I love making lists, so this feature fits me perfectly! If you also take part in this feature or have any additions to my lists, please get in touch; I'd love to hear from you!
Ten Authors I Really Want to Meet!
Unfortunately, I missed last week's Top Ten Tuesday, but I'm back this week with a new list! This week's Top 10 focuses on authors I'd really like to meet. I think to us readers authors can become kind of like celebrities, people we have created to be a certain someone in our heads, and it's almost impossible to imagine we will ever get to meet them. Below are the 10 authors whom I'd love to have a cup of tea with to talk about their books; please share your own lists by leaving a comment below! :)
1. Jane Austen
Yes, I know there's no chance for me to actually meet Jane Austen since she died quite some time ago. However, if I could just pick one author, dead or alive, to meet, it would have to be Jane.
2. Elizabeth Gaskell
I did a lot of literary research on Elizabeth Gaskell's novels when I was at university and I'd love to be able to sit down with her for a few hours to discuss her novels. Unfortunately, Elizabeth Gaskell also died many many years ago, but if they ever create a time machine...
3. Nicholas Sparks
This man writes some of the most amazing love stories of all time, and as a true romantic I don't think it's much of a surprise I'd love to meet him.
4. Lisa Dickenson
I think Lisa would just crack me up from the moment I'd be in the same room as her. She's incredibly funny and a lovely person and I'd love to share some cupcakes with her!
5. Ali McNamara
The same goes for Ali McNamara. A lovely person online whose novels I absolutely adore and It'd be great to have a cup of tea with her and discuss her books!
6. Jane Green
Jane Green's novels always manage to entertain and intrigue me. I think she's a simply wonderful author and I'd love to meet her and share some thoughts with her.
7. William Shakespeare
I think Shakespeare just needs to be on this list because he has written so many great stories which we still tell up to this very day... I'm quite curious to meet the man who continues to be one of the world's most-read authors!
8. J.K. Rowling
I'd honestly be quite scared to actually meet J.K. Rowling, but she still deserves a spot on my list, without a doubt!
9. Cecelia Ahern
I fell in love with Cecelia Ahern when I read her debut novel 'P.S. I Love You' and I've loved all of her other novels ever since. It'd be great to meet her and tell her how much her novels mean to me.
10. Cathy Bramley
I met Cathy two years ago when she e-mailed me about possibly reviewing her novel 'Conditional Love' and she is probably one of the nicest and most sincere authors I've met since I started my blog. She's a truly wonderful person and I'd love to meet her one day!
'Top Ten Tuesday' is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. I love making lists, so this feature fits me perfectly! If you also take part in this feature or have any additions to my lists, please get in touch; I'd love to hear from you!
Top Ten Authors I've Only Read One Book From But NEED to Read More
Another week, another Tuesday, another top 10 of books! Since I started my own book blog in the Spring of 2013 I've been lucky enough to have been introduced to numerous new authors. This week's top 10 focuses on authors I've only read one book from but I'm definitely curious to check out more of their work. Whose authors can't you wait to check out again? I'd love to hear from you! :)
1. Jessica Brockmole
I was lucky enough to be part of the blog tour for Jessica Brockmole's wonderful novel 'Letters from Skye' in July this year (click here to read my review). I really loved the book and I can't wait to read more of her work in the future.
2. Kerry Fisher
I got the chance to read and review 'The School Gate Survival Guide' earlier this year (click here to read my review) and I absolutely loved it. I think Kerry Fisher has a lot in store for us and I look forward to picking up her other books!
3. Diane Chamberlain
Last year I was introduced to author Diane Chamberlain and I fell in love with her amazing novel 'Necessary Lies' (click here to read my review). Luckily for me, Diane has released numerous books over the years and I can't wait to get lost in another one of her stories.
4. Joanne Phillips
Author Joanne Phillips contacted me herself about possibly reviewing her novel 'Cupid's Way' and I ended up really enjoying it (click here to read my review). Joanne Phillips is a wonderful author with a writing style I thoroughly enjoyed, and I hope to enjoy more of her work soon!
5. Sophie Ranald
Another fabulous novel I got to review this year is Sophie Ranald's 'A Groom With a View' (click here to read my review). It's a brilliant chick lit read and I'm 100% positive Sophie's future novels will not disappoint either!
6. Lucy Diamond
One of my very first review books was Lucy Diamond's lovely novel 'Me and Mr. Jones' (click here to read my review). I have Lucy's latest book 'One Night in Italy' lying on my to-read pile and I really look forward to picking it up!
7. Laura Tait & Jimmy Rice
Laura Tait and Jimmy Rice's debut novel 'The Best Thing That Never Happened to Me' is one of my favourite novels of 2014 so far (click here to read my review) and I have my fingers crossed Laura and Jimmy will release another book very soon!
8. Fiona Valpy
Fiona Valpy's novel 'The French for Always' is a fantastic read that will immediately make you long for those lovely summer days in the sun (click here to read my review). I've heard Fiona is releasing a Christmas novel at the end of this year and I look forward to picking it up!
9. Rosie Blake
Rosie Blake's debut novel 'How to Get a (Love) Life' is a must-read for any chick lit fan (click here to read my review). I hope a second novel will be coming our way soon, because I can't wait to read some more of her work.
Amy Silver's 'The Reunion' is one of the most gripping novels I've ever read (click here to read my review) and I want to check out more of her work as soon as I can.
